Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-31
Mclean
Gets First Place.
Choice of Democrats For
Governor.
A. W. Patrick For Lieu
tenant Governor.
The Remainder of the Ticket
Given
With Full Text Of the Conventions
Resolutions.
With Full Text OF the Conventions
Resolutions.

ZASRsvILLR, o., Aug. Sl.-The fol-
lowing ticket was nominated by the
Democratic state convention:
Govnrnor-JOIIS H. MCLEAN Of Ham.
tan.
| Lieutenant Goysrnor-A. W. PATRICK
Of Tusoarawas,
Supreme Judge-DewiTr q. BADGER
of Madison.
Attorney Gspera,-J. w. DOHE Of
seneca.
Auditor-aE0RGE W. sIGAF00s OF
Darks.
Treasur-r--JAMEs l.. G0RMAN of
Lawrence.
Member of the hoard OF Public
Works FLETCHER -. MALiS OF Lake,
ZASEsyliJR, o., Aug, si.-The Dem.
ocratie state convention named John II.
Mclean for governor. While thore
were u half dozen other candidates Tor
governor the MoLesn mon had claimed
everything with such confidence that
they undertook 10 be magnanimous Ia
minor parts, although they were ut tho
sanio time careful that the star eandi'
date WIS not eelipsed. They had stated
that the first ballot would have none Of
'th0 second choice" vote for Mclean,
that none Of tho reserves would be
called out I'LL the second ballot, aud
That all tho candidates would have their
respective votes on tho first ballot, In.
stead Mclean was nominated on tho
first ballot by u half vote and the iigur'
ing was ~ close that tho dramatic scene
of changes on tho second ballot with
second choice" reserves fioeking 20 Me-
Lean standard did not take place, II
In claimed that Mclean could have had
i7s votes out Of the s02 on the first bal.
lot instead OF 40g o. ana that he would
have had over 800 on the second ballot.
Az any rate the delegates all voted for
their local favorites on the fret ballot,
and thus the program OF compliment
Ing them was carried out without the
leader drawing from any Of his com.
petitors.
Memorial hall was packed when Hon.
W. y. Thomas, chairman Of the Demo.
cratic state committee, called tho state
convention to order.
In the opening prayer Very Rev. L.
II. Keurncy prayed most earnestly for
the deliverance of the F1lipinos from
"the brute force" now being inflicted
upon them. The prayer was 80 radical
and forcible throughout that Ii brought
forth rounds of the most vociferous ap.
plause.
w. s. Thomas made an address of
some length OH the work of the last
campaign and the great contest that was
to be waged in the year preceding the
presidential election.
Judge w. z. Mooney, temporary
chairman of the convention, was then
introduced and was received with
great ovation.
In the course of his address Mr..
Mooney said:
There will he today no contest as to the
platform declarations which our party
shall make. There is no difference OF
opinion. The Democratic party of Ohio |
stands squarely upon every plank of the |
Chicago platform of 1895. We believed it |
then and we believe 1t now. The people |
who sent us here do not believe in a |
double standard of Democracy. In 1875 |
the test was: "Are you loyal to the plat. |
form?" and that is the Ohio test today. |
The party In Ohio is too thoroughly hon.
est, too completely convinced, too desper. |
ately in honest, to desire to be misunder. |
stood. The reatfirmation Of the national |
platform does not eliminate and does not |
fail to both recognize and emphasize that
VIC demand the Tree and unlimited coin. |
age of both gold and silver at the ratio of |
10 TO l, without waiting for the consent OF |
assistance of any nation on earth.
In cOndcmning the doctrine of imperial.
ism, we, i'll no manner, abandon our sol
diers in the field. But ut the same time.
whenever pursc-proud, trust-controlled |
administration dares place our flag OF
forces against people fighting for the
God-given right to rule themselves, when.
ever the sum total of a peoples offending
Is that they desire to be free, it will be the
duty OF the Democratic party to be brave
enough to expose the prctense, to tear the
mask from: the covered face OF fraud and
greed aud ayarice, and proclaim that the
RIO" 1'tiun of such war for such pur-
POI un-American and must be broilpbt |
to II lose.
We proclaim that there shall be beneath
our iiag no slaves, no subjects, no colon.
lists, who cannot be citizens, and, lest we
he late, we proclaim it now CONNER.
cial empire must not be placed before
principle; the doctrine, the recognition of
which made us great free people, must
not be ignored, departed from or limited,
and We profess our lasting adherence to
the doctrine that all men are created free
and equal
We affirm that the war in the pbilin.
pines. as al present conducted is one of
criminal aggression, and we md no diff
ference III the situation the a,lministra-
tiOn occupies than the one occupied by
Spain in The Philippines before the sur
render. Whatever rights we have were
acquired 10y purchase from Spain; our
right is no higher
We declare that while no proclamation
has been made, the fact is that this ad.
ministratiOn intends to hold the islands
rs Il dependency; that the prosecution of
the war Is u part of political scheme,
and the government of those islands Is to
be used rs u manner of payment for
political services. The civil service is not
intended to apply.
After the adoption of rules the re.
ports on credentials were presented.
The majority report WIS in accord with
these dispatches of Tuesday night with
the exception OF Highland county.
from which county it was recommended
that the antiMcLean delegation be
seated.
The minority report related only to
Cuyahoga county Land recommended
the seating of the Wilson delegation
insteod of the Salon Mckay delegates.
The most bitter speeches were made on
both sides with yells from the gallery
The counties were called, after viva
voce votes were disputed, and the vote
to substitute the minority report for the