The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-21
Columbus CORRESPONDENCE:

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| The Democratic Stale convention was
called to order at the Auditorium at 1C:3O
| o'clock Wednesday by William s. Thomas
| of Springfield. chairman of the State
committee. Portraits of Bryan. Thur
| man. Jackson, Mclean and others were
conspicuous. After prayer by Rev. John
Hewitt. Chairman Thomas addressed the
| convention on the work Of the last year
and the prospects for the present political
| year.
The following temporary organization
! was announced: Chairman, Webster p.
| Huntington Of Columbus; secretary,
| Louis Reemelin Of Cincinnati; sergeant
| alarms. John McCarty OF Defiance.
Chairman Huntington received an ova-
tion and spoke at considerable length.
4 majority Of the committee on creden-
| tials reported in favor of seating the
Bowling delegation from Montgomery
and the Wilson delegation from Cuya-
hoga County, and that all delegates here
after be selected at primaries. A mi
n0rity report was submitted to seat the
Grimsley delegation from Cuyahoga in
stead of the Wilson delegation. Another
minority report was made to seat the
Shoup or anti-Dowling delegation from
Montgomery. A hot discussion ensued
that caused great commotion in the hall
1t was after L. o'clock when the roll of
eighty-eight counties was ordered called
on the second minority report, and the
disorder was such that nothing could be
done. The second minority report was
defeated. S14 yeas, 81 nays, and the
twenty five Dowling delegates kept their
seats.
The platform adopted reaffirms the Chi
cagO platform. with declaration that
new and grave issues that have arisen at
this time command serious attention; pro-
tests against the President and Congress
controlling new territory independent of
the Constitution; declaration against i'm
perialism as leading to militarism; denun-
citation of trusts; denunciation of the cur
rency law of the last Congress; demand
for removal Of tariff from all monOpoliz-
ed commodities; expression Of sympathy
for the Beers; calls for an honorable
cessation of the war in the Philippines;
adherence to the Monroe doctrine; con-
struction apd control Of the Nicaraguan
canal by United States; condemnation
Of administration of pension department;
feuuCklOu VI MdT tdA, ldtOTS
the election Of President and United
States Senator's by direct vote of the
people; deplores the Cuban postal scan
dals: denounces the Porto Rican law, IA
yors the initiative and referendum and
prohibition of Sweatshops; home rule for
Ohio cities. and finally demands the NOM
ination Of Bryan and instructs the Ohio
delegates to vote for him.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the Ohio delegation to Kansas City to
present proposition TO the na:ional
Democratic committee TO locate their
headquarters In Columbus.
The temporary organization was made
permanent and the reports of the COM
mittees on rules and resolutions were
then adopted.
Nearly all nominations were made with
out much of a contest. but when the can
didates for dairy and food commissioner
were presented the convention was pre-
cipitated into such disorder that the
chairman sent for a detachment Of police.
When the police entered they restored or
der without making arrests They swung
their clubs threateningly. but did not hit
any of the incorrigible delegates. and
their services We're retained until the
convention adjourned at 1:30 p. m.