Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-07-09
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES
Are Gathering at Columbus For The State
Convention.
BY Associated Press.

leaders and some of the delegates have
already arrived here. The delegates
meet by congressional districts on
Tuesday, when members of committees
will be selected.
AS no effort is now being made to
endorse Mclean, Johnson or any one
else for Senator and as the nomination
of Colonel James Kilbourne for COVER
nor is assured, no general interest is
being taken in the committee on Gre
dentials. Contesting delegations come
from Montgomery, Union, Portage and
Butler counties.
In Montgomery there is an old fight
against Joseph Bowling. The anti
Downing delegates were this time elect
ed under the supervision of county and
city boards of election at Dayton.
These boards refused to recognize the
Dow1ing county committee, which is
called the Mclean organization in that
county.
In Butler county the old fight be-
tween the Schwab and Gray factions
will be heard before the committee on
credentials, possibly before the con-
vention. The Schwab delegates will be
headed by Ex-Governor James E. Camp.
bell.
From Union county the Powers and
McCloud factions will be the contest
ing delegations, while similar condi-
tions exist in Portage county. From
Pike county the question is raised as
to whether the delegates should be Sc
lected by the central or executive CON-
mittee.
Preference for candidates or for
planks in the platform are not involved
in any of these contests and conten-
tions are mostly for recognition in the
party organizations.
Much interest is being taken in the
selection of the members of the State
central committee. on which Mclean
had the majority. In this Colonel Kill
bourne and Tom L. Johnson. of Cleve-
land, as we'll as John r. Mclean and
others are involved in the new state Or
ganization.
Mclean will not be here, but his
friends are looking after the re-organi-
zation. Mayor Johnson, chairman of
the Cuyahoga delegation, will not be
here, owing to the death of his brother
last week. His friends are looking
out for the committee on resolutions,
as we'll as the state committee. Nearly
all the leaders of the gold Democrat
delegates to the convention are here,
and they are opposing the platform
views of Mayor Johnson and Mayor
Jones of Toledo, as we'll as any refer
ence whatever to the free silver ques-
tion.
The Hamilton county delegation from
McLean's home at Cincinnati selected
Charles w. Baker, as chairman and
Judson Harmon and Harlan Cleve-
land, as members of the committee on
resolutions for their respective dis
tricts. Baker was the leader for Pal
mer and Buckner. Judge Harmon was
attorney general in Clevelands cabinet,
and Harlan Cleveland, was United
States district attorney under the same
administration. There has been an ac-
tive canvass for months for the guber-
Material nomination. w. j. thinner
man, ]. G. Welty, Isaac Sherwood, A.
w. Patrick and others were in the field
against Kilbourne. All have with
drawn except Zimmerman, who will be
here with his followers. AS the Xii
bourne men claim 200 votes more than
a majority on first ballot, it is not
known what play the Zimmerman men
expect to make. Welty didn't with
draw until today. The name of Wal
ter B. Ritchie, of Lima, has also been
mentioned, but he has made no can
vass for the nomination.
For lieutenant governor State Sena-
tors Long, Cohen and Brorein declined
the nomination, as did also Henry Ket-
ter. The names of NJ. HeisIey and JOS
eph Poe, of Cleveland have been men
toned for that place also as well as
those of Anthony Howells. c. F. Peo-
pies, Dennis Donavin, C. B. Smith,
William Denman, John Casady and
Mayor Hoskins. 1t is believed that a
Kilbourne man will be selected for sec
ond place.
There will be free-for-all contests for
other places on the state ticket by the
following contestants:
For Judge of the Supreme Court
E.B. Finley, Joseph Hidy, S.W. Court
right, G. NJ. Stoltzgarber, Frank South
ard and Edward Dempsy.
For Attorney General-F S. Mon
nett, Harry A. Mykrantz, B. NJ. McCar-
thy and E. C. Burns.
For State Treasurer-P. Page Ale
shire and ]. H. Morris.
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