Evening star., 1901-07-09
Ohio Democrats Disposed to Recognize
Tom L. johnson.
MAY IGNORE His IDEAS, THOUGH,
When 1t Comes to Making Up the
Platform.
CON NvENTION TOMORROW

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 9.-Though Chas-
p. SaIen representing Tom L. Johnson Is
still making show of fight for the kind OF
platform desired by the Cleveland mayor.
the latter has practically given up The
cause of Nj. Johnson's absence is the
death of his brother Albert, with whom he
was engaged In large business interests.
but no doubt he would have preferred to
be away from the convention, anyhow. so
hopeless-like was the fight for the control
Of the convention.
Salen secured for Johnson representa-
tion in the informal committee which was
| engaged in preparing the platform at the
Southern Hotel last night. e. NJ. Heisley
of Cleveland. who is this representative.
was plainly told that they could not pre-
sent Mr.. Johnsons views in their report;
II he wished to present them he would have
to offer them in the convention where they
would bt referred without discussion to the
committee on resolutions.
They told him that they had concluded to
| insert a plank declaring that the taxation
laws of the state should be revised. John
son wanted the railroads mentioned. He Is
particularly anxious that the platform shall
demand higher taxation valuation of rail-
road property. This Will not be permitted.
Temporary Chairman Charles P. SaIen's
speech tomorrow will not be keynote
affair, and 1t will not be pro-Johnson ar
gument. some of the Kilbourne-M Mclean
men have feared.
Address VIII He ConciIiatory.
It will be more like an address of well
come, and will be conciliatory in every re-
| spect. SO Mr.. Salen and his friends say.
Mr.. Johnsons friends show no disposition
| to cause trouble because they do not have
their way. The only statement made by
Salen so far that even approached a threat
was the remark that unless Mayor John
sons platform was adopted Cuyahoga
county could not be counted upon for the
democrats in the election.
John L. Zimmerman still insists that he
VIII stay In the race for the nomination for
governor until the balloting, and declares
that he would not accept the nomination
Tor the second place. Kilbourne Is anxious
that he be given that place, however in
the interest of harmony. 1t is believed that
as soon as KilbOurne is nominated Zim-
norman will be nominated for the second
place by reclamation, and that he will
accept.
Though the convention proper meets to-
morrow, its work will be outlined today
Self-constituted committees are busily en-
gagged In platform and slate making, and
there will be little for the convention to do
tomorrow but ratify their work
Baker for Permanent Chairman.
Chas w. Baker of Cincinnati seems to be
tie choice for permanent chairman. He is
prominent lawyer. and. though he did not
bot free silver, was known through the
last national campaign to lean toward gold.
He is famous as an orator. and If chosen,
his speech will be the keynote of the cam
pafgn. Negley c. Cochran, the temporary
secretary, will probably be continued as
the permanent secretary. He is the editor
OF the Toledo Bee, democratic paper that
has taken several hard kicks at free silver
since the election of last year. though
regular" when the campaign was on.
In view of this and the fact that Salem,
the temporary chairman, who is not to be
retained in that place. was. and still seems
to be, free silver shouter, the conyen-
tion seems to be taking on decidedly anti
silver appearance. Mr.. Salem speaking for
the johnson faction. said this morning:
''1f we should win with our platform we
would like to see T. H. Hoggsett of our
city nominated for supreme judge. But in
case we are defeated on that score, Cuya-
hoga county wants nothing-at least, we
viii take nothing that is given us as salve."
AT noon little progress seems to have been
made with the slate" All is waiting uDon
the adjustment of the nomination for lieu
tenant governor.
II Zimmerman remains firm and will not
nave 1t, even at the request of Col Kill
bourne, 1t will probably go to Anthony
HoWells OF Stark county. who was XII
bourne's first choice. and to whom XII
bourne Is under some obligations because
he held Stark county in line for Kilbourne
and forced John c. Welty Of Canton off the
| track. At o'clock the district delegations
meet, and in the makeup of the resolutions
and state central committees 1t will appear
who holds the upper hand. There will be
no important developments until then
There are five contests to be decided by
the credentials committee, but only local
matters are involved.