Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-09

some unpleasant things. Harmon, 1t
is claimed, is now the paid attorney
for the Baltimore g. Ohio railroad
and both men held fat offices under
Grover Cleveland. 1t is openly
charged that they bolted the Demo
cratic ticket in 1896. These are the
men selected by Mclean to draft the
platform that he will attempt to make
this convention swallow. The senti-
ment all goes to indicate that the
Mclean platform will be reported to
the convention by majority vote.
The Johnsonites will then carry the
fight to the floor of the convention and
there they hope to win. That is what
they say tonight and it does not seem
probable that they will make change
of front. Zimmerman is regarded as
favorable to johnson ideas, while
Kilbourne is held to be an enemy, be-
cause he will not declare himself
friendly.
Frank Gentsch was delegated to
sound Kilbourne tonight. He met with
Indifferent success. Kilbourne, with
the nomination in his pocket, was non
committal. lie heard Gentsch through
and then asked for copy of the John
son platform that he might take it
home to study over night, That, of
course, simply meant that Kilbourne
was not in sympathy with it and could
not be relied upon to support it, for
he had undoubtedly read it many times
and was thoroughly familiar with it.
One or two changes have been made
in II, but they are not material.
The Committee on Resolutions will
be asked to incorporate sections 2,
and 4. The first relates to the assess
ment Of steam railroad property, the
second the acceptance Of railroad
passes by public officials and employees
and the third to giving the State the
power of visitation and public report
over all public service corporations
Helsley delared tonight that II The
committee turned down these sections
the minority report to the convention
would include the whole johnson
platform. That would bring ON tigh
on section 9, providing for the nomina
tion of United States Senators by
State conventions, which would other
wise be avoided.
Even though the convention Nigh
be worked up to the point of adopting
the other sections it does not seem pos
slble that No. 6 can go through. Th
McLeanites do not want fight in tn
convention and while they are willin
: to surrender most any place on tn
| ticket to avoid it they will not go t
the length Of standing for Johr
sonism."
The district meetings of delegate
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o
clock, and the committeeman, whic
/ will be selected, will meet Tuesda
night. The convention will be calle
to order at 10 a. m. Wednesday an
remain in session until all the busines
: is transacted.
AS yet there are not enough delegate
? on the ground to warrant any sort {
9 Il prediction as to the personnel of til
ticket likely to be nominated, exceptin
the head Of it, of course. Cuyahoga
uncompromising attitude has had til
result Of bringing out Anthony Hov
4 ellis of Stark county as a possibilit
: for second place in the event that Zir
norman should really disappoint Il
politicians and refuse to be burle,
HOwells was formerly state treasur,
and under Grover Cleveland was CO.
sui to Cardiff, South Wales.
For clerk OF the supreme court, ].
Smoots OF Knox county claims to ha,
: the fight won and there are not man
= delegates in town just now who di
y pute his claim. Harry Young of Clev
land does not appear to be gainir
y much strength.
The attorney generalship is appa
emily between Mccarthy of Toled
Il and Mykrantz Of Ashland. Nome
may be it, but folks here don't thir
II so. 1t looks like Hidy of Fayette f,
supreme Judge, though Finley of Ha