The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-11
CANDIDATES NAMED.
The Ohio Democrats Made Nomination
for State Offices.
LONG PLATFORM ADOPTED
II DenOunces the Republican Party
and Republican Methods.
IT DECLARES AGAINST EXPANSION
That Does Not Garry All the Privileges
of the Constitution.
n&$ "a s..ss -pus THE TICKET
The Only SURPRISE e Was the
Nomination OF Young sor Clerk
Of the Supreme Court.
That Does Not Carry All the Privileges
of the Constitution.
Gorernor-lamos Kllhonrne.

Governor-James KIlbourne.
Lieutenant governor Anthony Howels.
Judge supreme court-Joseph Hidy.
Clerk supreme court Harry x Young.
Attorney geuerll-M. n. McCarty.
Treasurer OF State-R p Ashire
man.
Columbus Ohio, July 10 The democratic
state convention here today had more
prominent men as delegates than any CON
rentlon OF democrats III Ohio for many
years. II was also otherwise distinguished
IL had no slate to break on the state ticket
or 1t would have been smashed In the so.
called contest for principles rather than
for men.
The nomination of Colonel Kibourne was
appropriately called one of Spontaneous
combustion
Howells, Hldy, Alshire and Hoffman were
fayorltes al great odds from the start.
Young was sprung as n surprise aud nom
mated over Smonts who had been such q
favorite that others would not enter the
race for clerk Of the supreme court
The representative of Mayor Tom l..
Johnson was both temporary and perma-
nent chairman Of the convention and the
delegates quoted Senator Hanna by shout
Ing He knows his business.
II was reported that Johnson desired the
nomination Of Monnett as attorney general
and the Mclean men wanted Monnctt de.
tented At any rate, the defeat Of Mon
nett was SO decisive as TO be a feature OF
lie convention.
Monnet; as attorney general brought suits
against the Standard oil company aud 9th
er corporations to cancel their charters
under the antitrust laws. He had sought
Il third term nomination from the repIb-
leans on the issue that he should De re-
tanned IN that Office to colunue these
prosecutions. AFTER his defeat for the third
nomination in 1899 lie Supported Bryan IN
1870 on the antitrust issue and canvasscd
ONO aud other States with BryRu. Juige
Smplley IN presenting Mounitts nainc,
sara ne was known from the Golden Gaze
OF san Francisco TO the Hell Gate of New
AGrk as the enemy of the trusts
In the alleged stampede "for principles
rather than men, the most striking turn
Of the convention was on Bryan. The
most bitter things were said ot his lead
clShip in the committee On resolutions this
morning, where IL was insistcd thar his
name should not be mentioned and the c
snould be no reference TO either OF the
National platforms After this plan had
that committee Offered 0 minority report
reaihrming the Kansas City platform and
expressing confidence in Bryan ana he re-
celNeu only SIX votes out of $50 delegates
on his substitute for THE platform prean-
bile. few moments after the plafform
was adopted one Of these six Delegates
called attention TO the fact that pictures
or other democrats were displayed In the
nall and none of Bryan as heretofore. He
started 10 carry small banner with Bry-
ans picture on II to the platform. The
hlsles were ordered cleared and the pie
ture did not reach it's destination Ii Was
trnmpled under foot and spoiled during the
wild demonstrations when Kilhourne was
escorted into the hail. Whis II is believed
that the marching club did not know they
were walking over Bryan's picture, vet
there was much comment after the CON
yention that the picture was treated wCase
than had been the old standard bearer Inn
sell by the, committee on resolutions and
The members Of the committee on reso-
buttons said IN hour was spent after mid
night last night in efforts 10 strike ont
the word 'seisdble" out of the plank on
railroad taxation and several Tours In de.
nouncing the Chicago and Kausns City
platforms and the leader who stood on
them The platform caused much com
ment tonight over what IL does not say as
wen as over what II does say.
II is said that none Of the candidates for
chairman or secretary OF the State commit
tee can secure majority Of the twenty one
votes and Colonel kilbourne win be com
PEELED 10 cooperate with either the Mclean
men or the Johnson men, who are not talk
Ing friendly of each other, Ia control the
State executive committee In this connec.
tion there are all sorts Of rumors about
the senatorship, for which the convention
10 succeed Senator Foraker The MINES OF
John r Mclean and Of Tom l.. Johnson
are most prominently mentioned IN this
connection. They both have strong friends
on the State central committee. which Is
said now not to stand Just as It WAS
thought and which nay yet show O more
radical change than thar Of the past TWEEN
tyfour hours. No one Is able to poll the
tweuty-one members Of this committee 10
tell how II will stand With the Cincinnati
and Cleveland delegations after the Noyem
N.a.v an fffra anff fafF fEfl fafHa
viii be watched with more interest rs
those who are interested In the party ma
chinery The KilhOurne mon are aireaay
working on the problem OF satisfying the
Mclean men and the Johnson men and
also those who are opposed to both OF these
leaders IN the party organization that Is
some say that the gold democrats got
hack this year, but that "other isms" were
adopted that Will cause as much trouble as
free silver aud populism
1t Is conceded that this convention was
the author of new departWe IN some
Of It's declarations and some think THAI the
changes may AFFECT the party organization
The platform Is ms follows
The democrats In Ohio reanirm their be-
lief in the equity Of taxation and other
public burdens their advocacy Of equal
rights OF all people with special privileges
TO none their hostility 10 the organization
OF industry with It's tendency on the one
hand 10 crush out individual enterprises
and on the other 10 promote Socialisuc
spirit among the people as the only refuge
OF constitutional government which brought
brought the nation into existence and
have preserved 1t to the present genera
For the promotion OF those objects the
democratic party OF ohio makes the FOL
lowing declaration Of principles and poll
cics
Municipal Governments. The government
OF municipalities OF the state should be
radically reformed and laws enacted 10
correct abuses and prevent their recurrence.
The inefficient, expensive, unbuslness'hke,