Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-11

Honfu " uohsf
James n. Holman.
COLUMBUS. o., July lo.-The Demo
cratic State Convention here to-day had
more prominent men as delegates than
any convention of Democrats In Ohio
in many years.
rhe nomination OF Col. Kilboupne
was appropriately called one of 'spon-
taneous combustion" Howells, Hidy,
Alshire and Holman were favorites from
the start. Young was sprung as q sur
prise and nominated over Smoets, who
had the race for clerk of the Supreme
Court. None of the delegates, outside
of Cleveland knew Young, AMI he was
named because C%uyahoga wantei him,
Cuyahoga could get anything 1t wanted,
except the head OF the State ticket, after
the Johnson amendments were In
grated into the Mclean platform and
that document as amended was adopted
with such unanimity hat 1t was sur
rently reported hal johnson desired
the nomination of Monnett as Attorney
General and that Mclean men wanted
Monnett defeated.
The defeat of Monnett was SO decisive
as to be a feature of he. convention,
Monnett, as Attorney General, had
brought suits against the Standard Oil
Company and other corporations to can
eel their charters under the antitrust
laws. He had sought a third term
nomination from the Republicans on the
issue that he should be retained In that
office to continue these prosecutions.
After his defeat for the third nomina-
ton in 1899, he
supported bryan In 1900
on the antitrust issue and canvassed
Ohio and other States with Bryan.
In the alleged stampede for princi-
pies rather than men," the most strik-
ing turn of the convention was on
Bryan. The most bitter things were
said of his leadership in the committee
on resolutions this morning, where 1t
was insisted his name should not be
mentioned. and that there should By no
reference to either the national plat
forms on which he made his campaigns.
After this plan had been agreed upon,
one of the t%wenty-one members of that
committee offered a minority report,
r%eaffirming the Kansas City platform
and expressing confidence In Bryan. lie
received only six votes from the ninety
five delegates on his substitute for the
preamble. A few moments after the
platform was adopted, one OF these six
delegates called attention to the fact
that pictures OF other Democrats were
displayed in the hall and none OF Bry-
an as heretofore. He started to carry a
small banner with Bryan's picture OIL IT
to the platform. The aisles were or
dered cleared, but the picture did not
reach its destination.
II Was TrompIed Under Foot
and spoiled during the wild Demon
STATIONS when Kilbourne was escorted
into the hall. While 1t Is generally be-
lieved that the marching clubs did not
know they were walking over Bryan's
picture. yet there was much comment
after the convention that he picture
was not treated worse than had been
the old standard bearer himself by the
committee on resolutions and the con-
yention. The members OF the commit
tee on resolutions said over one hour
spent after last midnight In ef-
forts to strike the word "salable' out
of the plank on railway taxation and
several hours in ~denouncing the Chi
cago and Kansas City platforms and
the leader who stood on them. The
platform caused much comment to-
night over what it does not say, as well
as what it does say.
Unusual interest is being taken in the
selection of members OF the State ex-
ecutive committee by the State central
committee since the convention con-
cIuded its work. The central commit
tee met last night and adjourned over
until to-day, and to-day 1t adjourned
u. ii July 20, without selecting its
chairman and secretary. 1t Is said zone
of the candidates for either OF these
places can secure a majority Of the
wenty-one votes, and that Col. Kill
bourne will be compelled to cooperate
with either the Mclean men or the
Johnson men, who are not talking
friendly to each other, to control the
State executive committee. In the Sc
lection of this executive body the head
of the ticket has been consulted. In
this connection there are
All Sorts of
about the Senatorship, for which the
convention endorsed NJ one as the
democratic candidate to succeed Sena-
tor Foraker. The names of John r..
Mclean and Tom l.. johnson are most
prominently mentioned in this connec-
ton. Both have strong friends on the
State central committee, which Is said