The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-07-18

and for member of the Board Of Publ.
Works James b. Holman. For Attorney
General VI. b. Carthy of Toledo Won On
the first ballot. receiving 6l4 votes to 30.
for Mr.. Monnett and 10I for Fl. A. My
krantz OF Ashland.
The Democratic State convention met
"Wednesday under peculiar circumstances
All the more conservative elements had
combined in the preliminaries against tbs
friends of Mayor Tom L. johnson, hut
the combination was not maintained af
ter the committees were selected. Dur.
ing the all-night session OF the commit.
tee on resolutions it was claimed that the
Mclean and Kilbourne men were ne
longer cooperating against the PROPOSE
tions of the johnson men on the plat
form and organization. The contest was
in the committee on resolutions AMI or
both national and State issues.
The johnson men Won on their favor
ite views on State matters and the Others
on national issues. There is no reaffirin
alton of the Kansas City or any o:hei
platform. There is no mention OF pre-
vious platforms or Of Bryan. The sub
committee OF seven that drafted the plat
form stood four to three in favor of the
conservatives. but the full committee re.
jected both the majority and the mi
nority reports and then picked out such
parts of each as were voted in section
by section.
The full committee did not stand the
same on all sections or planks. The three
planks of the johnson men on franchises,
steam and electric railways and corpo
ration taxation were adopted as amend.
ments.
The majority report Of the subcommit
tee and then the resolutions as amended
were adopted. so that the minority report
of the subcommittee practically became
the majority report of the full commit
tee, and things were generally reversed
from what had previously been the course
of the convention.
The convention was called to order
about IL o'clock by Chairman Brucker
when prayer was offered by Rev. John
Hewitt. Charles P. Salem was greeted
with an ovation on being introduced as
temporary chairman. He spoke at con
siderable length.
Johnson and SaIen Cheered.
Before Salen could proceed the Cuya.
hoga delegation gave three cheers fol
Tom Johnson and Charlie Salem and
demonstrations followed. The closing
part of Salen's speech on railway taxa.
ton was loudly applauded. At the close
of his address j. 2. Clark of Cleveland
in behalf of the Cuyahoga delegation
presented Chairman Salen with a fns
gavel. which occasioned another demon
stration-
After the adoption Of the rules and or
der of business the report on credentials
was submitted by Chairman Saltzgaber
seating the Downing delegates from Mont.
gomery, the McCloud delegates from
Union. the Buckley delegates from Port
age and the Mason delegates from But
Ter County.
Z. II. Morse presented minority re
port signed by seven Of the twenty-ons
members OF the committee TO seat the
anti-Dowling delegates from Montgom.
cry, and an animated scene followed ovei
this contest. which involved the local
power of ]. II. Dowling and which ha,
been precipitated into the State conven
tions for several years.
After an animated discussion the mi
nority report was adopted by a vote OF
556 to 35I.
When Bowling and has delegation gave
up their seats there was wild scene
Bowling has been a leader in Montgom.
cry County for twenty years and a dele
gate to Stste and national convention.
for many years. He was State oil in.
spector under Gov. Campbell ten year.
ago and revenue collector under Presi-
dent Cleveland.
Ex-Congressman ]. f. Toilette report.
ed in favor of making permanent TIE
temporary organization. Adopted.
Chairman Salen acknowledged the hon
ors with bow.
Platform, Is Adopted.
NJ. \. Daugherty reported the plat.
form. which was adopted. 1t says:
No franchise-extension or renewal
thereof ever TO be granted by any city
or village without first submitting the
same TO vote of the people.
The acceptance of free passes cr other
,ayors from railroads by public officer:
,r employees shall he made adequate
GROUND for vacating the offices held 10y
Them.
All public service corporations shall
he required by law to make sworn pub
lie reports and the power and duty of Wis
itation and public report shall he con,
ferrcd upon the proper State and local
auditing officers TO the end that the true
value of the privileges held By these cor
porations shall be made plain to the peo-
pie
Steam and electric railroads and other
corporations possessing public franchises
shall be assessed in the same proportion
TO their saleable value as are farms ani
city real estate.
The obvious sympathy of the national
administration with the British govern
ment in its efforts to destro. the South
Africsn republics and the policy which
has made the ports Of the United States
basis OF supply for the British army,
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