The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
DIVIDED HONORS.
Mclean Followers Didn't Have
1t All Their Way.
johnson Men Scored on Taxa
tiOn Plank at Col umbus.
COMPROMISE SPIRIT
Appeared to Pervade the Entire
Proceedings.
No Reference to Bryan, Silver
or K. C. Platform.
KILBOURNE is NAMED.
Mclean Candidate Nominated
For Governor by AccIamatiOn.

Convention Hall, Columbus, o., July
1O.-The Democratic state convention
met here today under peculiar circum-
stances. All the more conservative ele-
ments had combined in the preliminar-
les against the friends of Mayor Tom
L. johnson, but the combination was
not maintained after the committees
were selected and during the all-night
session of the committee on resolutions
it was claimed that the Mclean and
Kilbourne men were no longer coop
Grating on the propositions Of the
Johnston men on the platform and or
ganization. The contest was in the
committee on resolutions and on both
national and state issues.
The Johnson men won on their favor
ite views on state matters and the 9TH
ers on national issues.
There is no reaffirmation of the Kan
sas City or any other platform There
is no mention of previous platforms or
of Bryan The substitute committee or
seven that drafted the platform stood
four to three in favor of the conserVa-
tives but the full committee rejected
both the majority and the minority re-
ports 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
pianks The three planks of the John
son men on franchises, steam and cleo
trical railways and corporation taxa
ton were adopted as amendments.
The majority report of the subcom-
mittee and the resolutions as amend
ed, were adopted so that the majority
report of the sub committee practically
became the majority report of the full
committee and things were generally
reversed from what had previously
been the course of the convention.
Previously to the assembling of the
convention today there was unusual
agitation among the delegates.
c. P. Salen, a member oh Mayor
Johnson's cabinet at Cleveland, had
been continued as permanent chairman
and other friends of johnson had ser'''--
ed the taxation resolutions that were
wanted. There was much talk about
the KilbOurne and Mclean men having
differences but it became evident later
on that the Johnson men had won on
the taxation issues without any other
changes.
The convention was not called to or
der till about II o'clock by Chairman
Brucker, when prayer was offered by
Rev. John Hewitt.
Charles P. Salen was greeted with an
ovation on being introduced as temper
ary chairman.
Before Salen could proceed. the Cuya-
Tom Johnson and Charlie Salem and
the demonstrations followed.
The closing part of Salen's speech on
railway taxation was loudly applauded
After the adoption of the rules and
order of business, the report on creden-
tials was submitted, seating the Dowl-
ing delegates from Montgomery, the
McCloud delegates from Union, the
Buckley delegates from Portage and
the Mason delegates from Butler coun-
ty.
E H Moore presented a minority re-
port, signed by seven of the twenty-one
members of the committee to seat the
anti-Dowling delegates from Mont
gomery, and an animated scene fol-
lowed over this contest which involved
which has been precipitated into the
state conventions for several years.
Thomas Calvin moved as a subs itute /
for both reports that both delegations 1
be seated with half votes each, and
that next year the state committee 1
take charge of the Democratic D l. |
maries in Montgomery county, ignor- |
ing both local factions.
Joseph H Dowling opened the argu-
ment in a most animated statement. |
He was requested by the chair to use /
more parliamentary language when the I
lie" was passed. He accused his Op- 1
ponents of defeating n. S Buckley for /
congress, and other Democratic candi- !
dates. and being in league with the Re
publican secretary of state.
While E. H. Moore was replying to /
Bowling, there were heated demonstra- /
tions in the audience and they contin- /
ued while J. P Seward replied to Mr.. |
Moore, especially when l. A Russell /
Seward with questions /
Judge B. F. Mccain of Dayton charged /
Bowling with attempting to defeat him /
and other Democratic candidates.
The motion of Calvin to seat both del |
egations with half votes was defeated. I
The chair declared the motion to sub
stitute the minority report for the ma
jOirty report carried in viva voce /
vote There was great excitement un-
til Chairman SaIen recognized those de-
handing a call of the counties and or
dered a ballot
There was much disturbance in the I
Cuyahoga delegation on the floor over
the enforcement of the unit rule, but
the chair recognized those who an 4
nounced it's 85 votes solid against DowI-
ing
Kilbourne was nominated by accla-
nation