The age-herald., 1901-07-11
The Democrats of That State TTampIe Upon His
 Picture GOLD DEMOCRATS CONTROL
The Convention Almost Unanimously Voted Down Resolution Endors- Ing the Chicago and Kansas
 City Piatforms-Tlcket.

CitY fTatTorms-IIckct.
 Governor-James klIbourne.
 Lieutenant Governor-Anthony How els.
 Judge of Supreme Court-Joseph Hidy.
 Clerk of Supreme Court-Harry R. Young.
 Attorney GeneraI-M. B. Mccarthy.
 Treasurer of State-R. p. AIshir.
 Member of Public Works-James B. Holman.
 Columbus, O., July 10-The Democratic state convention here today had moro prominent men as delegates than any convention of Democrats in Ohio for many years. It was also otherwise dis tinguished It 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 Kilbourne was appropriately called one of ''spon- taneous combustion"
 Howells, Hidy. Alshire and Holman were favorites at great odds from the start Young was sprung as surprise and nominated over Shoots, who had been such favorite that others would not previously enter the race for clerk of | the Supreme Court.
 l The representative of Mayor Tom L. Johnson was both temporary and perma- nent chairman of the convention. anl the | delegates repeatedly quoted Senator Han | na by shouting, "Salen knows his busi- ness" It was currently reported that Johnson desired the nomination of Mon nett for attorney general and that the Mclean men wanted Monnett defeated At any rate. the defeat of Monnett was -o decisive as to be feature of the con- vention.
 Monnett, as attorney general, had brought suit against the Standard oil Company and other corporations to can eel their charters under the antitrust l laws. He had sought a third term nomi- nation from the Republicans on the Issue that he should be retained in that office l to continue these prosecutions. After his defeat for the third nomination in 1899 he supported Bryan in 1900 on the antitrust issue and canvassed Ohio and other states with Bryan. Judge Smalley, in presenting Monnett's name, said he was known from the Golden Gate of San Fran | cisco to Hell Gate of New York as the | enemy of the trusts.
 l In the alleged stampede flor principles rather than men" the most striking turn l of the convention was on Bryan. The most bitter things were said of his lead ership in the committee on resolutions this afternoon where 1t was insisted that his name should not be mentioned and l thera should be no reference to either of the national platforms on which he made | his campaigns. After this plan had been | agreed upon one of the twenty-one mem- l bers of that committee offered minority | report reaffirming the Kansas City plat | form and expressing confidence in Bryan | and he received only six votes out of $50 delegates on his substitute for the plat form preamble. few moments after | the platform was adopted, one of these l six delegates called attention to the fact that pictures of other Democrats were displayed in the hall and none of Bryan l as heretofore He started to carry | small banner with Bryan's picture on it to the platform. Dhe aisles were ordered cleared and the picture did not reach it's destination. It was trampled under foot and spoiled during the wild demonstra- tions when Kilbourne was escorted into | the hall While 1t is generally believed | that the marching clubs did not know they were walking over Bryan's picture, yet there was much comment after the convention that the picture was not treat ed worse than had been the old standard bearer himself by the committee on reso- lutions and the convention.
 Members of the committee on resolu- tions said over one hour was spent after last midnight in efforts to strike the word "saleable" out of the present plank on railroad taxation and several hours in de- nouncing the Chicago and Kansas City platforms and the leader who stood on them. The platform caused much com ment tonight over what 1t does not say as well as over what 1t does say. a
 It is said that none of the candidates for chairman or secretary of the state committee can secure majority of the twenty-one votes, and that Colonel Kill bourne will be compelled to cooperate with either the Mclean men or the John- son men whr are not talking friendly of each other to control the State executive committee. In this connection there are all sorts of rumors about the senatorship to succeed Senator Foraker. The names of John R. Mclean and of Tom l.. John- son 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 to stand yesterday and which may yet show a more radical change than that of the past twenty-four hours. No one is able to poll the twenty one members of this committee to tell how it will stand with the Cincinnati and Cleveland elements after the November election, if the Democrats should have majority of the legislature. The meeting ten days hence will be watched with much interest by those are interested in the party machinery.
 The Kilbourne men are already work ing on the problem of satisfying the Mo- Lean men and the Johnson men and also those. who are opposed to both of these leaders in the party organization that Is to be made July 2O
 Some say that the Gold Democrats got back this year, but that other 'isms' were adopted that will cause as much trouble as free silver and Populism."
 It is conceded that this convention was the author of "a new departure" in some of its declarations and some think that the changes may extend to the par tv orpa uiza tton and Dossibly to the old