Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-08
C|NCH
Has Col. Xii
bourne
On the GubernatoriaI
Nomination.
Mayor Johnson Will Not
| Attend
The Democratic Con-
vention at Columbus.
What the Platform Is Likely to
Contain.

Contain.
Cuyahoga can name the Democratic
nominee for Lieutenant Governor. Nc
Lean hopes that she will and thereby
place the seal of her approval on the
whole ticket, says Columbus
special. A report Is current here,
and 1t finds some confirmation in the
talk of Louie j. Bernard, McLean's
man Friday, who came to town this
morning, that Charles p. Salen and
Bernard have had "some doings" with
in the past week or two Bernard, who
has opened headquarters at the Great
Southern. which Is always the Mecca
for "denimies' when they come to
Columbus, said tonight:
81 think that the Lieutenant Gov
ernor will be Clevland man."
"Who?"
"Well, how about Attorney Echo
Heisley? Guess he'd make a good
man, wouldn't he?"
Bernard's remarks admit Of two con-
clusions-one that he hopes to stir up
dissension in the Cuyahoga ranks or
that he and Salen have reached some
sort of an understanding The latter,
however, is the one generally accepted.
What lends plausibility to It is Louie's
confidence,
"Kilbourne," said he, will be nomi-
mated by acclamatlon. If Cuyahoga
refuses or Is unable to agree on n
local man for his running mate, then
John L. Zimmerman of Springfield,
may be taken up. Zimmerman is a
good man, and | admire his nerve in
keeping up a show Of being in the
gubernatorial race. I can't say who
will be the nominee for Judge OF the
Supreme Court. That Is an open
race. For Attorney General
my prediction tonight, though 1t may
be changed by tomorrow, is IL. A.
Mykrantz, OF Ashland. | don't think
Monnett is in 1t. He is all right, but
lie is too new AZ recruit to the Dom
ocratic ranks. He asks for office too
soon.
"The platform will not reatfirm the
Kansas City platform, though It will
take up all the national questions, as
well as those that relate especially
to Ohio. 1t will have something to
snv about trusts, the tariff on trust.
made and trust-controled goods and
our island possessions.
THE money question will not be
touched--it is dead issue.
There will be n tax plank of
course. In a general way It will de-
mand revision of laws to bring about
an equitable distribution of the tax
burden, but no single thing or insti.
tuition will be aimed at.
Mr.. johnson. understand, wants
to deal a blow directly ut steam rail
roads. but the platform win not 20
into particulars In that respect.
"The convention will not express
itself on the United States Senator.
ship question"
II may readily be seen that Bernard
only voiced the sentiments or the
wishes, If you like, of John II. Mclean
in everything that h" said. Mclean
wants these things done and 1t Is not
at all improbable that they will be
done. Mclean win not he on the
ground, but In Louis Bernard he is ably
represented.
The absence of Mayor Johnson will
have a deadening effect on the CON
yentipn- Undoubtedly hundreds of
people who expected to come to Co
lumbus for no other reason than to
see him "stir the animals up" In the
old auditorium on the ncrth side, We'd
nesday, will save their money. While
the nomination of Kilbourne, on the
first ballot II not by acclamation, is