The age-herald., 1901-07-08
OHIO DEMOCRATS
 MEET WEDNESDAY Will Nominate State Ticket With KiIbourne for Governor LITTLE INTEREST IS FELT Mclean and Johnson Interests Will Try to Control the State Central Com
 mittee-Gold Democrats Have
 the Hamilton Delegation.
LITTLE INTEREST IS FELT

Columbus, O., July 7.-Although the Democratic State Convention does not convene until next Wednesday morning. the leaders and some of the delegates are here today. As no effort will now be made to endorse Mclean, Johnson or any one else for Senator, and as the nomina- tion of Col. James Kibourne for Gov ernor is assured, there is no general in terest being taken in the Committee on Credentials Contesting delegations come from Montgomery, Union, Portage and Butler counties. Preferences for candi- dates or for blanks in the platform are not involved in any of these contests The contentious are mostly for recogni- tion in the party organizations.
 Much interest Is being taken in the se- lection of members of the State Central Committed on which the Mclean men have had majority The interests of Colonel Kilbourne and Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland as well as of J. R. Mclean and others, are involved in the new State organization. Mclean will not be here, but his friends are looking after the reorganization. Mayor Johnson is chairman of the Cuyahoga delegation. but he will not be here. owing to the death of his brother last week. His friends are looking out for the Commit tee on Resolutions, as well as the State Committed Nearly all the leaders of what were known as gold Democrats are delegates to this convention, and they are opposing the platform views of Mayor Johnson of Cleveland and Mayor Jones of Toledo as well as any reference what ever to the silver question.
 The Hamilton County delegation from McLean's home at Cincinnati has select ed Hon. Charles w. Baker as chairman and Judson Harmon and Harlan Cleve- land as members of the committee on resolutions for their respective districts. Baker was a leader for Palmer and Buck ner. Judge Harmon was attorney general In Grover Clevelands cabinet and Harlan Cleveland was United States district at torney under the same administration.
 There has been an active canvass for months for the gubernatorial nomination, with J. L. Zimmerman, J. c. Welty, Isaac S. Sherwood, A. w. Patrick and others in the field against Kilbourne. All have withdrawn except Zimmerman, who will be here with his followers tomorrow As the Kilbourne men claim 200 votes more than majority on the first ballot it is not known what play the Zimmerman men expect to make. For Lieutenant Governor. State Senators Long, Cohen and Brosein have declined, also Henry Kettler. The names of E. M. Heisly and Joseph Poe of Cleveland are mentioned for this place, also those of Anthony Howells, c. E. Peoples, Dennis Donavin, c. B. Smith, William Denman, John Cassady and Mayor Hoskins. It Is believed that the Kilbourne men will select some one for second place and that there will be free-for-all contest for other places on the state ticket by the following contestants:
 For Judge of the Supreme Court-E. B. Finley, Joseph Hidy, s. w. Courtright, G. M Steltzgarber, Frank Southard and Edward Dempsey.
 For Attorney General-F. S. Monnett, H. A. Mykantz, B. M. Mccarthy and M. c. Burns.
 For State Treasurer P. P. Aleshire and J. H. Morris.
 tus D. Shoots, David Fisher, Franklin P. Edison.
 For Member Board of Public Works James Holman, Frederick Leete and T. D. Paul.