Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-07-10
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OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Tom johnson and His Faction Won
Out on Many Points.

Out on Many Points.
Columbus, Ohio, July 10. The
democratic state convention convened
here today under peculiar circumstan.
ces. All the more conservative mem.
bers had combined In the preliminaries
against the friends of Mayor Tom l..
Johnson. but the combination was not
maintained after the committees were
elected.
At the alI-night session of commit.
tee on resolutions, the Johnson men
won on their favorite views on state
matters, and the other side on national
Issues. .o...r .,,J ..-.-
There is no reafilrmation OF the Kan
sas City or any other platform.
There is no mention of Bryan.
The subcommittee OF seven that
drafted the platform stood four to
three In favor of conservatives, but
the full committee rejected both the
minority reports, but picked out parts
Of each.
Three planks Of the Johnson men on
franchises, steam and electric rail
ways and corporation taxation were
adopted. c-T ~u
c. r. Sslen, member Of Johnson's
cabinet at Cleveland, was greeted with
ovation on being introduced as tenn
porary chairman. He was continued
as permanent chairman. Ne
James Kilbourne was nominated for
governor by acciamation.
Killbourne accepted the nomination
In an address on the pending issues.
For lieutenant governor, Anthony
Howells. OF Massiliion, received the
nomination.
The anti,Dowling delegates Of Mon
g0mery county were seated by a vote
of $50 to 357. The Bowling delegation
| had received tickets for convention
seats from the states committee yes
terday and were long contest last night
before the committee on creuentials.
When Bowling and delegation OF
twelve gave up their seats there was a
wild scene. Bowling has been a lead
ing democrat OF Montgomery county
for twenty years.
The Johnson planks on taxation
were loudly applauded when read be
fore the convention. tie
w, 8. Finley offered a substitute FOR
preamble reafiirming Kansas City
platform, and expressing continued
confidence In w. J. Bryan. He said he
wanted to ascertain whether this was
a democratic convention and whether
Ohio democrats were looking back
ward. Finley's motion was over
whelmingly defeated.
When the resolutions were adopted
there were three cheers for Tom John
son.
The platform advocates the follow
ing policies: Government and mum
| cipalities of state should be radically
reformed and wise, general laws be
| enacted to correct the abuses and pre-
vent their recurrent. Steam and elec
trio railways and other corporations
possessing public franchises shall be
assessed in same proportion to Their
| saleable value as are farms and city
real estate. The reserved rights OF
state and people to be upheld, and cen
tralization which would destroy them
to be condemned. Strict construction
| OF the constitution to the greatest indi
yidual liberty, consistent with public
order and welfare. All trust proructi
should be placed on the free list and
government should exercise more
rights of supervision OF transportation
lines and abolish In fact all unjust dis
elimination In rates. No subsidies 10
federal government were not meant u
be used to conquer or hold in subjet
ton people of other countries. Main
Itenance of Monroe doctrine as here
tofore Interpreted and asserted by ma
tional government. Navy commensu
lrate with international Importance o
| the United States and It's primac'
in western hemisphere, and adequat
to the protection OF the lives and pre-
perty OF American citizens the worl
over Constitutional amendment re
lquiring the election of United state
senators by direct vote OF the people
No question for the rights Of labor I
combine for assertion and for protet
tion of interests. We demand all on
cial misconduct and corruption TO b
vigorously punished that public virtu
be upheld and want OF 1t denounced