Evening star., 1901-07-31
Small Attendance at Free. Silver
Convention in Ohio.
4 STATE TICKET DECIDED, on
Platform Has the Usual Plank
Regarding White Metal.
BRYAN NOT IN SYMPATHY
Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. July 31.-The conven-
tion Of bolting Bryan democrats Is as pro-
nounced a failure today as the movement
to revive the middle -of-the-road populist
party was last night. There are not more
than dozen delegates, all self constituted.
at the Southern Hotel, where the bolting
democratic convention Is to be held this
morning. These are men who have been
identified with the democratic party only
since 1t developed populistic tendencies.
Nevertheless they have come to adopt q
state platform indorsing Bryan and free
silver and to nominate q state ticket, and
will proceed to do It. This will be Of no ef
feet. however. as the party has no stand
ing, and unless they can get the signatures
of 10000 voters to a petition to the secre-
tary of state asking him to place the ticket
on the Australian ballot 1t cannot go on.
No one believes the movement has 800
supporters, but in spite of all the strict re-
quirement of law 1t has always been pos
sible for these Sfde-issue parties to get the
required number of signatures, though they
can muster only few hundred votes at
the polls. 1t is likely, therefore that there
will be Bryan democratic ticket III the
field in Ohio in spite Of the protest of Bry-
an to the leaders in the movement. though
1t will probably have very little effect on
the election.
state Ticket Decided On.
By Associated Press
COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 31-A state con-
vention of advocates Of free silver and
other issues not covered In either the demo-
cratic or republican state platforms met
here today. The attendance was small.
A call for this convention was issued i'm
mediately after the recent democratic state
convention by George A. Groot Of Cleve-
land and others.
Groot acted as temporary chairman OF
the convention when it was called to order
In the parlors Of one of the hotels. Abner
L. Davis acted temporary secretary.
Chairman GrOot reviewed the conditions
that brought about the movement. He in
sisted that it was not brought about solely
by Bryan democrats" but by all those
who advocate free silver and are opposed
to both the old parties at present or
ganized and controlled.
At meeting held during the morning,
attended by George A. Groot. Abner Davis,
]. w Lindsay. Bernard Hubert, Richard
1nglis and others. it was decided that q
full state ticket shall be nominated at the
evening session Of the convention A state
committee will be named and plans made
for an active campaign on behalf Of the In
dependent movement. The platform adopt
ed at the Cleveland conference of July II,
and which has been circulated by mail, was
Endorsed. This document reaff1rms the
Kansas City platform. indorses VIM. ].
Bryan and declares particularly for the
LIee toiHdSe VI SILVER. II also lnclu06S the
following plank:
Monetary Plank In Platform.
We demand that all money that Is man
ufactured to be used In this country as a
medium Of exchange, whether 1t be gold,
silver or paper. shall be coined by the
government and distributed among the ceo-
pie without the Intervention Of banks, and
that every dollar OF It shall be a legal ten
der for all debts, public and private