The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-11

the rights OF men. but also unbalances our
system by increasing the Capitalization OF
power AT Washington 20 the Ultimate over
throw OF home rule. The Democratic party
has never favored and now opposes any ex-
tension Of the national boundaries not
meant TO carry. speedily 70 all lhhapl,"n.s
UNITED by location. race or character 10
be formed into seif-governing territories
and then Incorporated into the Union OF
States IN accordance with the historic
policy Of the Republic they should be per-
mitted 70 work out their own destiny. only
territorial expansion demanded BY the na-
tional welfare and the national safety 20 be
at any time favored-the objection which
should have prevented certain OF our recent
accessions being that they imperl the ma
tonal safety without promoting the ma
tiOnal welfare. that they devolve upon us
enormous responsibilities We nave no cail
To assume. that they are certain 10 De an
immense and unremunerative drain upon
our resources. that they tend to embroil
Us with European powers. that they weak
en- our claim to supremacy on the Ameri-
can continent. at the same time that they
lessen our ability 10 make the claim good
tunity and temptation for the disregard OF
the self-evident truth Of universal april
cation that governments derive their just
powers from the consent OF the governed
Sympathy IS expressed for the Beers.
election Of United States senators by the
people is favored. and Republicans are
charged with legislating against agriculture
End labor and IN favor Of monopolists.
There also Is a paragraph denouncing boss
rule and political corruption.
THE SENATORsHIP.
Unusual interest IS being taken in the
selection Of members OF the state execu-
tive committee b. the state central COM
mittee since the convention concluded its
work. The state central met
last night and adjourned over until to-day.
and to-day IL adjourned until July 20 with
out selecting its chairman or secretary.
IL is said that none OF the candidates for
either OF these places can secure a ma
Jority Of the t~enty-one votes and that
Colonel Kllbourne will be compelled to CO.
operate with either the Mclean men or
the johnson men. who are not talking
friendly OF each other. 10 control the state
executive committee. In the selection of
this executive body the head of the ticket
has always been consulted.
In this connection there are all sorts of
rumorS ab5ut the senetOrship for which
the convention Endorsed no one as the
Democratic candidate 10 succeed Senator
Foraker. The names Of John r.. Mclean
and Tom l.. johnson are most prominently
mentioned in this connection. They botn
have strong friends on the state central
committee. which is said now not to stand
just az IL was thought 10 stand yesterday
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
IL Will stand with the Cincinnati
and Cleveland elements after the
November election IL the Democrats should
have a majority OF the Legislature.
The meeting ten days hence will be watched
with mucn interest by those who are in
terested In the party machinery. The Kill
bourne men are already working on the
problem of satisfying the Mclean 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
20. 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." II
IS conceded that this convention was the
its declarations, and some think that the
changes may extend to the party organiza
ton and possibly 10 the old leaders.
James Kilbourne. Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio. was born in Column
bus In 1871. graduated at Kenyon before
the civil war and at Harvard Law School
became a colonel. He is president of the
Ohio Centennial Commission. the Columbus
Board of Trade. public library. Children's
Home, Guild and Associated Charities. di-
rector of banks and railways. vice president
Of the Army of the Tennessee and a mem
Der of other military organizations. He
has never held public office and was never
a candidate till two years ago. when he
was defeated for the gubernatOrial nOmi-
nation by John r. Mclean. He has been
especially popular among wOrkiEgmen and
Is an honorary member of the Columbus
Trades and Labor Assembly. For years
he was the next door neighbor of the late
Senator Allen @. Thurman and was his
close counselor. His father formerly rep
resented the Columbus district in Congress.
and his grandfather was one OF the early
settlers OF this city.