New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-07-10
"HARMONY" AT COLUMBUS.
MLEAN-KILBoURNEE ELEMENT CONTROL
OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
TOM I. JoHNsoN's FOLLOWERS TO FIGHT
FOR THEIR TAX REVISION SCHEME

FOR THEIR TAX REVISION SCHEME.
Columbus Ohio July 9-The McLean-KiI-
bourne element at the district meetings this
afternoon secured control OF all the committees,
and will accordingly have everything their way
at the Democratic State Convention tomorrow.
They We're strongly in the majority that there
friction. In the XXth and XXIst dis
tricts. which include Cleveland. the Johnson
men had things their way as much the Nc
Lean men in the LIST and lid districts. which in
clude Cincinnati. But IN the rural districts the
latter element had almost everything The con-
trolling element did not ride roughshod over
ninorities in any of the districts but when
names were proposed for places on the commit
tees there were inquiries to how they stood.
and II the replies not satisfactory they
were excused" in some cases quietly as
Jurors and in others with ballots.
The Mclean Kilbourne element while un-
usually courteous, made no concessions The
State Committee met previous to the district
meetings. and gave the tickets to the Mclean
Eilbourne men where there contesting
delegations, and they took all the districts ex-
cept those which include Cleveland, IN which.
under the unit rule. they could not control
vote. But the Johnson men. after the result of
the district meetings promptly announced that
they would carry the fight into the committee
on resolutions for all night struggle. and
then into the convention tomorrow for
finish" They have two strong men and vigorous
speakers in Heisley and Baker. both members
of Mayor Johnsons cabinet at Cleveland, on the
committee resolutions.
1t IS predicted that TIE convention will not
reach the order of nominations until late to-
morrow, and that the proceedings may be pro-
tracted into the night. Ex-Governor Campbell
is with the Schwab delegation from Butler
County. and to the Mason-Gray delegation from
that county the tickets were given to-day by
the State committee.
With all the efforts of the Mclean KiIbourne
men for harmony. there is every indication of
unusual scenes on the floor of the convention
over minority reports, especially on credentials
ana resolutions.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson. who is In Brooklyn,
talked with Charles P. Salem over the long dis
lance telephone to-day regarding the plank on
revision of the taxation laws OF the State. When
Salem informed the Mayor that the Mclean
Kibourne men controlled the committee on reso-
lutions as we'll as all other parts OF the conven-
ton Mr.. Johnson advised Salem to insist. both
before the committee resolutions and in the
convention for the incorporation OF the Cuya-
hoga plank, which IS made specific in mention
ing railroads and other corporations as not bear
ing their full portion of the burdens Of tax
alton.
Soon after this conversation Mr. Salem went
into conference with Colonel Kilbourne NJ A.
Daugherty. of Lancaster. and e NJ. Heisley. OF
Cleveland In Colonel Kilbourne's room, where
they remained behind locked and guarded doors
for more than an hour. The taxation plank
was under consideration. At joint meeting OF
the Cuyahoga delegation this afternoon. when
members of the committees were selected Mr.
Salem told his colleagues from Cleveland of his
talk by telephone with Mayor Johnson and
urged them to stand by the Cuyahoga platform
10 the last. He even warned them against get
ting mixed up with the interests of any of the
candidates for nominations. He said Cuyahoga
County had no candidate. and was not repre-
scented here in the interest OF any one They
were mere for principles and not for men He
explained that the platform would be adopted
IN the convention tomorrow before the order
or nominations was reached and that after the
resolutions were disposed of all could then work
TOT their personal preferences for the nomna-
tons. lie modified this by saying that the dele
lions.