Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-24
Special to the Leader.


Beach, Colonel James Kilbourne
will be nominated for Governor by ac-
clamation at the Democratic State
Convention to be held at Columbus
July 23rd and Gath. The party plat
form upon which the Democrats will
go before the people of the State will
be written by John r. Mclean. That
platform will not include an indorse-
ment of anybody for United States
Senator. Should the Democrats carry
the state and have both a Governor in
the northwest wing of the Capitol and
a majority in joint ballot in the Legis-
lature ON the second floor, the west
wing will strive to have the second
floor elect Mclean Senator.
These things will be brought about
so far as it lies in the power of the
Democrats to cause their materializa-
tomas the results of the Mclean
Kilbourne compact which was effected
last night. The deal was made by on
ly two men, but these two will control
probably five-siXths of the delegate
strength of the convention.
Lewis G. Bernard came to town as
the accredited representative of Mr..
Mclean, and he bore instructions to
effect complete alliance, offensive and
Lewis accomplished his mission in a
three-hour talk at the Town street
home of the millionaire manufacturer.
and at once communicated the success
of his efforts to the millionaire mag
nate at Washington.
Mr. Bernard had no intention of pla-
cardlng the town with announcements
of this new political merger but has
tened back to Cincinnati. The Kill
bourne men, however, could not con-
ceal their satisfaction with the out
come and today allowed it to be known
that the compact was more extensive
than was admitted last night.
At the Kilbourne headquarters the
day was given over to jollification, and
the affectionate, even endeariDg way
in which the followers of the fortunes
of the Columbus candidate referred to
"Ach Lewie" would have fiattered the
sensibilities even of such seasoned
veteran, had he heard these passing
remarks.
This charming compact, everybody
concerned admits with the charming
frankness of vengeance about to be
satisfied, had it's origin in hate of Tom
Johnson. Mclean and Kilbourre
men vie with each other in giving eX-
Johnson. The prediction that John
sons assuming to pitt against Nc
Lean for Senator would arouse Nc
Lean to a condition of active belliger-
ency has been fulfilled.
The McLean-Kilbourne men pro-
pose to shut Johnson up in his balli-
wick OF Cleveland. Scant grace will
he get in the .state convention. His
three cent fare issue will be laughed
out of the court of the Democracy. The
State Committee is to be so made up
that no invitation will be extended 10
Johnson to take the stump. If he
wants to do any haranguing about
single tax and Socialism, he must hire
a hall and expect the state committee
publicly to disown any responsibility
for his speeches.
With Johnson goes Lentz. Mclean
used him but burned his own fingers.
While sucking the pain from his in
jured digits, Mclean has had time to
devise the undoing of the man who
conspired with Johnson against him.
Lentz will continue to manage his
Mayor Hinkle and to pose as a big
man at the Columbus City Hall, but he
is barred from strutting in the pasture
of State politics, this year at least.
AS verything-chance to be Cover
nor, chance to be Senator-slipped
from his grasp last night, Lentz made
a final effort to save something from
the wreck and his man Philbrick beg
ged Lewie Bernard to let the eX-Con-
gresham be temporary Chairman OF
the State convention. "Ach Lewie''
laughed the laugh of the man who has
a strangle hold on the other. fellow.
He was still laughing when he boarded
the Cincinnati train.
1t is now said that the basis for an
amicable understanding between Nc
Lean and Kilbourne was reached last
fall johnson, Mclean and Kilbourne
met at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York at the request of the National
Committee, to devise means for raising
a campaign fund to De used in Ohio. In
this case the committee acted at the
instance of Judge r. M. Dittey. who
found the Bryan managers worrying
over the Ohio situation.
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