Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-07-10
JOHNSON AT PHONE.
Advised Salen to Insist on In
corporation OF the Guy
ahoga Plank,
IN OHIO DEMOCRAT PLATFORM.
He Was Expected to Expatiate on
johnson Theories Today. but a Con-
servative Was Scheduled to Follow
Hlm-conservative Platform Likely

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Columbus, July 10.-The Demo.
cratic state convention Is to convene
nere today
An unusually large attendance OF
visitors was noticeable here Tuesday,
when the preliminary meetings were
| held fer the Democratic state conyen-
ton The $50 delegates are accom-
panied by large delegations support
| ing different candidates for the nom
nations for judge and clerk Of the
supreme court, attorney general, state
treasurer and members OF the board
CT public works.
The nominations for governor ana
lieutenant governor are the only ones
10 which there is rot a free-for-aN
ace, with many entries. But the
large attendance is due more to the
reunion of Democrats, who have not
been together in Ohio since 1886
Those who are called gold stand
ard Democrats" are largely represent
ed, and many Of them have not at
tended their conventions in Ohio for
years Nearly al the old leaders of
this class are here now, and they are
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nitteas and Organization generally.
They are actively cooperating with
those who are being denominated con
servatives, in opposing so-callea
''isms which they claim viii handi-
cap the party
Salen's Selection a Compromise.
When the Kilbourne men secured
the location of this convention at
Columbus there was strong effort to
have it held at Cleveland AS a com
promise lion. Charles ]. Salen, who
is in the cabinet ct Mayor Johnson,
of Cleveland was selected as tempo
airy chairman He was expected to
| speak this morning en- the johnson
policies, but he will be followed by
a conservative as permanent chair
nan and by the adoption of what is
known as the conservative platform
At the conference Tuesday morn
Ing it was evident the conservatives
will control the twenty=one congress
sfonal districts and therefore have all
the committees which met last night
to prepare their reports for the CON
yentioH, which assemblies this morn.
ing There was considerable hust
ling for members OF the committee on
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in some countess notably Montgom-
i cry, Butler and Union. The state
committee and the committee on reso-
lntions were in the hands OF the con
servatiyes before the district meet
ings Were held, but there was no frie-
ton. Every effort seemed to have
| been made for harmony by the con
servatiyes, but they insisted on har-
Ileny being secured without any com
promise with what they termed as
| new IDEAS or experiments
Tom johnson Telephored.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, who is in
Brooklyn, talked with Charles T.
Salen on the long-distanee telephone
Tuesday regarding the plank on
revision OF the taxation laws of the
state When Salem informed the
mayor that the Observation-Disclosures
men controlled the committee on res
olutions, as well as all other parts
of the convention, Mr.. Johnson adj
vised Salen to insist, both before the
committee on resolutions and in the
convention, for the incorporation of
The Cayahoga plank, which is made
specific in mentioning railroads and
other corporations as not bearing
their full portion Of the burden of
taxation. Soon after this converse
ton Mr.. Salen went into conference
with Colonel Kilbourne, NJ. 4. Daugh-
erty, Of Lancaster, and e. M. Heis-
iey, Of Cleveland in Colonel Kill
buorne'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 dele
cation yesterday afternoon when
members Of the committee were Sc
lected. Mr. Salen told his colleagues
from Cleveland of his talk by tele-
/ phone with Mayor Johnson, and urged
them to stand by the Cuyahoga plat
form to the last. He even warned
them against getting mixed up with
the Interests Of any of the candidates
for nomination He said Cuyahoga
county had no candidate and was not
represented here in the interest of
any one. They were here for princi-
pies and not for men. He explained
/ that the platform would be adopted
IN the convention today before the
rider ef nominations was reached
and that after the resolutions were
disposed of all could work for their
/ personal preferences for the nomina-
4 tA1'AA7- 1t 4A4RQAlEA llAA5 B5 Stating
| that the delegation would vote as d
unit under it's instructions.
Committee on Resolutions.
The following is the committee on
resolutions:
First district Judson Harmon; Sec
pnd. Harlan Cleveland; Third, ] Fl.
Jones; Fourth, George Phillips. Fifth,
W. p. Hill, Sixth, W. d Hill, Joseph
Eylar; Seventh, K i Harper; Eighth
w. S. Finley. Ninth. Barton Smith;
Tenth, j. W. Eyler; Eleventh, w. e.
Fineks Twelfth, NJ. A. Daugherty;
Thirteenth James H Plat, Four
teenth, f. J King; Fifteenth, e. M.
Kennedy; Sixteenth, G. w Hamilton;
Seventeenth ]. W Cassingham;
Eighteenth. William Spence, Column
biana; Nineteenth S. G. Rogers, Sum
nit; Twentieth, Echo NJ Heisley
! Cuyahoga; Twenty-frst, Newton D.