Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-07-11
HOSTILITY TO BRYAN
A Surprising Feature of the
Ohio Democratic Con-
vention.
KILBOURNE FOR GOVERNOR.
No Reference to the Nebrsskan In
the PIatform-several Of the John
son Planks Adopted and salem Hon
ored by Being Kept In the Chair.

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cratic state convention nominated the
following ticket:
Governor-JAMES KlLBOURNE.
Lieutenant Goyernor-ANTHoNY
NOVELS.
Judge of Supreme Court-JosEPH
Hl3Y.
Clerk of Supreme court-HARRY
9. YOUNG.
Attorney General-M. 3. Nc
CARTHY.
Treasurer of State-R. p. ALSHlRE
Member of Board Of Public Works
JAMES 8. HOLMAN.
The convention had more prominent
men as delegates than any convention
of Democrats in Ohio in many years.
The nomination of Colonel Kill
bourne was appropriately called one
of spontaneous combustion" How
| ellis, Hidy, Alshire and Holman were
/ favorites from the start. Young was
sprung as a surprise and nominated
Shoots, who had been such favor
lite that others would not previously
enter the race for clerk of the SUI
preme court None of the delegates,
outside of Cleveland, knew Young,
and he was nominated because Cuya-
/ hoga wanted him. Cuyahoga could
get anything it wanted except the
head of the state ticket after the
| Johnson amendments were migrated
into the Mclean platform and that
document as amended was adopted
With such unanimity.
Turning Down of Monnett.
1t was currently reported that John
/ y s,eti sNtA ,Nf Ton
nett as attorney general and that the
! Mclean men wanted Monnett de-
feated The defeat of Monnett was
so decisive as to be a feature Of the
convention Monnett as attorney gen.
eral had brought suits against the
Standard Dill company and other cor
porations to cancel their charters UNI
der the antitrust laws. He had
sought third term nomination from
the Republicans on the issue that he
should be retained in that Office tt
continue these prosecutions After
his defeat for the third nomination in
1899 he supported Bryan in 1900 on
the antitrust Issue and canvassed
Ohio and other states with Bryan.
In the alleged stampede for prin-
eiples rather than men" the most
on Bryan The most bitter things
were said OF his leadership in the
committee on resolutions Wednesday
morning, where it was insisted his
name should not be mentioned, and
that there should be no reference ID
either the national platforms on which
he made his campaigns. After this
plan had been agreed upon, one of
the q members of that committee of
fered a minority report, reahirming
the Kansas City platform and ex-
pressing confidence in Bryan. He re-
ceived only six votes from the 95 dele
gates on his substitute for the pre-
amble A few moments after the
platform was adopted, one of these
six delegates called attention to the
fact that pictures of other Democrats
were displayed in the hall and noe Of
Bryan, as heretofore. He started to
carry a small banner with Bryan's
| picture on it to the platform The
aisles were ordered cleared, but the
| picture did not reach its destination.
1t was trampled under foot and
| spoiled during the wild demonstra-
tons when Kilbourne was escorted
into the hall While it is generally
believed that the marching clubs did
not know they were walking over
Bryan's picture, yet there was much
comment after the convention that
the picture was not treated worse
than had been the old standard bearer
| himself by the committee on resolu-
lions and the convention. The mem
hers Of the committee on resolutions
| said over an hour was spent after
| Tuesday midnight in efforts to strike
the word .ssalable' out of the plank
on railway taxation and several
hours in denouncing' the Chicago and
! Kansas City platforms and the leader
who stood on them, The platform
caused much comment last night over
What it does not say, as well as what
1t does say.
Interest IN Executive Committee.
Unusual interest is being taken in
| the selection Of members of the state
executive committee by the state cen
! trail committee since the convention
/ concluded It's work The state cen
tral committee met Tuesday night
and adjourned over until Wednesday.
and Wednesday it adjourned until
| July 20, without selecting its chair
man or secretary. It is said none Of
the candidates for either of these
/ places can secure a majority of the
/ q votes and that Colonel KiIbourne
will be compelled to cooperate with
either the Mclean men or the John
sen men, who are not talking friendly
Of each other. to control the state ex-
| ecutiYe committee. In the selection
If this executive body the head of the
| ticket has been consulted. In this
connection there are all sorts Of ru-
mors about the seHatorship, for which
| the convention endorsed no ore as
the Democratic candidate to succeed
/ Senator Foraker. The names of John
R Mclean and Tom r. Johnson are
most prominently mentioned in this
I connection. Both have strong friends
on the state central committee, which
Is said now not to stand just as it
was thought To stand Tuesday. and
which may yet show a more radical
change than that Of the "a hours pre-
vious to last night The meeting
ever 10 days hence will be watched
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