The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-10
The OHIO DEMOCRATS
McLEAN-KILBoURNE MEN CONTROL
CONVENTION.
THE GLovED HAND USED.
BUT JOHNsON's MEN ARE QUIETLY
SHUT OUT.

johnson Controls Cleveland and Me-
Lean Cincinnati-A Fight VIII he
Made in Committee To-day, hut
With Small show of Success-The
Gold Democrats Are in the Majori-
ty and Conservatism PrevaiIs-No
Free silver Business and No Single.
Il Tax Issue.
Columbus, O., July 9.-The McLean-Kn-
bourne element at the district meetings
this afternoon secured control of all the
committees, and accordingly will have
everything their way at the Democratic
state convention tomorrow. They were
so strongly in the majority that there was
no friction. In the Twentieth and Twen-
ty-flrst districts, which include Cleveland.
the Johnson men had things their way as
much as the Mclean men in the First and
Second districts, which include Cincin-
natl. But in the rural districts the latter
element had almost everything. The con-
trolling element did not ride rough shod'
over minorities in any of the districts,
but when names were proposed for places
on the committee there were inquiries as
to how they stood, and if the replies were
not satisfactory they were excused" in
some cases as quietly as Jurors. and in
others with ballots.
The Mclean Kilbourne element, while
unusually courteous, made no concessions.
The old state committee met previous
to the district meetings. and gave the
tickets to the Mclean Kilbourne men,
where there were contesting delegations,
and they took all the districts except
those which include Cleveland, in which,
under the unit rule, they could not con-
troll vote.
VIII He n Fight to a Finish.
But the Johnson men, after the result
of the district meetings promptly an
nounced that they would carry the fight
into the Committee on Resolutions for an
eli night struggle, and then into the con-
vention tomorrow "for a finish" They
have two strong men and vigorous speak
ers in Heiseley and Baker. both members
of Mayor Johnson's cabinet at Cleveland,
on the Committee on Resolutions.
With all of the efforts of the Mclean
Khbourne men for harmony, there is ev-
cry indication of unusual scenes on the
floor of the convention over minority re-
ports, especially on credentials and reso-
lutions.
In order to expedite business at to-nnor-
rows convention the Committee on Per-
manent Organization voted unanimously
40 make the entire temporary organiza-
tion permanent. This continues Charles
Salen of Cleveland as chairman and N.
d. Cochran editor of the Toledo Bee, as
secretary Earlier in the week the con-
ferences had decided on Charles w. Ba-
ker of Cincinnati for permanent chair
man.
No Kansas City Platform Wanted.
The State Committee stood II 40
against special mention of free silver in
the old form in addition to indorsing the
Kansas City platform; Is to against in
dorsement of the Kansas City platform
without any further declaration on silver;
IA to II against reaffirming the Kansas
City platform with the Johnson plank on
state taxation. Some favored no refer
ence 20 the Kansas City platform. A sub
committee to draft platform was named,
Johnsonites getting one man out of seven.
johnson Urges Cuyahoga Plank.
Columbus, o., July 9-Mayor Tom L.
Johnson. who is in Brooklyn, talked with
Charles p Saien ON the long distance tel
ephone to-day, regarding the plank on
revision of the taxation laws of the state.
When Saien informed the Mayor that the
McLean-Kilbourne men controlled the
Committee on Resolutions as we'll as all
other parts of the convention, Mr.. John
son advised Salen to insist both before
the Committee on Resolutions and in the
convention for the Incorporation of the
Cuyahoga plank, which is made specific
in mentioning railroads and other cor
porations as not bearing their full por-
tions of the burdens of taxation. Mr.
SaIen told his colleagues from Cleveland
of his talk by telephone with Mayor
johnson, and urged them to stand by the
Cuyahoga platform TO the last