The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-08
Has Control of Ohio State
Democratic Convention.
viii Be a Contest Over johnson
Taxation Plan.
KILBOURNE THE MAN.
He is Almost Certain to Be
Nominated For Governor.
Toledo Jones Refuses to Have
Anything to DO With It.


visitors who are assembling here today
for the Democratic state convention
which does all of its preliminary work
tomorrow, are greatly disappointed be-
cause John R. Mclean of Cincinnati
and Tom L. Johnson OF Cleveland. who
are most prominently mentioned for the
u. S. senatorship, will not be here.
Each of them is ably and numerously
represented from the other eighty-six
counties as well as from Hamilton and
Cuyahoga counties but the delegates
wanted to see these two leaders more
than all the others. Mclean was their
standard bearer two years ago for gov
ernor and many wanted him for per-
manent chairman of this convention
Although he has been repeatedly impor-
tuned to come to the convention he has
never promised anyone that he would
1t is understood that Charles W.
Baker, who was such a successful pre-
siding officer at the last Democratic
Ohio convention viii be the permanent
chairman, and he is a close friend of
Mclean and chairman of the Hamilton
county delegation
Johnson was a striking figure in con-
greSs and as mayor of Cleveland is at
tracing as much attention now as
Mayor Jones of Toledo with his views
on taxation and other proposed changes.
Johnson would have been here at the
head OF the Cuyahoga delegation but
IOf the 0eaTn OF MS DrOLnGr last week
in New York Johnson represents what
is called the radical reform element
among platform makers and Mclean
represents the conservative element.
The indications today were that the
conservative element would control the
committee on resolutions and adopt
what is known as the Cincinnati plat
form rather than the Cleveland plat
form. The platforms are so designated
because it is known that two platforms
have already been constructed, one in
Cincinnati and the other in Cleveland
and drafts of one were brought here to-
day by Temporary Chairman Salen and
others from Cleveland and the other by
Judson Harmon, Harlan Cleveland and
others from Cincinnati The former
radically changes the system of tax
alton and puts the burden of taxation
on the corporations, especially on rail-
ways and on this issue Is the principal
contention before the convention. It
was on this question that all the dele
gates wanted to hear from Mayor john
son, even those who opposed his views
In the absence of johnson it is thought
that there will not be much contest
over the platform and there will be no
contests for nominations except for
minor places on the state ticket as all
concede that Col. James Kflbourne of
Columbus will be nominated for gov
ernor and that conference of his
friends tomorrow viii select the man
for lieutenant governor and that mo
slate" for other places will be considered
SO that the free for all fights for judge
ana clerk OF the supreme court. 4lCOr-
ney general state treasurer and mem
ber of the board of public works will
protract the convention to a late hour on
Wednesday evening
It was thought that Mayor Sam Jones
of Toledo would be here to assist the
Johnson men in their so-called new
departure on the platform, but n. c.
Cochran states that Mayor Jones would
not attend any convention or accept any
nomination from any convention or
party. He does not believe in conven-
tions or parties but in the initiative and
referendum. When Jones received 1O6.-
600 votes for governor two years ago he
was on the ticket by direct petition
from the people.
The friends OF Johnson are denying
the report. started by General Isaac r.
Sherwood and others that there would
be a reform ticket in the field If the
conservatives ignored the Cleveland
platform and did not incorporate the
views of Mayor johnson in the deelara-
ton Of principles. 1t is stated that the
kllbOurne men want concessions to the
Johnson men but that they favor the
platform of the conservatives from Gin
cinnati.