Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-25

showed a total expenditure of $4,000 in
the Ohio campaign, while that of State
Chairman Dick of the Republican COM
mlUtee was in excess of 100000. The
contrast in these figures shows how lit
tie faith Mclean, Johnson and Kill
bourne had in Bryan carrying Ohio
They went over the situation them
selves after the conference with tie
members of the national committee
and decided that any large contribu-
tion to the Ohio campaign fund would
be simply waste of money. The COM
mittee did not have enough to meet
the ordinary expenses, and suffered
many embarrassments during the pro-
gress of the campaign. They could not
even get heir campaign literature
out over the state without first paying
the express charges in advance. The
reason for this was that previous
committee had left some unpaid bills,
and the express companies did not feel
that they could take any chances.
BRYAN MADE GOOD.
Another embarrassment suffered by
the committee. and the most humiliat-
ing of all, was that experienced by Vice
Chairman CARRIER, who was in charge
of the Bryan train on the occasion of
the presidential candidates visit to
this state The party was unable to
get out of Lima until some sort of a
guarantee was given the railroad COM
pany of the expense of the trip to the
next stopping place. Mr.. Bryan him
self had to make good for part of the
| trip, though it is understood he was
| afterwards reimbursed from the COM
mittee funds, one-third of the amount
being contributed by Kilbourne and
the other two-thirds, presumably by
| Mclean and Johnson. The commit
| tees embarrassment was due to the
fact that it did not have the money
when needed
BERNARD ON JOHNSON.
Lew Bernard in an interview pub
lished in a Cincinnati paper confirms
the story of the alliance between Nc
Lean and Kilbourne. Bernard says:
Il do not think the committee will
vote for Cleveland on account of May
or Tom Johnson's stand against lead
! ing Democrats. A few weeks ago
when was approached and asked to as
sist in having the convention held in
Cleveland | listened to the arguments
F, OF good hotels, the largest city in the
state, the lake and few hours ride
! to Buffalo, and | came to the cOnclu-
sion that Cleveland was a good place
so | asked some of my friends to as
sist.
"Just as soon as the word went back
to Cleveland Mayor Tom Johnson
comes out with an interview and at
tacks Mr.. Mclean. 1t was uncalled
for and there is hardly q Democratic
leader in the state who does not agree
with me on that point So why should
the convention go to a place where the
chief executive is antagonistic to his
party if it does not think as he does?
LEWIE DON'T KNOW.
81 do not know what the committee
will do on tuesday, but do know that
| if Cleveland loses the convention the
citizens will have no one to blame but
| their mayor.
81 have received a number of mes
sages from Cleveland business men
saying that they were not responsible
| for Johnson's actions, and that every
thing that has been printed was not
true. But l am willing to believe
Johnson mouthpiece, particularly
when it prints the same stuff day after
day."
Are you in favor of the convention
indorsing a candidate for senator?"
81 most certainly am if Johnson en-
! ters the contest for himself or his can
didate Lentz. The only thing | am
afraid of is that Johnson will quit like
he always does, and we will not have a
chance to show him how little he is
thought of by the rank and file of the
party in the state"
JOHNSON'S PLATFORM NOTIONS
Tom L. Johnson was asked if he
would state his views on the subject OF
Democratic state platform. He
said:
81 have no objection. First, | would
have a plank providing that railroad
property should be assessed the same
as other property throughout thu
state. Measured by the percentage
I otter people-particularly the farmer
and the small home owner-are paying
on the true value of their property, the
railroads in Ohio are evading payment
of taxes on over $5OOOOOO 900 worth o
property.
"The second plank should declare fol
publicity and continuity in our ta2
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