Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-11
Ohio Democrats Would Not Men
tion His Name in Their
Platform.
KILBOURNE FOR GOVERNOR.
Won in Large Field OF Prominent Can
didates-Monnett, Who Tried TO
Prosecute the Trusts, Decisively
Defeated-New Policy For the
Party Predicted,

Columbus, Ohio, July 10.-The democratic
STATE convention here to-day had more
prominent men as delegates than any con-
vcntion of democrats in Ohio in many
years. The Nomination of Col. Kilbourne
WAS appropriately called one Of "spontaue-
Gus combustion HOWells, I1idy. Alshire
and Holman were favorites from the
start. Young was sprung a surprise
and nominated over Smoots, who had been
such a favorite that others would not pre-
Viously enter the race for clerk of the ST.
prcme Court. The defeat OF Monnett was
so decisive AS to be a feature of the CON
vention. Monnett as attorney general
had brought suits against the Standard
Oil company and other corpora tions to
cancel their charters under the anti-tr It
laws. lie had sought third term nomi-
nation from the republicans on the issue
that he should he retained in that Office
to continue these prosecutions After his
defeat for third nomination in 1893 he
supported Bryan In 1900 on tho antitrust
issue and csnyasscd Ohio and other States
with Bryan.
In the alleged stampede for principles
rather than mon the most striking turn
OF the convention Was on Bryan. Tie
most bitter things wrre said of his leader
ship in the committee or resolutions this
morning where ii was insisted hi. name
should not be mentioned and that there
, should be no reference To either of the
national platforms on which he made his
campaigns. After this plan had been
agreed upon. on" OF the y members OF
that committee offered d minority report.
rcaftrming the Kansas city platform and
expressing ooniId"nc" IN HrNan' lie re-
coiy,d only six votes from the 9I0 dele
gates ON his substitute Tor the preamble.
A few moments after the platform was
adopted one 81 the theSe SIX deieseleS ca1l-
ed attention to tho iact that pictures OF
other democrats We're displayed IN the han
4 Of lt-tr.l h,rl nrp L..
started to carry q small banner Win
Eryan'S picture on it to tho platform. Tho
aiSles were ordered cleared put the picture
did not reach It's destination 1t was
trampled under foot and spoiled during tn
wild demonstrations when hllboUrne was
escorted into the hall.
Unusual interest Is being taken in the Sc
lection of members of the state executive
committee by the state central committee
since the convention concludes its work.
The state central committee mot last
night ana adjourned over untu to-day AID
To-Day 1t adjourned until Tuesday July 3
without selecting ITS chairman or secre-
tary. 1t is said none Of the candidates for
either Of these places can secure ma
joritN of the 2l votes and tnat Col. Kill
bourne will be compelled to cooperate
with either the Mclean mon or the john
son men who are not talking friendly ot
each other, to control the state executive
committee.
There are all sorts of rumors about the
Senatorship for which tho convention en-
dorsed no one as the demo ratio candidate
to succeed senator Foraker The names
of John r Mclean and Of Tom l.. John
son are most prominently mentioned in
this connection
1t is conceded that this convention has
! been the author OF "A new d. parture in
some Of its declarations and some think
the changes may extend 70 the party or