The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-09-26
IN SUMMIT COUNTY,
Democratic Convention Adopt
ed Strong Resolutions.
WHICH ATTACK THE NEW LEADERS
Bryan and His Fads 1ndorsed 60 the
Fullest Extent, and the Mclean
Crowd Rebuked.


Fullest Extent, and the Mclean
Crowd Rebuked.
Democrats are surprised and discon-
certed by the insurgent tone Of the
resolutions adopted by the Democratic
convention Of Summit county at Ak
ron on Sept Z. In the plainest and
most emphatic language those resolu.
tions indorse Bryan and the Kansas
City platform, roast Colonel Kilbourne,
and exploit Tomjohnsonism. Summit
county is normally so close as to make
It interesting fighting ground. The
leaders Of the Democratic party there
are active, wide.awake and enterpris-
ing, and in the party is large sprin.
king Of young blood of the fighting
kind. The committee on resolutions
at the Akron convention was COM
posed Of representative Democrats,
and its chairman was Judge c. r.
Grant, who was candidate for nomi-
nation for supreme Judge before the
Democratic state convention a year
ago.
The Democrats Of Summit county
did not strain at a gnat and struggle
vainly In an effort to swallow camel.
They went the full length cheerfully
in denouncing the present organization
and leaders Of the Ohio Democratic
party, and acted throughout as II they
were glad to be there" When the res
olutions denouncing Colonel Kilbourne
and the present Democratic leaders,
and indorsing William J. Bryan. free
silver and the Kansas City platform,
we're read, there was not dissenting
voice. The local Democratic newspa-
per organ, In its report OF the conven-
ton. says the resolutions we're adopt
ed unanimously" and the convention
was "a vigorous. enthusiastic meet.
ing"
The action Of the Summit county
Democrats furnishes the most striking
instance OF the internal dissension In
that party Of any incident thus far In
the progress Of the campaign. Having
lively recollection Of the manner In
which the Democratic state convention
insulted Mr.. Bryan, not only by omit
ting any mention of his name but by
actually trampling under foot his pic
ture, Mr.. Bryan's Summit county
friends rubbed 1t in on the leaders OF
the state organization by making the
first plank of their platform read az
follows
I'VE ratify and indorse the Kansas
City platform of 1900, and every part
OF It; and we pledge our votes and
our efforts to secure the triumph ol
the principles therein enunciated, be
lieving that thus, and thus only, car
the lasting and equal welfare of the
people be subserved."
Il will be observed that not only wal
the Kansas City platform as a whole
indorsed. but. to make their attitude 81
plain 1t could not be misunderstood
the Summit county Democrats specii
ically went on record as approving
every part" of It, The conflict be
tween this utterance and the evasion
Of the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic state convention not unnatu
rally has caused the leaders of tb
Democratic state organization to n,
AFFLICTED with the cold shivers rs t
But the plank just quoted was onl!
q starter for the Summit county Dem
ocrats. Here 10 the way the secon'
paragraph of their resolutions reads
I'VE have an abiding belief In tn
patriotism. unselfshness, common
sense and great qualities Of Leadership
Of William J. Bryan, and still conf
IDENTIFY look to him as the vindicato
Of popular rights"
Having knocked down the Mclean
Kilbourne crowd and tramped upo
them, the Summit county Democrat
proceeded to nominate Mr.. Bryan TO
president in 1904. That's calculate
to promote the brand of harmon
which characterizes the conduct Q
Democratic affairs in Ohio just q
present.
The real beauty Of the Summit couI
ty resolutions, however, appears In 1t
fullest bloom In the paragraph rela
ing to the disloyalty Of those member
of the party who refused to supper
: Mr.. Bryan as a candidate for pres
. dent, or were at least lukewarm In hi
interest. Here is the plank in whic
they read the riot act to these 81
called Democrats:
I'VE refuse to recognize as entitle
8 to the control of the Democratic O
= ganisation men who deserted thei
+ colors in the hour Of their party
sorest need. and whose open oppos
tion to their ticket is responsible fc
our defeat In 1895; and we submit tbs
they should not ask for, or be intruste
i with. party leadership as reward fc
J. their disloyalty-while still unrepen
: ant"
!. This is q slap at long line Of di
!. tinguished Democrats, beginning wit
Hill and German, running down pal
: Mclean. and leaving Colonel JAIME
j, Kilbourne not unaffected. Under Ii
circumstances, It 10 not at all surpri
Ing that the action of the SUNNI
county Democratic convention hi
brought dismay to the leaders Of II
state organization. 1t IL true that theI
+ is a reference to the state ticket an
Y platform, but Il is In the nature of