The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-01
TOM MAY HAVE OWN WAYa
OHIO DEMOCRATS MAY NOT OPPOSE
THE CLEVELAND BOSS.
Mr.. johnson to Build the Platform,
and There May BE No Bryan
Plank In L..

SANDUSkY, o.. Aug. 3l.-The Democrat
ic state convention will be held here this
week to nominate candidates for secretary
of state. supreme judge. dairy and food
commissioner and member OF the State
Board of Public Works. There are less
candidates in the field than usual. sena-
tor William Decker. of Pauiding. was
among the first mentioned for the head Of
the ticket, but he does not seem to be in
the field now John Z. Stang of this city.
and member of the state central COM
mittee, In which capacity he secured the
location of the convention here. has been
urged by his friends TO be a candidate. but
he has made no aggressive effort himself.
The Butler county delegation will present
the name Of Charles Z. Mason for secre-
tary of state and in the event of his failure
that delegation will present the name OF
Joseph ]. Pater for member OF the State
Board of Public Works.
The most prominent man mentioned in
connection with the nomination for secre-
tary of state is Rev. Herbert 8. Bigelow,
pastor of the Vine-street Congregational
Church at Cincinnati. His name has been
prominently mentioned with the head OF the
ticket for long time, but IL came into
special prominence at the close OF the past
week. when he headed the opposition to
Lewis G. Bernard in Hamilton county.
Bigelow is a close friend of Mayor T. La
Johnson, of Cleveland, who will preside
over the convention and be the most con-
spicuous and influential figure in it.
There is a lack Of candidates for places on
the State ticket and no slate is likely TO
he IL be- 81
Johnson with the Cleveland delegation on
Tuesday morning. 1t is understood that
Mayor Johnson will bring with MIN the
platform which will be likely adopted with
out opposition. While there are some dele
gates not in accord with Mayor Johnson.
they are not disposed 10 oppose him, but,
rather, to let him have his way Ia every
thing this year as they said ITO see what
he can do on the lines of his new depar-
ture" Ii is by no means certain that the
Johnson platform will reaffirm the Kan
sas City platform or indorse Bryan by
name. The general opinion is that Johnson
Will confine the resolution almost entirely
to State issues, including especially his
views an taxation, franchises and all pub
lie utilities. The drift of opinion is that
the Mclean men will make no contest for
anything except for control of the State
central committee. just as they did at Gin
cinnat last week where the Mclean men.
in re-electing Lewis Bernard chairman or
the Democratic executive committee, re-
tain control of the party machinery and
State convention and have everything else
The Mclean men have no candidate for
any place and IL is conceded that IL Mayor
Johnson wants Rev. Herbert S. Bgelow as
the candidate for secretary OF state and the
latter will accept, that there will be OPP
position from the Hamilton county delega-
ton to the nomination. Both factions claim
a majority in the Hamilton county dele
CATION. but the tendency of the Mclean
men not TO be responsible for anything this
year is expected to be demonstrated in
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home county and his nomination viii like
ly be by reclamation.