Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-04
FOR |HE PRESIDENCY
Tom L. johnson. OF Ohio. Log.
ical Candidate OF His
Party.
Action of the State Convention
Brings Him to the
Front.
His Strength is Regarded as
Formidable by the Party
Leaders.


Cleveland, Sept. 4.-Willam E. Cur
It's special to Record Herald:
The action of the Ohio democratic
convention makes Tom johnson a logi-
cal and formidable candidate for the
presidency, and that is the summit of
his ambition. Mr.. Whitney may con-
tinue TO assert that the democrats have
no issue, but they at least have man.
By indorsing Bryan and the Kansas
City platform he has offered a bid for
the support of the Is to | element and
ton adopted the resolution illustrates
the absolute authority which johnson
now Yields in the democratic party in
Ohio. A majority of the delegates who
attended the convention We're present
in a similar capacity year ago and at
that time repudiated both Bryan and
his presidential platform, and the all
most unanimous voice of the Ohio DEM
ocracy pronounced him a back num-
ber." Approaching the situation and
the fact that Bryan still holds a large
faction of his party under allegiance,
Mr.. Johnson begins his presidential
campaign by rendering him and them
what may be called vote of respect
and confidence.
AS the press dispatches have already
told you, there We're only three dissent
ing voices in the committee on resolu-
lions and the opposition in the conven-
ton was no greater in proportion. 1t
has been customary at Ohio conven-
lions to appoint Il subcommittee to
draft the platform, but it was not nee
essary to do so this time. as Mr.. john
son handed in a paper of his own conf
position, which was accepted and re-
ported to the convention with 'murmiirs
of dissent from only three men, and
without dotting an ~ or crossing q
"r.''
Mr.. johnson also named every cam
didate upon the ticket. He made up the
slate before leaving Cleveland and
passed it around among the leading
members of the convention in order
that they might be posted as to the
duties which they We're expected to
perform as Well as the opinions they
were expected to express. There was
never convention so completely DOM
mated by a boss. not even at the height
dynasty in Pennsylvania, or of Conk-
ling or John Kelly in New York.
Mayor Johnson was the whole thing.
and he showed the tact and the ability
to meet all the requirements. 1t is exc
on the democratic ballot at the Noven,-
Der election as it did upon those used
at the democratic primaries.
No one. so far as / can ascertain. has
ever been able to make Mayor Johnson
talk about the presidency. When l ap-
preached the subject with him he pro-
tested amiably against discussing his
own prospects or possibilities, claiming
that the republican papers had started
I, boom for him as a joke. That was all
he was willing to say. but his satellites
do not hesitate to discuss his intentions
With great freedom, and half Il dozen of
his closest advisers and lieutenants
have declared within the last few days
that he will be nominated in 1904 and
will go to the democratic national con-
vention with solid delegation from
Ohio behind him. When they We're re-
minded that Mr.. Johnson was making
light of the subject they retorted:
TON is all right He amt saying a
word, but is sawin' wood just the
same And that describes the situa-
ton accurately.
He has stripped himself for the fight
He has no entangling alliances. He has
disposed of all his stock in corporations
He has no business cares or RESPONSE
bilities. He has nothing to explain,
and is creating issues every day by his
efforts at municipal reform. Mayor
johnson is coming out strong during
the approaching campaign in Ohio. Be
ing solely responsible for the candidate
and platform. he will assume the man
agenent of the canvass. and will make
the opening speech of the campaign at
Lorain. a little manufacturing city on
the lake shore about half way between
Cleveland and Sandusky. built up
around a steel mill he established there.
Johnson's Speech.
Center Point, O., Sept. 4.-Tons l..
Johnson's speech at the convention
yesterday is receiving much comment
in democratic circles. The trend of his
views were forcibly shown in the fol-
lowing extracts from the address:
1.-THE principles of democracy, always
old. but never obsolete, confront us to-
day, both in local and in national ques
tons.
cone of these national questions re-
lates to trusts. For this evil our adj
versaries advise publicity as the REM
edy Publicity! That might protect in
vestors against fraud: but how could
it protect the public against monopoly, |
which is the basis of trusts? Men
whose incomes have increased but little I
or not at all. but whose living expenses !
have increased enormously why |
should they care for publicity? WHAT is
needed is not examinations of the ac-
count books of the trusts; it is the
sweeping of monopolies from the stat
ute books of the people.
THE money question also is national.
And let me tell you this is no dead is
sue as some would have us believe.
Dead tho it may be in one form, it is
alive i'll other and more radical forms.
So long as Wall Street interests dictate
,ur financial policies, the money lues
ion can not die. You know that /
nave never accepted the doctrine COM
monty known as "16 to III have work.
I'd with those who do accept it because
have believed, as ] believe yet, that
he free silver fight was the first great
protest of the American people against