The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-04
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Previous to the assembling OF the con
ycntlon Mayor johnson was called on by
delegations Of those who vainly opposed
him 81 the preliminary meetings last nlght
and said they wanted TO cooperate with
him, but that his managers had been un
fair IN trying 10 unseat certain members
OF the state central committee II was
noticed thai Lewis q Bernard, who Is OPP
posed 70 Johnson, was seated as a mcm
Der OF the State central committee, with
out further opposition.
10 the contest In The Eighteenth district
for State committeeman Frcd j. Herr was
seated by vote OF 10 tC z over T.. g..
Philbrck, the man fur whom Johnson made
such strong personal appeal yesterday.
-Four OF the twenty-oue members OF the
committee did not vote aud some OF the
ten members who voted for Herr were
friendly 90 Johnson, but they insisted that
Johusou had enough and that Herr was
q nomination In the convention was Tor
food commissioner. ES-MayOr Bruck or
Columbus was nominated over senator
Kraus Of Cleveland, The neighhor and per
sonal friend OF Johnson The latter had
been told that he was going too FAR In
using the nomination OF personal friend
for minor state office, lat once COM
mltted TO kraus. he stuck tn him to the
last During the ballot the Bruck men OBJ
jected 20 votes cast for kraus by proxies
| after the delegates Of certain counties
| had left for home. and Johnson ruled
against his friend kraus. Insisting that no
votes could be cast except by delegated
| present in person. BrNck got the support
| OF the Germans and ex.sodicrs who were
in the convention and through an excellent
organization broke the Johnson slate, thus
| causing the only scene OF old-tgme contest
/ there was In the proceedings
Mayor Johnson, with his big tent, opens
the campaign Mt Lorraine next Saturday
| and the convention voted to have delegates
| present from a. many counties as possible
| Chalynan Frey stated that the State com
nlttee had already arranged to have Hge
low speak In every county spd that John
son and Bigelow would all engagements
every day and night until after the Noyem.
Der election.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The platform says; In state convention
assembled, we, the democrats of ohio here
make acknowledgement and declare our
continued allegiance to the democratic par
" and ON National issues reafhrm and In
dorse the principles laid down In It's last
National platform adopted az Kansas city
and which was fully and ably represented
IN the presidential campaign OF 1870 by
! William j. Bryan.
Regarding those principles as opposed 70
imperialism ana colonlalism, az opposed 10
government by injunction, as opposed 10
trusts aud trust fostering tariffs ns on.
posed to financial monopoly and as opposed
TO all other legaliHed m0nopoies aud priyi,
leges, W. condemn every effort TO repudiate
or ignore them.
In state and municipal AFFAIRS we pledge
our party TO a faithful application OF those
demoeratic principles 10 The end that the
burdens Of taxation may be equallEed ana
home rule ana local self government I've es.
tablished md preserved
The platform condemns the republican
State administration. which Il declares has
Iostered ana ptotected monopolies 70 the in.
jury OF the fainer and small land owners
and mas wrecked the municipal government
and credit Of Ohio cities, producing nsecur-
NY and unrest In all public AFFAIRS
me platform continues; eve condemn
the vicious and corrupt bargain between
the Oofs az Cincinnati ana Ohio's United
States senators 20 force through the leeis.
lature q code that will foist npon the NH.
mcipallties Of Ohio Eipclnnati's form AZ
government IN order that the power ~ rs
boss may ne preserved on the one hama
and on the other hand VIII perpetnate exist
lug street railway franchises which Ohio's
United States senators represent"
POPULAR ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.
The resolutions then favor the nom,na.
tien OF United States senators by s,nte
convention until the Federal constitution
SHAH be amended 10 provide TOR the elec.
ton Of United States senators BY ponuisr
vote and the next Ohio democratic conven.
eon Is directed to embody clause IN its
official cali providing for the nomin,tio,
OF the democratic candidate FOR Tinted
htates senator and clause providing Cor
hctlon hy said convention unon an mo
q amendmentS % the state constitn.ton ehen
ptntipg DpfSst the people
| Chairman Johnson M his eoeech aeor.a