The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-04

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| Presidential Nominal =
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speech Of Acceptance ~
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Cedar Point. via sanduslzy. ohia 49,
a--The ticket:
secrstssy Of stass. Rsv. Hs1M4
Bfgelow. Cincinnti. Il
Supreme Jucge-Michael Oonn6
Napoleon.
Food and Dairy Commissioner
H. Bruck. Columbus. 4 n
( Member OF state Board Of Pubic We1
Joseph J. Pater. Hamilton. III 1.
The Democratic State conysntlsn -
today was principally the oocestoe -
booming It's presiding ofIHcer. Aayss -
L. johnson. for the presidency ~ -
introducing into Ohio politics Rsv. Mo5@ a
bert s. Bigelow. pastor of the Vine D@xo11
Congregation Church at CtE1cdne
Tho former has been conspicuoualy bs(96
the public as Congressman and de1euo1o
to national and other conventions -
years, but the latter was not 70 49, M
known until he was today made IL o@<
dard bearer of his party and ma6o =
speech OF acceptance that w1a xece<yCI
with unusual enthusiasm.
Bigelow 10 SO years old, Independents - y
hts creed and has become promanen4 ~
q lecturer as well - . popular pessnAe
Bigelow Makes o hit.
The convention lasted less than thx&&&
hours and had only one ballct, meet a.
the time being devoted to speeches An4
that of Rev. Mr.. Bigelow was conce1@4
to be the feature OF the occasion. n
presenting the names Of candidates an
In seconding the same and In accoptux
nominations, over q score Of orators we<e
heard, but none Of them commanded moro
| attention, not excepting the keyonts
speech Of Chairman johnson, than the
young minister. t-------t. :
| It was a Johnson convention through
| out although Mr.. johnson himself W19
more conciliatory today than ct the prf-
| mary meetings OF TIE past two days
| The platform was adopted a. It came
from committee. The Executive Com
| mittees were both organized a. he suE-
gested and the State ticket with q single
exception was nominated By accIanation
as slated by the johnson men.
All the proceedings were conduofe0
with dispatch in accordance with that
what was known as the johnson pro-
gram and the chairman was made the
| order of the day in every possible form
of demonstration.
johnson In 1904"
DdSSGQ
the commodious grounds of the summer
resort with valises full of bulletins bearx
ing the picture of the chairman Of tnefl
convention and the inscription, Tom T..
johnson in 1904"
There were bushels Of those prospective
souvenirs given away. some filling their
pockets and everyone knew what they
meant, judging from the comments On
every hand Previous to the assembling
| of the convention. Mayor johnson was
called on by delegation Of those who
| had vaInly opposed him at the prelimin-
ary meetings last night, and said they
wanted to cooperate with him. but that
| his managers had been unfair in trying
| to unseat certain members OF the state
| Central Committee. 1t was noticed that
| Lewis G, Bernard, who Ii opposed -
| Johnson, was seated as a member o.
| the State Central Committee without fur
dher opposition.
In the contest in the Twelfth District
| for State Committeeman, Fred J. Herr
| was seated by vote Of 10 to over 9. g.
Philbrick. the man for whom johnson
made such a strong personal appeal yes
terday. Four of the twenty-one members
of the committee did not vote, and some
of the ten members who voted for Herr
were friendly to johnson, but they IN
sisted that Johnson had enough and that
Herr was entitled to his seat.
The Only Contest.
The only contest for nomination. In
tn econvention YVES for Food Commits
sioner. Ex-Mayor Bruclx' of Columbus
was nominated over Senator Kraus Of
Cleveland, the neighbor and personal
friend of johnson. The latter had been
told that he was going too lar In urging
the nomination Of a personal friend for
minor State Office, but once COMMITTEES
to Kraus. he stuck to him to the last.
During the ballot, the Bruck men OBJ
jected to votes cast for Kraus by prox-
les after the delegates of certain counties
had left for home and Johnson ruled
against his friend Kraus. insisting thas
no votes could be cast except by dele-
gates present in person.
Bruck got the support of all the Ger
mans ard ex-soldiers who were In the
convention and through an excellent Or
ganization broke the johnson slate, thus
causing the only scene Of old-time con-
test that there was In the proceedings.
Mayor johnson with his big tent opens
the campaign at Lorain next Saturday
and the convention voted to have dele
cations present from as many counties
as possible. Chairman Frey stated tha<
The State Commute had already arrang-
ed to have Bigelow speak in every county
and that Johnson and Bigeloy would nov
fill engagements every day and night uur
til after the Nevomber election.