Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-12
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Thoy Nominate state Ticiect-The
Nominees and the Platform.

Napoleon.
Food and Dairy Commissioner
Philip II. Bruck, Columbus.
Member of State Board of Public
Works-Joseph j. Pater, Hamilton.
Sandusky, o., Sept. 4.-The demo-
cratic state convention here Wcdncs-
day was principally the occasion uf
booming it's presiding officer, Mayor
Tom L. Johnson, for the presidency,
and of introducing into Ohio politics
Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow, pastor of
the Vine Street Congre gational
church at Cincinnati. The former has
been conspicuously before the pubic
for years, but the latter was not so
well known until he was made the
standard bearer of the party and
made speech of acceptance that was
received with unusual enthusiasm.
The session lasted less than three
hours and had only one ballot, most
of the time being devoted to speeches,
and that of Rev. Bigelow was con-
ceded to be the feature of the occa-
sion. In presenting the names of
candidates and in seconding the same
and in accepting nominations, over n
score of orators were heard, but none
of them commanded more attention,
not excepting the keynote speech OF
Chairman johnson, than the young
minister.
1t was Johnson convention
throughout, although Mr.. Johnson
himself was more conciliatory than at
the preliminary meetings of the past
two days. The platform was aiopted
as it came from him through the COM
mittee. The state central ard eXecu-
tive committees were both organized
as he suggested and the state ticket
with a single exception was nomi-
mated by acclamation as slated by the
Johnson men. All the proceedings
were conducted with dispatch in ac-
cordance with what was known as
the johnson program, and the chair
man was made the hero of the day
in every possible form of demonstra-
ton. Men passed through the audi
ence and the commodious grounds of
the summer resort with valises full of
buttons bearing the picture of the
chairman of the convention and the
inscription, Tom l.. Johnson in 1904"
Previous to the assembling of the
convention Mayor Johnson was called
on by delegations of those who had
vainly opposed him at the preliminary
meetings and said they wanted to CO.
| operate with him, but that his man
ayers had been unfair in trying to
unuseat certain members of the state
central committee. 1t was noticed af-
terward that Lewis G. Bernard. who
is opposed to Johnson, was seated as
member of the state central COM
mittee without further opposition.
In the contest in the Twelfth dis
trict for state committeeman Fred !.
Heer was seated by vote of 10 to
over c. c. Philbrick. The man for
whom Johnson made such n strong
personal appeal. Four of the 81 men,
bers of the committee did not vote
and some of the ten members who
voted for Heer were friendly to John
son, but they insisted that Johnson
had enough and that Heer was en-
| titled to his seat. The only contest
for nomination in the convention
was for food commissioner. Ex-May-
or Bruck, of Columbus. was nomi-
mated over Senator Krause, of Cleve-
land, the personal friend of Johnson.
The latter had been told that he
was going too far in urging the nomi-
nation of personal friend for n
minor state office, but, once commit
ted to Krause, he stuck to him to
| the last. During the ballot the Brucll
men objected to votes cast for Krause
by proxies after the delegates of GER
tain counties had left for home and
Johnson ruled against his friend
Krause, insisting that no votes could
be cast except by delegates present
in person. Bruck got the support of
all the Germans and eX-soldiers who
were in the convention and through
an excellent organization broke the
Johnson slate.
The platform declares against per-
petual franchises in the strongest
possible terms.
| Advocates entire home rule in NUM-
cipal government, the democratic def
nitior of home rule being that em-
bodied in the municipal codes provid-
ing for the creation of it's own gov
ernment by each municipality.
Demands taxation reform and the
shifting to the shoulders of corpora
tions fair share of the tax burden.
Indorses Bryan and the Kansas City
platform without specifically indors-
ing, but not condemning, the silver
plank.
Declares for relief from trusts and
their eXactions.
Declares against Imperialism.
Condemns what is characterized as
an unholy alliance between Boss Cox,
of Cincinnati, and the two republican
United States senator's of Ohio for the
furthering of their own interests by
legislation not in the interests of the
people.
Declares against the acceptance of
free passes by public officials and de-
mands that the acceptance of such
favors shall be made ground for re-
moval from office.
The Fairs are Brought Home.
New York, Sept. SIN specially
constructed mortuary chapel on the