The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
Gives Away Bushels Of Souvenirs
Bearing the Inscription, ssTom L.
johnson I'm 1904"
B1GEIow FOR SECRETARY
POLITICAL PARsoN Is PLACED AT
HEAD OF STATE TICKET.
other Nominations-Johnso Concfl-
Iatory I'm the Hour of Victory
Speech and Platform.

CEDAR POINT. via sandusky. O.. Sept.
3.-The ticket
Secretary of state-Rev. Herbert Etye-
low, Cincinnati.
Supreme Judge-Michaei Donnelly. Ma
poleon.
Food and Dairy Comm;ssioner-Philip II.
Bruck, Columbus.
Member of State Board OF Public Works
Joseph j. Pater, Hamilton.
The Democratic State convention here
to-day was principally the occasion OF
booming its presiding officer, Mayor Tom
L. Johnson. for the presidency. and of in
Producing into Ohio politics Rev. Herbert
s. Bigelow. pastor of the vine-street Con-
gregational Church at Cincinnati. The
former has been conspicuously before the
public as congressman and delegate to
national and other conventions for years.
but the latter was not so well known until
he was to-day made the standard-bearer
of his party and made a speech of accept
ance that was received with unusual en-
thusiasm. Bigelow is thirty-three years OF
age, Independent in his creed and has be-
come prominent a lecturer well as
a popular preacher.
The convention was held amid the most
pleasant surroundings. with a great bath
ing beach on one side of the pavilion and
garden attractions on the other side. The
proceedings were in accord with "the
rounds of pleasure" The session lasted
less than three hours ana had only one
ballot, most of the time being devoted to
speeches, and that of Rev. Biselow was
conceded to be the feature OF the occasion.
In presenting the names Of candidates and
in seconding the same, and in accepting
nominations, over a score Of orators were
heard. but none of them commanded more
attention, not excepting the keynote speech
of Chairman Johnson. than the young
minister.
JOHNSON THROUGHOUT
1t was a Johnson convention throughout.
although Mr.. Johnson himself was more
conciliatory to-day than at the prelimi-
nary meetings of the past two days. The
platform was adopted as it came from him
through the committee. The State GEN.
trail and executive committees were boch
organized as he suggested and the State
ticket, with a single exception. was nomi-
mated by acclamation slated by the John
son men. All the proceedings were con-
Quoted with dispatch in accordance with
what was known as the Johnson pro-
gramme and the chairman was made the
hero of the day in every possible form OF
demonstration Men passed through the
audience and the commodious grounds OF
the summer resort with valises full of but
tons bearing the picture OF the chairman
of the convention and the inscription
tom L. Johnson in 1904" There were
bushels of those prospective souvenirs
given away. some filing their pockets. and
hat hat fttGo
from the comments on every hand.
Previous to the assembage OF the con-
vention Mayor Johnson called on by
delegations of those who had vainly op-
posed him at the preliminary 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. Ii was no
ticed afterward that Lewis @. Bernard who
is opposed to Johnson, was seated as a
member of the state central committee
without further opposition.
In the contest in the Twelfth district for
state committeeman Fred j. Heer was seat
ed by vote of 10 TO In over G. G. Phil
brick, the man for whom Johnson made
such strong personal appeal yesterday.
Four of the twenty-one members OF the
committee did not vote and some OF the ten
members who voted for Heer were friendly
to Johnson. but they insisted that Johnson
had enough and that Heer was entitled to
his seat.
The only contest for nomination In the
convention was for food commissioner. Ex-
Mayor Bruck 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 far I'm urging the nomination of per-
sonal friend for minor state Office. but.
once committed TO Kraus. he stuck TO him
to the last. During the ballot the Bruck
men objected to votes cast for kraus by
proxies after the delegates OF certain coun-
ties had left for home, and Johnson ruled
against his friend Kraus. 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 ex-
cellent organization broke the johnson
slate thus causing the only scene OF old
time contests that there was in the pro-
Mayor Johnson. with his big tent. opens
the campaign at Lorain next Saturday. and
the convention voted TO have delegations
present from as many counties as possible.
Chairman Frey stated that the state COM
mittee had already arranged 10 have Bige-
low speak I'm every county and that johnson
and Bigelow would now fill engagements
every day and night until after the Novein-
ber election.
TOM l. JOHNSON'S SPEECH
In his speech as temporary chairman to-
day Mr.. Johnson said:
1.-The principles of Democracy. always
old but never obsolete confront us to-day.
both in local and national questions. One
of these national questions relates TO
trusts. For this evil our adversaries advise
publicity as the remedy. Publicity, That
might protect investors against fraud. but
how could IL protect the public against
monopoly. which Is the basis OF trusts?
Men whose incomes have increased but lit
tie or not at all. but whose living expenses
have increased enormously-why should
they care for publicity? What is needed Is
not examination OF the account books OF
the trusts: II is the sweeping OF monopolies
from the statute books OF the people.
THE money question also Is national.
And let me tell you this is no dead issue,