The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-27

senting the name Of johnson and the
other IN accepting the senatorial nom
ination. After. the convention many
delegates said his first speech nomi-
mated Clarke as well Is Johnson.
Will Challenge Hanna.
In his second speech Clarke fntimated
that he would ask Senator Hanna for
joint debates during the campaign, and
that caused a great demonstration.
Ex- Representative Frank B. Niles.
the running mate Of Johnson, for lieu
tenant governor, is also said to be a
speaker who Will contribute largely to
the discussion of pending issues
With the single exception of the sem
atorial endorsement. the Johnson men
controlled the convention today as
firmly as the district and committee
meetings yesterday. The convention
was as distinctly with Bryan on ma
tional as with Johnson on state is
sues. The speeches OF both Tempo
Tary Chairman Saltzgaber and Perma-
nent Chairman j. II. Cooke insisted
that If the Democratic party is TO
change its policy to suit the times. the
change must be made by the friends
of the party and not by its enemies.
The result of the convention leaves
the party organization eighteen to
three in the hands of the Bryan-John-
son element for next years convention,
when delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention are to be selected.
The Platform.
Assembled i'm convention at Column
bus. preparatory 20 the state election
OF 1908. We the Democrats of Ohio. re-
affirming the declaration on national
issues of our platform of 1902 adopted
at Sanduslky, hereby renew our allegi-
ance to the Democratic party of the ma
ton. and again avoW our devotion to
the principles Of It's last national plat
form We accordingly condemn col
onialism and Imperialism. denounce
trusts and trust fostering atTiffs. repu-
date government by injunction and
or pose financial monopoly, together
with every other legalized monopoly
and Iegaiized privilege. Adherfng TO
these principles OF the Kansas City
Platform. we repeat our condemnation
of all efforts to renounce or ignore
them"
While the platform contains more
than 4.000 words. the above paragraph
is the only reference 20 national issues.
The people are asked TO determine
whether all state interests are to be
sacrificed for the reelection Of Hanna
as senator.
BY embodying in the new Ohio code
unwise and unjust provisions for the
regulation Of street railways. Republi-
can managers have rendered competi-
ton more difficult and street car mo-
I nopoly more sure. By reserving to the
governor the power TO appoint munich
PAL officers in certain cases they have
dangerously concentrated the police
power and have complicated their mea-
ger concessions of home rule with
/ tempting opportunities for interference
by the state government in the local
affairs of cities and villages. a prece-
dent has thus been set that would alto
gether nuliify the principle of home
rule
The platform concludes:
United States senators are required
by an amendment of the federal cOnsti-
tuition to be elected by popular vote.
, nomination of candidates for United
States senators should be made by
state conventions
W. J. Bryan. by special resolution. is
invited to- speak in Ohio in support of
these declarations of principles.