Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-27
TRIUMPH FOR BRYAN WING.
How Col. Herrick Regards Tom John.
sons Nomination.

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tory of Mayor Johnson yesterday caused
no great surprise here. Col. Myron 7. Her.
rick, the republican nominee, said today
that Mr.. Johnson's victory was triumph
for the Bryan wing Of the party, and that
he did not know and never had felt any
apprehension as to the result in Ohio this
fall.
The contest in Ohio will not be on party
lines If Mr.. Johnson can prevent it. He
wants no support from the rank of his
party who are not imbued with the feeling
that the time has come to cast aside the
dead issues of the past and march forward
engaging in the contest Of the Endorsement
of new issues that meet exigencies Of the
present.
Victory Was Complete.
While the friends and opinions of Mayor
Johnson largely dominated the democratic
convention one year ago at Sandusky, there
was nothing accomplished at that gathering
compared in significance to the results OBJ
tanned yesterday at Columbus.
The Sandusky convention was but pre-
Hminary to the accomplishment of COM
plete capture of the party organization and
OF complete Endorsement Of the views Of tho
mayor In most amplif1ed form.
This object has been accomplished, and
the members OF the democratic party who
do not like what has been done have been
invited by the mayor to step out Of the
way, for the appeal is to be made to the
public opinion of the people Of the state
and not to democrats so called.
Will Be Direct Contest.
The campaign viii be a direct contest
between the liberal element in the demo-
cratic party and the conservative and let
well-enough-alone element, as represented
by the republican party under the leader
ship Of Senator Hanna. aided by democrats,
unreconciled to the new order, OF things Ia
Ohio democracy.
1t can be a reasonable conclusion that the
new leaders Of the democratic party In
Ohio believe that yesterdays convention
stirred up a flame of sentiment like Bry-
ans protest against the reorganizers who
were charged with being more in harmony
with republicans than with true democ-
racy."
Mr.. Johnson and his friends say that the
results of the convention could not have
been accomplished were 1t not for a deep
undercurrent Of feeling crying out for new
things, and which extends. not only over
this state, but over large section OF the
west.
Asked to Forget National Questions.
AS dictated by the convention, the voters
of the state will be asked to largely forget
national questions at this time and vote
squarely upon state issues.
The present leaders of the party pro-
nounce the platform the best adopted in
score Of years, and with this document as
a battle cry the voters Of the state are to
be asked to strike a mighty blow for "free-
dom Of the citizens Of Ohio, home rule,
equal taxation and freedom from the bane-
full effects of an alliance between the re-
publican officeholders and the corporate in
terests."
These are three points which the demo-
cratic party of Ohio say should be pertinent
questions for settlement next November.
In the accomplishment of present results all
thoughts Of party harmony were placed in
the background
On practically all the important things
decided upon the friends of the new de-
mocracy" met with stern opposition on the
part of the minority. The campaign will
be the most vigorous ever waged in Ohio
and will begin early.