Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-25
SIZZLING OVER IN OHIO
Democratic Convention Hot
test in History.
SHOUTS FOR JOHNSON
ARRIVES WITH HIS COHORTS ON
A SPECIAL TRAIN.
Zimmerman and Cleveland's Cherubic
Mayor Each Insists That He
is Winner.
SHOUTS FOR JOHNSON

By Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio August 25.-The pre-
liminary meetings of the democratic state
convention here today are the most hotly
contested in the history of the party in this
state.
The contest between Mayor Tom L. John
son of Cleveland and John L. Zimmerman
of Springfield for the gubernatorial nominal
ton overshadows everything else so that
nothing is heard today of the platform, the
proposed constitutional amendments, sem
atorial Endorsement or the rest of the state
ticket.
If Johnson shall win at the district meet
ings this afternoon and at the meetings of
the convention tonight he will be able to
name the senatorial candidate and the rest
Of the ticket and control the new state CEN
tral committee as well as to secure the
adoption of his platform. and if Zimmer-
man controls the district meetings of the
delegates and the committees he will he
nominated and the conservatives will re-
turn to the control of the party.
District Conventions Today.
The delegates meet by congressional dis
tricts at 4:30 pm. to select members of the
committees, and then the committees meet
at pm. The sessions of the committees on
credentials and resolutions are booked for
all-night sittings. and those on permanent
organization, rules and order of business
will be less formal than usual. The new
state committee is not expected to do much
tonight, no matter which side shall win.
While the race between Johnson and Zim-
norman has been very close for weeks on
the day OF voting the odds seem to be in
favor of Johnson.
Shouting for Mayor Tom.
His arrival from Cleveland on a special
train, accompanied by hundreds of shout
ing followers, gave an impetus to his can
didacy, although he had many managers
and more workers here than Zimmerman
before 1.-The triumphal march" from the
station today.
The Johnson men have the old state COM
mittees with. them. and the influence Of the
party organization is seen much more dis
tinctly today than heretofore.
AT the same time, the magnetic PERSONAL
fty OF johnson is also effective. If the with
drawai OF Bookwalter from the senatorial
race caused yesterday what was called
Zimmerman's day." the developments to-
day have evidently caused what may be
called johnson day."
johnson is Persistent.
The Johnson men are so much divided to-
day on favorites for-senatorial indorse-
ment that some advocate no action on that
matter, but Mayor Johnson himself still in
sists on 1t.
The senatorial selection will now, no
doubt. come after the state nominations are
made, as there is quite a free-for-all fight
for the honor Among those mentioned by
the Johnson men are: G. NJ. Saltzgaber Of
Van Vert John H. Clarke of Cleveland and
John ]. Lentz of Columbus, with the odds
today in favor of SaltZgaber. .
The Zimmerman men are not embarrassed
by sena tortal preferences, as they will vote
n
delegates will support M. E. ingalls, and the
Franklin county delegates Allen w. Thur
man. and other counties and districts their
home favoriteS. but the Zimmerman men
are evidently much weaker in the district
apportionment of delegates than the John
son men.