The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-26
State Central Committee, Which
He Controls. Decides Contests
in His Favor.
ZIMMERMAN MEN FIGHT HARD.
Declare They Will Garry Question
Into Full Meeting, Which Will
Be Held To-Day = Bitter
Feeling Has Appeared.

Columbus. O.. Aug. 5.-The preliminary
meetings this afternoon and evening Of the
Democratic State Convention resulted IN
favor Of Mayor Tom l. johnson Of Glove
land. in his contest with John L. Zinamse.
man of Springfield, for the gubernatorial
nomination.
Mayor johnson had uncontested control
OF the Democratic State COMMITTEES last
year at Sandusky, and the COMMITTEES -
1ected then. in Its call for this convention.
provided that the credentials from all the
counties were to be first submitted to the
State Central Committee
Pursuant to this new requirement the
State Central Committee that was selected
at Sandusky last year met to-day and
passed upon the contests that affected Is
Of the $50 delegates in favor Of the John
son men. who thus had the odds In their
favor when the delegates met later By
congressional districts to select members Of
the committees on credentials and resolu.
tons.
The johnson men secured most Of the
members Of the new State Central Com.
mittes. which holds over to cail the State
Convention next year. when delegates at
large to the Democratic National Conven-
ton will be selected and an Endorsement
NO AiduC 1oA lilC picSA0Sutys
The State Central Committee. in consider
ing the contests from counties in alphabeu-
cal order. first decided to report to the COM
mittee on credentials by viva voce vote that
there was no contest from Cuyohoga Coun-
ty (Cleveland). and then on a demand for .
roll call it was decided by a vote Of IA to Z
that there was q contest from Hamilton
County (CincinnatD. The result Of this
action was that the nrst and second dis
tricts at Cincinnati. which are anti-John-
son, were prevented from voting In the
organization Of the committees and the con-
ventfon, while the twelfth and twenty-nfDe
districts at Cleveland were enabled to take
part
The State Central Committee refused the
contests in four other counties to the COM
mittee on credentials without recommends
ton. These counties are in different con-
gressional districts. and those districts pro-
ceeded to elect members without tho con-
being favorable to the Johnson mem
The Zimmerman men carried the heht
into the meetings Of tonight. and insist
tomorrow The most bitter feeling exist
against the action of the old State Central
Committee this afternoon In passing on con-
precedent in the history Of the party.
The new State Central COMMITTEES GRAN
lied to;nisht. with "; L Finley Of ksntca
land as secretary. both johnson men. The
johnson men controlled all the committee
meetings tonight as firmly az the after
noon meetings, but the Zimmerman msn
fought at every point, and WIN present
minority reports to the convention to-mots
row on everything.
While johnson stiIl advocates John H
Clark Of Cleveland for Senator, Il is BE-
lieved that the names Of @. NJ. Saltxga6e1s
the temporary chairman Of the conventioa,
former Congressman Lent1 and others WQ
be presented. and there Is much talk ahQqe
Bookwalter, notwithstanding his
withdrawal. Charles w. Constantine. the
close friend of Bookwalter. late to-night
issued another statement that Bookwaltsr
would decline II he was named for Senator