The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28

L
son programme was carried out COM
pletely today in the democratic state
convention. Although the opposition
obstructed the proceedings with min
ority reports for some hours, the name
of John L. Zimmerman, of Springfield,
was not presented for the gubernator-
ial nomination, and every nomination
on the state ticket. including Mayor
Tom L. Johnson for governor, was
made by acclamation. Even after the
chair announced that the name of
Mayor Johnson was the only one before
the convention for governor there were
some dissenting Zimmerman votes on
the motion to make the nomination
unanimous. but the Zimmerman sup
porters subsided after the selections
for governor and senators were made.
The following ticket was nominated:
GoVernor-Tom L. Johnson, of Cleve-
land.
Lieutenant Governor-Frank B. Niles
of Toledo.
Attorney General-Frank S. Monnett.
of Columbus.
State Treasurer-V. J Dahl. of Wash
ington court house.
Auditor-Cnarles A kloebe. Of Wa
ponetka. .s.
Commissioner of Schools-J. F. Sc
christ. of Ottawa.
Member 1 of House Works-W.
D. Jones, OF Ironton.
Supreme Court Jud@e-F ]. Demp-
sey. of Cincinnati.
II o,>lyn Of CLEVELAND
endorsed for United states senator.
The opposition by various obstruction
movements kent the convention in con-
tinuous session for about seven hours.
While minority reports were presented
from the committees the only fight
that worried the Johnson managers
was on the senatorship. The only bal
lots forced on the dominant element
were in that contest. The minority re-
port on rules and order of business
which was intended to omit the en-
dorsement of a senatorial candidate
was defeated by a vote of 211 ayes to
44S nays which was considered test
vote between Johnson and Zimmerman,
after all the contested seats had been
decided in favor of the former.
On naming the candidate for senator
| the Johnson supporters were divided
among themselves. The Mayor and ex-
| Congressman John J. LentZ have been
very close personally and politically
| for years, but a most intensely bitter
] feeling existed between them today, at
| least on the part of LentZ who openly
| accused Johnson with favoring Tor
senator a man who had voted against
| Bryan. The Zimmerman men had in
tended voting for Clarke, the Johnson
candidate for senator. as they said he
| represented their conservative views,
| but when LentZ opened a fight on
| Johnson on the senatorial candidate
| the opposition resumed it's obstructive
tactics and voted for Lentz for sena-
tor thus driving the Johnson faction
to the second ballot. After the mrs,
ballot which resulted Clarke 335, Lentz
222. Saltzberger 125. Baker II and Rus
sell 4. the Johnson men made a ter
| rife effort on the floor of the conVen-
ton to name Clarke on the second pal
lot. They succeeded. the second ballot
resulting Clarke 395, LentZ 2O5. Saltz-
berger 81. Clarke was declared the
nominee. The Saltzberger vote repre-
sented the ultra-silver men who were
| the most ardent supporters of Johnson
but who said they would support no man
| who had voted against Bryan. NJ. E.
| Ingalls,. of Cincinnati. had been ell
| dorsed by the Hamilton count- delega-
| ton for senator ard was the choice
OF the Zimmerman men. but ingalls,
and the unseated Hamilton county
delegates. although in the city. did not
| attend the convention.
John H. Clarke who will canvass the
| state with Mayor Johnson and other
| democratic committees has been prom
| inent attorney at Y"''~ for many
wears, but now is ne located in Cleve-
| land which city has four promlneni
| candidates. the republican as we'll as
the democratic candidates for senator
and governor.
| Next to the commanding presence OF
! Johnson was the part =" Clarke in the
! convention. he made two mastery
| speeches. one presenting the name OF
| Johnson and the ether in accepting the
! senatorial nomination. Mr.. Clarke In
! timated that he would ask Senator
! Hanna for joint debates during the
campaign.
! land which Cit hns four prominent
| atorial endorsement the Johnson men
controlled the convention todav as firm
| With the ~ingle exception of the SEN
ings yesterday. The convention was