The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-27
Name of John 1, Zimmerman Not Presented for Guber-
 material Nomination
u IRA SILVER MEN
 ARDENT SUPPORTERS
Clark Makes Two Masterly Speeches In Presenting Name of the Mayor and In Accepting Senatorial
 Nomlnaton--The Ticket.

Columbus, O. August 26.-The Johnson programme was carried out completely today in the democratic state convention. After the opposition had obstructed the proceedings with minority reports for some hours, the name of John L. zim- merman of Springfield was not presented for the gubernatorial nomination and then every nomination on the state ticket was made by exclamation without oppos- tion.
 Even after the chair announced that the name of Tom L. Johnson was the only one before the convention for gov ernor, there were some dissenting Zim- merman votes on the motion to make the the republican 1as well as the democratic men quit after the selections for goy- ernor and senator were made. Still the opposition by various obstruction move- ments kept the convention in continuous session for about seven hours. When the minority reports were presented from the committees the only fight that worried the Johnsonlmanagers was on the sem atorship. The lonly ballots forced on the dominant element were In that contest.
 Minority Report Defeated.
 The minority report on rules for order of business. which was intended to omit the endorsement of a senatorial csh1i- date. was defeated by a vote of 2l1 ayes to 44e nays. and that was considered a test vote between Johnson and zimmer- man after all the contested seats had been decided in favor of the former
 On naming the man for senator, the selvse. Mayor Johnson and ex-Congress- man Lentz have been very close person. ally and politically for years. But most intensely bitter feeling existed between them today at least on the part of Lentz, who openly accused Johnson with favoring for senator a man who had voted against Bryan. The Zimmerman men had intended voting for Clark, the Johnson candidate for senator, as they said he accepted their conservative views, but when Lentz opened fight on John- son on the senatorial candidate the Zim- merman men resumed their obstruction tactics and voted for Lentz for sena- tor.
 The ultra silver men who were the most ardent supporters of Johnson said they would support no man who had voted against Bryan.
 cIark's Great Speeches.
 John H. Clark, who will canvass the state with Mayor Johnson, and other democratic candidates, has been promi- nent attorney at Youngstown for many years, but now he is located in Cleveland. which city has four prominent candidates the republican as well as the democratic candidates for senator and governor Clark made two masterly speeches, one presenting the name of Johnson and the other In accepting the senatorial nomin- ation. After the convention many dele gates said his first speech nominated Clark as well as Johnson. In his second speech Clark intimated that he would ask Senator Hanna for joint debates during the campaign and that caused a great demonstration.
 The result of the convention leaves the party organization in Ohio, IS to 8. in the hands of the Bryan-Johnson element for next year, when delegates to the demo- cratic national convention are to selected
 The Ticket.
 Goyernor-Tom l.. Johnson, of Cleve- land.
 Lieutenant Governor-Frank B. Niles. of Toledo.
 Supreme Judge-Edward J. Dempsey, of Cincinnati.
 Attorney General-Frank S. Monnett, of Columbus.
 Treasurer of State-v. J. Dahl, of Wash ington Courthouse
 Auditor of State-C. A. Kloebe, of Wap- akoneta.
 School Commissioner-J. H. Secrest, of Ottawa.
 Member of Board of Public Works-T. H. B. Jones. of Ironton.
 United States Senator-John H. Clark, of Cleveland.
 The Platform.
 Following is an abstract of the platform adopted by the convention today:
 Assembled in convention at Columbus. preparatory to the state election of 1903, we, the democrats of Ohio, hereby re- new our allegiance to the democratic party of the nation, and again avow our devotion to the principles of it's last plat form. We accordingly condemn colonial ism and imperialism, denounce trusts and trust-fostering tariffs. repudiate govern ment by injunction and oppose financial monopoly together with every other legalized monopoly and special privilege; adhering to the principles of the Kansas City platform, we repeat our condemna- ton of all efforts to renounce or ignore them"
 The above opening paragraph is the only reference made to national issues.
 By ernbodying in the new Ohio code unwise and unjust provisions for the reg ulation of street railroads, republican managers have rendered competition more difficult and street car monopolies more secure. By reserving to the governor the power to appoint municipal officers in certain cases. they have dangerously con- centrated the police power and have com plicated their meagre concessions of home rule with tempting opportunities for in reference by the state government in the local affairs of cities and villages. ''The corrupt union which the republi-