Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-09-04
TOM L. JOHNSON.
Nominated for Governor by the
Ohio Democrats.
Convention nt Columbus Full OF Ex-
element All Selections for Places
on State Ticket Made by Acc
clamation -Ztmmermnn's
Name Not Presented,
THE TICKET.

lHE llCNEl.
Governor-Tom l.. Johnson, of
Cleveland.
Lieutenant Governor-Frank b.
Niles, of Toledo
Attorney General-Frank S. Mon
nett, of Columbus.
State Treasurer-N. j. Dahl, of
Washington Court House.
Auditor-Charles A. Kloeb, of Wa
palloneta.
Commissioner of Schools-J. II.
Secrist, of Ottawa.
Member Board of Public Works
w. b. Jones, of Ironton.
Supreme Judge. j. Dempsey, of
| Cincinnati.
John II. Clarke. of Cleveland, was
endorsed for United States senator.
Columbus, O., Aug. 27.-The John
son program was carried out COM
pletely in the democratic state con"
vention yesterday. Although the OPP
position obstructed the proceedings
with minority reports for some
hours, the name of John L. Zmnier-
man, of Springfield. was not present.
ed for the gubernatoriul nomination
and every nomination on the state
ticket, including Mayor Tom L. John
son for governor, was made by ac-
clamation. Even after the chair an
nounced 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 subsidized after the selection
/ for governor and senator were made.
The opposition by various obstruc-
| tive movements kept the convention
in continuous session for about seven
| hours. While minority reports were
presented from the committees, the
| fight that worried the Johnson mana
gers was on the senatorship. The
only ballots, forced on the dominant
element were in that contest. The
minority report on rules, which was
intended to omit the endorsement of
a senatorial candidate, was defeated
by vote of 211 ayes to AS nays,
which was considered a test vote be-
tween johnson and Zimmerman, af-
| ter all the contested seats had been
decided in favor of the former.
On naming the candidate for sena-
tor, the johnson supporters were di-
vided among themselves. Mayor
johnson and eX-Congressman John
Lentz have been very close personally
and politically for years, but a most
intense feeling existed between them
yesterday, at least on the part of
Lentz, who openly accused johnson
of favoring for senator a man who
had voted against Bryan. thinner
man men had intended voting for
Clarke, the Johnson candidate for
senator, as they said he represented
the conservative views, but when
Lentz opened a fight on Johnson on
the senatorial candidate the opposi.
ton resumed its obstructive tactics
and voted for LeEtz f.r seGator, thus
driving the johnson faction to the
second ballot.
After the first ballot, which result
ed Clarke 1856, Lentz 222. SaltZgabt T
125, Baker II and Russell I, the John
son men made a terrific effort on the
floor of the convention to name
| Clarke on the second ballot. The
vote for Saltzgaber represented 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. T..
Ingalls,, of Cincinnati, had been en-
dorsed by the Hamilton county dele
gates for senator and 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 II. Clarke, who will canvass
the state with Mayor Johnson, has
been prominent attorney at
Youngstown for many years, but he
is now located in Cleveland, which
city has four prominent candidates.
the republican as well as the demo-
cratic candidates for senator and gov
ernor.
Next to the commanding presence
of Johnson, was the part of Clarke in
tine convention. He made two MASTER
ly speeches, one presenting the name
of johnson and the other il accept
ing the senatorial nomination.
With the single exception of the
senatorial endorsement, the johnson
men controlled the convention as
fully as at the district and commit
tee meetings on Tuesday. The con.
vention was as distinctly with Bryan
on national as with johnson on state
issues. The speeches of both Tenn
porary Chairman Saltzgaber and
Permanent Chairman Cooke insisted
that if the democratic party is to
change its policy to suit the times,
the change must be made by the
friends of the party and not by it's
enemies"
Two Wen Killed by Train.
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