Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-06
Mr.. BRYAN IN OHIO.

attraction at Urbana, Ohio, yesterday
at the Chautauqua Assembly. The
democratic convention of Champaign
county, to nominate a ,.cket and to
elect delegates to the democratic SITE
convention at Columbus two weeks
hence, was also held esi2rday, and Mr.
Bryan's presence was made re occasion
for a conference of leaders.
1t had been announced q the oc-
casion for making the johnson pro-
grf nme for the State convention, but
the invitations of the committee were
not limited to any faction. Among
those accepting invitations were Mayor
Johnson, of Cleveland; John L. Zim-
norman, of Springfield, and ex-Con-
gresham Lentz, of Columbus.
The delegates chosen 10 the State
convention are for Zimmerman for Coy
ernor. There were demonstrations
when the resolutions were read and
adopted, indorsing both the Chicago
and Kansas City platfoI ms and express
ing continued confidence in Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan begsr speaking at 1890
O'Clock, and addressed the convention at
length. Those in attendance at
Cbautauqua Assembly crowded about
the tabernacle, making an immense au-
dience. Colonel Bryan congratula' I'd
the convention on its ha. nOny and denied
that he was a d'sturber, as charged by
some who disturbed the party for years.
Mr.. Bryan received his greatest ovation
when he said "The democratsin 1892
played a confidence game on the people
and put buncO steerer at the head OF
the party l want to say to you, my
friends, that the disrepufqble man who
stands on the street crubing and leads
the unwary traveller into game where
he loses his money is respectable COM
pared with the man who accepts the SUI
lrages of five millions of people and then
leads them into Wall street to be be-
traved. Don't be deceived when
they tell you it was the silver ques-
tiOn that drove people out OF the
party. Those who Lett the democratic
party are divided into two classes-those
who Left because they understood the
issue in the campaign and those who
leic because they were deceived in the
issue of the campaign. Those who
understood the issue and le,, because
they understood it can never return TO
,he party until they repent and SHOW
that their hearts and sympathlzors are
changed The fight will continue in this
country until one side pr the other Is
triumphant" lie said he had more
respect for a republican than for anyone
calling himself democrat "wno would
put his principles on the auction block
or in a junkshop."
Mayor Johnson entered rs Bryan WAS
speaking, and the speaker stopped to
shake hands with him while the aud
ience was cheering. Mr.. Bryan coniin-
ued the discussion Of issues for an hour,
when he was followed by John L. Zim-
norman, ex-Congressman John c..
Lentz and Mayor Tom i. Johnson.
Mr.. johnson discussed tqxation and
other State issues and pending State con-
stitutional amendments lie said the
chairman of the republican State com
mittee and other republicans had said
that the main issue was the reelection
of Mark Hanna as Senator While de-
claring that much more than Hanna
place" was at stake, Mayor johnson in
sisted that under no circumstances would
he be a candidate for Senator, but that
the State convention was pledged to in
dorse someone. Mayor johnson sale
the democrats were fighting for the con
troll of the next Legislature more for re
forms in home rule, taxation and othel
| State issues than for anything else. HI
declared that this was time for The
issues of today and not of the days o.
Thurman and other democratic patri
archs. He discussed the defeat OF th'
democrats in Ohio and said it was du
often 10 dead issues.