Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-25
Stand Shoulder TO Shoulder in a
Common Cause, is Advice to
Columbus Convention.
CONSERVATIVES VICTORIOUS.
Got All the Contested Seats--Radi'
Gals Threaten to Garry Con.
tests to St. Louis,

Columbus, o., May 25,-PreVoua to
the assembling Of the Democratic state
convention today the conservatives had
won in the preliminary meetings. All
the EOS contested seats We're given to
the conservatives, The radicals insist
ed that they would present minority re-
ports and II defeated in the convention
today they would carry the contests to
st. Louis. When the convention was
called to order Chairman Finley OF the
state central committee introduced Il.
l.. starr, who In part said.
we are met here. not to destroy by
personal chickering's, but 60 preserve the
harmony OF our best judgment
He arraigned Republican rule in Ohio
and the nation and held 1t was tolerat-
ed by the spirit Of unreconciuable dis
senslon In the Democratic party"
Where Is the Democrat whose cheek
has not burned with anger or whose
head has not hung In shame as he reads
or listens to words OF Vltuperatye vii
lihcation, libel ana Islander banded be-
tween warning factions whether they
be OF Hearst, Parker Cleveland Bryan
or otherwise. Is the mere preference
Of man a crime? Is II greater crime
Tor a Democrat to have a preference for
Parker, for Hearst for Cleveland, for
Bryan, than Il is for United Senators
to sell the influence Of their office for
gain or for the administration to sup
press the investigation OF the postotiice
scandals lest Il should iniure the party,
or FOR the president OF the United
states TO disrupt the republic Of Co
lombla in the interest Of the Panama
canal grafters?
I'VE want the yeoman service OF Par
ker and his friends IN the coming cam
paign; we want the energy and dash
Of Hearst and his friends In the com
ing battle; we want the oratory Of
Bryan and Cochran the political man
aseineni ot iiill 01n Gotman and the
mature judgment Of Cleveland In the
impending struggle.
"A common danger and calamity,
common spirit and patriotic duty
should make brothers Of US all and
here IN OHIO we want the united efforts
or Johnson, Mclean Lentz. Kill
bourne and the great Democratic party
to join in one gigantic effort 20 turn
beck the flood Of Republican corruption
that threatens 20 overWhelm the state.
Democrats, cease your envying and
contention and stand shoulder TO shout
der In our common cause against this
fearful, stupendous and appalling state
Of public debauchery and corruption.
Democrats let us here highly re-
solve that by the aid OF Cleveland
Bryan, Hin, German, Parker. Hearst
johnson, Mclean, without reference 10
previous conditions Of political belief.
financial doctrines or tariff dogma. Re-
publican misrule shall cease and that
the rascals In high and low places shall
be turned out and that government
or Tor and by the people be restored"
The frst demonstration Of the con-
vontion was In the mention OF Hearsts
name. Then followed uutbursts as
the names Of other national and state
leaders were mentioned by MIR. starr.
There was a notable demonstration for
Mcclellan as the speaker eul0gi2ed the !
mayor OF New York at the close Of his |
speech.
r, y. Anderson Of Wapokoneta pre-.
scented the majority report of the COM |
rhittee on credentials, seating the POS |
conservative contestants signed by is |
of the q members OF the committee. V. |
V. Leas or Delaware, presented a mia |
norlty report, signed by three MEM |
btrs OF the committee, seating the IS |
radicals from Franklin county Instead |
of the 30 conservatives Former Con- |
gresham John j. Lent2 spoke In favor |
of the minority while Col, w. A. Taylor |
SPOKE for the majority report
When Col Taylor concluded there |
was disturbance on the platform. Nj. |
lentz took exceptions TO what Col. Tay- |
lor had said and asked to see the pa
pers Col Taylor had In his hand. Lcntz |
took them Taylor grabbed tncm hack
and personal encounter IN WOrds fol-
lowed until both men were pu, down. |
LentS and Taylor both passed the lie |
repeatedly.
The minority report covered only the
contest In Franklin county and the
roll was called ON substituting the min
GRITTY for the minority report, Il was
lost. SOI TO $50
The majority report o. the
on credentials was then
adopted and the temporary Jrganiza-
ton made permanent The Platform
was then presented
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party Of Ohio. while
firmly adhering to all living Democratic
as time and again declared
b" Democratic conventions, recommend
that the formal enuncation OF purely
national questions be referred 10 the
national convention, soon to convene at
ST. Louis
On state issues the Democratic party
Of Ohio offers the people relief from the
political trust which has long controlled
every department. OF the state govern.
ment II promises II entrusted with
authority, TO reduce public expenses
and taxation 10 save the property OF the
state and restore government By the |
people az designed by the founders
The Ohio delegation is directed to |
cast the entire 46 votes In the national
convention as the majority OF those
present and voting shall decide, when
such majority shall determine that
course to be advisable
Louis d. johnson OF Urbana. offered
he following minority report signed by |
i've members cf the committee ON reso.
utlons:
1--WE recommend that the part oi he
platform providing that the delegates
rom Ohio TO the national Democratic |
shall vote as a unit when IN
he wisdom NJ a majority " satd dele
ration such course may seem proper
" IN substance. as above stated. be- |
omitted and struck out Of said plat.
'orm.'
w. u. Excel Of Cleveland. Offered
! supplemental resolution for two
'ent railway fare.
A lengthy oecate ensuai IN which
Mayor Johnson received an ovation In
Confined on page two)