The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
CONSERVATIVES
TRIUMPH IN OHIO
Harmon Element Wins Out In
a Peculiarly Complicated
Situation.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 25.-The
Democratic state convention here to-
day nominated the following ticket:
Secretary of State-A. P. Sandels.
Supreme Judge-Philip J. Renner
Clerk of Supreme Court-Peter Mahaf7
Dairy and Food Commissioner-Qu
tin M. GraVatt
Member of the Board of Public works
William H. Ferguson
Electors at LARGE. F. Mcdowell and
J. F. Pearson.
Delegates at Large-William S. Thomas.
John A. Mcmahon, Edward H. Moore and
Charles P. Salem.
There were three presidential ele-
ments involved. The Hearst men
originally wanted instructions, but f.
nally limited their opposition to the
unit rule. The friends of Col ]. Kill
bourne, of Columbus, who was the
Democratic candidate for governor
three years ago, wanted Endorsement"
The friends of Judge Judson Harmon,
of Cincinnati, who was attorney
general under Cleveland, wanted
neither Endorsement nor instructions,
but the unit rule. The Harmon men
evidently won out.
Briefest of Platforms.
The platform, the briefest in the
history Of such state literature, was
adopted as it came from Cincinnati,
with the exception of a plan favoring
tWo-cent fare that was added at the
lnstigation of Mayor Johnson, Of
Cleveland, in the convention.
The rural delegates who were CO.
operating in other matters with the
conservatives, voted for a two-cent
fare plank, also some from the cities
who insisted that it would be incon-
slstent this year to defeat a resolu-
ton Which was a feature Of the state
platform last year. The vote, how
ever, was very close on the two-cent
fare resolution and the majority for
unit rule was only IS out of a total
vote of 723. The platform says:
The Democratic party Of Ohio, while
hrmly adhering to all living Democratic
principles, as time and again declared by
democratic conventions, recommends that
the formal announcement of purely ma
tlonal questions be referred to the national
convention, esoOn to convene at st. Louis.
On state issues the Democratic party of
OHIO offers fthe1 people relief from the
political trust. which has long controlled
every department of the state govern
ment. Its owners have grown arrogant,
reckless and corrupt; secure, they think,
In the possession of predatory forces
against the people who are not organized
IN their own defense. The Democratic
party promises, if intrusted with author
1ty, to reduce public expenses and taxa
ton, to save the property Of the state
and to restore government by the people
as designed by it's founders
We favor the improvement Of public
roads throughout the state and commend
the efforts of the Democratic minority
of the last legislature in that behalf. The
OHIO delegation is directed to cast the en-
tire forty-siX votes in the national con-
vention as the majority of those present
and voting shall decide. when such ma
Jor1ty shall determine that course to be
advisable.
Boisterous Moments.
The convention was in continuous
session almost nine hours and during
the last three hours it was bolster
ous-at times disorderly to the extent
Of being riotous. r. L. Starr was
chairman. There were several dram
attic scenes, especially when former
Congressman Lentz and Col. Taylor in
dulged in personalities on the plat
form and later when Allen o. Meyers
and Mayor Tom L. Johnson had
collision on the stage. Myers finally
turned to the audience and apologized
by saying Johnson was a good fell
low personally, but - in politics."
Myers was championing Moore for
delegate at large while Johnson was
champi6ning Gerard. Myers later
promenaded the hall with a banner
showing his favorite winning and
Johnsons as an "also ran"
The delegates and alternates at large
are claimed by the conservatives, who
claim thirty of the Ohio district dele
gates. Their poll Of the Ohio delega-
ton to st. Louis is SO conservatives
(friendly to Harmony, Hearst 6 and
Folk 4, and that under the unit rule
the conservatives will have the Ohio
delegation more than three to one.