Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-25
HARMONY THE SLOGAN
Buckeye Democrats Urged to
Get Together.
CHEERS FOR HEARST
CHAIRMAN STAIRS APPEAL FOB
UNITY.
Columbus Convention opens-Platforu
One of Broad Scope on Ma
tional Issues.
CHEERS FOR HEARST

CONVENTION HALL, COLUMBUS, O.,
May 5.-Previous to the assembling of
the democratic state convention today the
conservatives had won in the preliminary
meetings. The committee on credentials
last night had compromised the contest
from Dayton by giving the Cox and the
Dowling delegates one-haif vote each but
before daylight this action was reconsider
ed and the Cox delegates were seated. thus
giving all the 20S contested seats to the
conservatives
The radicals insisted that they would pre-
| sent minority reports, and If defeated in
the convention today they would carry the
contest to St Louis There was some anx-
iety among the conservatives last night be-
cause of the decision to make the tenn
porary organization permanent, but Chair
| man r. L. Starr and the other temporary
officers were vouched for by leading con-
servatives so that the convention was or
ganized without opposition. Prayer was
offered by Rev. E. L. Rexford
w. l.. Finley, chairman of the state
central committee, introduced Chairman
Starr, who said, i'm part:
we are met here, not to destroy by per-
sonal bickeringa, but to preserve the har-
mony OF our best judgment"
He arraigned republican rule in Ohio and
the nation, and held that it was tolerated
by the spirit of unreconcilable dissension
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 vituperative villification, libel and
sianuer banded between warning factions
whether they be of Hearst Parker CIeye-
iand Bryan and otherwise? Is the mere
preference of man a crime? Is il a greater
crime Ior democrat to have preference
Tor Parker, for Hearst, for Cleveland for
Bryan than 1t is for United States senators
TO sell the influence of their Office for gain?
or the administration to suppress the in
Vesugauon OF post Office scandals lest IL
should inJure the party, or for the Presi-
dent of the United States to disrnpt the re-
pubic OF Colombia in the interest of the
Panama canal grafters?
I'VE want the yeoman service Of parLsr-
ana ms friends in the coming campaign. we
want the energy and dash of Hearst and
ms ms friends in the coming battle; We want
the oratory of Bryan and Cochran fhe no.
nucai management of Hill and German ana
the mature Judgment of Cleveland In fbas
impending struggle.
"A common danger and calamity "a conn,
mon spirit and patriotic duty should ,naL.
prothers OF US all, and here, in Ohio va
want the united efforts of Johnson Nc
Lean, Lentz kflbourne and the great
democratic party to join In one gies ntic
eHort to turn back the food of Republican
corruption that threatens to overwhelru
the state.
Cease Strife and Contention.
democrats, cease your envying and con-
tention and stand shoulder to shoulder In
our common cause against this fearful. stu
pendous and appalling state of public de-
bauchery and corruption.
Democrats. let us here highly resolve
that by the aid of Cleveland Bryan IIi;I
German, Parker Hearst johnson Mel can
without reference to previous conditions az
political belief financial doctrines or tariff
dogma, that republican misrule shall cease
and that the rascals in high and low places
shall be turned out and that a government
OF, Tor and by the people be restored
Hearst Causes Demonstration.
The first demonstration of the convention
was on the mention of Hearst's name Then
followed outbursts as the names of other
national and state leaders were mentioned
by Mr.. Starr. There was notable demon
stration for McClelland as the speaker eulo-
gized the mayor of New York at the close
OF his speech.
r. b. Anderson of Wapakoneta presented
the majority report on credentials, seating
the 20S conservative contestants, signed by
eighteen of the twenty yone members Of the
committee
" Leas of Delaware presented mi
nori7y report signed by three members OF
the committee, seating the thrty-five rad
ical delegates from Franklin county in
stead of the thirty-five conservatives.
Former Representative John j. Lentz ad-
dressed the convention in favor of subsu-
tuting the minority report for the majority
report. Col. w. A. Taylor spoke for the
majority report both making severe
charges, while the galleries cheered. Sew
eral alterations occurred. but order was
soon restored by the sergeant-at-arms.
When Colonel Taylor concluded there
was a disturbance on the platform. Mr..
Lentz took exceptions to what Colonel Tay-
lor had said and asked to see papers
Colonel Taylor held in his hand. Lentz
took them. Taylor grabbed them back. and
a personal encounter in words followed
until both men were put down Lentz and
Taylor both passed "the lie" repeatedly
The minority report covered only the con-
test in Franklin county, and the roll was
called on substituting the minority for the
majority report.
Minority Report Rejected.
The ballot resulted: Yeas 307 2O-35; nays,
$50 1875; so that the minority report on
credentials was not substituted for the ma
jority report. The Ross-Taylor delegates
kept their seats and the Monnet-Lentz dele
gates retired while the conservatives were
cheering.
There was great cheering when Mayor
johnson announced 73 votes yes from
Cuyahoga county. Charles p Salem said
the delegation STOOD 43 yeas; nays, 30 but
the chair recognized the unit rule and the
vote recorded cast by Mayor john
son. Other tests had been made in the
committees by counties and districts but
this vote was the first test between the con-
servatives and radicals with the delegates
a whole
Many on both sides rushed to the stage
while the footings were being made.
The majority report of the conservatives
or credentials was then adopted unani-
mously.
The temporary organization was made
permanent and the rules and order of busi-
ness adopted.
In tho absence OF General Adonirain J.
Warner OF Marietta, chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions. Thomas b. Paxton
of Cincinnati presented the following plat-
form which he announced had been unani-
nlously adopted by the committee.
The Platform.
The democratic party of Ohio, while firm
ly adhering to all living democratic princi-
pies as time and again declared by demo-
cratic conventions, recommends that the
formal annunciation of purely national
questions be referred TO the national con-
vention, soon to convene at st, Louis.
On state issues the democratic party OF