New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-25
ANTI-HEARST MEN WIN.
Control Ohio Preliminary Organi
zatiOn.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUxE.l


Columbus, Ohio, May 24-The preliminary
stages Of the Ohio Democratic Convention have
passed. and the skirmishes of the day and night
have only served TO intrench the conservatives
in a still stronger position. There was break
in the conservative victory at the meeting of
the State committee this afternoon. when that
body refused to seat the Ross delegation from
this county, but this remedied this even
ing at the meeting of the credentials commit
tee, when the radical Hearst wing of the
party was able to muster only four of the twen-
ty-hve members of the committee. In the
Cuyahoga County contest the delegation headed
by Tom L. Johnson was seated by the unani-
nous vote of the committee, and the Hamilton
County delegates led by Lewis G. Bernard were
also seated by practically unanimous vote,
retiring the Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow. who was
the Johnson candidate for Secretary Of State
two years ago. The contested cases from Cler-
mont Madison Summit Montgomery and
Miami counties were all settled in favor of the
conservatives, and, with the Franklin County
delegation. seated by the committee creden-
tials tonight, the conservative strength has
recruited 2OS votes the result of the days
proceedings.
The fight before the State committee showed
some peculiar features Bryan Democrats work.
ing side by side for the overthrow of Hearst
with many OF the old Cleveland contingent.
while Democratic leaders who have always
been with the Mclean machine were turned
down by the committee nominated by Mclean s
friends. 1t has been a day of surprising polit-
ical allignments. and there has been much COM
ment the strange turn affairs have taken
The committee resolutions tonight was DOM
mated by such spirits as General A. ]. Warner
and John A Mcmahon. both now making war
on the Hearst contingent.
ftaH Iu0n
solely to a deliverance State issues. leaving
to the St Louis convention the task of formu-
lating national platform for the fall campaign.
The alleged extravaganza of the late Republican
legislature will be denounced and the canal sys-
tenn will come in for its usual Endorsement.
There a plethora of resolution suggestions
and the session OF the committee was long
drawn out, but the conservatives were in full
control and dictated the party delverance.
With the assured triumph of the Cleveland wing
of the party. there is an understanding that the
victory will be worked for all it is worth to-
morrow, both as to candidates and the selection
of the delegates at-large. Only those known TO
be allied with the conservative wing of the or
eanization will be considered Such men as
Walter B. Richie, OF Lima; Will S. Thomas. of
Springfield; Barton Smith. of Toledo, and John
A. Mcmahon. of Dayton. all of whom have not
been actively allied with the party organization
since the advent of Organism eight years ago.
are talked OF for delegates-at-large.
The Hearst campaign for delegates and in
strIctIons has been rank failure and his few
friends in the convention will be satisfied to
have no Instructions This is the best they can
get out OF the situation, and as the opposition
is favorable to that programme II will be car
ried out. The Kibourne candidacy died In the
committee resolutions.
On account OF the strenuous features of the
preliminary contest to-day, there has been no
candidate gossip There does not seem 20 be
any disposition the part OF ambitious Demo
Gratis to secure places on the ticket, and
draft may be necessary. The whole contention
OF the day has been the organization OF the con-
Yenton, a supreme effort on the part OF the
conservatives again TO secure hold on the
State machine. which has been denied them
since 1896. and the part OF the radicals to
maintain their mastery of the organization that
has been almost unchallanged for the last
eight years