The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-27
fight
Made Against.
Hearst
By the Conservative
Democrats
WON EASILY.
Johnson. Seems to
Have Lost Out.
Mclean to the front---New
Central Committee is
Conservative.

Columbus, o., May 25.-Tne pre-
liminary meeting Tuesday Of the
democratic state convention which
will convene to-day demonstrated that
the conservatives were in control, two
to one, In opposition to Hearst, but d.
vided among themselves on presioen-
tial preferences for James Kilbourne,
Of Columbus, and Judge Harmon, OF
Cincinnati. These preliminary skirm-
ishes also demonstrated that neither
The old guard" known as the con-
servatives, nor "The Hearst Bryan
johnson" men, known as radicals.
had a leader
Mayor Johnson, of Cleveland. who
has been the recognized leader
In his party in Ohio for two years.
was yesterday unable to control the
votes of the two state committeeman
from his own city, whom he had put
on the committee one year ago, and
the same was true Of other members
of the state central committee whom
he had selected.
While there was no leader on the
ground, there was much comment
that the old following of John r. Nc
Lean had previously declined to allow
his name to be used for either dis
trict delegate or delegate at large
md he was said to be out OF politics,
but now he is expected to succeed
himself as Ohio member Of the demo-
cratic national committee and be q
factor at the st. Louis convention.
The old state central committee
was in session all Tuesday after
noon passing on contests by counties.
1.-THE statement Of Mayor Johnson's
case from Cleveland was second on
the call, and the Johnson delegates
were seated unanimously. The first
contest was that OF Clermont county,
where the vote of 13 to s against the
Hearst delegation was considered q
test vote Of the state central commit
tee In the contest between the con-
servatives and radicals
There was great excitement after
the third vote of the state committee.
which seated the radical delegation OF
Franklin county by a vote Of Is af-
| drmative, three negative and three
not voting. Franklin county consti-
tutes the Twelfth congressional dis
| trict and is the home Of Col. James
Kflbourne, who has been doomed as
| the Ohio favorite against Hearst
II the " votes of Cuyahoga county
headed by Mayor Johnson, cooperate
with the radicals 1t will make three
districts that the radicals secured In
| the temporary contests. while the
l conservatives secured six
The conservatives carried 13 OF the
81 districts for members Of the new
| state central committee The radi-
calls have representatives. on these
committees only from six districts
the two Cleveland districts being
classed as doubtful.
There were mixed conditions in
| several districts. showing that the
conservatives had no leadership In
| the Fifth, A. P. Saundles. a radical
was made state committeeman, while
Walter B. Richie, Of Lima, formerly
manager for the late Senator Calvin
8. Brice and now one Of the leading
conservatives, was endorsed for dele
gate at large At the same time
Richie was defeated In his home dis
trict, the Fourth, for such endorse
ment by Judge John F. Linderman
one of the leading radicals.
Among those who were endorsed By
different districts for delegates a
large who will be selected te-da,
are ex-Congressman John A Nc
Mahon, of Dayton; William
Thomas, Of Springfield; Edward II
Moore, Of Youngstown; Gen. E. B
Finley, Of Bucyrus; Congressman
John W. Cassingham, Of Coshocton
Gen. A. ]. Warner, Of Marietta. anG
ex-Congressman John J. Lentz. OF Co
1umbus.
There IL q dearth Of candidates TO
the state ticket w. p. Huntington Il
the candidate Of the conservatives ant
A. P. Saundles of the radicals for sec
l rafary Qf state