The Indianapolis journal., 1904-05-25
JOHN R. M'LEAN TO THE
FRONT AND WILLIAM R.
HEARST TO THE REAR
Willy Cincinnatian Not So Much
Out OF Ohio Politics as
Was Supposed.
FOLLOWERS IN CONTROL
Hearst Loses Before State Com
mittee and Tom L. Johnson
Also in Disfavor.
IN CONTROL

COLUMBUS, O.. May 24-The prelimna-
ry meetings to-day OF the Democratic state
convention. that convens here tomorrow
demonstrated that the conservatives were
in control TO l on their opposition 10
Hearst, but divided among themselves on
presidential preferences for James Kill
bourne, Of Columbus, and Judson Harmon,
of Cincinnati, and other propositions. These
preliminary skirmishes also demOnstT ated
that neither .tae old guard known as the
conservatives, nor the Hearst-Bryan-John
son men, known as the radicals, has
leader. Mayor Johnson, of Cleveland who
has been the recognized leader in his party
in Ohio for the past two years, was to-day
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 ne
had selected.
While there was no leader on the ground.
there was much comment tonight that the
old following of John r. Mclean was again
in control. Mclean had previously de-
ciined 10 allow his name used for either
district delegate or delegate, at large. and
ne was said to be out OF politics, but now
he is expected to succeed himself Us the
OHIO member of the Democratic national
committee and be a factor at the ST Louis
convention. The Hearst men had previous
ly made great efforts in all the counties
and districts and charge their defeat to
a still hunt, which the Mclean men have
been conducting. They not only secured
a majority of the delegates, but also con-
troll of the so-called johnson slate COM
mittee. The state committeeman from
| Cleveland even voted to seat the Mclean
| delegates from Cincinnati whose seats were
| contested by Johnson men.
ACTION ON CONTESTS.
The old state central committee was in
session all afternoon passing on contests
| by counties. instead of by districts. Alpha
| betically this brought the settlement of
Mayor Johnson's from Cleveland sec
ond in the call and the johnson delegates
were seated over the Wilson delegates
| unanimously. The first contest was that
| Of Clermont county, where the vote Of lS
| to S against the Hearst delegation was
| considered a test vote of the state central
| committee in their contest between the
conservatives 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 10 affirmative, negative and not vot-
| ing, the two committeeman from Cleveland
and one other not voting. Franklin county
| constitutes the Twelfth congressional dis
| trict and Is the home of Colonel James
| kilbourne, who has been doomed as the
/ Ohio favorite against Hearst.
| Ii was openly charged then that some
| conservatives heretofore had favored Kill
bourne only for the purpose of keeping
| Hearst from getting delegates in Ohio
There was for the time being much feeling
| among the Kilbourne men against other
| conservatives The latter, however, insist
ed that the committee on credentials and
the convention would reverse the state
| committee in this case and the committee
| proceeded, deciding the contest in Hamilton
county in favor of the conservatives by a
vote of IL to Z, and in Montgomery county
by vote of IA TO Z. while the contests
! of Miami, Madison and Summit counties
| were decided unanimously. The roundup
of these contests was as follows:
| Conservatives-Clermon 7; Hamilton, 45
Total, 9S
Radicals-Franklin. S5 Miami. l. Total
| AZ.
Unknown, but supposed to be radical
Cuyahoga, 49,
| If the seventy-three votes of Cuyahoga
| county headed by Mayor Johnson. cooper
ate with the radicals, ii means two con.
gressional districts, which with the
| Twelfth, makes three districts that the
radicals secured in the temporary contests
while the conservatives secured six.
CONDITIONS MIXED.
When the delegates met by congressiona
| districts at p. m. the conservatives car
ried thirteen of the twenty-one district.
| for members of the new state central com
mittee and other committees. The radical.
have representatives on these committee.
| only from six districts, the two CLEVELAND
districts being classed as doubtful Their,
I were mixed conditions in several districts
showing that the conservatives had M
leadership. In the fifth A. P. Sandles,
radical, was made state committeeman
while Walter b. Richie, of Lima the ole
manager of the late Senator Calvin $
Brice and now one of the leading conserva
! tives, indorsed for delegate at large
AT the same time Richie defeated il
his home district, the Fourth. for such in
dorsement by Judge John +. Linderman
one of the leading radicals.
Among those who were indorsed by diff
ferent districts for delegates at large, VIII,
will be selected tomorrow, were forme
Congressman John A. Mcmahon, of Day
ton; William S. Thomas. of Springfield
Edward Moore, OF Youngstown; Cen. L
B. Finley. of Bucyrus; Congressman Johl
Cassingham, of Coshocton; Gen A j
Warner, of Marietta, and former Congress
man John j. Lentz. of Columbus.
There is dearth of candidates for tn
state ticket. w. p. Huntington is tn
candidate of the conservatives and A
Sandles of the radicals for secretary o
state, while county favorites are mentiOne
for minor places on the state ticket
the convention tomorrow has a continua
tion of the fighting to-day and tonight
will certainly be an unusually lively oc
casion.
The new state central committee is a
follows, the two members from Cleveland
Salem and Madigan, being reelected: W
j. McDevitt. Henry Keller, Theodore II
Lienesch. Val Lee, a. p. Sandles, II. A
Rice, w. l.. Finley. w. p. Gordon. Jane
1. German, V. c. Lowry, c. G. Philbrick
John e. Diemer. Frank Harper. BENJAMIN
J. Mckinney, Thurman Spriggs, w. +
Albertson, ID. ID. Kirby, Judge ID. L. Rock
well. Charles Salem. ]. p. Madigan.
The committee on resolutions is as fol
| lows: Thomas Paxton. o. J. Cosgrove
Sprigg Mcmahon, j. ID. Johnson, ID.
Donavin. ]. w. -Eylar Charles G. Duffy
l. ID. johnson, j. Dwyer. Harry f. Tay
lor, T. r. Mason, Oscar Ammeringel
George H. Withey, A. r. Champrey, Ger
a I Warner Emerson CamDbell JOh