The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-26
v, R. HEARST WILL GET NO
VOTES FROM THE BUCKEYE
DELEGATION At ST. LOUIS
Harmon Men Secured Adoption
of the Unit Rule in the State
Convention.
FOUR DELEGATES NAMED
State Ticket Also Nominated
Collision Between Tom John
son and A. O. Myers.
FOUR DELEGATES NAMED

COLUMBUS, o., May 25.-The Demo
cratic state convention here to-day nomi-
mated the following ticket: Secretary of
state, A. P. Sandles, of Ottawa; supreme
judge, Philip j. Renner, OF Cincinnati;
clerk of the Supreme Court. Peter Mahaf-
fey. of Cambridge; dairy and food commits
sioner, Quentin NJ. Gravatt. of Wooster;
member of the Board of Public Works,
William II. Ferguson, of Springfield.
Electors at Large-John A. Mcdowell Of
Millersburg, and A. ]. Pearson, of Woods
field.
Delegates at Large-William S. Thomas,
Of Springfield; John A. Mcmahon. of Day
ton; Edward II. Moore. of Youngstown,
and Charles P. Salem, of Cleveland.
Alternates-David L. Rockwell, of Ra-
VIENNA; John Sheehan, of Cincinnati; Harry
c. Gray. OF Hamilton, and William z.
Decker, of Paulding.
There were three presidential elements
involved. The Hearst men originally want
ed instructions, but finally limited their op-
position to the unit rule. The friends OF
Colonel James Kilbourne. of Columbus.
who was the Democratic candidate for
Governor three years ago, wanted Endorse
ment." The friends of Judge Judson Har-
mon, OF Cincinnati, who was attorney gem
eral under Cleveland, wanted neither in
dorsement nor instructions. but the unit
rule. The Harmon men evidently won out.
The platform, the briefest in the history of
such state literature, was adopted as 1t
came from Cincinnati, with the exception
OF the 2-cent fare plank that was added at
the instigation of Mayor johnson, of
-. r.
delegates. who were cooperating in other
matters with the conservatives, voted for
the 2-cent fare plank also some from the
cities who insisted that it would be incon-
slstent this year to defeat resolution
which was a feature Of the state platform
last year. The vote. however, was very
close on the 2-cent fare resolution, and the
majority for the unit rule was only sixty
nve out OF total vote of 723
UNIT RULE ADOPTED.
After the conservatives had defeated the
radicals at the preliminary meetings yes
terday. they had to-day contentious among
themselves. but the Harmon men limited
their efforts to avoiding either instructions
or Endorsement and making sure of the
unit rule under which Hearst will get no
votes from Ohio. although he has carried
at least three districts. The four dele
gates In Mayor Johnson's two home dis
tricts are also tiled up and his former
lieutenant, Charles p. Salem, is a delegate
at large. while Mayor Johnson himself and
John III. Clark, the candidate against
Hanna last year are district delegates
One of the leaders in the combine" that
brought about these results was Harlan
Cleveland. of Cincinnati. a cousin of Gro
yer Cleveland. He made the argument be-
fore the convention in support OF the unit
rule, to which John II. Clark and others
replied, and he is one of the Harmon man
ayers.
The convention was In continuous session
almost nine hours and during the last four
hours 1t was boisterous-at times disorderly
TO the extent of being riotous. There were
several dramatic scenes, especially when
former Congressman Lentz and Colonel
Taylor INDUCED in personalities on the
platform and later when Allen o. Myers
lision on the stage Myers finally turned
to the audience and apologized by saying
Johnson was "a good fellow personally
put nell In politics. Myers was champion
ing Moore for delegate at large, while
johnson was championing Gerard. Myers
later promenaded the hall with a banner
showing his favorite winning and John
sons as an also ran"
POLL OF DELEGATES
Delegates and alternates at large are
claimed by the conservatives who also
claim thirty of the Ohio district delegates
Their poll Of the Ohio delegation to St
Louis is thirty-six conservatives (friendly
to Harmony. Hearst six and Folk four, and
that under the Unit rule the conservatives
will have the Ohio delegation more than
three to one.
OF the delegates at large Mcmahon. who
twenty years ago represented the old VAL
landigham district in Congress for several
terms, is the most prominent. He is
great friend of Mclean and German
Thomas Is also an old friend of Mclean.
He is a millionaire manufacturer and has
been chairman of the state central commit
tee Salem is clerk of the courts at Cleve-
land, was chairman of the state central
committee last year and has been John
son S manager for years.
The only ones of the seventy-three Cuya-
hoga delegates who voted against Salem to-
day were Johnson and Clarke, so that there
seems no longer any doubt about Johnson
losing his old lieutenant. who has been CO.
operating with the Harmon men from Gin
clnnat. Edward Moore, former mayor of
Youngstown. the other delegate at large
mas been claSSed radical, but he was
supported by the Cincinnati delegates to-
day and Is said to have been on the slate
that was made in Cincinnati previous to
the convention and which went through
to-day. When Mayor Johnson learned of
what he called 1.-THE Cincinnati slate he
presented the name of Jeptha Gerard of
Cincinnati, against Melville f. Ingalls, of
that city, who would probably otherwise
nave DetH one OF the delegates at large
Johnson also embarrassed Salem in this
movement as the former cast the seventy
three votes Of Cuyahoga county for Ger
rard, while ingalls, got only one vote from
Cuyahoga.. In return the Cincinnati dele
gates cast only vote for Salem while
they went out in other delegations working
for Salem. The feature of the convention
was the new alliance between elements at
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Day-
ton without the knowledge or consent of old
leaders in those cities. On this account the
convention evidently marks a new era i'm
the history of the Democratic party in
Ohio
THE PLATFORM
Following is the platform as adopted
THE Democratic party of Ohio. in con-
Vention assembled, while firmly adherfny
TO all living Democratic principles, as time
and again declared by Democratic conven-
uons. recommend that the formal annun-
citation of purely national questions be re-
1erred 10 the national convention soon TO
convene al St Louis
On state issues the Democratic party of
ONO offers the people relief from the polit-
ical trust which has long controlled every
department. OF the state government Its
owners have grown arrogant, reckless and
corrupt; secure. they think. in the union of
predatory forces against the people who
are not organized in their own defense.
They have multiplied Offices TO make
places for their followers Increased saIar-
les and otherwise swollen the public ex-
penses TO unprecedented figures, devising
new ways TO tax the people to meet them
and have failed TO redeem their promise to
enact law providing compensation for CO.
ofhcers commensurate with services rem
dered
They have gerrymandered congression-
al. legislative, and even judicial districts
to make IL harder for the people TO dislodgs