The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-25
HEARST STANDS
NO SHOW IN OHIO
CONSERVATIVES TWO TO ONE
IN PRELIMINARY MEETINGS OF
THE CONVENTION.

conservatives, However, Are Di-
xided Among Themselves as to
Whom should Be Nominated for
the ePresidency-They Lack n Lead
er-Tom JOhnsOHs Glory the
Boss of His Party Seems to Have
Faded-Can't Control Votes.
Columbus, O., May 24.-The prelim-
mary meetings to-day of the Demo-
cratic State Convention, which will
convene here tomorrow, demonstrated
that the conservatives were in control
two to one, opposition to- Hearst. but
divided among themselves on presi-
Dental preference for James Kill
bourne of Columbus and Judge Har-
mon of Cincinnati.
These preliminary skirmishes also
demonstrated that neither "The Old
Guard" known as the conservatives,
nor the Hearst t-Bryan-Johnson men,
known as the radicals, had 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 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 thel State Central
Committee, whom he had selected.
While there was no leader on the
ground, there was much comment to-
night that the old following of John
r. Mclean was again in control. Mr..
Mclean had previously declined to al
low his name used for either district
delegate or delegate at large, and he
was said to be out of politics, but now
he is expected to succeed himself as
Ohio member of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee and to be factor at
the st. Louis convention.
Beat KiIbOurne at Home.
The old state Central Committee was
in session all afternoon, after passing
on contests by counties. The settle
ment of Mayor Johnson's case frol1
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 against the Hearst delegation
was considered a test vote Of the State
Central Committee in the contest be-
tween the conservatives and radicals.
There was great excitement after tn"
third vote of the state committee, which
seated the Hearst delegation of Frank
Hi County Bg d NOIG VI AllLCSLl ctlllI
tive three negative and three not Vot-
ing. Franklin county constitutes thu
Twelfth Congressional District and Is
the home of Col. James Kilbourne, who
has been doomed as the Ohio favorite
against Hearst. The Bernard. or anti
Hearst delegates from Cincinnati, were
seated 13 to T.
If the seventy-three votes of Cuya-
hoga county, headed by Mayor Johnson
cooperate with the radicals, it will
make three districts that ne radicals
occurred in the temporary contests, while
the conservatives secured six
The conservatives carried thirteen of
the twenty-one districts for members
Of the new state Central Committee
The Radicals have representatives on
the committees only from six districts.
the two Cleveland districts being class
ed as doubtful.
Had no leadership.
There were mixed conditions in
Conservatives had no leadership. In the
Fifth A. P. Saunders, a radical, was
made state committeeman, while
Walter B. Ritchie of Lima, formerly
manager of the late Senator Calvin 5.
Brice. and now one of the leading Con-
seratives, was Endorsed for delegate
at large. At the same time Ritchie was
defeated In his home district, the
Fourth, for such Endorsement by Judge
John F. Linderman, one of the leading
radicals
Among those who were indorsed by
different districts for delegates at
large are former Congressman John
A. Mcmahon of Dayton, William S.
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 and former
Congressman John ]. Lentz of Colum-
bus.
There is a dearth of candidates for
the state ticket. w. P. Huntington is
the candidates for the conservatives
and A. P. Saunders of the radicals
for Secretary of State.