New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
HEARSTS FIGHT IN OHIO.
Indications Dire of Conservative Con-
troll and the End of Organism.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1DuNE.l


Columbus, Ohio, May 23.-All indications are
that when tho Democratic State Convention
meets on Wednesday the conservative wing OF
the party will have complete control. both as
to candidates and platform for the first time IN
eight years. The movement in behalf OF the
nomination of ". r. Hearst for President has
collapsed, and OF the 752 delegates he will not
have more than 100 The men who have been
tabooed and read out of the party since the
first Bryan nomination in 1896 will be in COM
mand of the Ohio delegates az the st. Louis
convention, and the big four will be lined up
in opposition to anything wanted by the Bryan
wing of the organization.
Contests over POS delegates are to be deter
mined by the State Central Committee. The
Ist lid. lid, With, With. XIIth, XIXth. XIkth
and XXIst districts involved, and in every
case the decision will be in favor Of the con-
sentative or Cleveland wing OF the party. Tom
L. Johnson handled this committee last year.
but there has been a sloughng of Of the john
strength among the committeeman 1t is
understood that Johnson will fall into line with
his old enemy, John f. Mclean. in the present
instance, and put Bryan to the sword.
The platform will deal with State issues only.
leaving national questions to the determination
of the ST. Louis convention. with not a word for
either the Chicago or Kansas City platforms.
The money question will be left severely alone.
The leading candidates for delegates at-large to
St. Louis Walter B. Richie. OF Lima; John
c. Mcmahon. of Dayton: Harland Cleveland. of
Cincinnati; Barton Smith. of Toledo and Virgil
Kline, OF Cleveland. Nearly all OF them voted
for Mckinley in 1896, if not in 1900 The Hearst
people have Ed H. Moore. of Youngstown. and
Judge Lindeman. Of Delphos, on their slate,
with two places still vacant Judging from the
temper of delegates now on the ground. the con-
servatives will make clean sweep the big
four" proposition.
Among the district delegates there have been
less than half dozen avowed Hearst men Sc
lected. r. l.. Starr, Hearst man. editor of
The Bryan Democrat" who was named as tenn
porary chairman by the State Central Commit
tee dominated by Johnson a few weeks ago, will
be relieved OF his onerous duties by the COM
mittee on permanent organization. and his place
filled by some reliable Cleveland Democrat who
has not yet been agreed upon. Harland Cleve-
land, who United States District Attorney
under President Cleveland is being prominently
mentioned for the honor
The outlook is for amalgamation Of all the
factions outside OF the purely Bryan contingent,
to the end that the heresieS that have nearly
put an end TO the Democratic party in Ohio
may be eliminated in the coming Presidential
fight The end OF Organism in the ranks Of the
Ohio Democracy is at hand. The "big four"
will be uninsructed. It is possible that the can
didacy of Colonel James Kilbourne, OF Column
bus, for the Presidency may receive honorable
mention but this Is uncertain, as IL is the feel
ing that the delegates shall be unhampered IN
the choice Of national leader. The Hearst men
have abandoned the idea OF having the big
four" instructed for him.
Separate meetings were held tonight by the
opposing members of the State Central Com
mittee. HearstS supporters claimed control,
but gave no figures. The conservatives claimed
three doubtful, and that they would control q
majority Of the districts and the convention.