The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-09
OHIO DEMOCRATS HOLD STORMY SESSION
HARMON ROUTES THE JOHNSON FORCES
Is Named for Governor
Police Called on Con-
ventiOn Floor to Pre-
vent Violence

COLUMBUS, o.. May Sin tu-
multuous convention, characterized
by the most factional feeling, the
Democrats of Ohio nominated Jud-
son Harmon of Cincinnati, former at
torney general of the United States
under President Cleveland, for gov
ernor. and endorsed William J. Bry-
an, and instructed the delegates at
large to the national convention to
vote for him for president.
A complete state ticket was NOM
mated, and former Governor James
E. Campbell was endorsed for United
States senator, and delegates and al
ternates at large to the national con-
vention selected.
National issues were left to the
Denver convention, and the platform
adopted dealt solely with state ques-
tions, attacking the Republican ad-
ministration of various state offices
and endorsing especially the initia-
tive and referendum in state and 10
cal legislation and the taxation of
franchises.
Mayor Tom johnson, of Cleveland.
after having met defeat in the open
ing session, Tuesday night, renewed
his fight against Judson Harmon and
for control of the convention, and
was again worsted in one of the most
bitter and exciting contests ever wit
messed in an Ohio convention. Al
though his victorious opponents, fol-
lowers of State Executive Chairman
Harvey C. CARRIER, held out to him
an olive branch in the tender of two
places upon the ticket, he declined
to enter into any harmony agreement
and strove to prevent the names of
any of his followers being placed on
the ticket.
Dramatic and sensational scenes
attended the nomination of Judson
Harmon for governor, which was
made despite the fact that the dele
cation from his home county was di-
vided against him. He was opposed
by Atlee Pomerene of Canton, A. c.
Sandles of Ottawa, and Isaac r.
Sherwood of Toledo. Mayor John
son nominated Pomerene as a man
who stood upon every plank in the
Bryan, and mot like some who, in
1896. glorified in the downfall of
Bryan. Alfred Cohen of Cincinnati.
WHO pTeSenltu mar ItiOn , udillt, Sdlu
his candidate was broad enough to
carry the state for himself and Bry-
an, and declared that Johnson him
self was not consistent upon the mat
ter of supporting Bryan.
During the first roll call there was
almost riot among the Hamilton
county delegation resulting from the
i'll feeling engendered by John Mol
10y seconding the nomination OF
Pomerene in behalf of minority In
the delegation. Molloy was Kissed
by some of his fellow delegates, and
the delegation became SO wrought up
while poll was being taken that the
police We're called upon to prevent
hostilities. Owing to the delay In
taking the poll, Hamilton county was
the last to cast its vote. Harmon's
nomination hung in the balance, and
Hamilton could have made it GER
tain on the first ballot. but her 93
votes were divided, So y for Har-
mon, 80 y for Pomerene and one for
making the total for Har-
mon 463, or IL less than necessary.
Pomerene received 3S1 votes. Sam
dies 81, and Sherwood 4. Congress-
man Sherwood, whose name had been
presented by man not delegate.
and despite protests of the Lucas
county delegation, withdrew his
name, and on the second ballot Har-
mon received 512 votes. Pomerene
SS1, and Sandles 70.