The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
NOMINATE HARMON;
NDORSE BRYAN
Democrats of Ohio Hold Tu-
multu0ns Convention and
Name State Officers

| COLUMBUS, O., May 6.--Ins a tu-
multuous convention characterized by
the most factional feeling. the demo-
Gratis of Ohio today nominated Judson
Harmon of Cincinnati, former attorney
general of the United States under
President Cleveland, for governor, and
Endorsed William j. Bryan and in
structed the delegates at large to the
national convention to vote for him for
president.
A complete state ticket was nomi-
mated and former Governor James f..
Campbell was indorsed for United
United States senator and delegates
and alternates at large to the national
convention selected.
National issues were left to the Den
yer convention. and the platform
adopted dealt solely with state ques-
tions, attacking the republican admin
istration of various state offices, and
indorsing especially the initiative and
referendum in state and local legisla-
tion and the taxation of franchises.
TOM JOHNSON is BEATEN
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 witnessed
in an Ohio convention. Although his
victorious opponents. followers of State
Executive Committee 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
stroYe to prevent the names of any OF
his followers being placed upon the
ticket.
Dramatic and sensational scenes at
tended the nomination of Judson Har-
mon for governor, which was made de-
spite the fact that the delegation from
his home county was divided againsC
him. He was opposed by Atlee Pome-
rene of Canton, A C. Sandles of OF
tawa and Isaac r. Sherwood of Toledo.
Mayor Johnson nominated Pomerene as
a man strong upon every plank in the
platform, who had always voted for
Bryan and. mot like some in 1895,
glorified in the downfall of Bryan"
Alfred Cohen of Cincinnati, who pre-
sented Harmons name, said his candi
date was broad enough to carry the
state for himself and Bryan, and de-
clared that johnson himself was not
consistent upon the matter of support
ing Bryan.
POLICE PREVENT A RIOT
During the first roll call there was
almost a riot among the Hamilton
county. delegation resulting from the
i'll feeling engendered by John Molloy
in seconding the nomination of Pomer-
enc in behalf of a minority in the
delegation. Molloy was Kissed by some
of his fellow delegates and the dele
cation became so wrought up while
poll was being taken that the police
were 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 county could
have made it certain on the first ballot
but its 9S votes were divided-591a for
Harmon, 32la for Pomerene and one
for Sandles, making the total for Har
mon 463. or IL less than necessary
Pomerene received 3S1 votes, Sandles
81 and Sherwood 4. Congressman Sher-
wood, whose name had been presented
by man not a delegate and despite
protests of the Lucas county delega-
tion, withdrew his name, and on the
second ballot Harmon received 512
votes, Pomerene 3S1 and Sandles 10.
PEACE OvERTURES REJECTED
During a recess, which was taken
following the nomination of a candi-
date for governor, the anti-Jo ohnSon
faction made overtures for a harmony
agreement, but in vain, and when the
convention reconyened the entire list
of counties was called without any
name being presented for lieutenant
governor. When the name of James
M. Williams was later presented, Mayor
Johnson withdrew it, but his authority
to do so was questioned and Williams
name went before the convention
David L. Rockwell of Kent, who is
known as bitter political opponent of
Mayor Johnson. was nominated for lieu
tenant governor. however, over Will
liams and NJ. B. Chase on the first
ballot.
When nominations for secretary of
state were called for, the Office went
begging, but later 1t was filed by the
nomination of ]. H. Newman of Troy
| The entire afternoon and early part
of the night was consumed in ballot
Ing for candidates on the state and
delegates at large.
notwithstanding the refusal of Mayor
Johnson to accept a harmony agree
ment early in the afternoon, as the
session of the convention dragged out
the tension relaxed and the Romina-
tions for attorney general and treas
urer OF state were thrown to candi-
dates known to be favored by the
Cleveland mayor, and. when 1t came
to the selection of delegates at large
| to the national convention, Johnson was
chosen as one of the big four by
acclamation.
There was fight over the indorse-
ment of candidate for United States
senator