New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-09
o,,opoaTNG THE ADMINISTRATIONS.

c,rppoRTING THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
noov IN ONO FOR A PRIMATE OR Boss-fiE
.vrsrprNT JUSTIFIED IN THE USE OF HIS CON
s1,rr.rIoNAL POwFRS-A STRONG TICKET PIX
sov.tty AND GEOGRAPHICA1LY-sHoHT AND
- ,,,soI oIt,TIoSs-uAIsMONY AND GOOD ma
TURE. o..
.,ion -dav was an unusually large one, No
,no had bern made in tho basis of representation,
~, H. allowance Of one delegate for every 800
- anplied to the heavy vote Of the Presidential
- rrodnced An Assem- ly which was with dii-
LIZ accommodated with convenient space IN
Cleyelands handsome big Opera House. The Con
vsntion which met in the same place four wears ago
oseasilv stored away in the body of the house. but
\. a. tho greater mart of the stage had To be ap-
.,onr;a,ed for delegations for which thorc was no
room before the foOthghtS Cleveland treated the
couycution very handsomely. providing parl"is az
The hotels for the headquarters Oi several dS'H't
o.eeations and arranging the details ot hiaGie'-
meut at the Opera House III such way as I" secure
,.,.r,l comfort and avoid confusion. The stage
was set to represent mountaIn scene, ana hish up
.mop0 the rocks in the extreme background Was
r.,.tesl the brass band, which was thus made pc
tpresoue and comparatively harmless.
W r Capprller. of Cincinnati. the chairman of
IN, State Committee called the Convention to order
with half-a-dozen clean cut Sentences ana br""th
ont the first burst of applause by w"ru d""u'
Ohio's honored son, the Chief Executive. FROM
that time on every mention OF General Uarle"S
name or incidental reference to him proved an IN
faGhle provocative of hearty cheering. IL was
plain that the Convention had one mlnd a. lar aS
the Administration was concerned. IL hellcV'd Inc
Pr,siaent was doing well aud meeting fairly the
mgh expectations of his friends IN his own Nta'''
and if took his part cordially and without reserve
linn hN
The Temporary chairman was Asa W. Jones'. hIc,
,d-shouidered lawyer from the coal fields NJ Ma
b,n;ng County Mr. Jones one of the eight
Obi, delegates to the Chicago Convention who
refused To support John Sherman. ami gave
,her votes persstently tO Blaine until the Garfield
movement gathered iii all the anti-Grant elements
Az sherman WAS to he president of the Convention
il was thought good policy to recognize the element
which opposed him last year by giving Jones the
second place of honor. He had the good taste TO
mako n handsome r7ference TO Shcnnan in his
sreech The speech was good. hut much too long
twas largely rehearsal of the great achievements
NJ the Republican party aud the great strides III the
,atb NJ nrospcritv and growth the Nation has made
under its direction. The only reference {" the
recent controversy at Washington. now prolonged
at Albany was in the sentence which the audience
WAS quick To comprehend aud appl nd: Without
any question or cloud upon the title. General Gar
field was elected and InauguIatcd President at the
lruited States with the right to exercise
all The functions Of that great office, and hrllovr
hnt declare the sentiment Of Ohio Republicans
when say that they do not regard the President ~
n merc craven image or mirror hut that they viii
defend him in the exercise Of all his constitutional
rights regardless of the prcteuccs of would-he dIcl
tors" paragraph in the speech Is worth quoting.
as showing the excellent management of the finances
of Ohio since the Republicans returned 60 power
He said
The retiring officers for their faithful and efficient
discharge oi duty. aud all should receive c"mrir
t,n from m, n.oule ~ The STATE Every
staie has been carefully guarded aud through H." eco
Legislature aud state officers c expenditures have been
reduced more than $GOooOO IA tne -t tw" yrs nom
what they during IA" Nv" preceding years under
Democratic rule. Not only tLs hat the credit ut The
State has hecumr scarcely second TO that ot the
General Government itself. The Si.O72.GtO 20
OF the funded debt, hearing interest at per cent That
matures AT the option Of the State June 30 ssl vii
BE- cancelled aud retired TIE funds nccrssar, tor tins
purpose have been provided a- follows <l212fo 30 &"
TIE balance of So SOOOOO has been refunded int" four
per cent bonds running not to exceed seven year, ~"
sale ot said bonds bringing Ia the STATE premium "t ~
the of Si3235 AZ Ia addition 10 giving the state
actual cash bonus OF $lOJ,OVO.
The formal work Of making up committees
which occupied all the rest of the morning session.
Developed interesting incident. The Con-
yeu;ion, which had been very quiet all
the morning. got thoroughly warmed up soon
after the recess and. curiously enough, the
man who stirred its enthusiasm the who
las often been called The Ohio Icicc."
CORDIAL RECEPTION TO SENATOR SHERMAN.
There was no mistaking the feeling OF the Convcn-
ton toward Mr.. Sherman. First the report of the
Committee on Permanent Organization naming him
for president was received with cheer and then
when the Senator himself appeared to take the chair
be was greeted with longoOutinued applause.
There has probably never been time since he PEE
sided over the first Ohio Republican Convention in
1856 when the sentiment of the party toward Mr.
Sherman has been cordial as at present. His
speech was brief plainspoken and exceedingly
effective. He told the Convention i'm the
frsnkest way why he thought Foster should
be renominatcd and the President lndorscd
and the Convention evidently of his
way of thinking Perhaps the loudcst applause
called out hy any portion of his speech responded to
his declaration that in Ohio there was no for
primate or a boss Every good point he made.
boweyer was quickly appreciated and heartily in
dorsed Peculiarly graceful was his praise OF the
financial triumphs of his successor III the Treasury
Nr. Window whom he spoke OF as an Ohio boy and
nothing could have been heartier than his connen-
dation of the course of the President and his plan
for its full Endorsement by the Convention. As soon
- he had finished his speech and received the re-
ports of the Committee ON Rules, Mr.. Sherman an
bounced that the first business ia hand was the non-
naiion Of a candidate for Governor.
GOVERNOR FOSTER KENOMISATED.
There was q singular silence for a minute or two
Everybody regarded the denomination of Governor
Foster az matter of course, and consequently no.
BODY had priraed himself with the customary euo-
eishe presentation speech. Finally Mr. Beckham, Of
1k Dayton journal, moved that Governor Foster be
reuoninated by scclamation. There was nothing
oofe said, and the chairman put the notion IL WAS