The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-07
FORAKER THE MAN.
Ohio Republicans Nominate Fora.
ker for Governor,
Alter Positive Declination by sher.
man, Who is Wildly Applauded.
shortispeech by the Sen atOr as Per.
maEent Chairman The Platform
and Iowa Democracy
F0regather.

COLUMBUS, O., June 6-The Republican
state convention was called to order at 10
O'Clock this morning, with such a crush of
people in the opera house that the delegates
secured their seats with great difficulty
The committee on credentials reported all
delegations full, and no contest.
When the name of Senator Sherman vvas
announced as permanent chairman the con-
vention burst into wild enthusiasm
and long continued applause. He re-
turned thanks for this renewed honor
from the Republicans of Ohio, and
SAID 1t was such conventions as these that
have given Inspiration to the party since
1883 A world of history is comprised in the
past twenty eight years, at the beginning of
winch the union was almost as rope of sand,
ana doctrines were proclaimed which would
have disbanded the government; but every
step OF progress has been the work of the Re-
publican party, and is now part of its work
Ihe speaker reviewed the progress of the
party, and said the Republicans never stood
behind or postponed conventions, but tbey
know what they want and they do it An
element of party success was that when
they proposed anything grand, it was
opposed by the Democratic party
The Republican party, he said,
helleved In the protection of American labor
and in the taxation of the liquor traffic. One
question was national; the other state, He
spok OF the diversity of opinion on the LIQUOR
tfa1fc; some favoling prohibition, others
legislative control. The trainers of the con.
sttution did not provide for a tax upon the
traffic for fear they would become responsible
for it, but he believed the tax law the
wisest measure before the people The Scott
law filled the bill, and they would stand by
It. Ii the supreme court held it to be not
constitutional, they would ask, as they have
done, the people to change it, SO that they
can tax the traffic. If the law was in opera
ton one year, the Democrats would not dare
oppose it.
The convention then proceeded to the nom
nation OF state ticket, Hon Ben Butter
worth presenting the name of j. B. Foraker
OF Cincinnati j. M. Dalaell offered the name
Of Senator Sherman, and the convention again
became Wild, and could only be quieted by
Mr Sherman rappfng order vigorously.
When the tlmult had subsided he said he had
not been insensible to the preference of a large
number OF delegates, but he would say,
frankly and firmly, that he could not be a
candidate; he could not surrender his duties
In the senate In justice to the people of Ohio
and the country. Aside from this, he could
not accept the nomination without feelings of
personal dishonor Judge Foraker was then
nominated by reclamation and unanimously.
Mr.. Foraker appeared later and made
quite lengthy speech of thanks, pledging his
best efforts to the cause, and outlining the i'm
portance of the campaign.
After the nomination for governor, the
committee on resolutions reported the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
/. That the Republican party, in preserving
the life of the nation; in giving freedom and
equal rights to all its citizens; in the recon
struction of the Union; in the upNoiding of
the national honor in the generous provisions
made for those who have suffered for their
country; in keeping the national laith
and advancing the national credit:
in the speedy payment of the public debt; in
the reduction of national taxation; in the
elevation OF the civil service and in the en-
actment of a series of wise public measures
which have given the country unexampled
prosperity have given the assurances of its
purposes for the future
2 That the Republican party believes now,
as in the past, in the maintenance Of tariff
system which will provide revenue for the
government and at the same time will pro.
tect American producers and American Ia
Dor.
The third resolution favors the re-
storation of the wool tariff of 1867: the
fourth, the establishment of national bureau
OF labor statistics; the fifth, approves the ac-
tion OF the Ohio legislature in relation to the
liquor traffic; the seventh, congratulates the
country on the reduction of national taxes in
the sum of $40, 600 by last congress; the
eighth, approves the administration of Presi
dent Arthur; the ninth, the action of the
state legislature in providing for the investi-
CATION of the prison labor system; tenth, ia
vors and approves of civil service reform, but
desires preference to be given to the soldiers
of the late war in appointing to Office; eisv
enth, favors the repeal of the limit to ths
time for applying for the benefits of ths
arrears Of pension act twelfth, refers entirely
to state affairs, and declares that the success
ful management of these has been accom-.
plished by Gov. Foster in the face of Dsmo:
cratic administration which threatened an in
crease Of state taxation, and that this fact is
an assurance to the people of the state that
their best interests are to be subserved by the
continuance of the Republican party in
power.
The ticket was completed as follows: Lieu
tenant governor, William G. Rose, of Clsve-
land; supreme judge dong term, W H Up
son, of Akron dncumbent) supreme Judge,
vacancy and long term John H. Doyle, of
Toledo dncumbent), both by acclamation;
clerk of the supreme court, Dwight Crowell,
of Ashtabula county Gncumbent), by accla-
nation, attorney general, N, B. Earnhart, of
Miami county; auditor, John F Oglevie, of
CLARK county; treasurer, John C. Brown, of
jefferson; commissioner of common schools,
D, F. Dewolfe, of Toledo.
IOWA DEMOCRACY
Dies MONIES, Iowa, June 6-The Demo