The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-25
POLITICAL GATHERINGS.
SELECTING MORE DELEGATES.
Acticn OF Republican and Democratic Con-
ventlons tn Several states-Thc situation
I'm Ohio

In Ohio.
!By telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
| CLEVELAND, April A.--The Republican
convention was called TO order at 0:4t
O'Clock. After prayer, Hon. William NJ
mckinley, Jr., OF Stark county, was elected
permanent chairman.
Mr.. Mckinley was escorted 10 the chail
by committee and made a brief and elo
quent speech. The names OF Blaine, Sher
man, Arthur, Grant, Lincoln, Edmunds
and Garfield were vociferously applauded
rs they were named by the speaker. The
order OF business adopted was TO nominate
candidates for Secretary OF State, Supreme
Judge, member Of Board OF Public Works,
and delegates at large.
On the third ballot j. s. Robinson, OF
Hardin county, was chosen the candidate
for Secretary Of State. While the ballots
were being counted the Committee on
Resolutions reported, and the platform
was read. The resolutions were adopted,
but afterwards the adoption was recon-
sidered because the first resolution implied
no Internal revenue, and the platform was
recommitted.
Hon. William w. Johnson, present
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court, WAS
ren0minated. For member of the Board
~ Public Works, c. A. FlickliDger, of
Defiance, was nominated unanimously.
Judge j. b. Foraker was then nominated
by reclamation as delegate at large, and
the following names were placed in nomi-
nation as candidates for delegates at large :
Judge West, General John Beatty, of Co.
lumbus; Walter S. Thomas (colored), of
Delaware; Jacob a. Amber, Of Colum>
biana; Samuel Craighead, OF Montgom-
cry; John p. Greene (colOred), Of Cuya-
haga; Rev. James Poindexter (celored),
OF Columbus; Hon. S. s. Washer,
OF Wellington and William McKin-
ley. When Mr.. McKiney's name was
mentioned, motion was made to nom.
mate him by reclamation. He being the
presiding officer, modestIy refused TO put
the motion, but General GrosYenor stepped
to the front and put the motion, and it was
carried with enthusiasm. Mr.. Mckinney IS
not committed, but is considered to be for
Sherman. He insisted that he should
not be elected. He bad promised
his friends that he would not be
candidate, as certain gentlemen were
in the feld-naming Messrs. Amber
and Hanna-and he could not accept.
Voices, You cannot withdraw; no, no."]
He persisted in declaring that he was not
to be considered as elected. On question
as to whether two or three delegates were
to be elected he decided that there were to
be three. An appeal was taken, and the
decision was not sustained; but he an
nounced that three delegates were yet 20
be elected, and ballot was taken.
Before an announcement could be made
there was rush to change from various
candidates TO Mckinley, whereupon Judge
West moved that he lie elected by acclama-
ton. The motion was carried unani-
mously, amid cheers.
\ motion was then made to elect Judge
West 10y reclamation, which was tabled.
and ballot ordered. Before the vote was
announced a motion was made to elect
Marcus A. Hanna by acclamatIon, which
was carried. This is regarded as another
| Sherman victory.
A motion to suspend the rules and elect
Beatty, another Sherman man, by acclama-
| ton, was lost.
As the balloting proceeded many
changes OF votes were made. Judge West
received 800 votes. and was declared
elected as the fourth delegate. General
| Beatty received PSI. The votes OF other
candidates were not announced.
| The following alternates were elected {:
Rev. James PoindeXter (colored), Of Column
bus; Graham DUEL (colored). OF Clark
county; John p. Green (colored), OF Cleye-
land; and Robert Harlon (colored), OF Gin
cnnati.
General Beatty and General James VI.
Comley were chosen presidential electors
at large.
The Committee on Resolutions, to whom
the platform had been recommitted, re-
ported as follows:
That the Republican party approves the
policy OF protection in all economic legis-
lation, and it fovors its application with
out discrimination to American industries,
thereby securing employment at remune-
rative wages to American labor; that it Il
in favor Of collecting an adequate revenue
to defray the proper and economical eX-
penses of the Government from the
duties upon foreign imports and proper
internal taxation, and that it con-
dennis the Democratic doctrine Of
tariff for revenue only as destructive
TO the business interests OF the country
that the doctrine OF the Democratic party
iavoring the putting Of what Is Improperly
called raw material, such as ore, pig-iron
wool, &C., on the free list, is dangerous
and il carried out will be destructive Of
the best interests OF the nation; that the
reduction OF duties on imported wool:
made by the act OF 1883 has seriously in
jured the prosperity Of an important agri
cultural pursuit, in which more thGn Z
million OF our citizens are engaged, snC
unless this legislation be amended the
business OF wool-growing will be para
1 20 ha fr1 n
nations; therefore we demand the re
storation OF the wool tariff OF 1867,
which gave the first and only substan
: tial protection ever offered to husbandr.
in the United States; that the Republican
party, having aided labor, liberating |
when oppressed, giving to it homestead
in the public domain, and supporting Thu
: schools at public expense for children o
, all classes, recognizes now more fully thai
ever the great interests OF American labor
) its claim npon the Government and IL
, right to an equal consideration with capi
tai; that the Republican party stands b
, its legislation known as the "Scott law,
, and condemns the want OF sincerity OF tn
= Democratic party insrespect thereto; tha
{. the position OF the Republican party touch
ing the civil service, as repeatedly express
|, ed through its conventions and exempt
|, fed by its legislation faithfully administer
l. ed, is heartily endorsed; that the Rupubl
= can party is in favor Of maintainin
the equal civil rights Of all classes OF cit
u zens under guarantees OF the law and con
stitution in all parts Of the United State
and 1t also demands that the elective frar
=; cblse shall be respected, to the end thi
j every voter shall have free ballot, whic
q shall be honestly counted; that we hearth
l. approve and endorse the administration
President Arthur, both In his foreign an
domestic policies.
The resolution referring to the Scott la
was stricken out, because objection WI
=! made TO fighting national campaign @