The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
Ohio Politics

CLEVELAND, April 24.-The Blaine
caucus re-aSsembled this morning be-
fore the convention, and voted to sup
port the compromis ticket for dele
gates at large, namely-Judge For
acker, Judge West, Judge Amber and
Marcus A. Hanna. Foraker and
Hanna are regarded as for Sherman,
but the others are strong Blaine men.
The convention was called to order
at 9:45 this morning. The committee
for permanent president, Hon. William
Mckinley, jr;, who was elected with
applause. Mckinley was escorted to
the chair by a committee, and made a
brief and eloquent speech. The names
of Blaine, Sherman, Arthur, Grant,
Lincoln, Edmunds and Garfield were
vociferously applauded as they @
named by the speaker.
The following are the nominations:
Secretery of state, j. s. Robinson;
Judge of supreme court, William M,
johnson; member of board of public
works, G. A. Flickinger; delegates at
large to Chicago convention, Judge I.
B. Foracker and William NJ. Mckins-
ley.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows: That the republi-
can party approves the policy of pro-
lection in all economic legislation, and
it favors its application without dis
elimination to American industries
thereby securing employment at remu-
nerative wages to American lalor
that it is in favor of the collection OF
an adequate revenue, to defray the
proper economical expenses of the
government from duties upon foreign
Imports and proper internal taxa
| ton, and that it condemns the
democratic doctrine of tariff for rev.
enue only as destructive to the bust
ness interests of the country; that
| the doctrine of the democratic party
favoring putting what Is improperly
called raw material, such as ore, pig
| iron, wool, ETC., on the free list, as
dangerous, and If carried out, will bt
destructive of the best interests of the
nation; that the reduction of dutie:
on imported woods, made by act Of
| 1888, has seriously injured the prosper
| ity of an important agricultural pur
| suit in which more than a million
of our citizens are engaged, anC
| unless this legislation be amended thu
business of wool growing will be par
| alyzed, if it be not transferred to for
\eign nations; therefore, we demand
I the restoration of the wool tariff o.
| 1867, which gave the first and only
substantial protection ever offered tt
sheep husbandry in the United States
that the republican party, having
aided it literally when oppressed, Civ
ing to 1t homeSteads in the public
domain and supporting schools at tn,
public expense for the children of al
81 asses, recognize now more fully thai
ever the great interest of American
labor. Its claim upon the care of tn
government, and its right to equa
consideration with capital. The Pc
sItion of the republican party touch
ing civil service, as repeatedly eX
pressed through its conventions an,
exemplifed by It's legislation, faith
fully administered, is heartily en-
dorsed; that the republican party ia
vors maintaining equal civil right
of all classes of its citizens unde
guarantees of law and the constitu
ton in all parts of the United State:
and it also demands that the electiv
franchise shall be respected, to the EN-
that every voter shall have a ire
ballot, which shall be honestl
counted that we heartily approx
and endorse the administration @
President Arthur both in his foreig
and domestic policy, etc.
Marcus A. Hanna and Judge West
Alternate elected: Rev. James Poil
dexter, (col), Walter s. Thomas, (col.
John z. Green, (col.). and Robert Hal
Ian, (coD. The following were electe
for presidential electors: Genera
James McComley, General Beatty, a
bert M. Pratt, joseph Turney, b. W
Arnott. No colored electors wer
even nominated.
Two of the alternates at large are sal
to be for Blaine. Poindexter is TO
Sherman, and Harlan for Arthur
Hon. William Mckinley being aske
his preference Tor presidential cand
date, said to the associated press IT
, porter: 81 absolutely havn't any.
General Comely was elected secon
presidential elector, and the CONVEX
ton adjourned sine die.