Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-20
Ohio Republicans in Convention.

DAYTON, OHIO, April 19.-The Repub-
lican state convention convened
here last evening. General j.
Warren Keller, IEx-Sp aker of
the House Of Representatives, was chosen
temporary chairman. In his speech Gen
eral Keller eulogized Senator Sherman
snd gave reasons why be should be NOM
mated as the Republican candidate for
President. The following resolution,
offered by Congressman Grosvenor, was
unanimously adopGed:
Resolved, that this convention hiss
hesrd with great sorrow of the untimely
dea Of Hon. Roscoe C0Lkling, The dis
tinguished lawyer, statesman and Repu5-
liCan, and We tender to the beresved wife,
child ard other relatives OF NJ. Conkling
our sympathy and coincidence.
The appointment Of vice president end
committees having been concluded, the
convention was shout to adjourn
when calls were made for Gov
ernor Foraker. The Governor responded
aud said ne desired to made q personal
explanation. II had been charged in
Democratic papers, he said, that he and
Senator SaeI IN were not on friendly
terms and that there would be treschtry
to Senator Sherman in the Ohio delegs
ton to Chicago. After disclaiming any
feeling Of enmity towards Senator Sher-
msn he said: $50 far as tho OHIO dele
CATION to the Chicago convention is con-
cerned, If our friends who have been dis
posed 20 criticise and make suggestions
will but wait patiently they Will and cut
when the roll is called IN that great body
that Ohio will respond f0rty-six votes for
John Sherman, and not only will there be
torty-six votes, but there will be forty-six
votes that will stay with him as long as
he has q button on his coat"
Adjourned until this morning.
At 10 O'Clock the convention was
called TO order by temporary chairman
General J. Warren Keller and the reports
ct the committees were called for. The
permanent OTHERS are, Chairman, Hon. E.
L. Lawpson; secretary, Ask. G. Cain;
sergesnt.st-arms, Alex. Keller.
Following is the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions:
The Republican partg of Ohio in con-
vention assembled refill IN the platform
adopted at Toledo in 1887, and adopts
the following additional declarations:
l. Free and untrammeled suffrage lies
In the foundation OF the republic, and its
restoration by every constitutional pre-
r0gative in the states where it has been
over thrown or impaired, and its main
tenarce every where, is our settled and
determined purpose. We denounce the
Democratic party for its notification OF
the war amendments Of the constitution,
whereby the Republicans OF the south are
practically denied voice in the govern
ment Of the nation and the
rover Of the Democrats of
that section Is unlawfully augmented. We
in the enjoyment of power contessedly
procured oy the unlawful suppression of
franchise in the southern states. We
eficm that the acceptance OF the power |
thus secur ed for the apparent purpose of
the party to continue the methods men |
toned, and It's shameless defense |
of criminals who in the states
Of Maine, Illinois, Indiana and |
Oaio have sought to stine the popular
will by frauds and forgeries, Justify US in |
charging that it has practically become,
in national sense, an organized con |
spirscy against free and fair elections. In |
view of these facts, and believing that to |
deprive legally qualified voter of his
franchise, or to impair confidence in the
AnAAASco Va viz SOoA's AZ w. "SeNNA aAo
ultimately destroy the free institutions |
We call upon the patriotic citizens of
Ohio to rebuke the party responsible for
these crimes against suffrage, and we de-
msad of Congress such laws as will in /
sure freedom and fairness in elections of |
Representatives to Congress.
awe favor such economic legislation as
will protect all American industries that |
can be probably pursued by American
citizens. We insist that our producers
are eI titled to the control OF their owpl
markets to the extent Of their ability to
supply. We denounce al efforts to open
these markets to competition with the
cheap labor and abundant capital Of for-t
egn nations as hostile to the
interests of labor and e. de-
structive to national and individual
prosperity. We regard the lsss annual
message of the President and the rece6fi
action of the majority Of the ways and
means committee IS direct and open
assault upon these industries which will,
if unresisted, result in introducing 8