Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-21
Thursday.

DAYTON, O., April 2O-The convention
| assembled at 10 O'Clock with every delegate
| in his place. Gen. E. L. Lampson was
chosen as permanent chairman and on taking
| bis place made a speech of some length, in
which he eulogized John Sherman and said
| that Sherman was the only available repre-
sentative man from Ohio, who could lead
| the Republican hosts to victory and carry
| the state of New York
He referred to Blaines defeat by an unfair
count in New York, and said that it would
not occur when Sherman is a candidate He
referred to Cleveland's tariff policy, and said
that the laboring men of America would de-
| feat him and his policy. That we had
| plenty Of laborers and material, and all we
| wanted was protection. The business of
the convention was then taken up and dis
posed Of.
The committees reported and Senator
Kerr, of Mansfield, then nominated Hon.
Daniel Ryan, of Portsmouth, for secretary
of state. The rules were suspended and
Hon. Daniel Ryan. of Portsmouth, was
unanimously chosen as secretary of state
Daniel j. Ryan was born in Cincinnati in
1856. His father was an Irish laborer in a
foundry in this city. He removd with his
parents to Portsmouth, O., when he was a
child, where he was educated at the public
schools, being graduated at the high school
in 1875 During the last year at school he
read law and was admitted to the bar two
years afterward. He was elected school So
licitor on the Republican ticket, and re-
elected to the same Office in 1879.
In 1888 he was nominated and elected to
the Ohio legislature, and was the youngest
Republican in the state house Of representa-
tives; but he soon became prominent and
was hard worker At the expiration of
his term he was reelected In 1886, when
the Ohio Rel ublican league was formed. Mr..
Ryan was chosen its president, and reelected
the next year. At the National convention
of Republican clubs in New York last De-
cember he was chosen temporary chairman.
The candidates for supreme Judge were
then presented by different statesmen. S.A.
Wildman, c. A. Bowersox, Charles Pratt.
Jacob Burkett, J. P. Bradbury and J. A.
Price were presented and on taking the first
ballot it was seen that Judge j. P Bradbury
was so far in the lead that the rules were
suspended and Judge Bradbury was unani-
mously chosen as the nominee
The nomination for member of board of
public works was then in order. Five can
dioates were presented by their friends in
neat speeches. Gen. Wells S. Jones, present
member, was renominated by acclamation.
Governor Foraker was elected delegate at
large TO the National convention at Chicago
by acclamation. Congressman Mckinley.
Ex-Governor Charles Foster and Congress
man Benjamin Rutterworth as the other
three delegates at-IaTge
The platform adopted here is re-
affirmation of the platform adopted at To-
ledo last year.
The additional planks insist upon free
and nntrammeled ballot, denounces the
Democratic party for the notification of the
war amendments. and eensures the Democ-
racy for the support of frauds in Maine.
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
The protection plank reads; "We insist
that our producers are entitled to the con-
troll OF their own markets to the extent Of
their ability to supply them," and was fol-