The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-20
0HIO'S CHICAGO DELEGATES
The Dayton Convention Completes It's
Business Without Jar or Friction.
4 Strong State Ticket Nominated. and Fora
ker. Foster. Mckinley and Butterworih
Named as Delegates at Large to Chicago.


ton work SO agreeable. The weatheris fine, the
city beautified with banners. the convention
hall ample and convenient, and the convention
itself unusually large one The delegates
talking enthusiastically OF the frank declar-
alton by Governor Foraker yesterday concern
ing the relations between them. the prospect
for harmony in to-days proceedings is regarded
as excellent The work of the convention con-
sists in the nomination of a candidate for Judge
of the Supreme Court, Secretary of State.
member OF the Board of Public Works, four
delegatesat-laree to the Chicago convention,
and two electors-at-large.
At 10 o'clock the convention was called to or
der by Temporary Chairman Gen. j. Warren
Keller, and the reports of committees were
called for. The permanent officers Chair
man, Hon. e. L. Lampson; secretary, Alex. @.
Cam; sergeant-at-arms. Alexis Keller.
Hon. Mr. Lampson. the permanent chairman.
then introduced and made extended ad-
dress.
The report of the committee rules and
der of business provided that nominations should
be made thAs: Secretary of State, Judge of
Supreme Court. member of Board of Public
works, four delegates at-large, four alternates,
two presidential electors-at-large. The report
adopted.
Hon. Charles Foster chairman of the COM
mistee resolutions. read the report. as fol-
lows:
The Republican party of Ohio, in convention as.
sembled reafirming the platform of 1887, adopted
at Toledo, present the following additional declsra
tons:
First--Free and untrammeled suffrage lies at the
foundation of the Republic and its restoration by
every constitutional means in States where it has
been overthrow impaired, and its maintenance
everywhere is our settled and determined purpose.
We denounce the Democratic party for its nullitca
whereby the Republicans of the South practically
denied voice in the government of the Nation and
of he a 1Yllay
fully augmented. We charge that the Democratic
party is in the enjoyment of power confessediy
procured by the unlawful suppression of the franchise
in the Southern States. We affirm that the acceptance
of power thus secured for the apparent purpose of
the party to continue the methods mentioned and it's
shameless defense of the criminals who in the States
of Maine, illinois, Indiana and Ohio have sought to
stie the popular will by frauds and forgeres, iusti
fly 10 charging that it has practically become in
Aroma sense an prganzed conspiracy against Tree
levng that TO deprive the legally qualified voter of
his franchise or to impair tho public in the
stroy free institutions, call upon the patriotic ct
zens OF ONO TO reouke the party for these
that in the exercise of its constitutional authority it
the elections of Representatives to Congress.
Second-We favor such economic legislation as will
PRIV AL M T s
producers entitled to the control of their
We denounce all efforts to open those markets to
competition with the cheap labor and abundant capt.
tai of foreign nations as hostile to the interests of
labor and destructive national and individual pros
perity. We regard the last annual message of the
the ways and committee a direct and open
assault these industries, which viii, if unresist
ed result in introducing policy of free trade that in
the future will paralyze destroy in
dustries reduce the compensation for labor and I'M
poversh the Nation
Thrd-It is the duty of Congress TO pass and of the
President approve wise, just and comprehensive
pension BILL giving relief 10 disabled veteran soldiers
and subsistence to the helpless widows and orphans of
deceased soldiers without regard to the time when
FonrtSTa al condemn
the refusal of the Democratic majority of the House
of Representatives to ermithe passage the direct
TAX refunding bilI passed by the Republican Senate,
which proposition to repay to the loya. States,
without interest the money paid by them at the be-
ginning of the war to aid IN suppressing the rebellion
and to cancel the unpaid balance principal ana inter-
and we denounce as treacherous and cowardly the
surrender of the Northern Democrats in Congress to
the small minority of exconfederates and their allies
and their abandonment OF the bill which. if passed.
would have contributed nearly million and half OF
FifthDWe commend and indorse the administration
of Governor Foraker wise, prudent, patriotic and
| economical.
Sixth-We indorse the legislation of the present
General Assembly, and approve its action in redeem
ing the promises made in the Republican platform Of
Seventh-The Republicans of Ohio recognize the
have been mentioned for the Republican nomination
for the presidency and loyal to anyone who may be
eminenty qualified and fitted for the duties of that
exalted Office and the delegates to the Republican
tional convention this day selected directed
Ill reans - secure his nonan alton "a Press
| ident of the United States.
Another resolution was added pledging sup
port to the Soldiers and Sailors Home and to
| the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home.
The resolutions adopted without amend
| ment, amidst applause, which was augmented
| by the unwilling of the portrait of John Sher-
/ man, suspended over the center stage. At this
/ point the convention listened to several songs
| from glee clubs, the burden of which was Sher-
man for President.
| Senator Kerr placed in nomination for Secre-
tary of State Daniel j. Ryan. Tho rules were
| suspended and he was nominated by acclama-
| ton
| For Supreme Judge the nominations were:
| Samuel A. Wildman. Of Huron county; Charles
| A Bowersox. of Williams county; Harvey Pratt.
| of Lucas county; Jacob Burkett. of Hancock
county; j. P. Bradbury. Of Athens county. and
| John A. Price, of Logan county. Judge Brad
| bury nominated on the first ballot. many
| counties changing to him before the result was
1 announced
For member of the Board of Public Works.
| Wells S. Jones, of Jackson county; Henry
Korb, of Hamilton county, and f. j. McCol-
| Tough, of Logan county. were placed IN nomina-
| ton. Jones nominated on the first ballot,
the others being Withdrawn.
For the four delegates at-largs to the Chicago
| convention the convention first suspended the
| rules and selected Governor Foraker, and then
named Asa D. Bushnell, Charles Foster. Wm
wood. colored. The rules we're changed so as
TO vote for the three names on one
! ballot. The ballot resulted: Bushnell, 378;
| Foster SIT: Mckinley, 543: Butterworth
| 44o; Atwood, 2I3 Foster. Mckinley and But
| terworth were declared elected. This result
was reached after considerable discussion over
the fact that four of the candidates had received
| more than a majority of votes. Mr.. Asa S.
| Bushnell settled it by withdrawing his name.
| For alternates at large Robert Harlan and G.
| L. Maxwell tboth colored) elected by ac-
clamation. Upon ballot being taken, Frank
Baird of Perry county, and L. w. Brown, of
| Fulton county, were chosen for the other two
| alternates.
For electors-at-Iaree, A. FL. Mattex. of Hamil-
ton county, and l. Il Lampson were chosen By
! reclamation.
George W. Cooper for Congress.
| Special to the Indianapolis journal
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