Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-17
POLITICAL DOINGS.
Ohio Republicans and Minne-
sofa Alliance Men.
BUCKEYES NAME THEIR LEADERS,

And the Minnesota People Determine to
Put Up Third Party Ticket-Foraker
Makes a Red-Hot speech at Cleveland,
While Erwin at st. Paul Makes 1t Warm
for Governor Merriam-A Reverend
Tennesseean Called Down by His
Bishop-FieId Notes.
CLEVELAND, O., July Yesterday the
Republicans of Ohio held their state con-
vention in Music hall, which was taste
fully decorated with flags and bunting,
aud portraits of Lincoln, Garfield, Grant,
Logan, Harrison, Sheridan, Blaine, Fora
kerr and other leaders. The hall was COM
tortably filed by the delegates. and the
galleries by spectators. Elk Governor For
Rker was temporary chairman, and when
he appeared was received with enthusi
astic applause. The feature of the con-
vention was the ex-governor's address, for
the nomination of candidates was with
out incident, the delegates having evil
IDENTIFY made up their minds with great
unanimity as to who should be standard
bearers. Ex-Governor Foraker began by
thanking the convention for selecting him
as temporary chairman, aud then proceed.
ed with his address.
A Brief Look Backward.
He said: ave did not come out of the
last contest very well. We lost the gov
ernorship, the general assembly, and the
United States senatorship: the three great
objective purposes of the canvass; and
later, as consequence, we lost also the
lieutenant governorship, the control OF all
the state institutions, and, only time and
the next election can tell, how many rep
resenUatives in congress. Ii was a slaugh-
ter, not only for the head of the ticket, but
all along the line. A great many people
got hurt who did not even dream of such
q thing-who supposed they were entirely
out of harms way.
The Germans Sunday Beer.
'The taxpayer, whose burdens were be-
ing constantly lightened, must now con-
front deficient revenues and an increase of
S. 600, 900 of local Indebtedness alone; and
our dissatisfied German friends of Cincin-
natl, who in the name of personal liberty,
deserted us and fought with the enemy
for their Sunday beer, find to their con-
sternation and amaZement that they have
only brought on themselves and their fell
low citizens n famine of water Natural
ly, much has been said As to the causes of
this defeat Some OF this talk has been
profitable, but most of it has been worse
| than profit'ess'
A Magnanimo Proposal.
He then said that he wanted the whole
| matter forgotten, but if there were those
| who must have a victim-who must lay
| the blame on some one-"My appeal is
that you place the blame upon me.
Whether it be just or unjust for you TO do
| so l shall not stop to question. Neither
| shall utter word of complaint, but on
| the contrary bear most gladly all that
| the bitterest enemy can even imagine as
| appropriate to be laid upon my shoulders,
| If thereby can in the slightest degree pro
mote the common good of our common
| cause. What happens to me or to any
| other individual is of no consequence in q
| political sense to anybody, but what hap
pens 10 the great Republican party is of
the highest concern of all"
A Rap at the Democracy.
| A goodly portion of the remainder of the
! speech was devoted to denunciation of the
Ohio Democracy, and he concluded this
\ part as follows, referring to the last state
| Legislature: "It will go down in history as
| the most unsatisfactory official body that
| ever met in the state house The
majority of its acts are either indifferen,
| or very bad 1t has insisted on
doing things that will damn it for all time
TO come. 1t will be distinguished
as having spent thousands of dollars on
| useless expenditures, for hav.
| ing cowardly forsaken its German
| allies, #for dealing in weak and
uncertain way with the canals,
and for accepting from boodlers a goodly
| sum of money; for having among
| its members some of the smallest anC
| cheapest raseals that ever got into polite.
| men who saw no good in any measure
unless they could discover a s. greenbacl
wrapped up in it,"
An Appeal for Harmony.
| His conclusion contained the following
| passages: But look ahead. Six new state,
have just been admitted to the Union
Bright, beautiful and promising sisters
they are They will have nineteen Re
publican votes in Vie next electoral col
lege. In the language of Garfield, ''tht
stars in their course have fought for u.s.
and we can add that they have gained tn,
| day. Are we, like parcel OF petulant
| children, to fritter away this advantage
| or are we to be men, and make Republic
anism iuvincible? We must moi
| fail. Our opportunity is here. This is the
starting point. Are we ready to NEE
| this issue and answer the demand
that rest upon usr The man who doe
not say Yes" is not Republican; the
man who says Yes" and then sulks il
his tent because he don't like a candidate
or don't like a committee, or don't lik,
something or other of the kind, is false tC
his party, false to his country, and false tt
his conscience"
The Platform and Ticket.
As soon as the applause which greeted
| Foraker's speech had subsidized the usual
committees were appointed and recess was
taken to p. m, at which time the con
| vention reassembled and speedily nom
mated a state ticket as follows: Secre
tary of state, Daniel j. Ryan (by acclama
tom; supreme judge, Thaddeus A.
| Minchall tby acclamatiOn); member OF
board of public works, Frank McCollocl
| ION first BALLOT
The platform adopted compliments For
| aker's administration, and that of Presi
dent Harrison; indorses the silver bill ant
the federal election bill, and demands pro
lection for American wool; favors liberia
| pensions, and winds up with resolution
of sorrow at the death of the Republican
| party's first leader, Gen. John c. Fremont
After the platform had been adopted ths
convention adjourned
| POLITICIAN OR PREACHER.
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