Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-18
SHERMAN SNUBBED.
Failure to Endorse the Senior
Senator
A Feature of the Ohio Republi-
can Convention.
FOraker's Vaulting Ambition Respon-
sible for This.
Major Mckinley Nominated for Governor
with a Whoop and Hurrah-Wild
Enthusiasm for Blaine.
Associated Press Dispatches.


sion. Every nomination was made on
the first ballot. For every office, except
governor, there were from three to hall
a dozen candidates, but on the first bal
lot the nomination OF the leading candi-
date was each time made unanimous.
In one respect the proceedings differed
from those which have characterized
Ohio Republican conventions for the
past twenty years-failure to specially
endorse the public career and services OF
Hon. John Sherman and recommend his
reelection to the United States
senate. 1t would be injustice, how
ever, to the venerable Ohio senator
to suppose that this omission was due
to lack OF Sherman men in the conven-
tion. 1t was. due to the personal re-
Quest of the senator that his friends
make no effort to secure the adoption OF
the accustomed resolution by this con-
vention.
THE AMBITION OF FORAKER
to succeed Sherman in the senate is
well known, and it was in keeping with
the general desire for harmony and
unanimity that Senator Sherman re-
quested that the coming senatorial con-
test be not made subject of discussion.
Thus the convention passed off with
out single unseemly dispute or con-
test to mar the proceedings. Foraker,
himself, paid glowing tribute to the
character and public services of Senator
Sherman, and that his eulogy found a
hearty appreciation in the breasts of the
majority of the delegates, was manifest
by the tremendous applause which fol-
lowed. Today, like yesterday, was noted
for the
WILD ENTHUSIASM FOR BLAINE,
which greeted every mention of his
name.
The second day of the convention
opened with prayer, after which the re-
port of the committee on credentials
was presented and adopted.
The committee on permanent organi-
zatlon reported the name of General
Bushnell for permanent chairman. His
address was brief. Nominations were
then declared in order and Ex-Governor
Foraker arose and presented the
name OF
WILLIAM M'KNLEY FOR GOVERNOR.
When McKinley's name was men
toned, the convention fairly went wild.
Foraker's nominating speech was bril-
liant one, and was punctuated with fre-
cuent periods Of the widest applause.
He said in closing:
81 move YOU, Mr.. Chairman, that the
rules of this convention be suspended,
and that by acclamation we nominate
as our candidate for governor the brill
liant statesman, soldier and orator,
William Mckinley" prolonged cheers.
Colonel Robert Harlan, the colored
orator of Cincinnati, seconded McKin-
ley's nomination, ION behalf of the col
ored voters of Ohio"
With a wild cheer of affirmation, the
convention declared Major Mckinley
nominated for governor, and a commit
tee was appointed to apprise him of his
nomination and escort him to the hall.
His appearance was the signal for an
other outburst OF enthusiasm.
81 now have the pleasure" said the
chairman, "of introducing to you your
next governor, William Mckinley, Jr."
Again the enthusiasm burst forth and
1000 frantic, cheering, struggling Re-
publicans waved their hats and fans,
pounded with their canes and reechoed
the name Mckinley! McKinleyp'
THE HERO OF THE DAY
received his honors modestly simply
bowing his acknowledgment. He spoke
in part as follows:
s.Mr Chairman and Gentlemen oi the Conven-
ton:
az accept the nomination you have
rendered me, sensible both of the honor
and responsibility it implies. The cleo
ton this year is of unusual Importance,
not only because it determines the po-
litical character of the administration of
the state for the coming two years, but
because it involves the choice of legis-
lature whose duty it will be to elect
United States senator, and whose fur
ther duty it will be to district the state
for representatives in congress under the
new census, and wipe from the statute
books the crime against Republican suf-
frage perpetrated by the present Demo-
cratic legislature. Happily we present
a party in Ohio without division IN its
ranks, without break in its line. The
platform which you have adopted meets
my approval"
Turning to state issues, Major McKin-
lev charged the Democratic administra-
tion and legislature with depriving the
legally elected Republican lieutenant
governor of his seat without legal con-
test; with making an unjust and parti-
san congressional gerrymander, and with
unparalleled extravaganza in state ex-
penditure.
SENATOR SHERMAN SPEAKS.
Immediately after the close of McKin-
ley's stirring speech, there were loud
cries of SHERMAN ShermanW The
familiar figure OF the senior senator
from Ohio finally emerged from the
crowd in the rear of the hall, and again
the enthusiastic scenes OF the conven-
ton were repeated. In his speech Sher-
man eulogized the Republican party,
reviewing its work from the time OF it's
inception. Continuing Sherman said:
"We, therefore, can honestly claim that
our party has been faithful servant of
the people, and is fairly entitled to their
confidence and support. But we do not
rest our claims upon this fact alone. We
invite the strictest scrutiny into the
conduct of the present Republican ad-
ministration of Benjamin Harrison.
The recent Republican congress, in
connection with President Harrison,
dealt with all the leading domestic
questions OF the time and with the most
important questions with foreign ma
tions. Every one of those have either
been settled or is in the way of settle