Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-06-19
Clincll Valley News.
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State Convention opened bright
and clear.
Nominations were declared in
order and Ex-Governor Foraker
arose to present the name of 1Ic-
Kinley Tor Governor.
"Gentlemcn Of the conventions
he said, 81 have now a most pleas
ing duty to perform. This contest
upon which we are about to enter
is to be i'll some respec' of an I'M
usual character. While it is to be
hoped that we are not to be called
upon to confront greater number
OF enemies i'll the aggregate, vet
surely it is known that we arc to
be compelled to contend against "a
greater variety than ever before.
In the first place we must fight the
timc-honored enemy, the Demo
cratic party, which it would ap-
pear that even the devil could not
kill. And III the next place no
body knows how many third part
les. We do know, however, that
the political shibboleth of each
and every one OF these political or
CARNATIONS will be anything to
beat the Republican party. Not
only is the Governorship of the
great State Of Ohio at stake but
this contest involves more than
tho Sovernorship; moro than the
General Assembly, more than the
public institutions. 1t reaches out
into national politics. A United
States Senator will depend upon
its result, and more important
still than all this, it will determine
whether this great State Of Ohio
is to go in to the next great nation
al contest of 1892 at the head Of
the Republican or at the head of
the Democratic column. We shall
win this fight, [applauSc], but We
must not DC content with simply
winning it. We must win it tri-
nmphant!y, [applausel, decisivcly,
overwhelmingly, [checrsl, and to
that end VIC must select for our
standard bearer that man who, of
all others, can most surely com
mand our undivided strength. ZAP
plause.
"Such a leader we have. 1t is
not my privilege to point him out.
1t is no mans privilege to point
him ont; that has already been
done. By common consent all have
turned in one direction. One man
there is who, measured by the eX.
igcnclcs of this occasion, stands Il
full head and shoulders above all
his comrades, and that man is
William Mckinley"
81 move you, Mr.. Chairman, that
the rules of this convention h,
suspended and that by acclama
ton we nominate to be our candi
date for governor that brilliant
statesman and soldier and orator
William Mckinley" prolonged
cheering.
With one wild hilarious cheer o
affirmation the convention declar
ed Major Mckinley nominated lol
governor by acclamation and ;
committee was appointed to APP
prise him of his nomination and
escort him to the hall. His ap
pearance was the sigma! for anoth
er Outburst of enthusiasm.
Major Mckinley in accepting
the nomination spoke with un
wonted energy. His speech was
repeatedly punctuated with ap
plause and when he concluded the
convention fairly went wild. Speak
ing for the Republican party OF
Ohio he warmly commended tho
clean, conservative, able and pa
triotic administration of President
Harrison, which had won the con
tidence of the people at home ant
commanded universal respec
abroad. He spoke briefly in de
Tense Of the new tariff law, ant
then turning to State issues charg
ed the Democratic administrator
with unparalleled extravaganza il
State expenditure.
The delegates howIed down