The Indiana State sentinel., 1891-06-24
Protection Solely for the
Sake of Protection.
Mckinley Is Nominated on His
Own Platform.
The Convention Fails to Urge
Shernan's Reelection.
Blaino's Boom Given o Great Deal OF
Encouragement.
William MeKinlev


AttOrney-generai.-.. ...-.....--J n hlonsrds
Judge superior court J. Williams
Dairy commissioner. r NJ McNeal
COLUMBUS, o., June I7.-[Special. ]-The
second days session OF the republican
state convention was remarkable from
the fact that not more than one
ballot was had to make any nomina-
tion, for its unqualified Endorsement
Of the most ultra-protection principles,
the continued predominance of the Blaine
sentiment and the failure to indorse John
Sherman for reelection TO the senate.
The frstresult was easily brought about,
for all the work of the convention had
been carefully laid out in advance and
only awaited formal ratification by the
delegates.
Protection is 10 be the sole issue of the
campaign. Mckinley demanded that as
a condition precedent to his candidacy.
He carried his point after an all-night
fight in the committee on resolutions
There was a strong low tariff element in
the committee, but it was given to under
stand that there was no chance for carry
ing the state except by the use of money,
and that money could only be secured by
declaring sQuarely for protection for pro-
tection's sake. Finally the low tariff men
sacrificed their principles for the prospect
of success, and tho most decided tariff
plank ever adopted In an American con-
Vention was incorporated IN the platform.
1t went even farther than John Sherman
would 60, for IL gave unqualified indorse-
ment TO the Mckinley bin, which Sher-
man admitted might not be exactly the
thing in all its details.
Today like yesterday was noted for the
wild enthusiasm which greeted every
mention of the name of James G.. Blaine
and there is either already organized a
formidable Blaine boom in the state of
Ohio or else the spontaneity Of good feel
ing manifested toward the secretary of
state marks him as the favorite of the
Buckeye state. The Blaine followers got
in their work on the platform when, in
indorsing the administration, special ref
erence was made to the conduct Of foreign
affairs
Sherman was not indorsed for re-elec-
tion to the senate simply because Foraker
wants to be senator and majority of the
delegates preferred him TO the present
senator. Ii was the first convention in
twenty years which has failed to indorse
John Sherman. He telt the loss of power
keenly but let himself down as easily as
possible by early in the day asking that
no special indorsement be given him. 1t
wasn't. But his request was by no means
wholly responsible for that fact. In
voicing this request Senator Sherman
said:
''The republican party in Ohio has
never seen the time when it was freer
from contention of aDy kind or nature
than at this moment. / have no evidence
of any movement antagonistic to me. My
own county and counties throughout the
state generally have. whenever the sub
ject has been brought up, passed the
kindest of resolutions regarding myself
and my public services. Through desire
not to embarrass in any way the state
ticket, it has been thought best not to in
dorse any one as q candidate for the
Z. s. senatorship but to work first to
secure control of the legislature and after
that allow them to make their choice of
suitable man"
Thus the Ohio campaign is formally in
nugurated. y show of republican har-
mony has been secured by sacrificing
everything else to that end. But the
Sherman and Foraker feud is likely to
break out at any moment with most dis
astrous results, for it is almost certain
either would prefer the election of a DEM
OCAdb " IHC dAUU Pu Va VIC ObuOIs Auo
fact that a senator is TO be elected is rather
q source of weakness than of strength to
the republicans this year.
The strong declaration for protection is
also likely to prove a source of weakness
70 the republicans, for it kills the last hope
OF those who had believed that the tariff
could be reformed in the house of its
friends.
still another act Of the convention, or
rather the delegates, which will hurt the