The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-29
THE OHIO REPUBLICANS.
Sherman and Foraker Compromise
President Harrison Endorsed.

Sherman and Foraker Compromise
President Harrison Endorsed.
CLEVELAND, April 2S-At the last mo-
ment before the reassembling of the Re-
publican state convention this morning
the fight between the friends of Foraker
and Sherman over the delegates-at-large
to the national convention was settled by
an agreement to nominate Mckinley,
Foraker, Bushnell and Hahn. thus divid-
ing evenly. Mckinley called the conven-
tion to order, and delivered brief address
of encouragement as to the outlook for the
coming campaign, his references to Harrl-
son and Blaine being loudly applauded.
The committee on rules and order of busi-
ness reported, and it became apparent
that the machinery was creased and run
nlng smoothly, for the expected fight be-
tween the Sherman and Foraker men did
not break out. The committee report was
adopted without division, as was that OF
the committee on resolutions.
The platform expresses confidence in the
principles of the Republican party, which car
ried the couHtry in 1858; indorses President
Harrison without qualification, and commends
his administration; indorses the administra-
tion OF Governor William Mckinley, jr., aud de-
clares in favor OF the Mckinley tariff bill and
the reciprocity clause thereof, and declares that
the Democratic party, after witnessing its bene-
hcent operations for a single year, although
coming into power with the avowed purpose OF
wiping the law from the statute books, deiiber-
ately determined it would be an inexpedient
and unsafe policy to attempt its repea! or moii-
fication, except as to less than half dozen out
OF thousands of items; condemns the bill re-
Gently passed by the Democratic majority in the
House placing wool on the free list as an un-
just and hurtful attack on the agricultural in-
dustries OF the country, aud insists on
such full and adequate protection
for the wool industry will enable American
farmers to supply the wool required for con-
sumption in the United States opposes the free
coinage of silver by the United States under ex-
isting circumstances. and does not favor it ex-
cept under conditions that would favorably in
sure the maintenance of a substantial parity
between bullion and the mint money value
of the coin. Every coined dollar should have
the intrinsic as well as monetary value OF every
other coined dollar. The platform favors just
and liberal pensions, and heartily indorses
disability pension BILL asserts a belief in free
ballot and fair count, and declares that unless
these rights are accorded to the humblest citi-
zen it becomes the duty of the federal govern
ment to secure them by federal enactment, and
demands the enactment of laws protecting the
country and people against the influx of the
vicious and criminal classes of foreign nations,
and the importation of laborers under contract
to compete with our own citizens.
The following ticket was then nomi-
mated: For secretary of state. J. w. Tay-
lor; for supreme court judges-William 7.
Spear, renominated, and ]. f. Burkett;
supreme court clerk, Captain J. b. Allen;
board of public works.. B. Alexander.
F. Lybarger and II. A. Andrews. After
choosing presidential electors the conven-
ton adjourned.