New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-28
MIGHTY LUNGS IN RIVALRY.
OPENING OF The OHIO REPUBLICAN CON
VENTION.
AFTER LISTENING TO CHAIRMAN GRIFFIN THE
ASSEMBLY ADJoURSs UNTIL TO-DAY
STRUGGLE OF THE FORAKER AND

| Cleveland, Ohio April 27.-Whrling at top speed
was what the wheels OF the Ohio Repnbi'can state
| Convention GCirg tonight. 1--WE impor'hho
committee meetings In session at different foteis
with prospect Of being at It I'LL after midnight
and a secret conference between representatives 81
the opposing Sherman and Foraker camps hha Deeh
arranged to ascertain II II yet possible to Keep
the floor OF the convection free from turmoil The
situation in a nutshell that the sherman forces
apparently more than ever determined 70 name
three of the four dclcgatcsatlarge from ONO 10 INC
National Convention at Minneapolis and the Foraker
cohorts were insisting with increasing emphasis that
tie ex.Governor's friends should have he choosing
n. at least t,yo OF the four. The Sherman sup
porfors seemed 10 feel that In not opposing Foraker
himself they were making tremendous ana all
/ sufficient sacrifice.
III the terrific jangle the voice of peace was heard
only from strictly Harrison sources. The certain
withdrawal Of A. l.. Copger from the lIs of delegates
at-large was one OF the developments OF
/ the evening lie quietly acknowledged fthat
he WAS out OF the race. From other
sources came the Information that Conger hnd
been on the National Administrations comproms,
slate and that his withdrawal probably meant the re
tircmcnt of Poo. OF the Foraker candidates. y
new name was added to the list OF available meh-
/ General w. H. Gibson. postmaster OF Thin lie was
in close consultation with Fourth Assistant Postmaster
! General Rathbonc during the evening and throughout
! the day and had acted as sort OF a meuia'N oo
tween the clashing leaders OF oil factions The shsgs>
top was not lnfrcoucnt that the slate, II one coid no
arranged amleaby, might BE- Mckinley Foraker BUSH
/ rcu and Gibson the lrsi and last named beng III
hearty accord with Sherman and the NatIohai SUNNI
stra,ion while being much more acceptable 10 fo'"''
than such radical sherman men a. Hahn and HANNA
On the other hand, Bushnell. though warm adheeh'
| of Foraker has been all along an aVoweo h"r'''o"
man and is not altogether obnoxious TO sherman
Although ex- Governor Foraker was IN the CITY
I'm
uon. possibly because Governor Mckinley was not 10
,ato mart in the proceedings until tomorrow, when IN;
hattie roval II one was 10 be had. would De "oS'N.
Their pictures as well one OF Senator oherH'' """
another a President Harrison were on the stage nov"
ever all mpaNa!ly honored' .r,
rhe Pornkcr men made peculiar move '"""'u
the meeting tonight OF the Committee on perhn",a'
nigotion They In a certain sense. boyco''u 'no
c,tbo,lrc not one coming forward TO take i''u III
fine proceedings. The committee dcciocd 10 ivi
,no name Of Covernor Mckinley for permanent char
! mo, ~ the convention John Il. Maloy clerk OF 'he
Ohio House of Representatives. for permanent N'''
,ory and A. c. Kahn for scrgeantht-arm''
The Platform Committee was snid 10 nave p'"'"
c,uv oqrcpd upou platform indarsinS llarilsohH
National Administration and McKinleys course u
Govornor besides euoGzng the MchlhisF DILL III"
inserting a separate wool plank. as well as ono oo
demninr the action Of Congress regarding co',on VIZ"
pefa-,inc 10 the silver question, an honest doiar j.
for another feature being conservative pch7'o"
rlank Direct instructions for Harrison were nnder
stood 70 have been omitted In deferencc 70 Mchlir!
contingent candilacy, and aso because som, OF f'r
aher's licutenants might 1t was feared, eHdeaVor !"
defeat them
prount,v NJ 30 D. m. today the state Convention
hogan at the Cleveland Music Hail. In the presence o
D'eu'. ~ ,o o,d eycited assembage. After
nrover nv the Rev Chafl-s = Pomery, OF the >ccohu
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Charles r. Griffin OF Ioleuo' ""'
introduced ms chairman. lie Is CANT In appearance
ard possesses magnificent voice WIN WHO" hc
| oulcbly rou ,ed the enthusiasm OF his hearers
The first applause Of the convention, however, WIS
| c,ror IN n mention of Governor Mckinley. Judge
King chairman of the state Central Committee IN
introducing the Foraker temporary CHAIRMAN s'o''
a march on the latter. and, In neat httle hau'cSS
contrived to name before any one else Inc e'V"'
apostle OF protection and omit any reference 10 eN'
Governor Foraker. Hearty applause was elicitd III
s,ontIv at McKlnley's name. and the Foraker men
wore somewhat taken aback. but got their revenge
when Judge King later referred 10 secretary ban'
An uproar Of applause followed from all sldn oi 'ne
hall. several times renewed. President Harlsoh
name was also literally chcered
Chairman Grifin's carefully guarded progress up 10
| tho first u,terance I'm the convention Of the word
| a.. Foraker, was somewhat spoiled by the unexpected
| tnrics Of Judge King in the Mckinley applause IN
cIdant When the sylables Foraker were prononhccd
bedlam seemed 10 be broken loose however, tne 'omo
Of noise decidedly SURPRISING anything th' ha" w"
| heard previously When Mcklnleys name was spoken
later by Chairman Grimm, the Napoleonic Governor
friend. showed that they, too, had record breaking
lungs and excitement between the rival shouers would
have been amusing II not 80 intensely In earnest
The reading OF the roster of members Of tho various
committees chosen by the district conventions hcIped
calm matters somewhat, but the DELEGATES cvdeh,Iy
above all things wanted 70 hOller wholly unchecked
| and when one Doughcrty, OF Fayctte County. In
stentorian tones moved 80 adjourn I'LL tomorrow 10
that all could attend the National League baseball
| game where everybody could applaud the ayes
rolled up mighty majority, and the hall was deserted
! In winding. -, , -
| Late tonight the sherman men had long con.
| ference and surprised everybody by smashing all
previous combinations and agreeing on the following
really "Big Four for delegates to Minneapolis: GOV
| ernOr Mckinley Ex-Governor Foraker, senator shcr-
| man and secretary Foster Hahn has Ylthdrawn oil
condition that he be made member OF The national
| Committee.