St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-29
A Threatened Fight Blossoms
Into a Semblanee OF Real
Harmony.
Foraker and Mckinley. Hahn
and Bushnell Selected as
Delegates.
Old Gen. Gibson Made an In
sDired Effort, and Peace
Reigned.
New York's Big Four Chosen
Without Trouble--Split in
Alabama.

AldUdIuds
CLEVELAND. April 2s.-Every inch
as gallant az though once again leading
In person brigade into action on the
battlefield. brave old Gen. W. II. Glib
son carried everything before him today
In the Ohio Republican state convention.
Decidedly the outcome OF the conyen-
ton was not Foraker victory or a
Sherman victory so much as Gibson
victory. He had the nerve and the
brains and the eloquenee 10 strike at
exactly the right moment ana the tur-
bulant opposing forces wheeled into
line and acknowledged his mastery OF
the situation.
What he did publicly in the eonyen-
ton he first did privately with the
clashing captains before the conven-
ton began. Standing aside and waving
all honors for himself. Gen. Gibson an
nounced his Intention of smashing both
the Sherman and the Foraker states for
delegates at large, II compromise ex-
aetly such as he proposed should not be
accepted. AS Gibson was himself
part OF the Foraker slate and on the
other hand was personally SO popular as
TO possibly endanger, If not actually de-
feat, either Foster or Sherman, coming
forward as the two latter did under
most peculiar circumstances al the
eleventh hour. the result was almost In
evitable.
Queer story Was Anoat
tonight that the whole matter was pre-
arranged down TO the minutest details.
and that Gen. Gibson. who Is postmaster
at riffin. got his orders for his bold
move almost direct from the national
capitol before daylight this morning.
However this may be. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General RathDOne. who has
been here throughout the convention,
and in constant telegraphic coinmuni-
cation with Washington. was in excel
lent spirits tonight, and acknowledged
himself we'll pleased, both personally
and from Harrison administration
standpoint, with the upshoI OF the 81 eat
gathering.
Maj. Rathbone emphatically denied a
report that telegram from Secretary
Foster declining to risk going on the
Sherman slate had been received. The
major acknowledges having had sig
some time before tie latter. just IN the
nick OF time. as the convention was as
senbling, began his wonderful charge.
Before long the prospect that either the
Sherman leaders or the forakerites
would carry out their mutual threats of
endeavorlng TO capture three or the
four delegates at large had disappeared,
though each side made pretense OF
holding caucus 10 determine the mat
ter.
William Hahn, Sherman's chief man
ager In the recent fight with Foraker
for the United States senatorship, and
who in return was holly opposed for
delegate at large by Foraker, was the
man most benefited by the compromise.
On the other hand, Foraker got recog-
! milton for heavy hacker of his, Gen.
Bushnell, in spite OF the Sherman Oppo-
sition, for Bushnell was as powerful
for Foraker In the senatorial fight as
Hahn was for Sherman. The head OF
tie state ticket, Taylor, is a Sherman
protege. re-.
Foraker and Mckinley.
After the adoption Of Gen. Gibson's
proposition ex-Gov. F0raker's appear
ance alongside that of Chairman Nc
Kinley and Gen. Gibson completed the
deafening upr0ar. When, after an oya-
ton lasting nearly five minutes, his
voice could he heard, he said: I'VE
are Republicans and Republicans only.
We came here determined TO have
peace, harmony and unity OF action.cyen
If we have to fight for 1t. We have Sc
cured il. and we have secured Ii with
out any fighting among themselves. The
selection Of candidates on our ticket are
ones which all shades OF Republicans of
"a
ously.
AS a result of Gen. Glbson's bold
move, 10 fight was made OH the perma
nent organization, and Gov. Mckinley
made his initial appearance and
went TO the chair amid
tremendous Outburst OF applause and
waving Of hats and handkerchiefs.
reference 10 the administration of
President Harrison brought out hearty
cheers, succeeded few minutes later
by an extraordinary hurrah that shook
the roof wnen the speaker gave utter
ance to the name OF Secretary Blaine.
I'VE love all our leaders," continued
Mckinley, "but we love our cause and
country better than all of them. With us
IL no longer Is question of promise.
We STAND where ne have always stood,
and we need not be alarmed as TO the
outcome. The tariff system that We
uphold is the American system, and we
propose to stand right by 1t.
After the governors speech the re-
port Of the committee on rules and order
Of business, which was expected TO be
the signal for the opening OF the conflict
between the Sherman and Foraker fac
tons. went through the convention
unanimously, absolutely without syl-
liable OF friction Tue platform, too,
shot straight to the mark of perfect
unanimlty. Not a single no" was
voiced, and the llghining-like quality OF
the harmony was simply bewildering.
The Ticket.
Delegates Mt large to Minneapolis: viii
lin Mckinley Dr.. OF Canton. o.. j. Is. For
aker, OF Cincinnati; William NJ. Hahn, Mans
field, o. Asa Bushnell, Springfield. y.
Aternates at large-B. NJ. Neyin, Dayton,
O.; Z. ". Poe, Bowling Green, o.; NJ. NJ.
BCothman, Bryan, o.; j. 5. Atwood, Rip
ley O.
riPresidential Electors-Lorenzo T. Dan.
forth. of Bellaire, o.; Myron T. Herr1ck, Of
Cleveland
For secretary OF state. Samuel Ii. Taylor,
OF Champaign county.
For Judge OF the supreme court, William
T. Spear. of Trumbull.
jacob +. Burkett. OF Hancock.
For clerk Of the supreme court, Josiah b.
For member board of public works, E. l..
Lybarger, Coshocton county.
The platform indorses Harrison, Nc
Kinley and his BILL and eulogizes Score
tary Blaine. The coinage plank reads
We are opposed 10 the free coinage OF
silver by the United States, under exist
/ ing circumstances, and we would not
| favor it except under conditions that
| would reasonably INSURE the mainten-
ance of the substantial parity between
the bullion and the mint or money value
of its coin. Every coined dollar should
have the intrinsic as we'll as the none
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