New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-09
M'KlNLEY RENOMINATED.
QUICK WORK OF THE OHIO REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION

SOlOh WOfh VI 1HE OHlO hEf L BLlOAN
STATE CONVENTION.
ALL THE STATE OFFICERS CHOSEN AGAIN BY
ACcLAMATIoN-A SPEECH TO THE CON-
vENTIoN BY THE GOVERNOR
THE PLATFORM.
fBy TELEonApn TO THE TRIBUNE,
Columbus, Ohio, June SIT took the Republican
Convention only an hour or two this morning to
complete its work at the Grand Opera House and
adjourn, after putting again in the field the win
ming State ticket Of 1891. The nominees chosen
by the convention were follows:
For Governor-wILLIAM Mckinley, JR-, OF Stark
County.
Lieutenant.t,ovcrnor- L. HARRIS of
Prcble
Trcarror-wILLIAM L. COPE, Of Cuyahoga.
Attorney y-General-JoHN X. RICHARDS, Of Law
renee.
Judge of Supreme Court-JosEpH p BRADBURY.
OF Mcirs.
Member Board OF Public works-FRANK J. McCUL-
LOCu. OF Logan.
rood and Dairy Commi issoncr-Dr. F. T. McNEAL Of
Miami.
All the candidates are nominated for second
term, In accordance with tho traditions OF State
politics, and all received the compliment Of u
unanimous vote In the convention. Opposition
was made at first to the denomination by accla-
nation of DR.. McNeal Food and Dairy Com
missioner The delegates from Cincinnati, Day
ton, Toledo and a few others of the larger
towns in the State put forward a rival candidate
at the last moment on the ground that DR.
McNeal had aroused the bitter hostility Of the
rrocers and other trade associations by his
stringent enforcement of the Anti-Adulteration
laws. Cleveland refused, however, to join the
fight of the other cities against the commissioner,
and, after a partial rocall by counties had dis
closed the weakness Of the opposition, DIR.
NcNeals nomination was readily made unani-
nous.
This trivial contest over the last place on the
ticket was the only incident in the life Of the con-
vcntion which aroused the slightest spirit of con-
tcntion or disagreement, or gave even the mildest
occasion for those exchanges of personal and fac
tional innuen1o by which so many gatherings OF the
party in recent years havo been unhapplly marked
The convention, indeed seemed tame and apathetic
in temper when compared with that which met
here two years ago, when Major Mckinley was
first nominated for Governor, the nomination IT.
self coming under a truce OF factions, prochimci
through stress Of an imperative necessity TO re-
cover the State administration, to repeal the Con-
gressional gerrymander Of 1890 and to save to the
Republican organization at least one Of the States
two seats in the United States Senate. AT that
convention Sherman, Mckinley and Foraker and
a crowd Of minor leaders were present, and party
feeling, running in violent counter-currenfs be-
meath the surface, showed that the termination OF
the fatal third term canvass Of 1889 had left bit
ter pol,ica, opinions still active But after tn"
excitement and intensity Of feeling which marked
tic conventions OF 1889 and 1891 the placidity
and good nature Of this weeks gathering are per-
I,c Of r.,fp-
full assurances Of the restoration of party peace
and party harmony. Nothing could be moro en-
couraging for the success OF the State ticket nom-
mated to-day than that very air OF good natured
concession. which, in such striking contrast with
its predecessors, characterized the asy-gong and
sbort-liyed convention Just scattered and ending
its labors after barely four hours Of actual sitting
REPUBLICANS ALIVE TO THE ISSUES.
This spirit Of solidarity 50 conspicuous in to-
days and yesterdays proceedings, can, in fact, bc
reasonably taken 10 prove that. even more than IN
1891. the Republicans OF Ohio are alive to the
importance OF the contest ahead of them, con-
test which not only involves the party 8
supremacy in the State, but will also test the
popular Judgment all the National issues raised
by the transfer OF Federal power to IL Democratic
Administration and Democratic Congress. The
temper OI THIS cOnNcnIlOH II miSi'duiHB ~ ~ u"''
not mean that the Republicans of Ohio will spare
no efforts this year in the way Of party harmony
and partisan unscishness to contribute TO victory
next November Of the most decisive character and
tho highest political significance. Two Ecars
ago Governor Mckinley, observation-disclosures
Harris and their colleagues on tho State ticket
were elected by n plurality Of about 10000. Last
year on the Presidential vote twenty out of
t,ycnty.one electors were saved to the Republican
column by few bcggarly hundreds. return
TO the plurality Of 1891 is the mark toward which
the nominees of to-day will bend their efforts, and
with 80 admirable and mcritOrious candidate at
the head of the ticket, and united and cnthu-
siastic party organization behind 1t. there
seems 10 n, every reason to look for revival OF
Republican spirit this fall in Ohio which will go
far 10 obleratc the memory Of the reverses, State
and National Of 1892.
The convention had very little to do when
il assembled to-day, and it did that quickly
Tho permanent chairman, ii. NJ. Dougherty,
Young lawyer of this city, having been installed
some minor business was dispatched. and then
nominations were called for Colonel Robert
Ncvin, of Dayton, whose Oratory is known ana
admired all over Ohio, was chosen to nominate
Governor Mckinley, and made graceful ami
clever speech OF about ten minutes. The Duke
of Ycragua who il to-day guest OF the city
of Columbus. was ushered into the convention
while Colonel Ncvin was speaking, his hosts
here thinking he might be Sratiiied to see Ameri'
can political institutions actively at work Colo
mel Nevin suspended lis cnogy Of Governor Nc
Kinley while the Duke and Commander Dickins
were escorted to stage box. and then. with some
pointed comparisons between the American aborig-
ines, whom Columbus discovered here. and the
modern democratic Indians" injected into his
speech q timely and much-appreciatcd topical
flavor Whether the Duke was mystifcd or en-
lightened by Colonel Ncvin's wit was not ap-
parent; but he smiled. and gave thereafter an
earnest attention to all the details of the Amerl-
can method OF selecting candidates for public
Office The Duke and his party remained until
after Governor Mckinley had made his speech
Of acceptance. and then all hurried away to full
III q great variety of other sightseeing about the
city.