Evening journal., 1895-05-30
GEN. BUSHNELL CHOSEN
Nominated by Ohio Republicans
to Lead Their State Ticket.
He IS A FRIEND OF GEN. FORAKER.
The Convention at GAINESVILLE Declares For
Foraker ms senator and Pledges It's sup'
port TO William Mckinley Tor President
In 1890 General sherman's Speech.

port 90 William Mckinley For President
In 1899 General sherman's Speech.
zANEsvrILE, o.. May 90. The nomina-
tion for governor by the Republican state
convention OF Gonoral Asa S. Bushnell Is
generally regarded as victory for the
Foraker mon over the Mckinley mon.i al
though the result was not as decisive as
the former expected. Tho Foraker men
were able to concentrate on Bushnell, and
their opponents remained divided
hx Governor Foraker on his arrival here
made several speeches in what became
known as governors row. in which no
complimonted all tho guhernatorial candi-
dates, but he worked for Bushnell, while
sherman, Fostor and othor leaders oppos-
cd tho favorito. Hoyt and Nash made
brilliant speeches and were on the ground
hustling, while General Bushnoll remain
ed at his home in Springfield.
General Bushnell was born in Oneida
county, n. y, ia 1884. In 1854 he ro-
moved to Springfield, O., where he was a
dry goods clerk and afterward bookkeeper
In s66 be became Interested in the firm
Of Wnrdor Bushnell & Glessner, manufac-
Jurors Of harvesters and Is now the head
Of that firm and worth several millions
n
was quartermaster general on Governor
Foraker's s staff and chairman Of the Re-
publican state committee whom Foraker
was first elected governor in 1885 aud
when Sherman secured his fifth term as
senator.
He became noted In the state by forret-
ing out tho forgers of tally sheets at tho
election Of 1885. He has always been the
political and personal friend of Foraker
and has done more than any other man Co
promote as well as start Foraker in pub
lie life. He was delegate at large In the
last Republican national convention at
Minneapolis
The Hall Was Packed.
The convention was called to order
here promptly at y. IN. by Colonel Jo-
seph Bonner. chairman OF tho state COM
mittee. A half hour previous the hall was
packed to its full capacity Of 5000, and a
larger number was unable to get in. SEN
ator sherman was given stirring ovation
when be was escorted into the hall by
Congressman Van Voorhis and Judge
Granger Ex- Secretary Foster members
Of congress, several candidates and others
were ohoered as they entered, so that
Chairman Bonner had to rap hard Cor or
der previous to the prayer of Rev. Samuel
G. Addison Of Toledo.
Among tho working delegates were
| Herman G. Dennisun, son Of the war gov
ernor and Harry Garfield, son Of the mar
/ tyr president On the platform were
| Judges West, Lawrence and Baldwin and
a largo number OF leading Republicans
| When Judge West, who was the Republic
an candidate for governor IN 1877, was be-
| ing escorted TO the platform, Senator Sher-
man came down to greet him, and the
scene occasioned marked demonstration.
While Chairman Bonner, who is nom
Der Of AioKinleys staff, was eloquently
oongratulating tho Republicans on the ro-
suit Of the last Ohio election and forecast
ing another triumph for next November
/ in a well set introduction, ox-Governor
Foraker entered the hall, and very bois-
ferrous demonstration followed his appear
ance
Colonel Bonner introduced to tho de-
| monstrative assemblage Senator John
| sherman as the temporary chairman. SEN
ator Sherman met tho demonstration with
the remark that he hoped to see the Repub-
lioans Of Ohio keep up such pitch Of en-
thusiasm till the noxt November election.
Sherman Denounoes Free silver.
Senator sherman, in the course Of his
speech, made this reference 20 the silver
| question;
q" The policy now urged by the producers
| OF silver and by men who wish TO pay
their debts In cheaper money than they
| promised TO pay is the free coinage of sill
yer. This means the single standard Of sill
yer and the characterization of gold. It Is
| the degradation Of our dollar to 90 cents
1t confers no favors on producers of any
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or the mine, for If they get nominally
more dollars for their productions their
additional dollars would have only one
half the purchasing power Of the gold dol
lars.
=" The Republican party in its national
/ platform Of 1899 demanded good money OF
equal purchasing power which Is coined Of
silver OF gold or composed of United States
notes and national bank notes based upon
the credit of the United States. maintained
at par with coin. This is the bimeallio
| policy. There we stand today. l hope
and trust there we will stand forever
AT the conclusion Of the senator speech
the 2l congressional districts were called
| for members Of the committee and other
positions when II was found that there
1 were bitter contests for seats, especially
| in ths Toledo and Springfield districts a
committee on resolutions was appointed
and aftorward organized, with ex-Secre-
tary Charles Foster as chairman. The
committee on resolutions consists Of IS
against the free coinage Of silver and three
| for it,
BnllOting Tor Governor.
On reassombling the temporary organi-
zation was made permanent The contest
| ed delegations from the Toledo and Spring
field districts were not unseated With a
corresponding number Of speeches tho fol
lowing names were presented TO the con
vontion for the nomination for governor:
J. W. Barger, J. Warren Keiier, ]. II.
/ Hoyt George X Nash, Robert NJ. Nevin,
i "A. l.. Harris and II. w Poe
General Bushnel's name was not pre-
sented by any speaker. There were S27
delegates in the conventicl. Ala being
necessary to a choice. The first ballot re-
suited as follows
Bushnell, 5s Bargor, SO; Harris &C.
Hoyt 1863; keifer, 74i Nash, 1885, New
in, 60; Poe, li61s.
Chairman sherman announced that
there was no nomination.
The second ballot resulted: Bushnell,
4 gQ. Ilorrar Harrfp E4n4ff IgOl.