The herald., 1895-05-29
Bushnell Is Nominated For
Governor of Ohio
SET BACK FOR MCKINLEY
The Work of the Big Republicsu
Convention
Issue-Fuil Text OF the Platform
Adopted-Thc Candidate
Press Special Wire

Associated frcSs SpeClul Nlto
ZANESvILLE. Ohio. May 2s.-Ths
nomination for governor by the Ohio
state Republican convention of Asa s.
Bushnell is generally regarded as a victory
Tor the Foraker men over the Mckinley
men. The Foraker men were able to con-
centrate on Bushnell and their opponents
remained divided. Ex-Governor Fora
ker on his arrival at noon, made several
speeches, in which he complimented all
the gubernatorial candidates. but he
worked for Bushnell, while Sherman.
Foster and other leaders opposed tho
favorite. Hoyt and Nash made brilliant
speeches and were on the ground hust-
ling, while General Bushnell remained at
his home in Springfield. General Buuh-
nell is at the head of Warder. Bushnell &
Gessuer, manufacturers of harvesters,
and is worth several millions. He was .
captain in the civil war.
The Repu blican state convention
was called to order by Joseph O
Bonner, chairman Of the state COM
mittee. Colonel Bonner reviewed
the last two state campaigns at
some length, then introduced Senator
spoke in favor of protective tariff and
against the free coinage of silver at the
old ratio but IN favor OF a bimetallic
currency based on international agree
ment i'll accordance with the market
values of gold and silver. Following 10
his address in full:
Gentlemen of the Convention: I thank
you for the honor you have conferred
upon me in selectingime to preside over
this convention. You have met to desik-
nate the next governor of the STATE of
OHIO. You have good many candidates
before you, but each one is worthy Of the
highest honor you can confer. You have
the assurance that whoever you may
nominate will have the hearty support of
ali the candidates and OF each member of
the convention. You have also to select
several of the chief executive officers of
this state. / need not impress upon you
the importance of selecting those who
will honestly and faithfully perform the
duties assigned them. You have still
higher duty, to announce the principles
and policy of the Republican party in the
state of Ohio and in tho United States.
What you will say here will have an i'm
portant influence beyond the limits of
your state, for the intelligent action of
the Republicans of Ohio will, as in the
past. indicate the opinions of the Repub-
lcans in all parts of the United States.
We have a common faith and creed. We
act together on great matters for dis
cipline. The primary and fundamental
sentiments of tha Republican party i.
love for our country. our whole country
We are for the Union, one and indivlsi-
Bile, now and forever. The Republicans
Of Ohio are not provincial. but national.
This is our corner stone. planted in the
first Republican convention in Ohio IN
1850 We stood by it in the storms of the
war, when Lincoln was our standard
bearer.
We are in favor OF a protective tariff.
We had such tariff. While it was in
force we had property, good times and
money in plenty. We had so diversified
our domestic industries thai American
labor and Ame erican capital supplied
nearly all the wants of the American
people. We prefer TO tax foreign produce
tion rather than onr own. We believe
that the policy of protection should bs
extended to all productions impartially.
to labor on the farm as well as in the
workshops. We are opposed to the Dem
ocratic policy or protecting woolen man
ufacturers and admitting foreign wool
free of duty. We denounce u scheme OF
taxation which annually increases the
public debt more than $50, 000 600. This
is the result of Democratic ascendancy.
The tariff law of the last congress is part
ly copy of the Mckinley law and gener-
ally failure. All that is good OF it was