The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-29
His Man, Gen. Asa A. Bushnell,
Nominated for Governor.
BY THE OHIO REPUBLICANS.
Receiving More Than Twice as Many
Votes as Nekinley's Choice.
Speech by John sherman Resolutions
1ndor~ing Foraker for senator and
Mckinley for President Adopted
The Orthodox Republican Utterance
on the silver Question.

on the silver Question.
GAINESVILLE. o. May 2s--The Republican
state convention was called 70 order here
today promptly at p. m. by Col. Joseph
g. Bonner, chairman OF the state commit
tee. Half an hour previous the hall was
packed TO its full capacity Of 500. and
many were unable To gain admittance.
Senator Sherman was given a stirring
ovation when ne was escorted into the
hall at 3.50 by Congressman Van Noorhis
and Judge Granger. Ex-Secretary Fos-
ter. the members OF congress-. several
candidates and Others were cheered as
they entered. Among the working dele
gates were Herman q. Denison. son Of
the war governor. and Harry Garfield,
son OF the murdered president.
While Chairman Bonner. who is a mem
ber of MekiaIey's staff, was eloquently
congratulating the Republicans on the re-
suit OF the last Ohio election and fore
casting another triumph for next No
vember in his Introductory speech, ex-
Coy. Foraker entered the han. and a very
boisterous demonstration followed his ap-
pearance. After Chairman Bonner had
made repeated efforts TO secure order
aud proceed with his Introductory re-
marks ex-(iov. Foraker came 10 the front
OF the platform and said:
Gentlemen OF the Convention: | hope
you will not ny longer disturb the de-
Ilberations Of the convention. There viii
be time for all TO be heard before ws
leave GAINESVILLE. (More shouting than
previousiyD II 6 a good town to stay
over night In. and We will stay just as
long as our business may require. At
the proper time. when that Will be In Or
der. / viii be very glad indeed TO eX-
change greetings with you, but ] beg for
the present that you viii let the chair
man OF the central committee proceed
with his speech in order 10 expedite the
business Of the convention" Great ap-
plause)
Even after this appeal 1t was with
great difficulty that Col Bonner con-
cluded his remarks and introduced Sena-
tor John Sherman as the temporary
chairman. Senator sherman met the
demonstrations at first with the remark
that he hoped 10 see the Republicans of
Ohio keep up such a pitch of enthusiasm
Till the next November election. The
senator soon commanded the closest at
tent!on and spoke as follows:
senator sherman's speech.
Gentlemen of the Convention: | thank
you for the honor you have conferred
upon me in selecting me to preside over
this convention. YOU have met To desig
nate the next governor OF the state of
ONO on nave a kbpu many t8tltiNtdttS
before You. but each OF them is worthy
OF the highest honor you can confer. You
have the assurance that whoever you may
nominate Will have the hearty support
OF all the candidates and Of each MEM
ber 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 a still higher duty. TO an
nounce the priciples and policy of the Re
publican party in the state OF Ohio and
in the United States. What you viii say
here will have an important influence
beyond the limits OF your state. for the
intelligent action OF the Republicans Of
Ohio viii. as in the past. indicate the
opinions OF the Republicans in all parts
of the United States. We have com
mon faith and creed. We act together
on great matters Of principle on small
matters for discipline The primary and
fundamental sentiment Of the Republi-
can party Is love FOR our country. our
whole country. we are for the Union
one and indivisble. now and forever
The Republicans of Ohio are not prOvin-
cial, but national. This is our corner
stone. planted in the first Republican
convention In Ohio in 1855. We stood by
Il in the storms OF the war. when Lin
coin was our standard bearer. our sol
diers fought for il under Grant. Sherman
and sheridan. The soldiers OF Ohio car
ried our aag in every great battle OF the
war for the preservation of the Union
other patriotic citizens and soldiers were
equally deserving OF honor and praise
hut they could not carry their party with
them. When Grant Was i'm the Wilder
ness and sherman was before Atlanta. a
great party declared the war a failure
49, an
was over we did not treat our enemies
rs conquered subjects. but as erring
brothers. We invited them back into the
Union with unabridged powers. prescrlb-
inC only one condition-that there should
he no slaves in our country. We now
meet them and greet them as friends and
turning our back on dead issues. we con
gratulate them on their prosperity which
they did not. and could not. have in their
condition prior 20 the war
when the war was over the Repubu-
can party developed its civil policy. First
of all It declared its purpose - pay ev-
cry debt or obligation contracted during
or since the war. that the public faith
should be unhieuished This promise has
been performed I'm spite of temn,afioD
and the shrieks ~ tho Populists we have
dis harged every obligation contracted
during the war. and especially the high
est and most sacred debt 10 the s5r.iv-
ing soldiers ot the war. tfsair widows and
orphans The pension roll is q roll OF
honor. higher in amount than any pen-
sion roll ever before provided hy any na-
tion While the Republican party is i'm
pcwer " viii only he diminished hv the
4 ath OF the pensioners. tate trat awaits
is All. We are lu favor % a protective
tariff We had such a tariN While ir
was ln force we had prosperity. good
times and money tn plenty We had 50
diversified our domestic Industries that
American lator and amer ca. cacital sun
piicd nearly al the wants ~ Tho Amen
can people We prefer 10 tax foreign vro-
Fuction rather than our own. We H..
here thar the poli q NJ protection should
re extended to all productions impartial
ly to lahpr or the farm as well as ia tba
work shop We are opposed 10 the Dem
0rrat3r policy 90 protecting wooden man
rrc-furers AMI admitting wool free a.
8tty We Genou0ce a scheme OF faxatlor,
which annually increases 5hc paalie debit
more than 50 'ss.0 This is the rCsfslt
II Democrats ascendancg The farir
laN ~ fhe last congress - partly a .,-ery
80 the Mckinley Iaw. and generally n
'a ,ure All that is good ~ IL 7yas taken
frorn t9e Mcklnley tarIT AMI the rest
~ X is ce~ feSScdly a hotehVcr-h Ths
supreme coCCt has already Iispast-f ~
farf Of e. All f1- productions cf fha
Sout5. s-oD peanuts - whisky. are care
f1ffy 1rofeetei while the ss.t.-s cr, tH+
great STAPLE industries - the North ara
largely rc3u-ed. and ou some a~-i. les
Ike y eoi aYe entirely reFca}ed We de-
r7ar3 % reform $50 thc tariff nor ~ 9~1-
uecfa SorrEaUat INTERESTS t4f 20 SECURE
amHte revenue and impartial protection
Ea 11Euea f1FssstFT This ae ean have
or'y ay IRE elsctIo0 % a R-pstul.can pres
ident- We want change. ami for thls