The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-29

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, May 2S.-The Re-
p ,lican state convention was called to
order here today promptly at p. m.
byEColonel Joseph c. Bonner, chairman
of the state committee. A half an hour
previous. the hall was packed to its
full capacity of 5000 and many We're
unable to gain admittance. Senator
Sherman was given a, stirring ovation
when he was escorted into the hall at
$50 by Congressman Van Voorhis and
Judge Granger.
Ex-Secretary Foster the members OF
Congress, several candidates and
others were cheered as they entered.
Among the working delegates were
Herman @. DenisOn, son of the war
governor, and Harry Garfield, son Of
the murdered president.
!, While Chairman Bonner, who is
Nmember of Mckinley's staff, was elo-
Nuently congratulattng the Republic
cans on the result Of the last Ohio cleo
ton and forecasting another triumph
for next NOVem Der IN his Introductory
speech, Ex-Governor Foraker entered
the hall and a very boisterous demon
stration followed his appearance. After
efforts to secure order and proceed
with his introductory remarks ex-
Governor Foraker came to the front
OF the platform and said: Gentlemen
of the convention: I hope you will not
any longer disturb the deliberations of
the convention. There will be time for
us all 10 be heard before we leave
ZsAnesville. CMore shouting than previ-
oA1&S. 1t is a good town to stay over
nl NJ and we will stay just as long
as Our business may require. At the
pFe per time, when that will be in order,
/ viii be very glad indeed to exchange
greetings with you, but I beg for the
present that you viii let the chairman
OF the central committee proceed with
his speech IN order to expedite the
business of the convention" Great
applause).
Even after this appeal it was with
great difficulty that Col. Bonner. con
cluded his remarks and introduced
Senator John Sherman as the tenn
porary chairman. Senator Sherman
met the demonstrations at first with
the remark that he hoped to see the
Republicans of Ohio keep up such a
pitch Of enthusiasm till the next No
Vember election
The senator commanded Che closest
attention and spoke as follows:
sherman Makes His Bow.
- Gentlemen of the convention, I
thank you for the honor you have
conferred upon me in selecting me to
preside at this great convention. You
have met to designate the next gov
ernor of the state of Ohio. You have
a good many candidates 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 member of the convention. You
have also 10 select several of the chief
executive officers of this state. I need
not impress upon you the Importance
of selecting those who will honestly
aid faithfully perform the duties as
lsigned them. You have a still higher
duty, to announce the principles and
policy of the Republican party in the
state of Ohio and in the United States.
What you will say here will have an
important influence beyond the limits
Sf your state, for the intelligent action
,sk,he Republicans of Ohio will, as in
tR past, indicate the opinions of Re
publicans IN all parts of the United
States. We have a. common faith and
creed; we act together on great mat
tiers on principle, on small matters for
discipline. The primary and funda-
mental sentiments Of the Republican
party is love for our country. We are
for the Union, one and indivisible now
and forever The Republicans of Ohio
are not provincial, but national.
oId-Time Issue.
This is our corner stone, planted in
the first Republican convention in Ohio
in 1855. We stood by it in the storms
OF war when Lincoln was our standard !
bearer. Our soldiers fought for it I'M
der Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. |
The soldiers of Ohio carried our flag |
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, |
but they could not carry their party |
with them When Grant was in the |
wilderness and Sherman was before
Atlanta a great party declared the |
war q failure. Ours made it .. success. |
When the war was over we did not |
treat our enemies as conquered sub |
jects, but as erring brothers. We in |
vited them back into the Union with |
unabridged powers, prescribing only |
one condition-that there should be no |
slaves - our country. We now meet |
chem and greet them as friends, turn |
ing our back on dead issues. We con-
Eratulate them on their prosperity, |
\ kfck they did not and could not have |
in their condition prior to the war.
About the War.
When the war was over the Re-
publican party developed its civil
policy. First of all it declared its pur-
pose to pay every debt or obligation
contracted during or since the war
that the public faith should be un-
blenished. This promise has been
performed. IN spite of temptation and
she shrieks OF Populists we have dis
charged every obligation contracted
during the war, and especially the
highest and most sacred debt to the
surviving soldiers of the war, their
widows and orphans. The pension roll
is a roll of honor, higher in amount
than any pension roll ever before pro-
vided by any nation. While the Re-
publican party is in power it will only
be. diminished by the death of pen
<-;aznerS q faIa that awaits 11s all