The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12

=, promotion ana auNaneIS hrood LII
III nl+s Of America at home ana aOrI h;I WIZ
rsT to his support anu hei on thn c; 10
plant our +h" Nation. HisN administra-
adel u he he a fitting rounding OF the
tioh M,i ochieyements of the Nineteenth
generous and constitute bright and In
cehtuis chanter with which to commence
sPlri nasoo rnIr Of the second era of Repub-
mean .ITn iIelr' his administration there will
~ more difficulties, no more pond
; ne in time of peace, no more time
hond syndcates, no more trouDle ABOUT
.Ia Notionol credit or the National cur
r rnn no more higgling about pensions
FOR The men who saved TINS Union ana
no hesitation whatever, such Us We now
see in the White House, IN aemanuing
and securing for the Onlleu .; nsa' e mer
rightfu place and consideration among
r lE notians of the earth. '8'
n9Other States are declaring for him.
Ohio can not lead the column, 1t Is al
W roaJv On the march. All we can do is to
i ie;n Tho nrocession. We will not hesitate
i onaer 70 fake action in that respect.
81 want my speech here today to be
short enough for everybody to read it
and Main enough for everybody to I'M
darstnnd if. | have sounded, gentle
man Of the convention, the key note of
this occasion. | thank you.' ZAP
plause.)
While the key note speech was short
or than usual. it took half an hour to
deliver If because of the Interruptions
from opplause and the demonstrations on
references to Mckinley.
kilograms of greeting were read from
several conventions and the following
was sent to the Republican convention
at Wichita kas.:
"The Republicans of Ohio in their
State convention assembled, send greet
ing to the gallant Republicans of Kan
sas and assure them of the distinguished
appreciation of the Ohio Republicans of
the earnest support given to Ohios great
leader by the time-tried Republicans of
Kansas. Ohio viii yUn Kansas at st.
Louis and in November next will cele
brate the victory of Mckinley, protec-
ton and prosperity
A new State committee and the usual
committees for the convention work
were appointed. after which the conven-
| ton adjourned until 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning.
The committees met tonight, the one
on resolutions for an all night session,
owing to some differences on State is
sues.
The temporary organization will be
reported to the convention tomorrow for
its permanent organization.
The hottest fight is for food commits
siOner. The committee will report OH
order of business in favor of DR.. Me
Neal, the incumbent.
In the contest for chairman of the
State committee. ii. b. Grouse of Find
| law onnniptnn nf MaK ipln
elected over Vivian j. Pagan of Gin
cinnati by vote of II to 6, there being
three absentees. There were reports
circulated today that the Foraker men
were lighting Congressman Grosvenor
for delegate at large because he would
not pledge himself to Charles L. Kurtz
for the Ohio member of the National
committee. While Bushnell, Foraker.
Grosvenor and Hanna were recently Sc
lected by Mckinley for conference of
his friends for the delegates at large,
yet Foraker has never consented until
today to go to st. Louis in that capac-
ity.
There is good authority for the report
that Foraker, on arriving today, told
Mckinleys managers that he would not
accept place as delegate at large unless
hurH was promised the support of his
colleagues for National committeeman.
ms arrangement was soon made salts
factory to all. The four delegates at
large are said to pledged to Kurtz for
the National committee.
At conference of McKinley's friends
tonight, in which Senator Foraker. Gov
ernor Bushnell and their friends par
ticlpated, the following were decided
upon for delegates ut large:
DIR. j. Il. Jones, Senator John p.
Green lcoIored), Senator Chas. Fleisch-
mann, Congressman John N. TAYLOR.
Electors ut large: |. T.. Mack and
Albert Douglass.
slate was also agreed upon for the
state ticket. including General Wykoff
LOT secretary of state against Dooley and
Kinney, who were making a close con-
test; Williams for supreme Judge.
blackburn for food commissioner and
StlllWell for member of the board of nnb-
; lie works. '' u pun
Ten subcommittee on resolutions COM
pleted its work by midnight and will re-
port to the full committee tomorrow
morning.
The planks on the tariff and finance
were adopted as written by Mckinley
and express his views on protection and
bimetallism "''''
The currency resolution is the same
as IN the National platform of 1892.
The resolution endorsing Mckinley
lor president is as strong as it could b,
, made. w