The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-11


COLUMBUS, o., March 10.-The
Grand opera house could not hold half
the people wanting admission this af-
ternoon to the Republican state con-
vention.
The bands entertained the crowds
in front of the building until the con-
vention was called to order at p. M,
heard of what is called the Mckinley
convention.
Among the Ohio congressman and
other prominent Republicans of that
state sat ex-Secretary of the Treasury
Charles Foster. Governor Bushnell oc-
cupied one of the boxes.
The first demonstration was when
Foraker to the presiding officers chair,
and from that time on one demonstra-
ton followed another on the
MENTION OF MKINLEYS NAME
or references to him. After prayer
by Rev. j. C. Watt, Chairman j. M.
Ickes reviewed the Mckinley cam
paign in Ohio and the two champions
succeeding his administration, and
stated at the state convention in
GAINESVILLE last year the party entered
into pledge as sacred IS the Trinity.
That pledge marked an important
epoch in the history of Ohio Republi-
canism. 1t promised to make Bushnell
governor, Foraker senator and to use
every honorable means to make Nc
Kinley president. Two parts of the
Trinity had been fulfilled and the Re
publicans of Ohio now assembled to
enter sincerely into the faithful execu-
ton of the third part-the unanimous
and unqualified
SUPPORT OF MKINLEY
for the presidential nomination. These
remarks caused such a demonstration
that it was some time before Mr.. Ickes
could introduce Senator-elect Foraker
as the temporary chairman of the
convention.
When Mr. Foraker was introduced
there was another boisterous scene,
which was repeated as often as he pro
ceeded to address the convention. He
said the one great question uppermost
in the minds of the people today was
whether, for the next four years, the
country should be ruled by Democracy
or Republicanism. He asserted that
Republican victory was assured. The
Republican party was never before so
strong in the nation; and as far as
the state of Ohio was concerned, never
SO united or harmonious. He said that
while the convention had come to-
gether for the purpose of nominating
a ticket and declaring anew the faith
that was in the Republicans of the
state, it also had to discharge a
higher and more commanding duty.
This was the carrying out of the
pledges of the last state convention at
GAINESVILLE, which was unanimous in
the support of Governor Mckinley for
the presidential nomination. 1t was
the duty of the convention to
REDEEM THAT PLEDGE,
as had already been done by every
district and county convention held in
the state thus far. 1t was the duty of
this convention to signify to the whole
nation that Governor Mckinley has
now and will have at the ST. Louis
| convention the united hearty and I'M
qualified support of Ohio. The speaker
wished it to be understood, however,
that the preference of the Republicans
OF Ohio for Major Mckinley was in no
sense hostile or antagonistic to any
other man whose name is mentioned
in connection with that honor. Par
probation of Ohioans for Thomas B.
Reed, Levi P. Morton, William B. AL
lison, Matthew Stanley Quay and
others. Should the st. Louis conven-
ton declare for any of these in prefer
ence to Ohio's son. he could pledge to
that man in advance the electoral vote
of Ohio by the largest majority ever
given in the history of the state. Sen
ator Foraker then paid a glowing
tribute to Major Mckinley as a neigh
Dor, as a citizen, as a soldier, as
member of congress, as a Trainer of the
Mckinley tariff bill, and the fore
most advocate of the protective tariff, =
as governor of Ohio, and, finally, as
THE IDEAL AMERICAN STATES
MAN,
the typical American leader and the
veritable American idol"
In conclusion Senator Foraker de-
clared that other states were calling
! upon Ohio's son to accept the highest
honor at the nations gift. and that
Ohio could not lead the column. ''All
we can do" he said, sis to join the pro-
cession."
storm of applause While his speech
was shorter than usual, it took half
hour to deliver it, because of the in
terruptions from applause and the
demonstrations on references TO Nc
Kinley. kilograms of greeting were
then read from several conventions.
A sbate committee was selected and
the usual committees for the conven-
tion's work we're appointed after
which the convention adjourned until
10 a. m. tomorrow.
The committees met tonight, and the
one on resolutions for an all-nig'hts
session. owing to some differences on
state issues. The temporary organiza-
t'on will be reported to the convention
for it's permanent organization. There
were reports circulated today that the
Foraker men were fighting Congress
man Grosvenor for egate-at-large,
because he would not pledge himself
TO Charles L. Kurtz for the Ohio mem
Der of the national committee. While
Bushnell. Foraker, Grosvenor and
Hanna were recently selected by Nc
Kinley, or a conference of his friends,
for the delegates4at-large yet Fora
ker had never consented until today to
go to st. Louis in that capacity. There
is good authority for the report that
ENoral xar on arriving at noon TODAY