The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-12
REPUBLICANS OF OHIO.
The Convention Carries out the Cut
and Dried Programme.

Columbus, O.. March 1.-THE republi-
can state convention was slow in assem-
bling this morning. and it was 1870 O'Clock
when Temporary Chairman Foraker called
for order.
High up over the stage draped in ma
tional colors. delegates saw a picture OF
Mckinley. over which was the words:
Nations choice and they cheered it lus-
The report of the committee on perma-
nent organization, continuing the tempo
rary organization. with Mr. Foraker as
chairman, was adopted.
Congressman r. W Taylor read the re-
port OF the committee on resolutions, and
on his motion il was adopted as the
party platform, without amendment or
discussion.
Standardized Foraker. Gov. Bushnell
Marcas A. Hanna and Representative c.
II. GrOsVenOr were elected by acclama-
ton delegate at large to the republic
can convention, and DIT. Joseph r. Lawes
of Dayton, Senator Charles Fleischman of
Cincinnati, John p. Green of Cleveland
and J. W. Taylor of East Liverpool al
ternate delegates.
G. F. Mack of Sandusky and Albert
Douglass, Jr., of Chillicothe were selected
for presidential electors at large.
Charles Kinney of SciOto county was
nominated for secretary of state on the
first ballot.
J. E. Blackburn of Belmont was nomi-
mated for food commissioners. and +. A
Hoffman for member of the board of pub
Marshal J. Williams was nominated for
supreme judge
The so-called Foraker slate was badly
broken the only member of the slate
who was nominated being Blackburn for
state food commissioner, and he won by
aid of the enemies of DR.. McNeal. the
present incumbent. who had the united op-
position of the wholesale grocery trade.
The eagle was made the party emblem.
The state central committee was author
state ticket and the convention came to
a close.
The platform is a long document. and
is protectionist out and out. 1t denOunces
the present tariff law in general as the
sublimated product of democratic igno-
rance and incompetency, bringing, as 1t
has, to a prosperous and happy people a
period of unprecedented adversely and
distress, from which nothing but return
to the policy of protection can relieve
it. 1t says the republican party stands
for a reciprocity that reciprocates and
which does not yield up to another coun-
try a single days labor that belongs to
the American workingman. 1t stands for
international agreements which get as
much as they gave, upon terms of mutual
advantage.
by and imbued with a spirit that Is gen.
timely American; for policy that will re-
vive the national traditions and restore
the national spirit which carried us proud
ly through the earlier years of the cen
fury.
1t stands for such a policy with all for
eign nations as will ensure between us and
them justice. good faith, dignity and hon
or. 1t stands for the Monroe doctrine as
Monroe himself proclaimed it.
The financial plank is as follows: I'VE
contend for honest money; for currency
of gold, silver and paper with which to
measure our exchanges that shall be as
sound as the government and as untarnish-
ed as its honor, and to that end we favor
bimetallism and demand the use of both
gold and silver as standard money either
in accordance with ratio to be fixed by
an International agreement If that can be
obtained, or under such restrictions and
such provisions to be determined by legis-
laton, as will secure the maintenance of
the PARTIES of the values of the two metals
so that the purchasing and debt paying
power of the dollar whether of silver, gold
or paper, shall be at all times equal"
The concluding paragraph IS devoted to
praise of Mckinley and declares that as
their candidate for the presidency the re-
publicans of Ohio pledge him anew the
absolute, loyal and answering support
| of his state at the national convention and
instruct the delegates chosen to represent
| Ohio to redeem this pledge.