The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-18
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
A State Ticket Named by a Con-
vention at Columbus.
Foraker, Bushnell, GrOsvcnor and Hanna
Chosen ms Delegates-at-Large to st.
Louis - Presidential Electors-at-
Large Also Named-Platform
Strongly Indorses McKin-
Iey's Candidacy for
President.

,alled for order High up over the
stage, draped in national colors' the
lelegates saw picture of Mckinley,
over which were the words 1.-The ma
tion's choice" and they cheered it lust
ily
The committee on credentials recon-
lnended the seating of the delegates Sc
lected by the central committee IN
county, butsuggested that
in the future all delegates be selected
by the people. The report was adopted:
The report of the committee on perma-
nent organization, continuing the tenn
porary organization with FORAKER as
chairman, was adopted.
Congressman R. w. Taylor read the
report of the committee on resolutions
and it was adopted.
The platform congratulates the
country upon the growth of repuo-
lican sentiment in the nation; de-
nounces the democratic admlnlstra-
ton as the most destructive the
country has ever known; reatlirms
allegiance to the doctrine OF protec-
ton and denounces the present tariff
law as the cause of financial distress;
demands reciprocity that will be ad-
vantageous to American industries;
demands firm and dignificd foreign
policy; asks congress to prevent deficit
in the national treasury; declares for
honest money-gold, silver and paper
to be on a parity; denounces the ad-
ministration of the pension bureau,
and pledges the answering support
of the republicans of Ohio to the
candidacy of William Mckinley fol-
president.
Ex-Congressman Cooper, of Mt. Ve'-
non, made a speech from the stage
closing with offering resolution that
the four delegates'at-large to the ma
! tional republican convention at 81
| Louis be Scnator-elect Foraker, Gov
Bushnell, Marcus A. Hanna and Con
cressnan Grosvenor He moved It's
adoption and Allen T. Brinsmade, OF
Cleveland. seconded the motion. The
question was put and carried with
shout OF ayes The negative was not
put. 1t was not necessary. AT thls
point flash light was thrown upon
the picture of Mckinley over the stage,
and this was signal for another burst
of applause.
Robert Nevin, of Dayton, in hu-
morous speech presented the names OF
DR.. Joseph e. Loves, OF Dayton; SEN
ator Charles Fleischman, Of Cincinnatl;
John p. Green, of Cleveland, and }. w.
Tavlcr. of East Liverpool, for alter
!, nate delegates to the st. Louis conVen,
ton and moved that they be declared
such delegates. The motion was car
: ried by reclamation. Congressman
a Grcsvenor then presented the names o.
. l. F.. Mack, of Sanduslky, and Alber
- Douglass, jr, of Chillicothe, for presi
, dental electors-at-large. These noml
nations were made by acclamatlon
= Mr.. Mack is editor of the Sandusky
= Register, and Douglass is an attorney
d at Chillicothe.
= The roll of counties was then calle(
= for nominations for state offices. INT
. names of Charles Kinney, OF Scioto
~ Gen. A. T. Wikoff, of Franklin, and Il
4 w. Doty, of Cuyahoga, were presehVc'
for the nomination for secretary O
:. state. The ballot resulted: Doty 2VJ
;s Kinney 427, Wikoff 217. Necessary t
l.. choice 1876 Kinney's nomination wa
O. made unanimous.
IN Marshall j. Williams, OF Fnyette, th
;, incumbent, was renominated Tor 81
s..lo.o 1,,, DnnlafY1ntipn
"a The hottest contest of the conventio
- was for the nomination for food an
- dairy commissioner, for which the TO
n lowing names were presented: Josep
~ e. Blackburn, of Belmont; Samuel
n Wheeler, of Erie; Henry Becker,
. Franklin; Frederick p. McNeal,
/. Miami; Frank A. Derthick, OF Portay
=. e. B. Beverstock, of Wood. The ball'
-, resulted as follows: Blackburn %
-, Wheeler SO. Becker 5S McNeal 33
an Derthick 12S, Beverstock 50; necessal
~ to choice 1876; denomination. The sc
- ond ballot resulted as follows: Blac
tb burn sos 1-3, McNeal 52119, Derthick
,s Necessary to choice 42G. After t.
liz announcement of the vote Blackburn
III nomination was made unanimous.
,p- A telegram to Chairman Foraker w
lie read from Thomas McDougall, OF Ci
,ir cinnati, asking for declaration /
he the better enforcement of the Niche
mr. law for the higher taxation of railroa
ry yas, electric light, street railway a
ed other corporate properties.
he For the nomination for member
le the board of public works the folio
,us ing names were presented: James
he Smith, of Auglaize; William c. Grai
on, of Darke; John w. Stillwell, OF Miar
IN Joseph T. Robinson, of Seneca; Fra
oir A. Huffman of Van Vert. The bal
81 81 resulted as follows: Smith 81, Grant
nd Stillwell 130 Robinson 90. Huffm
1se 49S. Necessary to a choice 426, Ht
,rn mans nomination made unanimous.
'ut The eagle was made the party e
ur- blem, the state central committee
on thorized to fill any vacancies occurri
lCn in the state ticket, and the convent
ssr adjourned sine die.
IN iiA Does Not Wonder the British Want
;s SAN Francisco, March IL. Il.
fe Adams, of San Jose, who for y
ew past has been general manager of
ou- New York and British Guiana G
J a Mining Co. in Guiana, is in the G
md He has Just returned from the v
az 1g' country bordering ON Venezu'
N.Y. "There is lots of gold down there,
said. "The mines are on some of