The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-11
MEINLEY IS PRESENTED
As a Candidate for the Presidenc,
BY Ohio Republicans.
THE IDEAL AMERICAN STATESMAN
Is What Foraker Labeled Him when He
Wss Euiogiring tho Tariff Bill
Mckinley Fsthcrcd.

opera mousse could not hold half the peo-
pie wanting admission this afternoon to
the republican State convention. The
bands entertained the crowd In front Of
the building until the convention was
called 10 order at p. m. and that was
all many Of the visitors saw or heard
of what is called the Mckinley couven-
tion, Among the Ohio congressman and
other prominent republicans on the stage
sat ex-secretary OF the Treasury Foster
Governor Bushnell occupied one of the
boxes
The first demonstration was when Chair
man Iches escorted Senator-elect Foraker
20 tho presiding officers chair, and from
that time on ono demonstration followed
smother on the mention Of McKniley's
name or references to him.
After prayer by Rev. j. &, watt j. NJ
lckes reviewed the Mckinley campaigns
In ONO ANA the two campaigns succeed
ins his administration. and stated that at
the State convention In GAINESVILLE last
Year the party entered into "A pledge as
sacred as The trinity. That pledge marked
an Important epoch in the history OF ONO
r"iurlicanisn. IL promised to make isush-
nell governor Foraker senator aud to use
rNo.N honorable means 10 make Mckinley
Two PARTS Of tho trinity had been ful-
fledI and the republicans OF Ohio now
gsj,7.r,',ii - 70 Tu.e' ulsereiE lhto inc
Ma1n.inou- and unqualified support OF Mo
-1,ias, ,,, s.,7 PiSS,Ntilltd llpHlndtiuh.
tioN tb,t =, 80, -" -, S"y ~ " HttnoiHlt u,
i~ltes l,,i -, a., u'ho peto3e Mt
L. az, ~ ~ elect ora
H., U-rtmf rnal MN VI ne coiIiVell,
49, w mn VI ptHker was Ihttouaceu
v5 rSn..t liz, M seer "Hieh
~. Ht.'nN - l'li,' VS. f.NrIAnpnE KNOWS
'','s - i''|t .tr "ILtt question: may he MS
rs-i to,,,i, ,''''s i,'l'E tls ore
$3.50 "W'Iu supreme ISSUE IN the con-
s, ~ ~ WI pe Wht'ntr iot tle ntNt
~, ! 80 llls S.UfIIy Fnau pc ruiou ny
,,i.,,,o..N 1 ",'.,e ,s.I. M
pi"uH'. Nl1 eV,iN one Knows IN advance
"Nd' me N'.uict VIII oe nppauso. Tor
800 our uehlpcia.lN IrleuuS unuerStunh
Of as ye9r or ' e FT ySoed Y by si
1,,ral.r anu Etahaer 'rl"mphs TINS year
'AII ,,, T. -. ....,,,.. ......,,... , 49,,
m iie ION 9EtsHu tna.
uhllVlif ana enthuTlastc support The
c9hHld"ry OF tovernor Mckinley. GAP
p ea.i 4, me 'inae nls come to redeem
IN every district and county convention
81 'Ar nrld ms year IN TINS state ne has
as The representatives, Of the republicans
Of The whole state for the purpose OF do
ine me anne tHins Appmusep We owe
with spirit with ctrnestucss to dp it in
such manner IN short, as win signify to
the whole Nation that he has now and
VIII have at tho st. Louis convention the
united. hearty. cordial and unqualified
support OF Ohio
II 's du" however. TO thu republicans of
ONO, and especially to Governor MclEm-
ley himself tlat 1t should be said here aud
now that our preference for lin is not
conceived In any spirit OF untagon.sm
or hostility 20 any other mau whose name
rs mentioned IN connection with that high
mono. tApplause)
The republicans Of ohio do NOT lack ip-
pr"eatlon for Thomns IL, Reed, nor i,vi
J. Morton. nor w Il Allison, nor Mat
the~ STANLEY quay, nor any other great
lea''er Who has been mcntiqaei in cen
neclion WIN that honor On The CON
trdrY- we admire and love them all. and
~ the convention should disappoint u5 and
CIV" ijs honor to one OF them. we here ara
now pledge to Nun IN advance the elec-
ioral vote or ohto by the largest mtorlty
ever given IN tho history of tho STATE.
~ Is not that we love Caesar less aut
Rome more tApplauscl
william Mckinley il our own. lie lives
here NO. ohiq, aud has always lived IA our
midst Applausel He ~ our friend, cur
neiehbor. our fcllow-cltZen our fellow
republican, shoulder to shoulder with
Him we have lpap fighting tl-o battles at