The Anaconda standard., 1896-03-12
IT'S MKINLEY'S DAY
One Grand, Enthusiastic Rally Around
0hiO'S FavOrite Son.
DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS
The Big Four OF the State VIII Be
at the Missouri Barbecue
The Platform and Other
Nominations.

| columbus, Ohio, March 1.-THE opera
house was unable again to give admis-
sion to more than half OF those holding
tickets. Some delegates TO the republi-
can state convention were even crowd
ed out. At 1915 o'clock Senator-elect
Foraker called the convention to order.
The stage was crowded with Ohio con-
gressmen and party leaders. Ex-Secre-
tary Charles Foster had a seat near the
presiding officer. The committee on
credentials reported in favor of seating
the committee" delegation. The report
was adopted with resolution against
county committees assuming power In
the future OF appointing delegates. The
temporary organization was unani-
mously made permanent Chairman
Foraker briefly Acknowledged the dou-
BILE honor
Congressman J. NJ. Taylor chairman
| OF the committee on resolutions. re-
ported the platform. which was greeted
with frequent applause, and adopted.
The platform. which declares strongly
for protection and reciprocity. denounc-
es the present democratic administra-
! ton as the most destructive and disas-
trous In the history OF our country. IL
has not. only disappointed the expecta-
tions of the country. but has Justly for
feited the confidence and support OF its
own party"
The platform declares the republican
party stands for the Monroe doctrine
as Monroe himself proclaimed IT," IA
vors 'the return Of the government to
debt-paying policy. by increasing rev.
enues." and declares for "a currency OF
gold, silver and paper with which to
measure our exchange. that shall be as
sound as the government and as untar-
nished as its honor; and to that end we
favor bimetallism and demand the use
OF both gold and silver as a standard
money. either in accordance with a ra-
ito to be fixed by international agree
ment, II that can be obtained. or under
such restrictions and such provisions.
TO be determined by legislation, as will
/ secure a maintenance of parity OF the
values OF the two metals. so the pur-
chasing and debt-paying power OF a
dollar. whether silver. gold or paper.
shall be at all times equal"
Col. w. c. Cooper. ex-member Of con-
gress. after a stirring speech. offered
the following. which was adopted
Resolved. That Asa S. Bushnell, Jo-
seph Il. Foraker. Charles III. Grosvenor
and Marcus A. Hanna be. and they are
hereby elected delegates at large from
the state OF Ohio to the republican ma
tlonal convention at St. Louis. and they
are instructed by the republicans OF
Ohio 20 vote for the nomination of Will
liam Mckinley. Jr., for president OF the
United States"
The republican state convention
which concluded this afternoon, was
more of a Mckinley rally than the US
ual party business assembly. II was
held three months earlier than usual
In order to proclaim to the country the
sentiment OF McKinley's state. Not
since the endorsement OF r. Il. Hayes
for the presidency In 1875 has there
been such a harmonious meeting of
the representative republicans In Ohio
While the slate was carried out for
delegates-at-large and alternates to
the 81. Louis convention without a
scratch IL was broken on the state
ticket.
Charles Kinney. the nominee for sec
retary OF state was chief clerk in the
Office OF secretary OF state under Dan
lei j. Ryan from 1889 10 1898, and has
occupied the same position ever since
under Secretary of State S. NJ. Taylor
Kinney's only opponent for the nomina-
ton was r. w. Doty. AS Kinney and
Doty had made the canvass. IL was the
plan to give them both a good compli-
mentary vote and have enough votes
to go to Wikoff TO prevent a nominal
tion on the FIRST ballot and then nomi-
nate wikoff on the second ballot. But
Kinney went in against the field and
got one vote more than was needed.
with all the old wheelhorses working
for what they called a bigger man"
a.. n -
appealed TO the younger element TO
make a stand against the unfortunate
"daddies." as they called them. While
all the men en- the ticket are Mckinley
men. there was no special significance
in the selection OF any OF them except
that OF Kinney for the head OF the
ticket.
The planks on the tariff and finance
resolutions were adopted as written by
Mckinley and express his views on pro-
lection and bimetallism. The currency
resolution is the same as in the nation
al platform OF 1892.
The roll OF IS counties was called for
nominations for state officers. The
names OF Charles Kinney OF Scioto.
Gen. A. L. wickoff OF Franklin. and Z.
w Doty OF CuyahOga were presented
for nomination as secretary OF state.
The ballot resulted: Doty, zoe: Kinney.
427. wickon. 2l7. Necessary to a choice.
4e6. Kinney's nomination was made
unanimous.
Marshall ]. Williams. the present in
cumbent, was renominated for supreme
judge by acclamation. under a suspen-
sion OF the rules.
There was a hot contest over the nom
ination for food and dairy commission
err j. F.. Blackburn OF Belmont was
nominated on the second ballot. The
wholesale grocers and manufacturers
made a fight against DR.. Mcneil. the
incumbent. who had the support OF the
grangers. For member OF the board OF