Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-12
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
fne Foraker Slate Badly Broken By the
State Convention.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
delegates 10 the National Conven-
ton Instructed to support MeKin-
ley .Absoiately, Loyalty, and I'm
svervinsiy, for the Nomination.

c,fUMBUS. O.. March 1.-THE Repub-
fican state Convention was slow In as
ssmbling. and II was 1880 sshen Tenn
porary-C Chairman Foraker called for Or
der. High up over the stage. draped In
the national colors. the delegates cav
picture OF Mckinley. over which were
the words: Nations choice" and they
cheered Il Justify. The report of the
Committee on Permanent Organization.
continuing the temporary organization.
with Mr.. Foraker as chairman. was
adopted.
Congressman r. w. Taylor read the
report OF the Committee on Resolutions.
and ON his motion 1t was adopted as the
marty platform without amendment or
discussion.
senator-Elect Foraker, Governor Bush
nell. Marcus A. Hanna, and Representa-
tive c. II. Grosvenor were elected by
reclamation delegates at large to the
Republican National Convention. and Dr.
Joseph r. Lawes. of Dayton; Senator
Charles Fleischman, of Cincinnati; John
p. Green, OF Cleveland. and j. w. Taylor,
of East Liverpool, alternate delegates
/. u. Mack, OF Sandusky, and Albert
Douglass. Jr., OF Chilicothe, were selected
for president electors at large. Charies
Kinney. OF Scioto county, was nominated
for Secretary of State on the nrst paiiot'
]. L. Blackburn, of Belmont, was nomi-
mated for Food Commissioner anu =. n.
Huffman for member OF the poaru VI
Public Works Marshall J. I" iii'anis was
The so-caIled Foraker slate was oadiy
hr,ken the only member of the slate who
was nominated being Representative
plackburn. for State Food Commissioner
and he won by the aid of the enemies
ofDr F. Il. McNeal, the present incum-
bent. who had the united opposiuon oi
the wholesale grocery trade.
Tho eagle was made the party empiehh'
the state Central Committee was au-
thortzed to fill any vacancy occurring ~
the state ticket, and the convention ao-
journed sine die.
THE PLATFORM
The platform is long document anu
"a nrotectionist out and out. II denouhces
the present tariff law In general as .he
sublimated product OF Democratic 'sno
rance and incompetency, bringing as ~
has 10 a prosperous and happy peo-
ME a period of unprecedented adversary
and distress. from which nothing but
a return to the policy or protecuon can
relieve II. Is says the Republican party
stands for a reciprocity That recipro-
Gates, and which does. not yield up 10
another country single DAY iaoo'
that belongs to the American working
man II stands for international agree
ments. which get as much as they give
upon terms of mutual advantage.
n stands for foreign policy dictated
nv and imbued with spirit that is
genuinely American; for a policy that
will receive the national traditions, ana
restore the national spirit. which car
! visd us proudly through the earlier years
Of the century. 1t stands for sucn
q poiicy with all foreign nations, as VIII
insure both to us and them justice. good
{. faith, dignity, and honor. 1t STANDS lot
the Monroe doctrine. and Monroe hinseir
2 proclaimed II. .,,,.
. The financial plank Is as foiiows: we
contend for honest money, for cur
rencv of gold. silver, and paper, with
which 10 measure our exchanges. that
shall be as sound as the government and
as untarnished as It's honor; and TO
that end we favor bimetallism, and de-
mand the use OF both bold and silver
ms standard money either In accord
ance with a ratio to be fixed by an in
fernational agreement If that can be
he obtained, or under such re-
strictlons and such provisions. to be de-
termined by legislation. as will secure
the maintenance of the parity OF value
OF the two metals so that the purchas-
ing and debt-paying power of the dol
lar. whether of silver, gold. or paper
shall be at all times equal
The concluding paragraph Is devoted
to praise of Mckinley, and declares tnat.
as their candidate for the presidency. the
Renublicans Of Ohio pledge him anew
the absolute. loyal, and answering
sunnort of his State at the national con-
venfion. and instruct the delegates chosen
20 represent Ohio to redeem this