The record-union., 1897-06-24
The Junior Senator Of the Buckeye State
Has Things About His Own Way.
Delegates Throng His Apartments, for
Conferences
Governor Bushnell Acquiesces in the
Inevitable, and Accepts a Re-
nomination for Chief Executive
The Convention Adopts Platform
Favoring the Annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands.

TOLEDO (O), June 23.-The Repub-
lican State Convention completed its
work to-day in a session of less than
four hours. While there had been a
hard fight for two days for the control
of the State Central Committee there
was every appearance of harmony and
enthusiasm to-day. Two contested dis
trict elections We're decided in favor of
the Dick candidates, and thus showed
that the State Committee stood seven
teen for Dick and four for Kurtz. Sem
ator Hanna was not only congratulated
on the result, but all the delegates were
seeking admittance to his apartments
for conferences.
Governor Bushnell not only accepted
the situation cOmplacently before the
convention assembled by having friend
ly consultations with Senator Hanna
but he also made q strong speech of
acceptance in the convention When
| Bushnell declared I'm spite of the state
! ments of the Democratic press / ac-
cept," there was loud demonstration.
In the organization of the State Cen
| trail Committee in the afternoon Gov
| ernor Bushnell named the Vice-Chair-
man, While Senator Hanna selected the
Chairman and the Secretary
Senator Hanna returned to Cleveland
this afternoon, and will soon be back
| in Washington. Governor Bushnell re-
mains here until tomorrow. The two
| leaders had friendly meeting before
separating. and it is understood that
| they had reached an agreement on the
| organization of the State Executive
| Committee.
The feature of the convention was
| the speech of Senator Hanna Gov
| ernor Bushnell, Lieutenant Governor
| Jones, General Grosvenor and others
who spoke had been frequently heard,
| but Senator Hanna was not known
| before In his own State as an orator,
| although he had for years been recog-
| ognlzed as a leader in the management
and organization. His delivery was elo-
quent and forcible, and he captured
the convention by his commanding ora
tory. He was most enthusiastically
cheered and congratulated, more on his
| effort to-day than on his triumph of
yesterday
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS
TOLEDO (O), June 23-With the
| contest for the Chairmanship settled so
| dec1s1vely yesterday in favor of Major
Charles w. Dick and the entire Hanna
slate, the Republican State Convention
proceeded promptly at 10 a. m to-day
| With the usual business The report of
the Credentials Committee was adopted
without opposition, as it made no ma
| terial difference in the real work of
! the convention, which was overwheIm-
ingly with Senator Hanna
The temporary organization, with Cen
eral Grosvenor in the chair was made
the permanent organization, and the
| reports of other committees were readily
disposed Of
| The Committee on Platform was in
session all night, trying to frame the
platform so as to prevent a contest in
| the convention over the civil service.
Cuban and other resolutions.
Chairman Kurtz did not attend the
convention yesterday or to-day and left
at noon for Columbus During the dav
| there were conferences between. Sena-
tor Hanna and Governor Bushnell and
the question of a new man for the State
| Craftsmanship was still agitated
The following platform was adopted
The Republicans of Ohio rejoice in the
magnificent victory of last year. where
| by the peoDle of the United States
overwhelmingly declared in favor of
an honest dollar and a chance to earn
it, and elected as President that spIen-
did son of Ohio. William Mckinley
The platform upon which that victory
was won declares the principles and
policies of the Republican party. To all
the declarations of that platform we
pledge anew our allegiance and un-
qualifiedly commend the President and
Congress for their wise and statesman
| like execution of it's pledges.
The Republican party has always
been the friend of the downtrodden
and oppressed, and has always deeply
! sympathiZed with the struggle of any
| people for Independence We extend
our sympathy to the patriots of Cuba
in their efforts to achieve freedom from
! Spanish cruelty and oppression. and
| hope that the dav of their deliverance
| is near at hand. We commend the
course of the President, and express
our confidence in his speedy and pa
triotic DISPOSITION of the Cuban ques-
tion in accordance with wise states
manship and a firm and vigorous pol
| icy. We believe that the Administra-
ton, in negotiating the treaty with Ha-
waii, has acted wisely, and we express
the hope that the Senate will ratify the
/ same.
We denounce the violation of the
spirit of the Civil Service Act by Presi-
| dent Cleveland in those orders which
extended its operation beyond its pur-
pose and intent. and demand such rev.
ocation of orders or modification of the
law as will accomplish its manifest pur-
pose.
We commend reforms inaugurated in
the Pension Bureau under the present
Administration, and regard them as an
earnest of the sincerity Of our pledges
to the veterans of the Republic which
we here renew, of watchful care and
recognition and enforcement of their
| Just claims upon grateful people.
/ We favor the passage by Congress of
/ such a law as will provide a national
Board of Arbitration to secure. so far
as possible, the adjustment and settle
ment of such differences as may arise
between corporations engaged in inter-
state commerce and their employees.