The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-23

TOLEDO. o.. June @.--The Republican,
state convention hegan herr ..,s,,,s lt
viii nominate q full state yseksa ara in.
sorse candidate Ter United S.st.s san !.
atoF- There Is no opposition 10 senator
itanna Ter both the shegs and sosaS terms.
AnNts none "a The renominatton q ,sar.
isushneii and other state officers. III. on.
~ contest has been from the start FOR
coatroi OF the central committee. whssi,
elects the campaign cisasrmar Fora ksr-
Easaaeii and etnegs Asvs been as1tiring
IN thetr efforts 10 retain chairsaan knrsx.
while Hanna and the old following az Nc,
ilirEey and Secretary Sherman have s.u-
reftssi Maj. Dicks for the plaee. Tas.
lsuE has invclved the farty leaders On
oEe side or the other aud Is thr r,axs
bitter contest that has been waKcxa with
Ia either party for years.
Senator Hanna arrived from tlevesana
with q large eSc0rl shorty after IL a sssos.s
z. ~. and held conference With MAJ.
Dicks. who presented the gstimnsu,n fran
Gov bnshnell. Easisnela authorised IlisNs
TO say 10 Hanna that he would ,18siin9 ru-
nomination l. Chairman kar.x was nor
retained ia charge os sae state hsatouar-
ters.
The district meetings in sne Afternoon
resulted in Dicks carrying two-tLsrts
of the state committeeman and il ahn,,t
the same ma sority Tor llama out rf twer,.
ty-one districts fer members ny she eor,,-
mittee on resolutions. credentials ard
permanent organization. so that The CON
ventioa + largely in control u Sefator
Hanna
The convention assembled at / e'elock
y. m. Hon III. r. Grouse. chairman
of the state central committee, reviewed
the past campaign. counssied harmony
and introduced Cen. G.. II. Grosvcuur NJ
the temporary chairman. Mr.. Gr0sysncr
sasd In part:
II ara not here 10 sound 4 keynote. Thai
duty has oeeh assumed hy the casugs1cI1,s
of The Democratic press. hus Republic no
10 not need kaynoses. The 81. Louis plAt-
". IL stands nirepeal.d. and no keynoko
IS necessary 10 enforce it's hindiug cA}taa.
ticn upon Republicans. and We are unit
today IN defense OF any ssggesstcn Of that
platform.
'.our Democratic friends are shouting
uron every slump and in every newapapsf
and all over the country. demanding 10
promiseiF We never PROMISED nroepeFtty,
TEis IN the language Of our platform ilySul(
that subject. We esnehasixs nur ali0&l-
ance to the policy Of protection ~ the huls
warls * American Independence And tn
'ssbba ar banse,siis :, n'ass issls NJ Is
eesans ,sar n ss y sx s
the free and unlimited coinage Of sllvrf.
taking their stand fIrrniy upon taf foam
daiioE OF n Afty-eenf dollar and The dertr.
ciafion ani degradation Of the coinage cl
the country. The people OF thta country
are opposed to anarchy Trey are opJ1p4ed
10 the reign OF murder They believe n
law and order. Let the Democratic paxty
In It's calamity even dare 10 jndufe6 thu
Chicago hrresv of s.narrhy4 ana resistance
10 law. ana the neopie of Ohio will win Il
victory that viii forever riarr Ohio IN the
front rank ef law abiding states.
'T1e issues. then npon which this cpA-
test Is 10 he fought. arc the issues Of th4
platform adopted az 81 Louis We shall
foIIuw our leader 10 magnificent victory,
8v II we will stand or fall Tsy II Ne VIII
win victory ar honorable defeat. tsndsr fsa
terms we wjil challenge the world. and un.
der Il We will march 10 victory in H3vem-
berf'