The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-11
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Friends of Hanna Make IA Fervent Appeal
to the Citizens of Ohio.

To me ttttZehs bi ohlo
This mass meeting of Ohio republic
cans sends greetings to the people of
the state of Ohio and declares that not
withstandng the verdict of the people
of this state in favor of the republican
party and it's candidates expressed in
the November election after fair, full
and comprehensive review of the issues
involved, have now discovered that "A
conspiracy. organized and promoted
outside of the members of the general
assembly, has been formed to thwart
that expressed will Designing men In
the state Of Ohio are making strenuous
efforts which we do not care To special-
ly characterize, to the accomplishment
of various purposes of this nefariouS
scheme
THE conspiracy contemplates and
has for its ultimate purpose the trans
fer To the democratic party without
limitation the control OF the organiza-
ton of the senate and to take from the
regularly constituted majority of the
house the control of Its organization
and TO confer upon the democratic party
power 10 limit and circumvent repub-
lican legislation and thereby make pos
sible such legislation as Is desired by
the parties 10 the combine. 1t contem-
plates the defeat of Hon, Marcus \.
Hanna. the regularly nominated candi-
date of the republican party of the state
for senator of the United states. and II
contempates the sending TO that body
of either a free silver republican,
pledged To stand by the interests and
principles of the men who elect. or the
/ election of n democrat, or both The
scheme further contemplates and pro-
poses reapportionment of the state
| congressional districts to the end that
an additional number of democrats be
/ elected to the Fifty-sixth congress. and
/ in that way defeat the purposes of the
! republican party which carried the
! country in 1896 in favor of William Nc
/ Knley for president and the sound
money and protective tariff views of the
I great party To which we belong. Fur
/ ther than this, the scheme contem-
| plates the ripping up of the judicial
districts of the state to the end that
+ faithful officers may be turned out and
/ their places given To democrats, and
! bills are now prepared for both the
4 foregoing purposes
And still further. we believe and
charge that there is in contemplation
such "A transfer of power through legis-
/ lation to certain men connected With
| this conspiracy as that evil conse-
/ quences will accrue to the people of the
! state. Unconscious as We would fain
/ be of the scope and far-reaching conse-
| quences of their acts. certain members
| of the legislature. elected by republic
cans and by republican votes and
pledged To republican interests. have 50
far been misled To join in making pos
sible the success of this conspiracy so
far.
Now. for the purpose of arrestinc
the further progress Of this baneful
conspiracy and To prevent its complete
and most important accomplishment, We
appeal To every republican member Of
the general assembly. II every republic
can of the state of Ohio and 10 every
person Interested in the fair name of
the state of Ohio To use their influence
1 that further progress may now be
checked and thwaried. We recognize
that there is a distinction between a
member of the legislature voting
against his party nominee on the or
| ganiZation of that body and voting
against his partys candidate for the
| United States senate which was made
by the people in their primary capacity
and ratified by them at the polls.
The one violates party duty. the
other involves a breach of the highest
trust and violation OF the fundamen-
tai principles of our government such
as has never i'm the history Of the re-
publican party occurred. There have
been bolts from senatorial nominations
made at caueuses. hut since the nomi-
nation Of Abraham Lincoln againS
Stephen A. Douglas more than 40 years
| ago. by the people of Illinois in state
! convention 10 that Of Marcus A. Hanna
| by the republicans Of Ohio i'm state con-
vention in 1885, there has been absolute
~ not one member eff the lugls-
lature BE- IL said te the glory OF our
common country, who has refused Ia
| ratify nomination so made by the
people. The member Of the ohiO legis
lature elected as republican who this
week first casts his vote against MIR.
Hanna tif there be onel. will have the
distinction of making the first example
of such perfidy IN his party. and, we
believe. In his c1untTN's history. such
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