The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-11


others that began during the address
OF Judge Nash. reached o much higher
pitch during the address OF Congress-
man Weaver. At the conclusion OF Mr.
yeover's "A address, Congressman Gtos-
venor, Northway, Burton and Sout-
hard and Judge Gouble. OF Cincinnati.
were appointed q committee on resolu-
tions. &, NJ, |. y, N \. "a :si.i
While the committee on resolutions
was iout. Colonel Robert NJ Neyln, OF
Dayton. spoke, Colonel Nesin has al
ways been the close personal and po-
lltlcal friend OF Senate Foraker. Mr..
Kurtz and Others who are at this time
opposing the election of Senator Han
ma. His speech against the action b OF
those whom he charged with demoral-
king and debauching the party caused
the greatest demonstration OF the af-
ternoon. Almost the entire audience
rose to their feet and while standing
on chairs. threw thelr, hats. handker-
chiefs and Other articles wildly about
the hall AT the conclusion OF this re-
markable address. the resolutions were
read BY John r. Mallow, who had been
defeated by the boilers for clerk OF the
house. The resolutions were unanimous:
lyf adopted ns follows, by rising vote
and the most enthusiastic demonstra-
tlons OF approval: ,55
This mass meeting OF Ohio Republi-
cans sends greeting to the people OF the
etate Of Ohio and declares that notwitli-
standing the verdict OF the people OF this
state in favor OF the Republican party
and It's candidates. expressed in the No
vember election after fair. full and COM
prehensive discussion OF all Issues In
volved. It IS, now discovered that a con-
splracy, organized and promoted outside
or the members OF the general assembly,
has been formed to thwart that express
ed will. Designing men in the state OF
Ohio are making strenuous effSrts,which
we do not care 20 specially c.ara cterlze,
to the accomplishment OF the various pur-
poses OF this nefarlous scheme. The con-,
spiracy contemplates, and hns for. Its
ultimate purpose the transfer to the
Democratic party without Limitation the
control OF the organization OF the senate
and to take from the regularly constl-
tuted majority OF the house the control
OF Its organization and to confer upon
the Democratic party power to limit and
circumyent Republican legislation. and
thereby make possible such legislation
as Is desired by the parties to the comh-
nation. It contemplates the defeat of
Hon. Marcus A. Hanna. the regularly
nominated candidate OF the Republican
party OF the state for senator OF the
United States, and It contemplates the
sending to that body OF either a free sill
yer Republican, pledged to stand by. the
interests and principles OF the men who
elect him, or the election Of q Democrat
or both. ~
The scheme further comprehenis and
proposes to reapportlon the state for
congressional purposes to the end that
an additional number OF Democrats may
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 favo: OF William Nc
Kinleyfor President and sound money
and protective tariff views OF the great
party to which We belong. 55 e
Further than this, this scheme contem-
plates the ripping POT the judicial dis
trlcts OF the STATE. to the end that faithful
judicial officers may be turned out and
their places given to Democrats and bills
are now prepared for both the foregoing
purposes. \ as. ]:
And still further We believe and charge
that tSthere is in n-conteuiplation such a
transfer; OF power through legislation TO
certain men connected with this conspir-
acyas that evil consequences will accrue
to the people OF the state.
Unconscious, as we would fain believe.
OF the scope and far reaching conse-
quences of their;acts, certain members Of
the legislature. elected as Republicans
and by Republican votes, aud pledged 70
Republican interests have been so far
misled as to join In making possible the
success OF this conspiracy thus far. Now
for the purpose OF arres ting the further
progress OF this banefnl conspiracy and
10 prevent its complete and most import
ant accomplishment, we appeal to every
Republican member of the general as
sembly, to every Republican OF the state
OF Ohio. and to every person interested
In the fair name Of the state OF Ohio TO
use their influence that further progress
may be now checked and thwarted.
< We recognize that there Is q distinc-
ition between a member OF the legislature
voting against his party nominee on the
Organization OF the body and voting
against his party's candidate for United
States senator which was made by the
people inEtheir5 primary. capacity and
ratified by them at the polls.
The one q violation Of party duty, the
other involves breach OF the highest
trust and a violation OF the fundamental
principles of our government, such as
has never in the history of the Republic
can party occurred There have been
bolts from senatorial nominations made
at caucuses, but since the nomination OF
Abraham Lincoln against Stephen A..
Douglass more than forty years ago. by
to that OF Marcus a. Hanna by the. Re-
publicans of Ohio state, convention In
1897, there has absolutely not been one
member OF the legislature. be it;said to
the glory OF our common country. who
has refused to ratify a nomination so
MADE BY THE PEOPLE.
The member Of the Ohio legislature,
elected as q Republican, who this week
first casts his vote against Mr.. Hanna
df there be one) will have the distinction
of making the first example OF such per-
ldy in his party's and as we believe, In
his country's history. The ipfamy OF
such n breach OF trust, should It occur,
would thus first stain the fair name OF
our beloved state. 4 4, {;
We feel justified in appealing to all
the people. and to all in puolic authority.
without regard to past or present party
affiliations or sympathies to stay this
threatened blow. 1t would be the sever
est ever administered in civil affairs
against our governmental system. &,.
1t would constitute n plain violation of
the spirit II not the letter Of tho Ohio con-
stitution, which members OF the general
~, ~. n,