The record-union., 1898-01-11


| the Will of the people be done?' In
this emergency We appealed TO you. A
storm of Indignation has swept over
our great State, and has eliminated in
this meeting to-day. Republicans OF
| Ohio, you know now the situation. II
| is now for you to deal with it as your
consciences may dictate
Congressman Walter L. Weaver OF
| Springfield. the home of Governor
Bushnell, was then introduced as Chair
man of the meeting. He made a most
| vigorous speech against those whom
he accused with schemeS.for the disrup-
ton of the party.
The Kissing of the names of Governor
| Bushnell Mr.. Kurtz and others that
| began during the address of Judge
Nash reached much higher pitch dur
| ing the address Of Congressman Wea-
| yer.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Weaver's
address Congressman Grosvenor, Bur-
ton, Northway and Southland and Judge
Goble of Cincinnati We're appointed q
committee on resolutions
While the committee was out Colonel
! r. Nevin of Dayton spoke Colonel
! Nevin has always been the close per-
sonal and political friend of Senator
! Foraker, Mr.. Kurtz and others who
| are ut this time opposing the election
| of Senator Hanna His speech against
| the action of those whom he charged
with demora1izing and debauching the
party caused the greatest demonstra-
/ ton of the afternoon. Almost the en-
/ tire audience rose to their feet, and
while standing on chairs, threw their
hats, handkerchiefs and other articles
wildly about the hail.
AT the conclusion of this remarkable
| address the resolutions We're read by
] John r. Malloy, who had been defeated
/ by the boilers for Clerk of the House.
/ The resolutions We're unanimously
adopted as follows, by a rising vote,
j and the most enthusiastic demonstra-
tons of approval:
This mass meeting of Ohio Republi-
cans sends greetings to the people of
! the State of Ohio, and declares that
Notwithstanding the verdict of the peo-
| pie of this State in favor of the Re-
publican party and it's candidates. ex-
pressed in the November election, af-
! ter fair full and comprehensive dis
cussion Of all the issues involved. has
/ now discovered that a conspiracy or
I ganized 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 arc making strenuous efforts, which
we do not care to specially character
/ ize to the accomplishment of the va
| rious purposes of this nefarious scheme.
1.-THE conspiracy contemplates and
/ has for. II nlti to- Ia
! 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 organiza-
| ton, and to confer upon the Demo-
/ cratic party to limit and circumvent
Republican legislation, and thereby
make possible such legislation as is de-
sired by the parties to the combina-
ton 1t 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 free
silver Republican, pledged to stand by
the interests and principles of the men
who elect him, or the election of a
| Democrat, or both
The scheme further comprehends
and proposes a reapportionment of the
| State for Congressional purposes. to the
| end that an additional number of Dem
ocrats be elected to the F'ifty-sixth Con-
gress, and in that way defeat the pur-
poses of the Republican party, which
carried the country in 1896 in favor of
! William Mckinley for President and
the sound money and protective tariff
| views CT the great party to which we
| belong.
Further than this, this scheme CON
templates the ripping up of the judicial
districts 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.
And still further we believe and
charge that there is in contamination
such a transfer of power through leg
1sation to certain men connected with
this conspiracy as that evil CONSEQUENT
ces will accrue to the people of the
State.
unconscious, as we would fam be-
ieve, OF the scope and far-reaching
consequences of their acts, certain
members of the Legislature elected by
Republicans and by Republican votes.
and pledged to Republican interests,
have been so far mised as to join in
making possible the success of this con-
spiracy so far
Now, for the purpose of arresting
the further progress Of this baneful con-
spiracy, and to prevent it's complete
and most important accomplishment
we appeal to every Republican member
of the General Assembly, TO every Re-
publican 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 NAV
now be checked and thwarted
I'VE recognize that there is a dis-
tinction between member of the Leg
islature voting against his marty NOM
inee on the organization of that BODY
and voting against his party's candi-
date for United States Senator. which
was made by the people in their nr,.
mary capacity and ratified by them ar
the polls. The one is a violation 90
party duty, the other involves a breach
of the highest trust and a violation of
the fundamental principles of orr gov
1iitisi>ie' '7"'i "S mas never in the
history Of the Republican party oc-
CURED.
There have been bolts from Sena-
torial nominees made at caucuses. but
since the nomination of Abraham Lin
coin against stephen A. Douglass more
than forty years ago. by the people of
Illinois in State Convention. to that Of
Marcus Hanna, by the Republicans of
Ohio. in State Convention in 1897