The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-22
ALL ONE WAY.
Hanna Men Maintain Complete
Control at Columbus.
There is No Opposition Worthy
of Consideration.
BUSHNELL ESCAPES.
The Committee MagnanimOusly
Agrees to Let Him Off
Without Amy Resolutions of
Condemnation.

Prayer was offered by DR.. J. c. Watt.
| owing to the all-night session of the
! committee on credentials on the Nc
hlSSQn and other contests, the other
committees could not be completed till
today but their complexion was not
changed. There was scarcely any fac
| tiOna1 minority in the convention as it
was organized. What are known as the
national administration men, as distin-
guiShed from the state administration
men had everything their way without
opposition. The nominations were made
by acclamation and the rules were apt
ly adopted for nominations by accla-
nation when only one name was pre-
Sented.
The subcommittee on resolution was
kept up during the night because of
differences on the resolutions regarding
the state administration and the legis
lature. Some wanted the governor and
boiling Republicans in the legislature
condemned for not abiding by the res
olution adopted at the state convention
at Toledo last June, endorsing NJ. y.
Hanna, for senator, and they were es-
pecially anxious for a strong denuncia-
ton of the disloyalty of the Republi-
cans in the legislature who did not
abide by the party caucus nomination
for senator, but the subcommittee re-
ported more conciliatory resolutions to
the full committee at 8 a. m. today and
the report was thus agreed to.
Judge A c. Thompson, chairman of
the committee on resolutions reported
the following which was adopted:
convention assembled adopt the follow
ing platform:
First-We reaffirm the declaration of
facts and principles adopted by the
eleventh national Republican conVen-
ton at st. Louis, June Is, 1896.
Second-We congratulate the country
upon the fact that in response to the
demand of the St. Louis platform, and
of the will of the people, expressed at
the polls in November, 1886, protection
and reciprocity, twin measures of RE
publican policy have been re-establlsh-
ed, and have been embodied into pub
lie law, by the enactment of the Ding
ley law.
Third-We favor all measures which
will promote the restoration and
growth of our merchant marine.
mountaineering trade with our
neighboring republics, on the west
coast of South America and our recent
victory in the Philippine islands, with
all the responsibilities attached thereto
remind us that it is essential to our
prosperity and safety that our Allan
tic and Pacific borders be Joined by the
nearest practical waterway. We there
fore favor the construction by the Uni
ted States of the Nicaragua canal to
the end that our commerce may be ex-
tended in time of peace and our coasts
protected in time of war.
Fifth-We ask the congress OF the
United States to enlarge and make more
effective our navy, so that our country
may take and occupy her proper place
among the nations of the earth 1t must
be adequate at all times for defense
against foes to secure the just rights
of American capital, enterprise and
commerce in all parts of the world and
to command respect for our flag every
where.
Sixth-We most heartily approve of the
steps now being taken by congress and
the president, providing for the an
nexation of the Hawaiian islands, as a
part of the United States and hereby
express the urgent wish that the same
be fully accomplished at the earliest
practicable date by the passage by the
| senate of the joint resolution, which
has already met with the approval of
the house of representatives.
Seventh-Knowing that justice and
humanity alike made it our duty to put
an end to the hopeless and barbarous
warfare waged by Spain against Cuba
and secure for that unhappy island a
free and stable government, we heartily
approve of the declaration of war
made by the United States against
Spain and pledge our lives and for
tunes for the purpose of bringing it to
a quick and successful termination.
Eighth-We endorse and approve the
patriotic, American administration of
VIM. Mckinley. We commend the
great craftsmanship displayed by him
| in his tireless endeavors TO secure an
hOnora BILE settlement of the Cuban
question by diplomatic methods and his
fearless refusal to be driven into war
until all hopes of peaceful settlement
had failed and wise and needful steps
ties. We heartily endorse the conduct
of the war by the administration, and
| feel confident that time will continue,
more and more, to demonstrate the
great wisdom and matchless leadership
of President Mckinley so far remark
ably displayed in his management of
the war and it's conduct, and we rejoice
with him, that in the present crisis the
American people are united in SUSTAIN
| ing him and that patriotism has COM
pletely obliterated the last veStige of
sectional feeling.
Ninth-Since the war with Spain
could not be avoided, we approve all
that congress has done to provide for
the vigorous and successful prosecution
| thereof, and gratefully thank all MEM
! bers of that body who have patriotic-
ally voted the revenues necessary for
| it's conduct. We also commend the ac-
| ton of congress in providing for rails
| ing necessary funds to carry on the war
by popular loan, thus affording an op-
portunity to citizens of moderate means
| to invest in the bonds of the govern
ment.
Tenth-We reaffirm the Republican
| doctrine that every qualified voter has
| a right to cast his vote and to have it
counted and we commend the action of
a Republican congress i'll securing the
right of suffrage to our soldiers while
absent from their homes, fighting for
the republic against a foreign foe.
E1eventh-We send greetings to Ad-
miral Dewey whose victory at Manila
| eclipSed in cost and courage any ma
val victory of the world. To the friends
and relatives of Ensign Bagley. whose
noble young life was the first forfeit of
the war. we send coincidence. To