The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-11
OHIO SENATORIAL SITUATION

NJ AuIlZ ana others were mentioned
The terms traitors Judas" and tn
like We're frequently used in responses
from the audience. Several of tn,
speakers referred to Senator Forake
| in connection with the revolution il
I the party. The audience was in clos,
and deep sympathy with the intense
and bitter utteranceS of most of tn,
speakers. The Columbus Glee club
which refused TO participate in the in
augural ceremonies, contributed large
~ to the enthusiasm of the occasion
by its singing. AS Chairman Nash anC
/ Congressman Weaver came upon the
platform, the Tippecanoe club of Cleve-
land and the Business Mems League OF
that city entered the hall, and there
was wild scene for some minutes
AS soon as order could be restored
Judge Nash addressed the audience as
follows:
JUDGE NASHS ADDRESS.
Republicans of Ohio: For the first
time in the history of the Republican
party in this state, We have been COM
manded by your executive committee
TO meet in mass convention. This ex-
traordlnary action on the part of the
committee can only be justified by the
existence of grave danger Such peril
not only to you, but even to popular
government by the people, your com
mlttee conceived, was lurking in the
legislative halls in Columbus AS your
sentinelS placed on duty by you. we
determined to lay the situation before
you and ask you to take such action as
you might deem wise.
Last spring and summer the Repub-
lican county and district conventions
OF Ohio instructed their nominees for
representatives and senators, if elected.
10 cast their votes in the election for
United States senator for the superb
leader and general who planned and
organized victory for the Republicans
in Ohio. and in the national election of
1895, Marcus A. Hanna. This was the
exercise of right and privilege guar
anteed to the people by our constitu-
ton, which says the people have a
right to assemble together in a peace
able manner to consult for their COM
mon good, and to instruct their repre-
SentatiVeS.'
HANNA COVENANT.
In June the Republican party, by it's
duly authorized agents, assembled in
state convention at Toledo. and made
a covenant with the people that. if sue
cessful, the Republicans would return
Mr.. Hanna to the senate. In the cam
palgn which followed, at every meeting
held, every speaker, from Bushnell
down to the humble speaker in the log
school house, pledged themselves that
this covenant of the party should be
Kept. On this issue, among others, the
campaign was conducted, and the peo-
pie obtained an ample majority of Re
publlcans to the general assembly.
All during the campaign, certain
men, claiming to be Republicans
Fought our candidates for the legisla-
ture from under cover and from the
bushes. They did not make an open.
manly fight, in the light of day. and
where the people could see what they
were about. This charge is amDly
proven from the election returns on file
In the office of the secretary of state
However much We must despise the
methods of these men and doubt their
party loyalty and Republican princi-
pies, we must concede as American
citizens they had right to vote against
our legislative candidates. Here the
contest should have ended But it did
not.
THE CONSPIRACY.
The last returns from the election
mad not been received when these men
disclosed the existence of a conspiracy
with our open and aVowed enemies 70
bring shame upon the Republican party
and to lead her trusted and honored
representatives into paths of dishonor.
Behind barred and locked doors
through which no sound could escape
TO alarm the honest people, they sought
10 nave our great party. which through
all her glorious history never did a
llshonorable thing, break her faith. /
pleaged to the people of Ohio. With
me whispering and insinuating wiles
IL dishonest politicians, they invited
your representatives to disobey vour4
Instructions and disobey- the will of
he people,
On Monday last they captured the
)utposts of our citadel in organizing
he senate ana house OF. representatives /
u ONO Then the strength and extent
u the conspiracy first dawned upon
he people of Ohio The question was
lot whether Mark A Hanna should
continue to be United States senator: I
I was Should the honor and integrity
IL the republican party be preserved /
lnsullied? Was the will of the naonla T
o be done? In this emergency we an /
)ealed TO you. The storm of fndigna-
ION has swept over our great state
ma mas eliminated in this meeting.
republicans OF. Ohio, you know the sit
lation. 1t is for you now to deal with
as your consciences may dictate
KISSED BUSHNELL.
Congressman Walter L. Weaver of
'prlngf1eld, the home of Governor
5ushneL, was then introduced as
hartman of the meeting He made a
most vigorous speech against those
Ehom he accused with schemes for the
lsruptlon of the party. The kissing
the names of Governor Bushnell
1T. hurtz and others, that began dur
lS the address of Judge Nash. reached
much higher pitch during the ad
IesS OF Congressman Weaver AT the
oncluslon OF Mr.. Weaver's address
ongressmen Grosvenor, NorthWay
,urton ana Southland and Judge Gobie
l CINCINNATI We're appointed a COM
llttee on resolutions
Whlle the committee on resolutions
'as out, Colonel Robert Neyin of Dav-
On spoke. Colonel Nevin has aIways
cen the close personal and political
.lend or Senator Foraker, Mr.. Kurt
no others who are at this time on
Using the election of Senator Hanna
WILD DEMONSTRATIONS.
His speech against the action of
nose whom he charged with demoraliz-
lg and debauching the party caucad
&c greatest demonstration of the af
,liIooii. Almost the entire audience
Use 10 It's feet, and, while standing
= chairs Threw hats, handkerchiefs !
III u otner articles wildly about the hall :
I the conclusion of this remarl1able .
iuIess' the resolutions were read Inv
lnn II. Malioy, who had been defeated
the poiters for clerk of the house I
nc resolutions were unanimously T. 7
~ ts as follows, by rising vote.