The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22
Old Glory Has Been Plant
Sailors, There 1t VIII Remain.
SPEECH TO OHIO REPUBLICANS
THAT Is REGARDED AS A KEYNOTE
FOR COMING DECLARATIONS.
State Convention Almost Free from
fractional Strife-Hanna Forces
in Complete Control.

COLUMBUS, o., June 21-Ihe RepuDllcdn
state convention to-day was almost free
from the factional fighting of former years.
After the senatorial contest of last winter
the factions became known as 1.-The national
administration men and 1.-The state admins
tration men" The former had the delegates
to-day from seventeen of the congressional
districts and the other four districts were
in dispute owing to county contests. The
national administration Republicans were so
strong that the opposition to them was not
felt anywhere. Of the four districts in
which there were contests, that of the
Twenty-first district, in which the delega-
ton of Mayor McKisson, of Cleveland, fig
| ured, was the only one of any proportions,
and it was regarded by some as the inaugu-
ration of third-term movement for Mayor
McKisson. The McKisson contest, which
kept the committee on credentials in ses-
sion all night, and all the cases were de-
| cided against the already very small minor
| ity. The new state committee did not or
| ganize, awaiting the report on credentials,
| but it is understood that Cyrus Huing will
| be chairman of the central committee and
| Harry M. Daugherty of the executive COM
mittee, both close friends of Senator Hanna.
| The temporary organization was made per-
| manent, and the national administration had
everything its own way during the day and
tonight. There were differences of opinion
| in the committee on resolutions as to the
| declarations on the state administration and
the boiling Republicans in the Legislature,
and those resolutions may be ignored to-
| morrow.
| Governor Bushnell occupied a back seat
| on the platform to-day. and many of the
strongest Hanna men object to any resolu-
| fiOnS rpQar1inor hic tra i'm or No
action of the boiling Republicans in the
| Legislature. There is considerable favora-
pie comment on Congressman Grosvenor's
| Keynote speech, in which he said the Amer
| lean nag would remain in the West Indies
| and philippines, and Wherever it was plant
| ed in WARFARE. The delegates favor the ac-
| Inc convention adjourned till a. m. to-
morrow, and ii the resolutions are ready it
| will soon complete its work
GROSVENOR'S KEYNOTE.
During the meeting to-day a letter
read from Senator Mark A. Hanna regard
ing his inability to be present. In the course
of his speech General Grosvenor said:
"A Nation without fifty thousand guns,
without ten rounds OF ammunition to the
cannon, without one-fourth of ships enough
to carry on an aggressive foreign war
springs into action April %, and June 81.
her navy has crushed one of the greatest
Il66tS Oh GpdlIl In6y nave raised, organized,
equipped and armed two hundred thousand
of the best men that ever shouldered a
musket in defense of their beloved country.
bringing them into action as no army ever
sprung before from any people. There are
to-day twenty thousand of them on the
Island of Cuba, and sure to win magnif-
cent victory. And sixteen thousand troops
are moving far into the East to plant and
uphold the flag. While we are standing here
at the end of two months of this war great
transports are carrying your sons to uplift
the flag at Manila, headed by gallant sons
from Ohio and the other States of the
Union, and 10000 more men are in process
of drilling and training, ready to go. And
behind them, anxious to go, begging to go,
are five millions more able-bodied men that
can be organized if necessary. prolonged
cheering)
I'VE are confronted with some new ques-
tions; new questions of national policy One
of them relates to the question of whether
or not we will take. hold and fortify and
eternally, with the blessing of God, defend
the Hawaiian islands as part of the terri
tory of the United States. We could not, go
to Manila without mourning the responsible
ity of practically taking the lives of thou
sands. of our men, without stopping at
went and accepted the invitation and landed
our troops and saluted their flag and hoisted
our flag, and while we We're doing that there
doubtful whether can acquire territory
except by treaty. (Appleuse) 1t will be
the policy of the administration to plant the
flag of the United States at Hawaii. to oc-
cupy it and fortify it and make ii part
of the territory of the United States and
when the war is over we will then settle the
question of what sort of a government we
will have over there Enthusiastic cheers)
Momentous issues are before us: Great
questions of politics growing out of the cap
ture-as / believe we shall capture foreign
territory, questions that will be new in
American politics, questions that will. chal-
enge the craftsmanship of the hour; Ques-
tons that can better be settled by the party
that made Mckinley President than by any
other party that can be formed in the
United States (ADnlanSp1 LET wait If
is not important to settle the status of
the Philippine islands now. 1t is not i'm
portant TO settle the character of the gov
eminent, the stable government which we
promise to Cuba. 1t is not proper Just now
to settle the status of Porto Rico, for we
have not got a soldier on the soil of Porto
Rico, but when the time comes you know
and ] know and all the world knows, that
William Mckinley. backed and supported
by the Republicans of this country, backed
and supported by the loyal. patriotic senti-
ments of the Democratic party of this coun-
try, will settle all those questions patriot
| ically, wisely and from the standpoint of
American progress in the career that God
has marked for us in the world (Appause.)
Il make no representation except this:
doubt very much whether you and | will
| live 20 see the day when. by the order of
Republican administration. and surely not
| by the order of McKinley's adminstrat ton,
the starry banner of your country's glory
shall be pulled down from any flagstaff
where where CONQUEST OF arms has placed it.
plause)
IN the light of these mighty surround
| ngs the glories OF your country in contrast
with the other countries OF the world the
| pressing duty of the citizens of the coun-
| try to stand by the administration of the
| government, how contemplate. how small
| is the fractional fight that singles out men
| to punish for some supposed political error
| of theirs. More applause) How contemp-
| tible is the greedy rush for political power
| and domination when the ultimate wish and
| hope of every American citizen is that the
| result in Ohio shall be to strengthen and
| uphold the loyalty and patriotism of the
| American people. (Appause.) | am ready
| to bury anything that happened in the past
| If the man who was guilty of some wrong
! at the time will be honest Republican
| to-day. (Cheering) l am not willing to
| fraternize with any man who is not loyal
Republican to-day. Continued applause)
Along these lines of party duty, of patriotic
| duty, let US come together and form our
| organization. l have not noticed when we
wanted to whip the Spanards that we have
| been asking any fellow how he voted at
some election the year before" (App L use.)
Tie committee on credentials to-nigh, de-
| cided not 10 recognize the McKisson dele
! cation from Cleveland. Twenty-first dis
| trict