Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-23

of the Various Departments Com
mended-session Opened With Prayer
by Rev. DIR. j. C. watt-Cyrus uniing
Chosen Chairman of State Central
ommittee-Bnsiness Done Quickly.
COLUMBUS, June 23.--The final session
of the Republican state convention
opened yesterday with prayer by Rev.
DR.. j. G. Watt.
The following nominations were made
by reclamation: Secretary of state,
Charles Kinney; supreme Judge, w. L.
Speer; clerk of supreme court, JOSIAH
B. Allen; food and dairy commissioner,
Joseph H. Blackburn; member of the
board of public works, w. G.. Johnson.
The only incident of interest was
during the consideration of the majority
and minority reports on credentials.
The minority report was presented by
Mr.. Basler of Dayton, the only one OF
the 81 members of the committee sign
ing it, and he was the only one who
supported it in the convention. As soon
as the majority report was adopted the
McKisson men and others unseated
were provided with seats, and the pro-
ceedings were expeditiously dispatched.
Judge A. 9. Thompson, chairman of
the committee on resolutions, reported
the following, which was adopted.
The Republican party of Ohio, in
state convention assembled, adopts the
following platform:
First-We reaffirm the declaration of fact
and principles, adopted by the eleventh ma
tional Republican convention at st. Louis,
June II, 1896.
Second-We congratulate the country upon
the fact that--in response to the demand of
the st. Lonis platform, and the will of the peo-
pie expressed at the polls in November, 1896
protection and reciprocity, twin measures of
Republican policy, have been re-established
and have been embodied into public law by the
enactment of the Dingley bill.
Third-We favor all measures which will
promote the restoration and growth of
merchant marine.
Fourth-Increasing trade with our neighbor-
ing republics, the west coast of South
America and our recent victory in the Philip
pine islands, with all the responsibilities at
tached thereto remind us that it is essential
to our prosperity and safety that our Atlantic
and Pacific borders be joined by the nearest
practicable waterway; we therefore favor the
construction by the United States of the Mica
ragua canal, to the end that our commerce
may be extended 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 oc-
cupy her proper place among the nations of
the earth. 1t must be adequate at all time for
defense against foreign 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 everywhere.
Sixth-We most heartily approve of the
steps now being taken by congress and the
president, providing for the annexation 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 hui
mainly alike made it duty to put an end
to the hopeless and barbarous warfare waged
by Spain against Cuba, and secure for that
unhappy island free and stable governments
we most heartily approve of the declaration
of the war made by the United States against
Spain and pledge our lives and fortunes for
the purpose of bringing it to quick and sue
cessful termination.
Eighth-We approve and endorse the patri.
otto American administration of William Nc
Kinley. We commend the great statesman.
ship displayed by him in his tireless endeayors
to secure an honorable settlement of the Gu
ban 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 had been taken to pre-
pare for hostilities. 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 Presiden2 Mckinley, so
far remarkably displayed in his management
Of the war and its conduct, and we rejoice
with him that in the present crisis the Amer
lean people are united in sustaining him. and
that patriotism has completely 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 success
full prosecution thereof, and gratefully thank
all members of that body who have patriotic
ally voted the revenuessnecessary for its con-
duct. We also commend the action of congress
in providing for raising necessary funds to
| carry on the war BY popular loan, thus afford
ing an opportunity to citizens of moderate
means to invest in the bonds of the govern
ment.
| trine that every qualified voter has right to
cast his vote and to have that vote counted
and we commend the action of a Republican
| congress in securing the right of suffrage to
| our soldiers while absent from their homes
| fighting for the republic against foreign foe
| Eleventh-We send greeting to Admiral
| Dewey, whose maritime victory at Manila
eclipsed in cost and courage any naval 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 Lieutenant Hobson and his comrades