The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-22
eROSvENoR ON OLD GLORY
SPREAD EAGLE SPEECH TO THE
OHIO REPUBLICANS.


ry Banner Shall Never he Lowered
Where American Conquest Has
Planted 1t while Mckinley Is
President-Hnwaii and the Philip
pines to he Retained as American
Observation-Disclosures of Cuba
to BE Decided in the Future.
Columbus, O., June 21.-The Republican
state convention to-day was almost free
from the fractional fighting OF former years.
After the senatorial contest of last win
ter, the factions became known as "the
national administration men" and 1.-THE
state administration men"
The former had the delegates to-day
from seventeen of the congressional dis
tricts, and the other four districts were in
dispute owing to county contests.
The national administration Republicans
We're so strong that the opposition to
them was not felt anywhere.
OF the four districts in which there were
contests, that of the Twenty-hrst district
in which the delegation of Mayor McKis-
son of Cleveland figured, was the only one
of any proportions. The McKisson contest
ants Kept the committee on credentials in
session all night, and all the cases were
decided againt the already very small mi
nority.
The new state committee did not organ
ize awaiting the report on CREDENTIALS but
tits understood that Cyrus Hulng will be
chairman of the central committee and
Harry NJ. Daugherty of the executive
,In
Hanna. The temporary organization was
made permanent, and the national admin
istration has everything its own way.
Gov. Bushnell occupied a back seat on
the platform to-day, and many of the
strongest Hanna men object to any reso-
buttons regarding his administration or on
the action of the boiling Republicans in
the legislature.
On being introduced as the temporary
chairman, Gen. c. H Grosvenor reviewed
the pledges of the party at the st. Louis
convention, and what had been done since
the Inauguration of President Mckinley
He highly eulogized the President for the
manner in which he has conducted affairs
since he came into office
Continuing, he said: 1T is not mis-
spent time to recapitulate, A nation with
out $1,000 guns, without ten rounds of am
munition Ia the cannon, without one
fourth of ships enough to carry on an ag-
gressive foreign war, springs into action
April % and June q her navy has crushed
one of the greatest fleets of Spain. T.ong
continued applause) They have raised.
organized, equipped and armed 100000 Of
the best men that ever shoudered a mus
ket in defense of their beloved country,
bringing them into action as no army eyer
sprung before from any people. Great
cheering)
There are to-day 10000 of them on the
island of Cuba and sure to win a magnifi-
cent victory. Continued cheering) And
5000 troops are moving way up into the
East TO plant and uphold the flag.
we are confronted with some new cues
lions; 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 territory of the United States.
we could not go TO Manila without in
curing the responsibility of practically
taking the lives of thousands Of our men
without stopping at Honolulu and taking.
them ashore, and we went and accented
the invitation and landed our troops and
saluted their flag and hoisted our flag,
and while we were doing that there were
men in the United States who were doubt
tul about whether we can acquire terri
tory except by treaty. (Applause)
1t wall be the policy of this administra-
ton to plant the flag of the United States
at Hawaii, to occupy it and fortifv il and
make II a part of the territory of the Unit
ed 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)
Let us wait
1T is not important to settle the status
of the Philippine Islands now
1T is not important to settle the charao-
ter of the government. the stable govern
ment which we promise to Cuba
1T is not proper just now to discuss
what we will do with Porto Rico for we
have not a soldier on Porto Rico soil. but
when the time comes you know. and |
know, and all the world knows that Will
lam Mckinley, backed and supported by
the Republicans of this country, backed
and supported by the loyal, patriotic SEN
timents of the Democratic party Of this
country, will settle all those questions pa
| triotically, wisely and from the stand
point of American progressEjn 1.-THE career
that God has marked for. us ip the, world.
| (Applause)
Il make no representation except this.
doubt very much whether you and I will
live to see the day when, by the order
of a Republican administ ration and sure
| ly not by the order of McKinley's admin
istration, the starry banner Of your coun-
| try's glory shall be pulled down from any
flagstaff where conquest of arms has plac-
ed it," Great cheering and long con tinued
| applause.)
Considerable favorable comment on Cen.
| Grosvenor's keynote speech In which he
said the American flag would remain in
the West Indies and Philippines and wher-
| ever it was planted in warfare si
The delegates favor the acquisition Of all
| the islands thus acquired.
The convention adjourned until to-mor-
| row and when the resolutions are ready
| 1t will soon complete its work
NEW LONDONs BOAT RACE.