Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-06-10

1umbiana
Attorney General-James NJ. Sheets
of Putnam.
Member of the Board of Public
Works-Frank A. Huffman of Van
Vert
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3.-The Re-
publican state convention yesterday
nominated George (. Nash, the favor
lite of Senator Hanna, for governor,
and ex-Congressman John a. Cald-
well, the favorite of George B. Cox,
for lieutenant governor, with the
other five nominations distributed
among those of less distinct party af-
f1liations.
What was generally called the
Hanna-Cox combination controlled a
large majority of the Sl3 delegates,
but it did not exercise its power be-
yond the nominations of Nash and
Caldwell The conference at which
Senator Hanna, Mr.. Cox and others
reached mutually satisfactory I'M
Outstanding did not conclude until 9
a M, an hour before the convention
assembled It was all over then with
Mr.. Daugherty and other candidates,
who knew that the convention would
conclude its work without any such
protracted session as had been antici-
pated
Outside of the unusually animated
contests for the nominations, the fea-
ture of the convention was its uni
versal Endorsement of President Nc
Kinley. When the plank commend
ing the President for the judicious
modification of the civil service rules,
recently promulgated, was read there
was a very enthusiastic demoRstra-
ton
George NJ. Nash is leading attor-
ney of Columbus, As years of age and
widower. He has beeen prosecuting
attorney of Franklin comfy. attorney
general of the state; member of the
supreme court and, during four cam
paigns, chairman of the state COM
mittee.
The following is the platform
adopted:
THE Republican party of Ohio re-
affirms the principles declared by the
St. Louis platform. We earnestly in
dorse the great administration of
William Mckinley. 1t is distinguished
of national administrations.
The magnificent achievements of
our army and navy in the war with
Spain for the liberation of the down
trodden and oppressed people of Cuba
from the domination of Castillian des-
potism, accomplished under the mas
ter guidance of Republican admins
tration, are necessarily subjects for
highest encomium by convention of
Ohio Republicans.
ITO the same master guidance, con-
trolled by the great principles that
have shaped the high destiny of the
Republican party, from Lincoln to
Mckinley, the people can safely COM
NIT the solution of the momentous
problem of the future of Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines. Their wise
solution will vastly increase our for
eign trade, spread American civiliza-
ton abroad and add to the honor and
power and glory of this great nation
We commend the President for the
judicious notifications of the civil
service rules recently promulgated,
for the national defense, for the rein
forcement of the navy, for the en-
largement of our foreign markets, for
the employment of American work
-ngnen in the mines, forests, farms,
mills, factories and shipyards. We
demand the immediate enactment of
legislation similar to that favorably
reported to each branch of the Fifty
fifth congress at it's last session, so
that American built, American owned
and American-manneds ships might re-
gain the carrying of our foreign COM
merce.
I'VE commend the action of the
seventy-third general assembly of
Ohio in passing the stringent law now
on our statute books. prohi biting the
organizations of trusts and we de-
nounce such unlawful combinations as
inimical to the interests of the peo-
pie.
I'VE congratulate the people of the
state upon the fact that the Republi-
can legislature enacted this law and
we demand its rigid enforcement. We
pledge our party to such further Iegis-
lation as experience may determine
necessary to prevent the formation
and operation of such iniquitous and
dangerous combinations.
ITS AGIJINAL Do TALK WRONG.