Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-03

newed in a deafening chorus and the result
was settled when George B. Cox changed
the eighty-six votes of Hamilton county
from Judge Hull to James II. Sheets. Then
came a stampede and the rules were sus-
pended and Sheets was nominated by ac-
clamation before the call of the counties
was completed.
This was the first break in the so-called
Hanna Cox slate and the convention went
wild. The delegates continued to yell
"slate" when the order OF supreme Judge"
was reached. The names of ]. p. Brad
bury of Pomeroy, W. H. Davis OF Marion
and C. c. Shearer of Xenia were presented.
Judge Bradbury has served two terms Of
six years each on the supreme bench and
"the third term" idea had previously been
defeated in the cases Of State Treasurer
s. B. Campbell and Attorney General Frank
Monnett Tho cry Of third term" and OF
Slate" were set up against Judge Brad
bury.
First ballot: Davis, 1888; Bradbury, 2s3;
Shearer, 143
Second ballot: Davis 511; Bradbury, 2s3;
shearer, "a, the support of the latter going
to Davis in opposition to a third term as
well as to the Slate" r..,-
Frank A. Huffman OF Van Vert was re-
nominated for second term as member
OF the State Board Of Public Works.
Platform Adopted.
The following platform was adopted:
The republican party of Ohio reaf,rms the
principles declared by the st. Louis plat
form.
We earnestly endorse the great admins
tration of William Mckinley, 1t is distin-
guished to a remarkable degree in the history
of national administrations. Under the last
democratic administration and as result
of the democratic principles and policy our
Industries We're destroyed. capital and labor
were unemployed. the poor suffered as never
before in our history, agricultural products
could not be sold because consumers could
not earn money with which to buy and every
branch of trade felt the blighting influence
of the democratic tariff reform hard times.
The treasury of the United States was de-
pleted and the gold reserve disappeared.
The government borrowed money to pay
current expenses, increasing the public debt
in times Of peace by hundreds of millions of
dollars,
The democratic party proposed to the
people as a remedy for all these democratic
ills deprecated and dishonest currency,
which intensified every evil.
During all that period of depression and
distress the republican party stood fast for
the principles and politics under
which American industries had been
built up and fourished beyond ex-
ample--the principles and policies
under which the people had prospered
and the nation had grown great for
generation; stood fast for sound and
honest currency. and in 1896 elected to the
presidency William Mckinley, the best ex-
ponent OF republcanism and true American
ideas and policies, the friend Of every Ameri-
can industry and the wise and patriotic de-
fender and advocate of honest money.
Under his splendid republican administra-
tion public credit has been restored, the
prosperity OF the people has developed, our
commerce has grown great, our trade, do
nestle and foreign, has increased to de-
gree never beforsA known. and the people
are looking with confidence for greater
things to come.
The magnificent achievements OF our army
and navy in the war with Spain for the
liberation OF the wn-trodden and oppressed
people Of Cuba from the domination OF Cas-