The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-06-07

Columbus, O., June 2.-The repubi-
can state convention assembled short
ly after 4 p. m. Thursday. The audi
torium in which the convention met
has seating capacity Of 6.OOO and
standing room was in demand, With
the elaborate decorations This vast as
semblage presented magnificent
spectacle. The factional fighting had
attracted the largest attendance from
the different counties that ever attend.
ed an Ohio convention.
Hon. Cyrus IIuling, as chairman of
the state central committee, called
the convention to order. Rev. S. S.
Palmer offered prayer, after which
Chairman Huling made II brief speech.
Mr.. Huling was cheered at every
mention of the name of Mckinley. The
convention started in vein of cheer
ing during this speech and kept it up
during he entire session. Mr.. lIIiing
announced that the state committee
lad selected the following temporary
organization: Chairman, Hon. w. s.
Kerr, of Mansfield; secretary, Hon. f..
l.. Lampson, of Ashtabula; sergeant
alarms, Frederick Bader, of Cincin-
natl.
On being introduced. Congressman
Kerr was heartily cheered and spoke
in part as follows;
Gentlemen of the Convention:
II fs with profound appreciation that | nc
cent the distinguished honor OF presiding over
the temporary deliberations OF this great re-
faaa Fs .aN I . ID.
state central committee and to the convention
itself my gratitude and thanks. DO not de.
lude myself with the belief that shall here and
to-day sound the keynote Of the campaign We
nre about to enter. Its keynote has been sound
ed already and elsewhere than here II has
been sounded In Washington and In Columbus
lin the patriotism and heroism OF the admin.
istration OF President Mckinley, and In the
wisdom and honesty ami business OF the ad.
, mnstration Of Gov. Bushnell
Upon the record Of these two splendid re-
publican administrations at tho end OF this
campaign, we shall win a republican victory
for the republican party. It is my modest
province to mention q few OF the facts of this
record made great and glorious in the ardu-
ous greatness OF things done"
The present national administration begnr
under circumstances and conditions most un'
auspicOus Four year8 OF democratic rule had
bankrupted the national treasury and In.
creased by many millions the public debt The
money standard OF the nation was threatened
with overthrow. and chaos relgned In The
American financial world Foreign owners Vi
securities, public AMI private, believing that
we designed to repudatc portion OF the debt
hurried their securities across the ocean and
carried back our gold. Our Industries were
Frustrated and millions Of worlImen out OF
employment Bankers and business men by
the scares and hundreds sank into insolvency
under pressure Of democratic times Engines
and cars stood idle and rusting upon every
railrnad Agriculture languished. and In spite
~ nil and n ll-til Inn toll a I
and bOunteous harvest. In spite Of 1ocks anC
herds upon thousand hills, the farmers grew
poorer and poorer under democratic tariff pol
lev The balance OF trade was against us, and
our money was going abroad to pay the wage!
OF foreign workmen and dividends on fOreigI
capital
Confronted and surrounded by these condition,
OF distress and disaster. William Mckinley
was lnaugurated president Of the United States
II was his work, and the work OF the republi
can party, to create out OF the wreck new
Conditional condition OF confidence that W,
were an honest people, and intended to pas
our debts In the best money In use In thi
world dollar for donr-confidence that thi
great government could pay It's daily and ordi
nary expenses without borrowing money-con
ndance that we could open our shops and fac
tories and put to work our idle workmen a
good wages-conndence that we could resur'
rect and rehabllltate our farmers revive busl
ness and transportation and plant our none
tary system upon basis as firm and endurlns
as the mate honesty OF the people This was
colossal undertaking, with doubt and distress
and decentralization on every hand. How I
has been accompl, shea Is answered In the plen
titude OF prosperity which flls every field an,
mart and mine and shop and home in the land
Even the dyspeptlc popullst admits that we ar
prosperous, and his democratic ally Is 70 bus
gathering In the shekels that he has forgotte
10 growl The Cincinnati Enquirer, which chi
not be suspected OF giving partial tesimon,
faVorlng the republican party. had IL lte issu
OK May IS OF tilis year the following; I'VE ar
doing nm amazing domestic busnesE Sine
The FIRST Of the year loans and diacoAnts liay
Becn a little over iiOo, Oooo greater than 70