Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-03
HANNA'S MAN ON TOP.
He Head the Ticket Nominated
by the Buckeye State
Republicans.
CONFERENCE MAKES UP A SLATE"

which Is Broken in Two Places by the
Convention. Which Also Objects O Third
Terms, Even for JudSes-Ticket and
Pith of the observation-disclosures at the
BimetalIic League Meet-C!osing Ban
quet - Hopkins Out of the Race for
Speaker.
Columbus. O.. June 3.-The Republic
can state convention yesterday NOM
mated Judge George X Nash, the IA
vorite Of Senator Hanna. for governor,
and ex-Representative John y. Cald-
well. the favorite of George b Cox, for
lieutenant governor. with the other five
nominations distributed among those of
less distinct party affiliations. What
was generally called the Hanua-Cox
combination controlled u large majority
of the SIG delegates, but it did not exer-
else its power beyond the nominations
of Nash and Caldwell. The conference at
which Hanna. Cox and others reached a
mutUaliy sat sfactoIy urdeTs: anding did
not conclude till a. m. yesterday an
hour before the convention assembled.
1t was all over then with Daugherty
and other candidates and known that
the convention would conclude its work
without any such pTOtracted session as
had been anticipated.
Cox Smashes the Slate.
Gui.bsrt and Huffman We're nominated
for second terms without opposition.
When some Of the delegates raised the
cry Of slate" George Ii. Cox himself
was the first to break the slate by
changing the eishty-siX votes Of Ham
ilton county. which he had cast on the
first and second ballots f5r Judge Hull
for attorney general, to Jas. VI. Sheets.
Judge Hull had been generally consid-
cred as a sure winner. as he had been
slated. Judge Hull had been a canGi-
date for governor. and withdrew after
the first ballot. his support going to
Nash on the second ballot. There was
opposition to the plan Of any one being
a candidate for two places on the t-ckzt.
and Judge Hun was again defeated after
a very hard fight.
Mckinley Unanimously Endorsed.
The only other place in which the
slate was broken was in the nominal
ton for supreme judge. The incumbent,
Judge Bradbury, was n candidate for n
third term and he was opposed on that
ground as well as on the cry of slate"
one feature of the convention was its
universal Endorsement of President Nc
kinley. When the plank in the plat
form ''cOmmending the pres dent for the
Judicious notifications of the civil ser
az 49, -N'-4'4S - Si44ei9"1SNI vas
read there was very enthusiastic dem
onstration. The complete ticket is as
follows: Governor. George X. Nash. Of
Franklin: lieutenant governor. John y.
Caldwell. Of Hamilton; supreme Judge,
w. Il. Davis. of Marion; auditor. Waiter
ID. Guilhert, Of Noble; treasurer. Isaac
b Cameron, of COlumbiana; attorney
general. James VI. Sheets of Putnam;
member OF the board of public works,
Frank \. Huffman, of Van Vert. |
Nub of the Platform Declarations. |
There is nothing new in the platform |
The St Louis declaration of 1895 is re- |
affirmed and McKinley's administration |
in all its parts thoroughly Endorsed.
Trusts are condemned and the recent |
cut in the classified list of the civil szr- |
vice made by the president is indorsed |
The state administration is praised. the |
national army and nnNy enInpiznd for