Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-04-27
SENATOR HANNA.
He Sounds a Keynote for Ohio
Republicans.
The State Convention Meets Mt Coli
umbus and tie First Days Scs-
sion Is Consumed I'm Speech
Making and the AppoInt-
ment of Committees.

Columbus, April 25.-The republi-
can state convention made n great
demonstration here Tuesday. Usual
ly there is only one keynote speech
that of the temporary chairman--but
there were two yesterday and the
enc that caused more comment than
any other convention speech in the
history of Ohio republicans was by
Senator Hanna. 1t was very much of
Hanna day, without discordant
notes. Several delegations called on
him in body and he responded in
short speeches. At the district meet
ings in the afternoon his friends were
selected on the new state committee
and all other committees. When SEN
ator Hanna entered the convention
hall there was great demonstration
and he was forced to bow acknowl-
edgments from the platform.
The first thing on the programme
was song by Henry Frillman, the
minstrel, entitled "We Know Our
Business" This motto was used in
the campaign of 1897 when Hanna
was candidate for senator and it
was taken from his keynote speech
at the state convention in Toledo in
that year.
After prayer by DR.. Thompson,
president of Ohio State university,
State Chairman Myron A. Norris, of
Youngstown, in calling the conven-
tion TO order made quite an address,
but there was no reference to old is
sues. Then Hon. Robert M. Nevin
was introduced as the temporary
chairman and he made a decisive hit,
especially in the peculiar emphasis
he put on the words "as an admiral
in referring to Dewey. Mr.. Hanna
then spoke as follows:
"Now that we have established the
fact that I'VE do know our business
my suggestion is that we proceed to
it. And 1 would modestly suggest
that, from my standpoint, we have
plenty of business to do. AS your
chairman has said, the republicans of
Ohio and the republicans of the Uni
ted States are confronted to-day with
many new issues, thrown around us
like tangled grass in our pathway by
the democratic party, attempting to
raise new issues upon every move of
policy made by the government,
seeking some issue, some opportunity
to manifest their opposition to the
policy of the republican party.
"The laws of commerce, regulated
by the best economic measures, are
as infallible as the laws of nature.
We have proved to this country and
to the world that our policy of eco
nomics is irresistible and must sue
ceed. and, in the few years trial that
we have had under this administration
we have proved that in the ratio of
progress. every year looking ahead to
| our enormous wealth and gain, we
shall be made stronger and be given
far wider opportunities to do good
/ in the civilization of the world. The
results of the war with Spain are not
accidental The destiny which has
been written for this country must
be fulfilled in the natural order of
things. 1t was but one step forward
in the direction of the duty set for
us to do, and no matter what inttu-
ences may be thrown around us to
impede our progress it will not stop.
II do not care whether you call 1t
Imperialism or expansion. The des-
tiny of this country is written and
any party or combination of men
that attempts by any subterfuge in
politics to stop the progress of this
nation will go down under it, Just AS
the democratic party mas gone down. v
After eulogizing President Mckin-
ley, Mr.. Hanna said: I'VE want 10
commence now to do business and
the harmony which pervades this con-
vention is a good augury that we will
work together in this campaign
shoulder to shoulder for a common
cause and lend ourselves to one great
united effort to put the republican
party of Ohio to the front"
Chairman Nevin read the following
telegram from Senator Foraker: "Or
account of the insular commission
reporting an amendment to the sen
ate resolutions continuing present
officials in Porto Rico until August !
which it is expected will be adopted
to-day and come to the senate to
morrow, it is impossible for me tc
leave here. Kindly excuse my alb
sence to the convention and express
nv regret that l am denied tn,
pleasure of joining with the republi
cans of Ohio in the work of organic
ing for the denomination of Presi
dent Mckinley and his reelection"
The districts were then called fol
the members of the committees OF
credentials, rules, order of business
etc. After announcing that all com
mittees would be expected to tinisl
their work last night, the convention
adjourned until morning.
The new state committee mad
Peter w. Durr, of Cincinnati, tempo
rary chairman and adjourned sub
iect to his call, to some date subsc
t uuent to the Philadelphia convention
, for organization. The credential
committee has only one small con
test in Washington county. The com
mittee decided TO report in favor O
making the temporary organization
permanent and there was nothing TO
other committees to do except th
one on resolutions, which had differ
ences on state matters and th
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