Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-26
WITH ONE VOICE
Republican Conventions Are
Endorsing Pres. Mckinley.
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Add
to Long List Of Tributes.
Quay Still Has Strong Hold in Quaker Stale
Elected Delegate al Large.

Columbus. Ohio. April 2j.-The Re
publican state convention here, today,
was of national importance. The dele
gates ana ant rnates-at-large are close
personal Us wen as political friends Of
the President, and the platform is just
as 1t came from Washington, with the
addition Of the antitrust resolution
and the omission Of the Puerto Rican.
The sn-c allied Hanna slate" on del
cgatcs ana alternatcs-at large ana the
stat" ticket went through without any
breaks. There was. however, opposi-
ton 20 Food Commissioner Blackburn
because 10 was running for 4 third
term and for other local reasons, and
10 Gen. GrOsVCnor for delegate from
the friends of eX-GOv. Bushnell. The
efforts ~ b. Bushnell men to substi-
tutr some one in place Of GrOsvenOr
made an unusually interesting scene.
II was opened by Judge Gilbert II.
Stewart uf Columbus, who had spent
the night opposing Gen. Grosvenor in
the committee on resolutions. Of which
they We're both members. but it reach
"a climax when j. Frank McGrew.
oX-rcpre sentative and sOn-in-laW Of
Former Governor Bushnell was speak
inE VI his amendment To strike out
Grosvcnor ana insert Hanna. McGrew
eulogiZed Hanna. who he has hereto
fore opposed, and said the Democrats
would make capital out of the action
Of the Republicans of the Presidents
state if Senator Hanna was not made
one of THE big four"
When Senator Hanna was finally
called 10 Tia front of ~. uIatf-rp, tba
sppech ar ex-Renrasartativa NIcC.rev,.
caused tho senator to amnbaticaI1v nro
claim: What do care vbat tho
Democrats cav ,ho,,+ No., I1-hf,. 49,
senator's snaacb TODAY v-ac Az IoooI
st,tn affairs asnacioIII. on fao+ia,,ai
and rarear,l nrararancas Il ,,-a, IL
Ii,-arnd ,.itb r,u,, for,a o1 80,
IMAM Ills duuFrS9 ol yesterday. In de-
clhlhS 10 be delegate he delivered
phiiIlpPio against what he termed "eX-
p"oiehcieS.
h'h senator Hanna said he would
hot serve ri delegate, there was a
fh"iloh \" s,i Ike out GrosVenor and in
Serl roster, VINO in recent speeches
'ds hlaue several thrusts at Hanna
.'"" vi SN'huI- roster declined. say
I"S ne "oulu not wish TO break the
'N'' Il''l Siate mat mad been brought
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tn" state convention rcasscmbled |
At 1920 A. NJ. The reports Of the com
mittccs We're adopted. including the |
one making the temporary urganiza-
ton permanent General G. H. Grosv- |
enor OF the committee on resolutions. |
reported the platform. which was
adopted.
The declarations Of the St. Louis |
platform Of 1896 are reaflirmcd ana the
resolutions declare the Republican adj
has restored prosperity To
the country and that the United States
Is outstrippng all the nations Of the
world in foreign trade. The resolutions
'hdorse The wise and patriotic admin
IStIttloh Oh i'feSiurht Mch .hIey. me
,1 ''''h ~ tilc
7 l i'i' ies"iH lilS lhSul'r
~ aIIS' says.
"e sustain tne fIeSldeht ana Con
: ieSs III EXPRESSING thelf power with |
'ue ieSdru ior 'iie surety ana welfare
VI 'iie hi"H anu WIN the most just.
EeiieiouS' humane ana 1raterhal con-
5ldefatlon OF those over whom the au- |