The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26

COLUMBUS, o., April 2s-The RepubIi-
can state convention here today WAS Of
national significance The delegates and
afternates at large represent close personal
as well as political friends Of the presi-
dent and the platform is Just as It came
from Washington with the addition of the
antitrust resolution and the omission Of
the Puerto Hican resolution.
The Hanna Saate Goes Through.
The so-called sfIanna" slate on delegates
and alternates at large and the state ticket
went through without any breaks. There
was. however opposition to Food Comm s.
sioner Blackburn because he was running
for a third term and for other local rea-
sons, and to Gen. Grosvenor for delegate
from the friends OF ex-Gov. Bushnell. The
opposition, however, was unsuccessful. At
tention was called to the fact that Cen
Grosvenor was a delegate at large four
years ago and that he had been district
delegate to national conventions ever since
the Republican party had existed. At
this convention It was charged he was
more than the chairman OF the committee
on resolutions, that he had brought the
platform with him and had successfully
resisted any material revision.
Hanna wOuld Not Have II.
The efforts OF the Bushnell men 70 sub
stitute some one In place OF Grosvcnor
made an unusually interesting scene, which
reached its climax when J. Frank McGrew,
ex-representatve and son-in-law OF form
err Gov. Bushnell. was speaking on his
amendmsnt TO strike out Grosvenor and
insert Hanna. McGrew eulogized Hanna
whom he has heretofore opposed and said
the Democrats would make capital out OF
the action OF the Republicans OF the state
II Senator Hanna was not made one OF the
''big four" When Senator Hanna was
finally called TO the front of the platform
the speech os the ~ex-representative caused
the senator TO proclaim emphatically:
"what do I care what the Democrats say
about me?'
In declining 10 be a delegate Senator
Hanna delivered philippe against what
he termed "expediences."
When Senator Hanna said he would not
serve as a delegate therc was a motlon to
strike out Grosvenor and insert exGov.
Foster. Mr. Foster stepped to the front
OF the platform and declined because he
'.would not want to break the excellent
slate that has been brought to Ohio from
washington" The resolution making For
aker, Nash. Grosvenor and Dick the dele
gates at large was offered by ex-senator
Massie, OF Grosvenor'e congressional dis
trict, and the Bushnell men charged that II
was the Grosvenor plan TO AVOID balloting.
As soon as this resolution was adopted Gen
Grosvenor offered a resolution Just like II
by which the four alternates at large wore
also selected In bunch without any OF
the forms Of presenting names or ballot
Ing.
The convention reassembied Mt .. m.
today. Reports of the committees were
adopted, including one making the tempo
rary organization permanent The COM
mtttee on credentials found the only con-
test in washington county. and reported
IN favor OF seating both delegations. with
each having one-half vote. ES-Represen-
tative Taylor. who led the opposition. insis-
ted that this report would he like congress
allowing Roberts OF utah one-fourth
vote and hts three wives each one-fourth.
Taylor's motion 20 seat the delegates Sc
lectea under the cali OF the state commit
tee, and unscat the contestants, carried
yeas, ts5; nays. E$
The Platform Adopted.