The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-01
The Ticket.


The Ticket.
Secretary O. rfa's-Lssls e. Gay,in.
sI-s~s l-1gs-foaa 4 ssar-A
Board % Ilt... so-E.=tlar..a 4 G0llari
ers.s ssl9s. s5umlrsIausr-I- D. EoEebraks
Ia.T and fOl1 ooam.s..1lsf-J- p. Blackburn.
I-.F.aeE;iai s.r-'orf- s,-iarEe-gcl Nyr5E 7. Her
al- Geo. NJ. p. orr
.s..Eatrs-sf-isrFr- senator JossD1 p. Foraker
George D. NaEl. Gen. ClsrIss Dick and Gen
...... Gr..Hsr.-
'.r1.-.a a...sres-II1a. Char.es Foster. Hon
- @Is HOa- ". c, Bsoss. and Geofg-
Columbus. Ohio. April 25.-The Repub-
. state convention here to-day
H.- ~ national Importance. The dele
and aiterDates at large are
'. personal as well as political friends
G. ... President aud the platform is fust
D.. cam" from Washington. viii. the ad-
,. yi The aUti-trusJ resolution and the
omission oI the Porto Rican resolution.
... so-'a.led Hanna slate on dele
.. and ai,ernates at large and the
S.a." ticket went through without any
breaks. There was. however opposition
p. I0H. 'ummissiouer Blackburn. because
.- Ear "Iuiug for a third term and for
other local reasons, and 10 Gen. Grosve-
1.r .ar delegate from the friends Of ex-
Gov. Bushnell.
The Episode Of the Day.
When former Gov. Bushnell opposed
%. election OF Hanna as Senator three
-'.F~ ago Gen Grusycnor wrote a letter
Z. - former client, who was then an appli-
cant Tor a pardon, and that letter was
-.ElEed AT this convention Then there
We're others in the convention TO whom
'he Bushnell men called attention TO the
TACT that Gen. GrOsvenOr was delegate
al large four years ago, and that he had
"'ru district delegate to national con-
Erntions ever since the Republican party
Aad existed At this convention they
'aarged that he was more than the
chairman Of the committee on resolutions.
'"fi he had brought the platform with
linn, and had successfully resisted anv
material revision.
The efforts Of the Bushnell men To sub
sHute some one in place Of Grosvenor
made an unusually interesting scene. II
was opened by Judge Gilbert H. Stewart.
@. Columbus, who had spent the night op-
posing Gen. Grosvenor in the committee
uu resolutions. OF which they were both
members. but it reached its climax when
q Frank McGrew, ex-Representative and
S"u-in-law Of former Gov. Bushnell. was
speaking on his amendment to strike out
Grosyenur and insert Hanna. McGrey.
eulogized Hanna, whom he has heretofore
opposed. and said the Democrats would
make capital out Of the action Of the Re
IaDhcans Of the President $ State If Sena-
Tor Hanna was not made one of the big
four
His Contempt for Democrats.
When Senator Hanna was finally called
10 the front Of the platform. the speech
Of Representative McGrew caused the
Senator 10 proclaim emphaticalIy: What
oo ] care what the Democrats say about
uo'' While the Senator'S speech to-day
was on local Stale affairs, especially on
1acuoual and personal preferences, il
was delivered with more force and feel
ing that his address of yesterday In de-
Clining 10 be a delegate he delivered a
philippe against what he termed "eXpadi-
encies.'
When Senator Hanna said he would not
serve as a delegate. there was Il motion
10 strike out GrOsveuor and insert Foster
The Bushnell men formerly had not been
friendly 20 Charles Foster, ex-governor
and tN-Secretary of the Treasury. but to-
cay il was anybody 10 beat Grosyrnor.
Foster has in recent speeches made seY-
.rgi thrusts at Hanna and Grosvenor.
and when he stepped 10 the front of the
platform he said he declined because be
would not want TO break the excellent
s.at, that had been brought to Ohio from
Washington"
The resolution making Foraker. Nash
tIu~Fruor, and Dick the delegates at
large was offered 10y ex-senator MaSSie
e. .irosyenor'S Congressional district, and
The Bushnell men charged hat il was the
Grosyenor plan 10 avoid balloting
AIrernaIes Also b. Resolution.
As soon as this resolution was adopted.
Gen Grosveuor offered "a resolution lust
like il, by which the four aIternates at
large were also selected i'm bunch with
"ur any OF the forms of presenting names
oT haIotiug.
Gen. Dick and Gen. Grosvenor returned
90 Washington tonight. Gov. Nash left
for Boston and Senator Hanna for Cleve-
laud. The latter will not leave Tor Wash
lH-ton ull Saturday.
Tile convention was unusually tarmo-
lous with the exception of the personal
t-hts made on GroSvenOr and Blackburn.
both Of whom won.
"hrn The convention TeasSembled TO-
DAY jt" reports OF the committees were
adopted, including the one making the
temporary organization permanent.
Chairman Nevin then took up the regu-
Lr order OF business. and Gen. G. a
'rosyenOr, from the committee on reso-
.u1ns, reported the platform. which was
a-.ptei
Abstract Of the Platform.
The platform Tcafiirms ihe declaration
or principles made by the Republican
lrIy al ST Louis in 1856. and declares
Thee Republican administration has re-
stored prosperity 10 the country. and thar
..r United States is OutsJripping an The
E.Hnus uf the world in foreign trade. The
platform continues.
#- r....r rfr vase and patriotic afus7.sr-,-
t.a - .....ar Mckinley. whose signal achieve
i. .ar saI Drlcr In statesmanyalp and
mark -n epoch ia the history OF "a.
..... -.. HaH.e brilliant success iustIars and
..a... .. -.. highest Interests o. The c1unrry
interrupted ,'aluuaucr through another
..- H-vai hat -u.1mp,rted work. Confront
-.r--.t "rIg.vrmrHrs a. home and uura-
. - s..e.s U.a abroad he has met them
...--. --ely aaI strength which have
b .. -.u -. enduring place 10 tie confidence and
...a a' a.s .s-l. .r.H.u
..o s.- . ls administration has beea
.".-# ....."t.
F..a- ...a.r s declared 70 have been re-
d .'H.. aH. .." Dr--r unparalleled rs-esrab- |
I.. s.a.a..rgs,au Isl declared To- have
... gold standard aala firm foundations -
... made rh, national .au-r.. .srg.r In VOL I
-- .-rr DO value ana lifted the national |
. --e highest plane any nation has ever
.-.
... platform continues.
f,ad~r field of world Outs and influence ii, |
.r aa unavoidable way fog Hluauit, a.rs mn.
.. .--.r aud success las rra.aeE the .-,,.a ,
.ta.a ~ our arms o. sea and land aim ~. !
.....r a..ra,-ae, % l.s a.gh and solemn o.- /
.ar faithfully stlll-l and sought equally |
u .-- a.aa- %. lae nation aaa The greatest g.rf |
= i.r rt' have come under our r1g AID /
La -a tle .se aee o: expanded Opportunity /
led our county o. pathways u Ff-atB.-s and - /