The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-25
HAN MA RIDES THE
OHIO CONVENTION
He Talks of Duty, Destiny
and Dollars.
BUT PUTS DOLLARS FIRST
Says the Treasury Shows That Re-
publicans Fulfill Promises.
CONFIDENCE IN MCKINLEY DEMANDED
BUT PUTS DOLLARS FIRST
CONFIDENCE IN MCKINLEY DEMANDED
the imperial P oIicy Upon Which the Party is
Now Entering Ohio Must Sound the
Keynote Of Faith in the
President
President
(By the Associated Press

Columbus Ohio, April 24-The Republ-
can State Convention made great Ad-
ministration demonstration here today
Usually there is only one keynote speech
that of the temporary chairman, but
there were two today. and the one that
caused more comment than any other
convention speech in the history of the
Ohio Republicans was by Senator Hanna
1t was very much of Hanna day without
dissenting or discordant notes. The
Senator was engaged all the forenoon in
receiving visitors. 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 Sena-
tor Hanna entered the convention hall
there was great demonstration and he
was forced to bow Acknowledgements from
the platform.
1.-The first thing on the program was a
song by Henry w. Frilman the minstrel,
entitled I'VE Know our Business a mot
to taken from Senator Hanna's keynote
speech at the State Convention in Toledo
in 1897.
proceedings there was no reference at
any time to the currency, the tariff Oh
any former issues. After prayer by DR.
w. o. Thompson, President of Ohio
State University, State Chairman Myror
A.. Norris, of Youngstown, in calling the
convention to order made an address. but
there was no reference to old issues
Then Robert NJ. Nevin was introduced as
oI,a 10 coli
.sWe can congratulate ourselves upor
promises kept, platforms fulfilled ant
pledges redeemed
Referring to the Philippines, Mr.. Nevil
said:
s'We hold the islands only that we ma,
train the people in the right ideas o
government, educate them as to what i
necessary to maintain and build up PEG
ple--civilize them as we understand it
in the highest and best degree"
Mr.. Nevin characterized the Port
Rican tariff bill as not only the wises
and best, but the most charitable tina
could be enacted.
Chairman Nevin attempted to proceed
with the call of Congressional distric:I
for their respective selections of mem
bers for the committees, out the comm
tee was bound to call out Snato" Hanna
The latter after repeated refusals final
lys spoke.
'The Republicans of Ohio and the Re
publicans of the United States are COD
fronted today with many new pronos
tions and issues thrown around Us lik'
tangled grass in our pathway by Thu
Democratic party attempting to ras'
new issues upon every move of polio.
made by the Government, seeking SOM
issue, some opportunity to manifest thei
opposition to the policy of the Republi
can party.
Il say the spirit of the hour is one c
absolute fearlessness on the part Of tn,
Republicans.
1--WE have fulfilled every promise made
We took this country into our lands AM
under cur care after four years of Thu
greatest vicissitudes through which W,
have ever passed in history. In tire,
years of the administration of Presden
Mckinley. the national balance as shown
by the books of the United States Treas
ury is $1400, 900, 000 Great applause AM