The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-04
As Temporary Chairman o.
Convention Hanna Makes
Eloquent Address
PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT
AND REPUBLICAN PARTY
He IntImates That the G. o. P. Can Let
Well Enough Alone and Stand on
Its Record In the Past-He
Is Given an ovation.

Columbus. O., June 3.-The auditorium
was packed today long before J. B.
Clingerman, chairman of the state CEN
trail committee, called the republican
state convention to order at p m. Ex-
Governors Foster and Bushnell, members
of congress and of the legislature, and
other prominent republicans were in walt
ing on the stage. Governor Nash sat
with the Franklin county delegates. Ova-
sions were rendered leaders as they en-
tere1 the hall, notably to Senators Hanna
and Foraker and Myron I. Herrick, and
when Senator Hanna was introduced as
temporary chairman the demonstration
was long and loud. Prayer was offered
by the Rev ]. c. Jackson, pastor OF the
Eastwood Congregational church.
Chairman Chngerman, in introducing
the temporary chairman Of the conven-
tion, said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: 1t would
be absurd on my part to attempt to in
troduce to an audience of Ohio repub-
licans your temporary chairman. There
are no more words OF praise that may be
said of him. Everybody knows him and
loves him. Therefore. without taking
further time. I now have the pleasure of
presenting to you your temporary chair
man. the Hon Marcus A. Hanna"
lLong- continued applause
Senator Hanna Speaks.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: ] congratulate the republi-
can party of Ohio upon this splendid rep
resentative body, and / speak for the re-
publican party of Ohio the wish that
..your deliberations will be governed by
ygood Judgment and proper spirit ZAP
plause).
After praising Governor Nash and de-
ciarlng that Ohio had been unusually
blessed in the wstSs Ssefsgood administration
by republican governors Senator Hanna
continued
What can be said of Ohio can be said
of our nation. Republicans today can con-
gratulate themselves that In the direc-
tion of national affairs they have real
lied all ney hoped for and all they ex
pected in the administration of Theodore
Roosevelt. (Applause.) We look back but
few short months wnen mat heroic
young man. standing under the gloom
of that awful tragedy at Buffalo. feeling
and appreciating the responsibilities
which had come upon him and in the
i, presence of the American people, made
that sacred promise that to the best of
sire, it should be his aim to carry out the
policies of President Mckinley. Nong
continued applause. And how well he has
succeeded we all know; and we all feel,
as this convention will express, an appre-
citation of that administration. We all
realize to that young heroic President
is due, as coming from his heart, the
most patriotic unsefish and energetic
devotion to the interests of the people
and the principles of his party. Qong
continued applause) Standing in the pres
= ence of the American people and hearing
these words the solemn import of which
indeliably impressed itself upon all who
stood near him, no one can doubt his mo-
tives or even his ambition. No one can
place him in the category of man whose
ambition is greater than his patriotism.
Great applause)"
Party Can Stand on Its Record.
The dominant idea expressed by Sem
ator Hanna in regard to national policies
was that the republican party can go be-
fore the country on its record of protec-
tion for American industries and national
prosperity. He said;
"The republican party laid the founda-
ton stone Human liberty and protec-
ton to American industries and the Amer
lean workingman are placed In the sacred
archives of our country's history and
that time stone by stone, has been added
to that structure ever as hard and in
destructible as granite itself; and as 1t
was raised year by year, encouraged by
success today standing here in the pres
ence of this great audience, let me point
to that magnificent structure, the monu-
ment to this, principles of the republican
party and let that party write the In
scripion upon its base in letters that all
v1n (PrOlOnU-
ed applause. the delegates again rising
to their feet and cheering vociferously)
Time and patience have builded that
structure. The blood and sweat of our
best husbandry has contributed to It. II
we are to have a new era or II the era
of the twentieth century is to be con-
tinuation of republican prosperity, let
those who were the workingmen upon
that edice stand guard More ap-
plause.)
People Are Watching.
1.-THE people of the whole country are
onlookers this day and tomorrow, and
are watching with eagerness the result
of the principles announced and the poll
cies to be tried which shall have their
direct influence and effect upon the cam
paien of 1904. Is there anybody In this
great audience-aye, is there anybody In
the state of Ohio who hesitates for one
moment under the conditions which have
gone before under the environments of
the presenf under all the hopes OF the
one single cause as to why
IN party should change one
principles. Long continued
s Iuman liberty. protection to
a lustries and our workingmen.
,plause.) We started with
many years ago. 1t went forth
ea the hearts of every fireside
a and II we needed any addi-
ar or any accessory to add to
that monrment. it would be
on of happiness and content
r ible every where around u.s.
Let well enough alone.
For Gods sake keep letting
renewed applause.)
aII Of Districte-
congressional districts was