The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-04
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Junior Senator Was Selected as
Temporary Chairman.
Says " Keep on Letting Well
Enough Alone"

Columbus o., June 4.-The audito-
rum was packed long before J. q.
CIingerman, chairman of the state cen
fral committee of the Republican state
convention. called order at .. m. yes
terdav afternoon.
Ex-G0vernors Foster and Bushnell.
members of congress and legislature
and other prominent men were on the
stage. Governor Nash sat with the
Franklin county delegates. Ovations
were rendered leaders as they entered
the han. notably to Senators Hanna
and Foraker and AIyron r. Herrick
and when Senator Hanna was intro
duced as temporary chairman the dem
onstratlon was long and loud. Prayer
was offered by Rev. J. c. Jackson, pas
tor of Eastwood Congregational church.
Chairman Clingerman. in introducing
the temporary chairman Of the conven-
ton. said:
Gentlemen Of the conventional
would be absurd on my part to attempt
70 introduce to an audience of Ohio Re
pubIcans your temporary chairman.
There are no more words of praise tha-
snay be said of him. Everybody knows
enim and loves him. / now have the
pleasure OF presenting to you your tenn
porary chairman. the Hon. Marcus A.
Hanna LOng continued applause)
MY. hanna SIAQ. MT. CHAIRMAN anu
gentlemen Of the convention con-
graduate the Republican party of Ohio
upon this splendid body, and I speak
for the Republican party of Ohio the
wish that your deliberations be gov
erned by good judgment and proper
spirit" (Applause)
After praising Governor Nash and de-
clariug that Ohio had been unusually
blessed IN the way of good administra-
ton by Republican governors, Senator
Hanna continued.
What can be said of Ohio can be
said of our nation Republicans can
today congratulate themselves that in
direction of national affairs they have
realized all they hoped for and all they
expected in the administration of TheO-
dore Roosevelt. Great applause) We
look back but a few short months
when that heroic young man. standing
under the gloom of that awful tragedy
at Buffalo. feeling and approaching the
responsibility which had come unon
him, and in the presence Of the Amer
lean people made the sacred promise to
them that to the best of his ability.
with his heart fun of desire. 1t should
be his aim to carry out the policies OF
President Mckinley. (ApplauseD And
now we'll he has succeeded we all
know we all feel an appreciation of
that administration. We all realize that
to our young heroic president is 9g1s-
as coming from his heart the most un-
selfish, energetic devotion to the inter-
est or the people and the principles Of
MS party lLOnE continued applause
standing in the presence of the Amer
lean people and hearing those words
the solemn import of which indeliblv
impressed itself upon all who stood
near him. no one can doubt his mo-
uNes OF even his ambition No one can
place him in the category Of an Amer
lean whose ambition is greater than his
patriotism
The dominant idea expressed by Sem
ator Hanna with regard to national
policies was that the Republican party
can 60 before the country on it's rec
ord of protection for American indus
tries and national prosperity He said:
Inc Republican party laid the f0un-
cation stone. Human liberty and pro-
tectlon to American Industries OF the
american working man are placed in
the sacred archives Of our cOuntry's his
tory and furnish its foundation stone
Since that time stone by stone has been
added to that structure ever as hard
and indesfructible as granite itself,
how IT was raised year BY year. tried by
experience. encouraged by success to-
day standing here i'm the presence of
this great assembly. let me point to that
magnificent structure the monument to
fhe principles Of the Republican party
and let that party write the inscription
upon its base i'm letters that all who
run may read Hands Off (The DELE
gates again rising to their feet and
cheering @ocifer0usly)
Time and patience have builded that