The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Lewis C. Laylin Nominated For secre.
tary Of state---other Nominations.

Tuesday came after the business OF
the temporary organization had been
completed. Senator Foraker and
Lieut.. Gov. Harding were considered
the leaders of one faction and Sena-
tor Dick and Gov. Herrick of another.
while George B. Cox. of Cincinnati,
held the balance of power. Cox is
usually with the Hanna element. rep
resented now by Herrick and Dick, but
last year he did not support all of the
Hanna slate, notably that of lieuten.
ant governor, and his balance of power
nominated Harding, who Is now be-
ing mentioned as possible candidate
against Herrck next year.
After the routine business was dis.
posed of the Foraker men got the first
call and the senior senator made a
rousiug speech. The Dick men after.
ward got up counter demonstration
and the junior senator also made a
stirring speech AS Gov. Herrick had
made the keynote speech as tempo.
rary chairman. the Harding men in
sisted on getting their favorite to the
platform also, but the rivalry was shut
off by adjournment and Hardings re.
fusal to respond
Columbus, O., May 19-The follow.
ing republican state ticket was nom.
mated here Wednesday:
Secretary of State-Lewis c. Lay.
lin. OF Norwalk.
Judge of the Supreme Court--Wil.
liam f. Spear. of Lisbon.
Clerk of the Supreme Court-Law.
son f. Emerson, of St Clairville.
Dairy and Food Commissioner-Hor
ace Ankeny, of Xenia.
b Member of the Board of Public
Works-Richard B. Crawford, of Mas.
sillon.
Electors at Large-Charles p. Taft
OF Cincinnati, and Noah II. Swain, of
Toledo.
Delegates at Large-Myron T. Her.
rick, George b. Cox. Charles w. F.
Dick and Joseph b. Foraker
Observation-Disclosures II. Grosvenor
Warren G. Harding. John B. Clingman
and II. T. Eubanks.
The republican state convention was
In session only three hours here We'd.
cupied in balloting for candidate for
supreme Judge There was also a bal.
lot for member of the board of public
works, but 1t was not contest after
George b. Cox cast the 105 votes of
Hamilton county for Capt. Crawford
The only other contest was that OF
the colored men as to who should rep.
resent them as an alternate at large.
Gen. Keifer had the rotation fixed in
the order in which Lieut.. Gov. Hard.
ing had presented the names Of "The
Big Four" and that made the colored
man who came fourth the alternate OF
the senior senator. The proceedings
were exceptionally harmonious and at
no time exciting. In the absence OF
Hanna. the convention was controlled
by Herrick, Dick and Cox, who were
of their followers wanted factional
lines drawn, even on the senior Ohio
senator as delegate at large. The
Ohio delegation to the Chicago con.
vention was not instructed but 1t is
pledged by the resolutions of the past
two conventions to President Roose-
welt. There was an attempt to secure
plank in the platform in accord with
Mckinley's last speech at Buffalo, but
1t failed Senator Dick, who wrote
the platform said: "We stand pat on
the tariff as well as other policies and
did not want the Iowa idea"
The platform adopted reviews the
work of the republican party in the
past and says the party's best pledge
| pledge for the future is its record OF
results achieved. Continuing it says
I'VE invite to rally with US in this
election all who believe in continued
protection to American industry and
labor, sound finance. expanding trade
and increasing commerce, peace with
all the world, but the maintenance of
every American principle, and the de.
fense of every American interest, an
American merchant marine adequate
tect it in war.
"A navy commensurate with our i'm
portance as nation, and an army suf.
| ficient for our defense; the Panama
canal to connect the oceans and facili.
tate our commerce: lofty diplomacy
In the affairs of the world, the exten.
sion and enforcement of the laws
against unjust discrimination by com.
binations In restraint of trade eQuit-
able treatment of labor, the complete
protection of every American citizen
In his every constitutional right at
kome and abroad; an exalted fran.
chise. pure ballot, guaranteeing to
every citizen the right to vote and
have his ballot counted as cast, so that
the verdict at the ballot box may cor.
rectly register the will of the people"
tribute is paid to the dead Ohio
leaders, Mckinley Sherman, Foster.
Bushnell and Hanna. Renewed conf.
dence Is expressed for President Roose.
yslt and enthusiastic support for his
nomination pledged. Gov. Herrick and
the late general assembly are given
the party approval
The platform concludes: upon the
record of results achieved, and reaf.
firming our previous platforms, state
and national. the republican party ap.
peals to the voters of Ohio for fur.
ther expression Of approval at the
polls"
The following are the nembev Of
the new state central committee:
Fred Bader, Peter w. Durr, Mark
Slater, w. w. Teagarden, F. A. Gam.