The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-19
NO CHANGE IN
OH|O'S SLATE
The big Four" Nominated to Be
Delegates al Large.
HANNA'S HAND MISSED
ATTEMPT FAILED TO SECURE
PLANK IN PLATFORM IN AC-
CORD WITH MKlNLEY'S
BUFFALO SPEECH.

Columbus, May 1S- Carlyle, in his
history Of the French revolution, tets
the pathetic story of The grief of the
common people over the death OF one
whom they loved when he reeites the
reply OF the poor waiter at Nersail
les restaurant to the remark of a
Sightseer that the day was beautiful
and the surroundings attractive.
They are, sir, but Mirabeau is dead -
The Republican state convention
today was fair to look upon There
were music, flags ana oratOry. 'fne
great men of the party were there.
ana thousands ilockcd TO the halls
and hotels Yet the latter.day coua,
tcrpart of the Versailles waiter migat
say in truth: 1T is a great conyen.
tion and many great men arc here
but Hanna is dead.
In his place at the head Of the Guy.
lhoga county delegation sat another
man Congressman Theodore Burton
There has been no Hanna hcaiquar-
ters at the hotel where the politicians
congrcgatad, and when tle con-er.
cnces took place at the capitol his "a.
miliar figure was not seen hohbling
into the private office of the govern
or, there to sit down at the long
green table and map out the work Of
the convention On the morrow ills
absence lent tinge of sadness to the
gathering that has ever been in cyi
icnce the past two days of the con.
ycntiou.
II has been said of the American
people that they are dissatisfied wi il
out d hero to caress and cndoar. Fol
some years in Ohio ii has been lian
ia. Before that 1t was Senator 30
ieph ~ Foraker. Yesterday II soom
"a for a time that Foraker was to De
restored to his former niche In the
.emplo of diEnitarios for the conycu
ion, scomingy with spontaneity &C
corded him a reception that was rem
inisccnt of the days Of yore when be
Vas the idol cf such gatherings
The demonstration toward him
come after the convention had luSa
3d its routine work His entrance
larier in the day created only 4
slight ripple of applause, but after
The convention had listened to GOV.
1rnor HCrrick's long speech ana near =
the monotonous calling of the com.
nittee from the districts it seemed in
4 mood to be rouse1 and thrilled.
Foraker's gift of eloqucncc s,ooG
him in good part, and he soon had the
convention bending to his rhctOrca
powers aa the willows row before the
;alc. Then came d sweeping cry fol
Senator Dick, uttered by those wac
perhaps saw danger in permitting tae
iery Foraker to 90 without a fol
rom the dominant side Neither was
he younger senator lacking when tac
est came, and he Was likewise ac
'ordol an ovation that must have af.
ectei him pleasurably The part
sans of Lieutenant Governor Warren
. Harding set up a demanl for his
jrcsCncc but he was too diplomatic
10 respond. There are other Day.
aud other times. ana Harding has
more than the average measure o;
common sense
The session of today was exceeding
y brief only occupying three hours.
A state ticket was nominated head
ID by Lewis C. Laylin, Of Norwalk
or secretary of state.
The following electors at lars
ycrc nominatcd Charles p. Taft, @;
'incinnati. and Noah II. Swaync oi
rolcdo.
For delegates at large Myron r
Ierricl, George b. Cox. Charles W
= Dick ami Joseph b. Foraker. Thee
gentlemen constitute "Oh,o's BIZ
four"
Altcrnates: Charles H. Gro3vcao-.
Warren G Harding, John B. Chag
nan and H. r. Eubanks
There was an attempt to secure the
Insertion of plank in the platform
accord with Mckinley last speccD
it Buffalo but it failed Senator D,ca.
rho wrote the platform, said. "W
tand pat on the tarif as well as ou
ther policies and DO not want the
fOw1 idea"