Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-25
STRONG IN THE FAITH
Ohio Republicans Rejoice Over
Party's Progress.
STATE TICKET NAMED
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED COM
MEND PRESIDENTS POLICIES.
Harmony Prevailed and Great Enthu-
siasm Marked Every Detail of the
Convention Proceedings.

Special D1Spatch TO Inc star
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 2.-The only in
surgent that inclined to revolt against
the republican organization in its plans for
todays state nominations, Judge S. H.
Bright of Logan candidate for the nomina-
ton for lieutenant governor, came into
camp last night and announced his inten-
ton Ito be good,' withdrawing from the
race and leaving the field clear for Gen.
A. L. Harris, who was slated for the place
on the ticket several days ago.
1t was easy for the organization to
control Judge Bright when it became evil
dent that he would have to be controlled.
His son is at present a member of the
general assembly and candidate for re-elec-
ton this fall in Hooking county, and, natu-
rally, he did not care to have trouble stirred
up for him in the party organization by the
conduct of his father.
Judge Taft, the chairman of the conven-
tion is, as he stated in his speech yesterday
evening, almost a stranger in Ohio, and
had to be coached pretty closely by the
members of the organization. They feared
insurgent resolutions from the floor of the
convention, and not wishing to have fight
on the floor it was arranged that the rules
committee should provide a rule sending all
resolutions to the committee on rules with
out reading or debate. But between the
time of the installation of the temporary
chairman and the report of the rules COM
mittee it was apparent that there was an
opening for any insurgent that wished
to take advantage of 1t.
An Amusing Incident.
The efforts of the Organization" to close
this opening caused amusing incident
in the convention last evening. The mo-
ment Chairman Taft finished his address
and picked up the gavel John R. Maloy was
at his side, tugging at his arm and pointing
frantically to a delegate standing in the
Hamilton county delegation and claiming
recognition. 1t was for the purpose of
making a motion that until the regular
rules were adopted a rule sending all reso-
lutions offered to the rules committee with
out either reading debate be adopted
Chairman Taft did not catch the name,
and in the confusion recognized the wrong
delegate, who was an unknown man from
Gen Grosvenor's district, and whose lnten-
tionS not being known, was suspected by
the Organization" of being hostile.
1t required but moment to convince the
chairman that he had made a mistake, and
the Hamilton county delegate got chance
to make his motion, which was put and
carried. The other delegate was then given
the floor, and it caused general laugh
when it developed that he simply wanted
to move that pictures of Mckinley and
Hanna be placed on the stage. The pic
lures were ordered
Taft's Speech.
Chairman Tafts speech was listened to
with close attention. 1t was a little disap-
pointing to a republican convention accus-
toned to the ready and earnest eloquence
of Senator Foraker, for the reason that he
read it with little attempt at oratory, and
also because the delegates had been led to
expect that the speech would come fresh
from the President, and with something of
the Rooseveltian dash, vigor and positive
ness However. ii was generally held to
compare with the best efforts of the late
President Mckinley in its earnestness and
clear terSe English. Il.