The National tribune., 1906-09-20
rHE ca.a s,,s..uBn,e.~ cesvns,,os

| In sp:ta of all the dark lower:ng 8
clouds. I'd sSunderings and prelimi-
! rar.- ,ishtninss before TIE meeting Of
the o,,iS Republican Convention at
nag-t,r .att Hednedsay. thc convention
was not The SecIonic outbreak that was
| feared Al the materials were ready
: for an explosion. but when the noses
We're caTefuir& counted on the eve of
opening 3iIe convention it was found
wiser in everNi way for Mr.. Burton and
his associates to let matters take their
routine ctsurst. and accept the results
with the best face possible. The first
decisive Fote, showed that Mr.. Burton
was quite, Wiser TO do this. since the issue
was at once satIarely joined by the pre-
! Sentation of a resolution to the effect
| that il be the sense of this convention
that Senator Dick be requested to de-
cline to act as the Chairman of the
State Executive Committee. and that he
cooperate with the State Central Cons
| mittee in the selection of a Chairman
thereof to manage the pending State
campaign Mr.. Rurton supported this
resolution with one Of his best speeches.
and was seconded by Harry w. Dough-
| erty. A vote was promptly ordered.
which resulted in 2S5 yeas to 5I3 nays.
with two not voting. That is. Senator
! Dick had two friends in the convention
to one for Mr.. Burton. ana the storm
died away in mild thundcrings by Mr..
Purton that he had not given up the
| fight. but would continue to struggle
! against bosSism and similar party evils.
Senator Dick was magnanimous in his
victory. and after securing n full and
! enthusiastic Endorsement of himself and
Senator Foraker on exactly the same
terms as that of the President. allowed
| Mr.. Burton to have his plank on III"
| ship-subsidy bill incorporated in tn"
platform and n modified expression n
| favor of the election Of Senators by the
| prma ries. .Thereupon peace brGod"d
over the troubled scene. and it is hoped
that a united Republican Party will
rally at the polls this Fail.
There was little contest over tho
places on the State ticket. and every
body pledged himself to work hard and
| unrescryetlJy for its success. The plat
form points out all that the Republican
Party has done in the way Of restrain
ing the trusts and railway and trad"
iiss rillinations; heartily approves and
indorsCs Theodore Roosevelt and SeIla-
tors Foraker and Dick. The latter nave
maintained the commanding position m
the Senate that Ohio representatives al
ways have occupied. Congress should
encourage the upbuilding of our .ncr-
chant marine. and there must be no
check to the policy Of strengthening the
Navy. Liberal appropriations for inn
proving the Ohio River are asked from
the Government and State appropria-
tons for the Improvement OF the canals.
is advocated A plaaI; recommending /
a revision. Of y Q tariff was voted dowh:
the rc6uc{roa If representation in States
whore there fad been colorcd and white
disfranc hfaement was recommended,
and the flankr with reference to cleo
ton OF iti4tad' States Senators reads:
I'VE faTorfa law providing for the
nomination biz popular primary elcc-
tons; Such primaries to Ec held By all
parties at0tle same time. Until other
wise proyit!c1h by Law, when United
States SeIiat1r is to lie chosen. notice
shall be given TO the Republicans of N"
State that tlYei delegate; 40 the Stat"
Convention. iii addition t. making otacr
nominations, shall indors" u clndidat"
FOR UuiteIi States Senator. 30 that il
Tire lsriIn:tFies. the Republican electors
Of the State in~the ,seieCtio1 OF Gel,.s tc-'
to the State Convention may have oD-
portunity to express their preference ~
to candidates for that Office