The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-13
of Lawrence County,

| Nominated For Secretary of State.
| Chairman Harding, who presented
| the report of the platform committee,
| first presented the following as sep
arate report: The Republicans OF
| Ohio, in state convention assembled,
| desire to pay a sincere tribute of re-
spect to the memory Of our late chief
| magistrate, Governor John NJ. Patti
son. He was a loyal and devoted son
| of Ohio, and always had at heart the
best interests of the state. Our deep
est sympathy is extended to his imme-
diate friends, and especially to his
family, whose loss is keenest and
greatest This convention directs that
Mrs. Pattison be presented with a
copy of this resolution, suitably en-
crossed and signed, as adopted by a
unanimous rising vote
w. H. Boyd, of Cleveland presented
q minority report giving substitute
planks on tariff revision, and on a
direct primary vote for United States
Senators and addressed the conven-
ton in their support. Gen. Keifer
took the platform in opposition to the
tariff revision plank.
On the question OIL bOtc Oi
senatorship the first vote was taken,
resulting In it's defeat. The other
amendment also was defeated. The
report of the resolutions committee
was then adopted.
Nominations for secretary OF state
were called for and the first ballot re-
suited: Carmi A. Thompson, 800;
Franklin p Riegle, g. Benjamin F.
Writ, 165; A. G. Comings, 100; Robert
p Kennedy 143.
The second ballot resulted: Thomp
son, $50; Writ, Sc; Comings, 1872;
Kennedy, 60.
The expected nominations for dairy
and food commissioner were present
ed and the first ballot resulted: Hor-
nee Ankeney, 14s; Renick w. Dunlap,
236; Brigham s. Young, 100; Frank L.
Begg, 1856; George Demuth, 101.
The second ballot resulted in the
nomination of Dunlap. the vote stand
ing: Dunlap, AGO; Ankeney, 90; Beggs,
76; Young, 302; Demuth, 2. Dunlap
nominated.
For state school commissioner A. E.
Jones was nominated by reclamation.
George H. Watkins was renominat-
ed for member OF the board of public
works, his only opponent, James c.
Foster. Withdrawing before the COM
pletion Of rollcall.
After providing for filing vacancies
on the ticket and adopting the eagle
as the party emblem, the convention
at 2:40 O'Clock, adjourned.
Foraker's Speech.
One of the chief incidents of the
convention was the speech of Senator
Joseph b. Foraker, who received an
ovation when he appeared before the
delegates.
Senator Foraker opened with an
eloquent tribute to Governor Harris,
describing the sterling qualities of
that official, and continuing, said in
part: Congressional elections are
always important but they are espe.
cially and particularly SO this year.
They are thus unusually important be-
cause this year they involve not only
the present complexion of the next
house of representatives but as the
governor has suggested and others
have been pointing out, they involve
also directly and Immediately, the
question whether or not the American
people propose in November next to
endorse and approve the administra-
ton of Theodore ROOSEVELT. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has had more to do
than any other president ever before
had with the legislation that congress
has been enacting. President Roose-
welt recognizes that. 1t was for that
reason he himself took the initiative
as to the campaign. He took it when
q few weeks ago he called III confer