Show FOREMOST OF AMERCANS ftleKinley Fairly Covered with Bushels of Fulsome I Praise HE IS I AN AMERICAN IDOL Also the Ideal American Statesman States-man In Addition He Is Also the Tspiea1 American Leader Framer of the McKinley Tariff Bill and the Foremost Advocate of the Protective Protect-ive TSarlff It Good Citizen n Soldier and n Member of Om srrcss Could Flattery Further I Got COLUMBUS 0 March 10The Grand opera house could not hold half the people wanting admission this afternoon af-ternoon to the Republican state convention con-vention The bands entertained the crowds in front of the building until the convention con-vention was called to order at 4 pm and that was all many isitors saw or heard of what is called the McKinley convention cnventon Among the Ohio congressmen and other prominent Republicans of that state sat exSecretary of the Treasury Charles Foster Governor Bushnell occupied oc-cupied one of the boxes The first demonstration was when Chairman Ickes escorted Senatorelect Foraker to the presiding officers chair and from that time on one demonstration demonstra-tion followed another on the MENTION OF MKINLEYS NAME or references to him After prayer by Rev J C Watt Chairman J MIkes M-Ikes reviewed the McKinley campaign cam-paign in Ohio and the two champions I succeeding his administration and stated at the state convention in Zanesville last year the party entered into a pledge as sacred js the Trinity That pledge marked an important epoch In the history of Ohio Republicanism Republi-canism I promised to make Busnnell governor Foraker senator and to use I every honorable means to make McKinley I Mc-Kinley president Two parts of the Tnnity had been fulfilled and the Republicans Re-publicans of Ohio now assembled to enter sincerely into the faithful execution execu-tion of the third part the unanimous and unqualified SUPPORT OF MKINLEY fot1ie presidential nomination These remarks caused such a demonstration that it was some time before Mr Ickes could introduce Senatorelect Foraker as the temporary chairman of the convention When Mr Foraker was introduced thete was another boisterous scene which was repeated a often as he proceeded ceeded to address the convention He said the one great question uppermost In the minds of the people today was whether for the next four years the country should be ruled by Democracy or Republicanism He asserted that a Republican victory was assured The Republican party was never before so strong in the nation and as far as the state of Ohio was concerned never so united or harmonious He said that while the convention had come together to-gether for the purpose of nominating a ticket and declaring anew the faith that was in the Republicans of the state it also had to discharge a higher and more commanding duty This was the carrying out of the pledges of the last state convention at j Zanesville which was unanimous in the support of Governor McKinley for I the presidential nomination I was I the duty of the convention to I REDEEM THAT PLEDGE as had already been done by every I district and county convention held in the state thus fa I was the duty of this convention to signify to the whole nation that Governor McKinley has now and will have at the S1 Louis convention the united hearty and unqualified un-qualified support of Ohio The speaker wished it to be understood however that the preference of the Republicans of Ohio for Major McKinley was in no sense hostile or antagonistic to any other man whose name Is mentioned in connection with that honor Particular Par-ticular reference was made to the appreciation ap-preciation of Ohioans for Thomas BReed B-Reed Levi P Morton William B Allison Al-lison Mathew Stanley Quay and others Should the St Louis convention conven-tion declare for any of these In preference prefer-ence to Ohios son he could pledge to that man in advance the electoral vote of Ohio by the largest majority ever given in the history of the state Senator Sen-ator Foraker then paid a glowing tribute to Major McKinley as a neighbor neigh-bor a a citizen as a soldier as a member of congress as a framer of the te McKinley tariff bill and the foremost fore-most advocate of the protective tariff as governor of Ohio and finally as THE IDEAL AMERICAN STATESMAN STATES-MAN the typical American leader and the veritable American idol In conclusion Senator ForaKer declared de-clared that other states were calling upon Ohios son to accept the highest honor at the nations gift and that Ohio could not lead the column jAl we can do he said is to join the procession pro-cession < senator Foraker retired amidst a storm of applause While his speech was shorter than usual It took g half hour to deliver it because of the interruptions in-terruptions from applause nd the demonstrations on references t McKinley Mc-Kinley Telegrams of greeting were then read from several conventions A state committee was selectedand the usual committees for the conventions conven-tions work were appointed after Which the convention adjourned until 10 a m tomorrow The committees met tonight and the one on resolutions for an allnights session owing to some differences on state issues The temporary organiza bon will be reported to the convention for its permanent organization There were reports circulated today that the Foraker men were fighting Congressman Congress-man Grosvenor for legateatlarge beoause he would not pledge himself to Charles L Kurtz for the Ohio member mem-ber of the national committee While Bushnell > Fpraker Grosvenor and Hanna ware recently selected by McKinley Mc-Kinley or a conference of his friends for the delegates atlarge yet Fora ker had never consented until today togo to-go < to St Louis in that capacity There Is good authority for the report that Foraker on arriving at noon itoday W told McKinley managers he would not accept a place a delegateatlarge unless Kurtz was promised the support sup-port of his colleagues for national committeeman This arrangement was soon mads satisfactory to all The four delegatesatIarge are said to be pledged to Kurtz for the national committee com-mittee |