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Greeted With Hisses

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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
January
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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OolumBus, Jan. II.- The maas Kpublican convention al the Auditorium in iliis city yesterdaj d w.ia tac largesl assemblage ever knffwn Sn the nistory oí the city. The capacity of the andltorlum is 5,000. AU the standing room was taken and tnany thousands were uoa'ble to ga'n admittance. The meeting lated fi im 3 to 6 ji. 111. with unlin.kcn enthusiasm and Intense Lndignatiori throughou) itg eeedinga. There were repeated scènes f üissng wlicn the naines of Gov. Bushnell, Mr. Kurtz .-uu] otliers were meutionel. The tcnus "trattors,1" "Judas" and the lik.? were Crequently used in response fram the audlence. SeveraJ of the speakers referred to Senator ]-v in conneetton wüli the revoluUon ín the party. Xhe ajJ1en :e was In close aad deep sympathy ui-h the ini and bitter utterances of mos: of the speakers. Judge Nash addressed the audience attacking the PorMkeT-Bnshnell combine and appeaiing to the Republicana í o) '" save the partj Crom d!shonor. Oortgressmaii Walter !.. Weaver, erf Springfield, the home of Gíov. Bushr-eïl, was then introduced as eüairmaa of the meeting. He made a uiosi rlgorous speech against those whoin he accused with sthemes for tne disruptlon of the party. Tnp l-,issiug of the names of Gov. BuAneïl, Mr. Kurtz and others that begau during the addreas of Judge .Nash i-eached a mneh highw pitch during the nd of Congressman Weaver. At the con ehision of Mr. Weaver's address, Congressmen Grosvenor, Northway, Burton and Southard, and Judge Uoribje, of C!n innati were app nnted a mlttee on resolutions. Whlle the caminittec on resolutions was out. Col. KoIh'H M. Nevin, of DayK'ii, spoke. Col. Nevin has always been the close personal and politica] triend of Semator Fwaker. Mr. Evurtz and others, who are al this tim posiag the election of Senator li.-inn.i. His speech against the aetlon of tlnse whom lic charged with demoralizlng and debanehing party caused the gteatesl demonstration of the afteriioon. Almost the entïre audience rose to their teel and whiïi standing on cüairs, iinvw the! c aats, handk r■ ■iiirrs and other avWcles wlldly a.boui tlu hal!. ftesolutious thcii adopted demand'lng ühe re-eleetion of Senator Haaaa and -liiinins: that the whole Sght is a runsph-i-y ]lV ,;„. !),,„,„. ratie leaders contemplatin the ultímate control of the r. s. Seaate, the reappoTtionTneni of the state for congireaslonal piurposes, also ihe roapportiomment oi' the judicial dUtrlets "f the state.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat