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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
1
Senator Foraker as permanent chair lauds Hanna Herrick and Roosevelt at the Ohio Republican convention. He urges election of Myron Herrick for governor, Hanna for Senate, and Theodore Roosevelt for president, praising their leadership and party unity.
Hanna's wisdom helps prevent factional fighting at a convention. Foraker expresses elation with the result and gains a persuasive foothold as he attends another convention. The platform's key plank opposes tariff tinkering and declares against revision, signaling a firm stance.
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture met in Columbus on June 4 to arrange the state exhibition and Ohio's agricultural display at the St. Louis Exposition. With no funds on hand, the board pledged support for any advance by the Ohio Centennial Commission and decided to invite President Roosevelt to visit the Ohio State Fair.
Springfield Ohio June 4 Judge A N Summers nominated for Supreme Court Judge by fee at Columbus began as a poor lawyer. He rose to City Solicitor and later Circuit Judge of the district. A Wittenberg College graduate he is highly popular with about a hundred citizens from both parties traveling to Columbus to support his nomination.
Des Moines reports Governor Cummins is pleased with the Ohio platform he says echoes the Iowa idea. He notes the clause on readjustment of schedules but upholds protection as a guiding policy, seeing it as strengthening American prosperity.
In Columbus on June 4, leaders praised the convention and ticket. Senator Hanna called the ticket very strong, Foraker found the convention fine and platform strong, Cox hailed it as splendid, Herrick praised the colleagues, Daugherty declared the ticket invincible, and Nash praised the harmony and enthusiasm.
At Columbus Ohio the Republican convention endured hours of floor clashes as Warren G Harding secured the nomination by acclamation with George B Cox and Hanna backing him. Contests for Supreme Court judge and school commissioner shaped the day, Summers and Jones emerging winners amid party maneuvering.
A deadly gunfight near St Francis Kansas ends with eight deaths after Berry family homestead clashes with Dewar Cattle Company cowboys. Fences cut to reach town sparked the confrontation. the Berrys defended their home as cowboys attacked, with three cowboys and all Berry men involved dying. Pieces from Superior Nebraska report the incident alongside Ohio Republican convention notes.
A deposition circular to first mortgage bondholders by United States Shipbuilding Company alleges deception in the plan. Gustav Loeb signs the document urging bondholders to unite for a thorough investigation into the company's affairs and demanding explanations for surrender of securities.
Samuels Mitchell, a white man who led the mob that lynched Thomas Gilyard, a Black man, in Joplin, was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Gilyard killed a policeman who attempted arrest. Mitchell faced charges for arranging the lynching on the telegraph line.
The ticket lists Governor Myron T. Herrick of Cuyahoga as Governor and Warren G. Harding of Marion as Lieutenant Governor. Other positions include Walter D. Guilbert of Noble as Auditor, William B. McKinnon of Ashtabula as Treasurer, Wade H. Ellis of Hamilton as Attorney General, Augustus N. Summers of Clark as Supreme Court Judge, Edwin A. Jones of Stark as School Commissioner, and George H. Watkins of Pike on the Public Works Board.
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