Loyal Republicans Nominate Trusted Candidates in Convention
A Republican convention named loyal, proven candidates described as gleam able strong. The party presents a slate defined by tested character and party fidelity.
13 Oct 1897
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1897
Page
1
A Republican convention named loyal, proven candidates described as gleam able strong. The party presents a slate defined by tested character and party fidelity.
The Hamilton County Republican convention of 847 delegates named county and legislative candidates at Music Hall in a orderly gathering. The assembled body endorsed the Citizens' Republican Committee selections with few exceptions and praised the committee's leadership amid lively applause and good humor.
Music Hall hosted a large Republican gathering with delegates seated by ward and township. The hall was filled, mostly all seats taken, except during vote polling moments.
The ticket presents Senators Samuel T. Harris Charles Kuhl William H. Lewis Sidney D. Maxwell and Representatives Alfred M. Allen Asa A. Bosworth Jos C Butler Ev Cherry Geo W Hays Griffith C Little Nicholas Longworth Co W Luebbert L C Rose Robert W Tilney for various county and state offices. Also listed are Tilden R. French for County Treasurer C Benedict for County Prosecuting Attorney E R Monfort for County Clerk Charles A Santmyer for County Recorder S W Bard Julius Engelke W H Blair Jacob Menz for Board of Control and County Infirmary Director.
A long roster lists many state senators including Charles D. Robertson Alfred M. Cohen John W. Harper Louis H. Voight Ernst H. Rothe Charles L. Swayne Henry Hater George H. Spellmyer William J. ONeill Christopher Monter W. R. Lane J. C. Otis F. H. Kemper Charles F. Droste Geo. B. Harte John C. Roth John Hagerty John C. Schwartz George Linneman Amzi M'Gill Henry G. Eckelman Warren L. Jones.
A partisan convention at the Queen City Opera House showcases McLean Bernard control over Hamilton County Democratic delegates. The report condemns the process as a barefaced banco game with no ballots and delegates subservient to the boss, ratifying a preselected slate for the Legislature.
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