The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-10
OHIO REPUBLICANS.

THE CONVENTION IN CINCINNATI THIS WEEK
HAYES AND ANrr-HAYEs FORCES IN LINE
WITH FLAG OF TRUCE BETWEEN THEN
POSSIBILITIES OF UNpLEAsANTNEss.
CINCINNATI, June 7. 1873.
The Republican State Convention Of Ohio Will moes
in Cincinnati, al tho Music Hall, Wednesday next
June H. TO nominate State ticket and adopt plat
form OF principles The Offices to be filled this yoar
are comparatively unimportant ones, being only
those Of Secretary OF State, Judge OF the Su-
preme Bench and members Of the Board
OF Public Works. SO far the State ticket 10 con
ccrncd IL decidedly 'of year" In politics. though
the election OF Congressman and the fact that under
the rcapportiontmsDt many OF tho districts close
will add interest 10 the eight. and doubtless bring
about spirited and iuIl vote when the cleo.
ton takes place In October.
THE QUESTION OF Ixb6RsRxExr.
The most vcxa,ious question which will como
bcioro tho Convention OF ucxt wcck Will DO
that OF iudorsing President Hayes Hayes be-
ing Ohio man, his friends say that nothing
short OF q full and complete indorscmsnt or
his administration and hts policy will answer. THIS
OF course includes tho Southern policy ami civil scr
vice reform inauguratcd by him. Moro than half Of
the republicans Of ohio really In sympathy with
Hayes. The remainder, however. comprise for tho
most part tho oIlcc-hodcrs State, county and muni
used to manipulating tho politics OF their immediate
neignborhood, have been able TO mako up a show OF
opposition that threatens 70 control tho Convention
IL will DO eight OF tho machin politicians, or stall
warts ms they love DO Called against liberal
men OF the party.
VINO TINE LEApERs ARE
The stavar,s, impacables, win be led BY General
John Beatty, OF Columbus, q former member oi Con-
gress and . man who made himself quite prominent
year ago By his open opposition TO Hayes Tho ad-
CAariss II. Grosvcnor, OF Athens, as their leader.
Gfosvcpor, next TO Stanley Matthews, has been the
most persistent defender Hayes has had In
the state OF ohio sncc hts election. He
was speaker OF tho House OF Representatives
s.na,or ena IA m"eS 10 bring thai ABOUT because Il
understood that u was the Presidents wish that
Matthews should GO into the senate instead OF being
appointed to q federal offlco
A PREDICTION by THE CHAIRMAN.
The HERALD correspondent met GeneraIJ. s. Robin
son, Chairman Of the Republican State Executive Com
mitec, tho other day aud asked him what the State
Convention woud'probabIy 90 IN regard TO MI Hayes.
dcncy," he answered, 'sud dcncuncs any attemptto
eyes, bu, IS TIA. all they'll dor Won't they in
"Thcy ncedn't DO TN !" he answered, "cxccpt In
general terms, and thai can DO done without giving
.Bul viii not some Of hts friends insist upon a
specific Endorsement oi his poiicyf"
.possfbIy. But aii resolutions will have to 60 10
tho Committee Platform, and they can adopt them
or not There'il be quarrel In tho Convention, you
may be sure"
.Not even with Beatty and Grosvenor on the floor
Of the Same time ~
mo, they've mado up their d,lercnces--at least
they agreed tho meeting OF tho state Committee TO
have moro pulling In different directions as there
was last year.
GENERAL OUTLOOK.
SIN looks as though the stalwarts wcro not dts
posed togo too much on tho truce with Grosvenor IL
IL now announced that the venerable Judge WEIGH Is
10 act temporary chairman OF the Convention.
Mr.. WEIGH Is iron Grosvenorstown, Athens, aud hs
being given this honor looks though IL was meant
to exhaust the honors before reaching Grosvcnor 70
a. 70 leave him of the Committee on Resolutions,
where no would make formidable light Tor Hayes.
sti there other counties that have passed
TUTORS favor OF Hayes, and they will be hoard from
In the State Convention. Butler county gave him
strong Endorsement; so did Montgomery, did Fair.
field county, the homo Of General Thomas Ewing; so
did Guernsey county They viii 10 apt TO mart
upon pretty explicit Enforcement and may got up
some trouble II ~ Is not done.
There is but little interest manifested In tho ticket,
and the present occupants Of Office whose terms
about to expire Will doubtless be renomiuad without
much opposition.