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jim Boyle on State Convention Arrange
ments-Secretary Cain Looks Over the
Ground-County Convention to select
Delegates.
A Springfield Republican who was in
Cleveland this week says 1t came to him
pretty straight while there that ex-Mayor w.
g. Ross, who had second place on the State
ticket two years ago, is a candidate now for
first place and will have the full Cuyahogs
county delegation in the convention. Here Is
a new Richmond in the field.
Mr.. A. @. Cain, Secretary Of the Republic
can State Central Committee, arrived here
yesterday morning from Columbus, for the
purpose of looking over the ground and see
ing for himself what are the prospects for the
convention. He was taken in hand by Oliver
s. Kelly during the forenoon and given all
the information he desired. The plans for
the wigwam were shown and explained to
him and the location of the building pointed
out. Mr.. Cain was very much pleased with
everything, saying he believed there wasn't
another town in Ohio that would have done
so much or SO we'll. He predicts pleasant
and successful meeting. In the afternoon he
was in company of Captain A. S. Bushnell
for drive to points Of interest. He returned
at o'clock to Columbus. prepared to make
good report OF progress.
Mr.. Boyle has a three-column letter from
here in yesterdays Commercial Gazette. 10
contradict published reports that the location
here Of the State Convention was In the in
terest of Springfield parties, he interviewed
General Keifer, whom he found to be pro.
nounced Beatty advocate, and Captain Bush
nell, who is Tor Foraker, both of whom de.
MED in terms that they were in any sense
candidates. They thought, and gave reasons
for the conclusion, that the location Of the
convention was not in the interest Of
any particular candidate. General Kennedy
having not a few warm and outspoken sup
porters here. Mr.. Boyle says:
When those Republicans who are now
"kicking" come to Springfield and meet Cap.
tain Bushnell, and Mr.. Miles, and Mayor
Goodwin, and Chris Holloway, and the
other "boys," they will not blame the State
Committee any more for having yielded to
their opportunities. II warns the cookies of
ones heart to run across such Republicans as
live in Springfield.
Speaking without reference to the hotel
accommodations | think will at any
rate be equal to those OF Columbus-I pre-
dict that the Springfield Convention will be
the best arranged, the most perfect in all its
details OF management, and tie most enthu-
siastic ever held in Ohio by any political or
other organization.
Then follows an account of the wigwam as
it will be and all arrangements so far made
for the convention and the letter closes with
the following heavy little send-off for Judge
Littler:
Judge Littler is pretty sure 10 be renomi-
mated for the Legislature from this county.
He has been one OF the most valuable men to
the State at large ever in the General Assem-
bly,. Barring DR.. Scott, he is probably the best
informed living man on State affairs, especially
on matters touching municipal governments.
1t is pleasing to hear that his constituents
thoroughly indorse his record of last term.