The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-30
BUSHNELL AT THE HEAD.
Progress of the Boom of
Mckinley for the Presi-
denCy.
PLANS FOR THE GREAT BATTLE
There Is Much Speculation, How
ever, as to What Will Hap
pen Next Year.

GAINESVILLE, OHIO, May %. The
Republican State Convention was as tame
to-day as it was lively yesterday. After
being in session until midnight and nomi-
mating the head of the ticket, there was
little life left in the delegates, and only
minor places on the State ticket to be
lively over.
Owing to the way in which the fac
tional lines had been drawn by the Nc
Kinley and Foraker men in nominating
General Bushnell last night for Governor,
it was evident the slate headed by Bush
nell would go through and that candidates
not on the same slate would go down like
Nash, Hoyt, Poe, Kiefer. Harris, Barges
and Nevin had previously gone down be-
fore the anti-administration combination.
The administration men did not surrender
without a fight, however, and held the
convention in continuous session from
ga. NJ. to 2:15 P. M.
With single exception, in which inter-
est was taken, the Bushnell slate went
through complete, for the eight places on
the slate ticket secured majority of the
members and all the officers of the State
committee and really made a clean sweep
of the old regime. Yet the most material
thing for the future is the condition of
things which confront Mckinley. His
Presidential boom in Ohio is in the same
embarrassment as was Sherman's cam
didacy under the Foster administration
with Garfeld's Senatorial annex in 1880.
In 1884 Sherman had the Blaine element
as well as Foraker and Foster to contend
with. In 1888 Sherman had the same old
experience, and in 1896 there will be Nc
Kinley delegation from Ohio to the Re-
publican National Convention, but it will
be selected by Foraker snd Bushnell no
matter what may be the result of the State
election next November.
The Foraker-Bushnen com bination has
control of all the party machinery and the
present party organization continues until
after the selection of the delegates to the
next Republican National Convention.
Foraker and Bushnell will be two of the
delegates at large themselves, and they are
not at all likely to grant Mckinley permits
sion to name the other two, although it is
believed they will consent to Sherman and
Foster going to the National Convention
as the other delegates at large. OF course,
the machine is in such strong hands that
1t will also control the selection of district
delegates, and there are some who think
that Foraker may come out in 1896 as Gar
field did in 1880, which would mean that
Mckinley would come out as Sherman did
at that time and in succeeding years.
If the Republicans carry the State next
November, and Bushnell becomes Gov
ernor and Foraker Senator, there is no
telling all that will happen in Ohio in 1896
and thereafter. Should Bushnell serve
four years as Governor he would probably
succeed Sherman in the Senate, as well as
Foraker succeed Brice, and the old school
OF Republicans would all be retired. There
never was convention in Ohio that in
volved so many radical changes for the
future as the one just closed with the
Foraker-Bushnell men in the saddles for
further conquests.
Although it was midnight when the con-
vention on the sixth ballot nominated
General Asa A. Bushnell of Springfield for
Governor, yet the delegates were up early
this morning working for the favorites for
other nominations.
They cheered Chairman Foraker heartily
as he entered the hall. The convention re.
assembled al 8 A. N. Ex-Secretary Charles
Foster, chairman of the committee on
resolutions, presented the platform, which
was adopted amid cheers.
General A. w. Jones of Youngstown was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor by
reclamation. General Jones was, like
General Bushnell, captain in the civil
war. Both were on Governor Foraker's
staff, and are great friends of the ex-Gov-
ernor.
The Foraker men named the whole State
ticket by about the same running vote
as that for Governor last night. The
Foraker men also secured control of the
State Central Committee. The most no
table defeat of to-day was that of Major
Charles Dick for Auditor. He had been
chairman of the State Executive Commit
tee for three years, and is Governor Nc.
Kinley's manager. Mr.. Dick was defeated
by W. D. Guilbert, one of the most agrees
sive Foraker men in the State.
Senator Sherman, Secretary Foster and
other old-time leaders occupied seats on
the stage and saw the slaughter of "moss.
backs" by "kids."
Ii is conceded that Mckinley will be ac-
corded the Ohio delegation to the next
National convention, but it is whispered
that the delegation will be no more sin.
cere than that Sherman had when a can.
dldate for nomination for the Presidency.
The following is the ticket as completed
For Governor, Asa A. Bushnell of Spring
field; Lieutenant-Governor, Asa w. Jones
of Youngstown; Auditor, W. d. Guilbert
OF Caldwell; Supreme Judge, Thaddeus
A. Mindshall of Chiiicothe; Clerk of the
Supreme Court, Josiah B. Allen of Ath.
ems; Attorney-General, Frank s. Monnett
of Findlay; Treasurer, Samuel B. Camp
bell of Steubenville; Member of Board OF
Public Works, E. L. Libarger of Ooshoc
ton.