Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-23
Republican Convention to Be Held at
GAINESVILLE
MANY NAMES ARE BEING DISCUSSED
Governor Mckinley Has a Prefer
ence for Nash.
POSITION REGARDING MONEY

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 23.-Ths is the
last week Of the canvass for nominations
On the republican state ticket. Next week
the state convention will be held at Zanes-
vile. Interest centers in the nomination
for governor. but contests for the sub
ordinate places on the ticket are going on
with no less severity. Excepting only In
the case Of the clerk of the supreme court,
new names will be put on the ticket. j. B.
Allen, who is serving his first term as
clerk, will be nominated for second term
with no opposition.
w. T. Cope, the present state treasurer,
who has been twice elected. will stand for
safe prediction, however, that he will not
be made the candidate.
Supreme Judge Thaddeus J. Minshall is
quite sure to find the same obstacle in his
way to another term. He was appointed to
an unexpired term and after he had served
that, was elected to a full term, which he
Is now completing.
The following the principal candidates
for the nomination for governor: George
X Nash of Columbus, James H Hoyt of
Green, James H. Doyle of Toledo, J. War
rem Kelfer Of Springfield and John w. Bar
ger of Wavtrly.
1t is possible, not to say probable. that
the names of Guy G. Major. mayor of
Toledo; Asa s. Bushnell of Springfield and
Charles H. Grosvenor of Athens, will also
be presented to the convention. They are
not at this time avowed candidates, but it
is evident that they will not remain long
out of the race If it becomes evident that
there is a chance for them to secure the
nomination.
Much depends, it is believed, upon the
attitude of Mr.. Bushnell toward the guber-
Material nomination. His fellow-townsman,
Gen. Keifer, claims that he pledged him
-nIf k,,t bSt date fnr
the nomination this year. Bushnell does
not deny this, but claims that he merely
said he would not actively seek the nomina-
ton.
There is good reason to believe that
the Foraker republicans stand ready to
make him their candidate. State Auditor
Poe has always been an ardent Foraker
man, but 1t is evident that the leaders of
the faction doubt that they can win with
him. Poe was invited to see Foraker at
his Cincinnati home this week. and the
general opinion is that Foraker called him
down to negotiate with him in regard to
throwing his strength to the Foraker can
didate when it shall appear that it is no
longer possible to secure the nomination
himself.
1t is the general understanding that the
strength of the state administration is to
be given to Geo. K. Nash. This is probably
So Mr.. Nash is persona grata not only to
Gov. Mckinley, but to all the leaders of
the Sherman faction of the party. OF
course. the governor is not saying or doing
anything openly in the matter but wher-
ever opportunity presents itself Is securing
vote for Nash.
Poe was a travelling salesman before he
entered politics, and has acquired in that
occupation the qualities of good mixer"
as that term is used in politics. He has
travelled all over the state both since this
canvass began and before, and has friends
everywhere. While many of the other can
didates have qualities that fit them far
better for filling the office of governor of
the state. 1t is doubtful whether any of
them would make stronger candidate than
Poe and it would not be at all surprising
If he should be chosen to lead the ticket
Preble county has pledged her delegates
to vote for Gen. a. l.. Harris of that coun-
ty now lieutenant governor of the state,
as candidate for governor.
The nomination of Congressman Grosve-
nor is hardly supposable case. In num-
Der of interviews he has said recently that
he is not a candidate, but that he will not
run from the nomination for governor If 1t
is thrown his way.
The candidates for the subordinate places
on the ticket really too numerous to
mention" a local political statistician has
figured out that there SO many that If
they all come up to the scratch" and the
rule of fve-minute nominating speeches
obtains in the convention, it will take
twelve hours Simply to properly present
the names to the convention. For this rea-
son 1t has been seriously proposed to do
away with nominating speeches.
The silver question will probably not be
an embarrassing one in the republican con-
venton. The great majority of the party
In this state are undoubtedly in favor of
the single gold standard. No one believes
that there is the least danger that the con-
Vention may declare in favor of free silver.