The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-11
Work. Of the Convention.

kilograms of greeting were then read from
several conventions. Gen. C. H. Grovesnor,
A. C. Thompson and Hon. c. L. Kurtz were
appointed as the committee that sent the
following: ITO the president of the Repub-
lican convention at Wichita. Kan:
1.-The Republicans of Ohio, in their annual
State convention assembled. send greeting
to the gallant Republicans of Kansas and
assure them of the distinguished apprecia-
ton of the Ohio Republicans of the earnest
support given to. Ohio's great leader by the
time-tried Republicans of Kansas. Ohio will
join Kansas at st. Louis, and in November
next will celebrate the victory for Mckinley,
protection and prosperity"
The following State committee was select
ed: First district, Vivian j. Fagen, of Ham
John L. Feight, Montgomery; Fourth. w. L.
Williams; Sixth. DR.. A. e. Arehart. Brown;
II. p. Grouse. Hancock; Ninth. Lemuel p.
Harris, LUCAS; Tenth, G; e; Hard, Scioto:
j. Pickering, Fairfield: Thirteenth. ; on Thomas
d. Dewey, Sandusky; Fourteenth. w. w.
Skiles, Richland; Fifteenth, l. 1. Rose.
Washington; sixteenth, W: McMiller. Jeffer-
teenth. B. F. Perry, jr..- Ashtabula Twen-
rs Hush SasNey Twenty
The usual committees for convention work
were appointed, the one on resolutions being
Hamilton: Second, Max Bergheim. Hamilton;
Third, j. 7. Sutphen. Butler; Fourth, John l.
Dellinger. Auglaize; Fifth. N. II. Phillips.
Seventh, Hon. G. n. Wilson. Madison
Eighth. Hon. s. L. Hugh. Hardin: Ninth. N
AZ Tenth Rvrdo non + l.
Twelfth, George l.. Nash. Franklin: Thr-
nen tenth Cyrus Sears, San.dusky: Fourteenth.
jon j. CHI Hafhs Jeerson orsn seyeafssef5 sstesSh Hon
Myser, Wayne; Eighteenth. W. r. Taylor,
Columbiana;. Nineteenth. Q. p. Sparta, Port
Ave asnTv r. vs Is p9rb5g Medna
The convention adjourned till 10 a m. to-
morrow.
II. Horton, chairman of the Kansas Repub-
lican State convention: THE Republicans of
Kansas in convention assembled, having
perfected their temporary organization as
the first official act. send you greetings and
assure you that Ohio Is no more loyal and
devoted than Kansas to that gallant cham
fender of prosperity of American homes,
William Mckinley, of the United States
-, The following. from rom Chicago. was read in
Business Mems Club of Cook county send
greeting to the Republicans of Ohio Fully
90 per cent. OF. the Republicans of Illinois
are fully aroused. Our State convention will
instruct the delegates at large to vote for
and use all honorable means to secure his
nomination. In addition, more than half of
tricts in the State will be for him from the
start, and before the end of our delegation
will be nearly solid for him." This was
signed: by direction of the executive COM
mittee, A. W. Clancy. Secretary
The committees met tonight, the one on
resolutions. for Gn ali-night session, owing
to some differences on State issues The
temporary organization Will be reported to
the convention for its permanent organiza-
ton. The hottest fight Is for Food Commis-
sioner The committee on rules will report
on order of business in favor OF Dr. Me-
Neal the incumbent.
In the contest for chairman of the State
committee, II. =. Grouse, of Findlay, an
appontee of Mckinley, was elected over
| Vivian j. Fagin. of Cincinnati. by a vote OF
| Il to s. there being three absentees
| the Foraker men were fighting Congress.
| man Grosvenor for delegate at large be-
| cause he would not pledge himself to Charlie
l.. KurtZ for the OHIO member of the ma.
| tional committee. While Bushnell Foraker
| Grosvenor and Hanna were recently selected
| by Mckinley, or a conference of his friends
| for the delegates at large. yet Foraker haf
| never consented till to-day to go to ST.
| Luis in that capacity There is good au
| irving at noon to-day, told Mckinley,
| managers that he would not ACCEPT a plac,
| as a delegate at large unless Kurtz wa.
| promised the support or his colleagues fo
| national committeeman. This arrangemen
was soon made satisfactory 10 ALL The fou
| delegates at large are said 20 be pledged I,
| Kurtz for the national committee. Pendin,
| this adjustment there was some agitation
as to who would take Foraker's place in tn
event he would not go TO st. Louis. or VIII
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