The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
OHIO BEGINS TO-DAY
MKINLEY'S OWN GUARD OPENS UP
THE CONTEST AT ONCE.

THE CONTEST AZ ONUE.
Foraker, Who is SO Often Accused of Being
UnfriendIy to Mckinley, VIII Call the
Convention TO Order and After Few
Preliminary Steps the Convention VIII
Adjourn Until Tomorrow When the
Real Work viii be Done-Ohio VIII
Also Nominate Some State Officers
Ohio Gossip.
Columbus, O., March 9.-The indica-
fions are that there will be a very large
attendance at the Republican state COZ
vention, which meets here tomorrow
and Wednesday next. While the offices
for which candidates are to be selected
are not of such great Importance, the
convention viii be an occasion which
will offer the first opportunity for Il
gathering together after the great VIC
tory of last fall, and a getting together
for the laying Of plans for the coming
national campaign, in which it is more
than probable that Ohio's favorite son
will be a candidate. To all the incl
dents of the convention there will be
given a flavor of national politics which
makes the convention of more conse-
nuence and interest than if it were a
mere assemblage of delegates to select
candidates for minor state offices.
The convention will partake very
largely of a Mckinley love feast, in
(which Ohio Will take the stand for
Mckinley and place itself in the van.
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and a unanimity for the ex-governor
which will doubtless call forth further
1abored editorials in the Democratic
press designated to show that, despite
all expressions. McKinley's state is not
solidly for him and that those who say
st Is are prevaricators.
But the demonstration will go on just
the same. Every badge worn will be
Mckinley badge, bearing picture OF
the next president on it, and every
speech will breathe McKinleyism. The
Mckinley boom will drown everything
else and tend to make the contest for
the state offices for which candidates
will be selected of insignificance.
The convention is to be called to or
der in the Grand Opera house at $50
in the afternoon by Senator Foraker,
who will sound the keynote. After this
and adjournment will be taken until
wednesday, when the real work is to
he done.
Unless there is a, change in the plans,
Senator Foraker, Governor Bushnell,
Mark Hanna and General Grosvenor
will be the egates-at-large. The I'M
derstanding now is that those four will
be chosen.
After that is done the great fight will
be over the nomina ton of a successor
10 Food and Dairy Commissioner Nc
Neal, who has had all sorts Of jobs set
up on him. The doctor has been, per-
haps, little too jealous in enforcing
the pure food laws, but it is certain
that those who have suffered have not
been the people for whose protection
these laws were made. Thos who have
been made sufferers, however, are re-
sorting TO every possible scheme to pre-
vent the doctor from being renominated
one OF them being to bring out a candi-
date for the board of public works from
the doctors own county in order that
he may be shut out by geographical
considerations. The candidate for the
board of public works Will be nominated
before the candidate for food and dairy
commissioner, although the office is d
less important one and pays les salary.
However, IL is CONSTITUTIONAL office,
one which Is provided for by the consti-
tuition, while the office of food and dairy
commissioner was created by the legis-
nature, so that in rank of honor it Is
given precedence. This may possibly
!njure the doctor and even work a.
much as anything else TO prevent his
nomination
DR.. NcNeal is calmly confident OF
euccess, however. He feels that the
people are with him, willing to reward
his services to them by continuing him
in office, and he f1gura lively snaps his
fingers at the food dealers who are
seeking to compass his defeat and hui
initiation. He is furious at the convert
attack made on his department by those
who have asserted that relief from pro-
secution was purchased by a certain
company for s., 900 and not only denoun-
ces the statements made as being abso-
lutely false. but declares that if he can
find any law to support him he is going
TO bring suit for criminal libel against
those who instigated the false state
ments. It looks now as ths..fh DR.. Nc
Meals strongest competitor was Hon.
Joseph p. Blackburn, member of the
house of representatives from Belmont
county, on whom the opponents of Nc
Neal are centering.
The contest for secretary of state has
about narrowed down TO Hon. Ed. II.
Doty of Cleveland and Mr.. Charles Kin
ney, who has been chief clerk in the
office Of secretary of state for years.
The talk about town today is that Mr..
DOty is in the lead. He made some
combinations at the GAINESVILLE conven-
ton which will do him good. as he won
the friendship O. a large element at that
Inr,r T. - Il.
It and he is liable to snatch the plum
away from Doty. There are other
names mentioned in connection with the
office. but not one of those whose names
have been connected with the nominal
ton is making an active canvass or is
seriously in the fight Unless a dark
horse is suddenly trotted out, the nom-
ination will go 10 either Doty or Kin
ney.
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