Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-30
7 Urn IN FACTIONS
Troubles Of the Republicans in the State of
Ohio.
May Be n New State Executive Com
mittee-Dissntisfied With Leg
islative Action.
peciaI Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30.-The fac
tional fight that broke out in the meeting
of the state central committee of the re-
publican party when the state executive
committee was chosen, resulting in the Sc
lection of a campaign committee entirely
| unsatisfactory to the candidate at the head
of the ticket-Charles Kinney-has been
stopped, pending the result of the st. Louis
convention. Kinney still claims the right
to name the committee that is to manage
the state campaign, and further, that in case
Major Mckinley is made the nominee of the
| national republican party. he will have
| larger interest in the campaign in this state
than any other man in the state, whether
candidate or not. The probability is that II
Mckinley Is nominated at St Louis he and
Kinney will organize committee of their
own to look after the vote of this state,
Charles l.. KurtZ, who has been chosen
chairman of the state executive committee
by the state central committee, is a personal
enemy of McKinleys. If this action is
taken further trouble is likely to result, for
the Foraker republicans have already sug-
gested that If Mr.. Kinney insists on NAM
Ing his own executive committee they may
select new candidate for secretary of
state. The fact is that the republicans of
this state are as badly torn in factions a.
at any time in the last dozen years, and the
conditions are ripe for factional fight to
Inc 0eatn. however, the nomination OF Nc
kinley would render it impossible for the
democrats to carry the state under any con-
ditions.
Jobs by the Legislature.
The work of the general assembly which
has just adjourned is rot calculated to add
to the strength of the republican party,
which had overwhelming majority in
both branches A number of bills whose
passage vas asked by the masses, and par
ticularly the farmers, were given no con-
sideration, while measures that were pre-
sented by the corporations came TO a
speedy vote, and, with the exception of the
bill for the repeal of the tax inqusitor law,
We're passed. Two measures that were
branded Jobs" by every newspaper in
the state were made into laws Both of
these came from Cincinnati and were
urged by Senator-elect Foraker. One OF
them provides for the granting of fran
chises to street railway companies for fifty
years, and the other authorizes the city
of Cincinnati to bond itself TO the amount
of 100000 for the extension Of the city
water works without submitting the ques-
ton to a vote of the people. An amend
ment requiring the matter TO be submitted
to the people was attached to the bill in
the senate but the house took it off and
the senate then concurred in this action.
The city of Cleveland was also allowed at
the request of Mayor McKisson, who IS
looked upon as 4 boss" to bond itself
for five and half million dollars for va
pie chance to vote upon the question.
While these measures were being passed
bills were on the calendar and in the
hands of committees providing for the re-
duction OF the salaries of public officers
which could not be forced % vote.
Increasing Revenues.
The legislature passed a large number Of
measures intended to increase the revenue
Of the state. These were in the nature Of
excise laws upon large corporations If
they stand the test of the state constitution
they will raise the receipts of the state to
equal the expenditures. They have not
done so for several years. A large num-
Der of unusual eXpen 1itures were author
lzed, however, prominent among which
was the appropriation of $im,HrD for en-
larging the state capitol. A bill to appro-
pirate 100000 to build a governors man
sion was allowed to die on the calendar
and so the buckeye governors will have
70 fnd their own residences and manage
to get along on the small salary of 5000.