The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
MKINLEY FORCES CONFER.
Would Like Foraker as Chairman of
the Resolutions Committee.

st. Louis, June 13.-AIessrs. Foraker,
Bushnell, GroSvenor and Hanna, the
delegates at large from Ohio, had Il
conference today.
Senator Foraker and Governor Bush
nell had just arrived and were advised
by their colleagues what had been done.
There was an exchange of views on the
division of work among the other state
delegations, the apportionment of which
will be made when the entire Ohio dele
CATION holds its first meeting Monday.
The principal feature of the conference
was the discussion of the resolutions.
At the Ohio Republican convention last
March it was agreed that Senator Fora
ker should be the Ohio member of the
committee ON resolutions. Charles L..
Kurtz the Ohio member of the national
committee, Judge A. c. Thompson of
Portsmouth the Ohio member of the
committee ON credentials, and that Sena-
tor Foraker should present the name of
Mckinley to the convention.
Mark Hanna, representing Mckinley,
insisted that this agreement be carried
out to the letter. Accordingly Judge
Thompson has been appearing in the
contest cases before the national COM
mttee this week so as to be better pre-
pared for his work next week as Il mem
Der of the committee which passes
finally on the contests.
But there is one thing wanted by the
Ohio delegation that does not come under
their previous compacts, and that is the
craftsmanship of the committe on reso-
lutions. Overtures have been received
from the east to make Senator Lodge
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tons and the Mckinley men want Fora
ker for that position. The principal re-
suit of the conference was a decision by
the Mckinley managers to press Foraker
for chairman of the committee on reso-
lutions.
Hanna said he did not want to dictate
anything that was in the province of the
convention; that as a delegate he wanted
and would urge Foraker for chairman
of the committee on resolutions. MIR.
Hanna said he wanted it understood that
he was not trying to frame the reSolu-
tons or name a candidate for vice presi-
dent or do anything that comes within
the province of the convention. So far
as the nomination of Mckinley is con-
cerned, he said that was already done
by the expressed preference of a large
majority of the delegates.
Gen. Grosvenor was more emphatic in
stating that Senator-elect Foraker is
the man wanted, not only by Ohio. but
by the Mckinley men, for chairman of
the committee on resolutions. and Gov
ernor Bushnell is of the same opinion.
About half of the Ohio district dele
gates are here and they are all for
Foraker for chairman.
1t was admitted that there was also
some discussion of the resolutions by
the Ohio delegates at large. All favor
the last Ohio plank on the tariff, which
expresses McKinley's views. but the
financial plank will be much more posi-
tive in its declaration. While all deny
that any financial plank has been agreed
on by McKinley's Ohio friends yet
there was a general concurrence in the
money resolution that was given in these
dispatches last night, and which is being
largely circulated as well as discussed.
Senator Higgins of Delaware eX-
Senator Warner Miller of New York and
II. Clay Evans of Tennessee were with
Mr.. Hanna during the afternoon.