The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-23
HANNA IS IN CONTROL
Of Republican Politics in the Buck
eye State. ss.ssssr..:ss


Despite His Defeat on the Question o
the State Committee Chairmanship
| He VIII Accept Another Term-N,
Opposition to Hanna as Senator.
Toledo, O., June 2S.-The Ohio Re
| publican state convention assembled
| here yesterday. There is no opposi
| ton to the Endorsement of Senator M
| A. Hanna for both the long and thu
| Short term as senator, and ther is NJ
short term as senator, and there is NJ
| opposition to the denomination of Gov
ernor Bushnell and other state officers
who have had only one term. The con.
test has been on the state campaign
committee craftsmanship. Senator Han.
ma wanted Major Charles It. w. Dick
secretary Of the national committee
for the place. Governor Bushnell and
other state officers wanted Chairman
Charles l.. Kurtz. who has managed
the past two campaigns, retained.
Senator Foraker was not here, but
1t is known that he supported Gov
ernor Bushnell and Chairman Kurt2
as strongly as possible by wire. 1t has
been the custom for the head of the
state ticket in Ohio to name the chair
man of the state executive committee,
but Senator Hanna had the conven.
tion in hand yesterday, and he will
not perfect the party organization ac-
cording to precedent.
Major Dick arrived Sunday and open
ed headquarters for the contest. Gov.
ernor Bushnell and Chairman Kurts
aT, Ino
ters. Governor Bushnell had gone 50
far as to say he could not accept
denomination if Chairman Kurtz was
defeated
When Mr.. Hanna arrived yesterday
he held a number of conferences with
both factions, but at none of these
could the contestants reach an ami
cable understanding. Senator Hanna
proposed to have Major Dick withdraw
and the latter consented to retire from
the race If Chairman Kurtz would also
do so. The proposition was not ac-
cepted. Governor Bushnell insisted on
his right by precedent to name the ex.
ecutive chairman, and Mr.. Kurtz said
that since the fight had been made on
him he could stand defeat, but he
could not compromise.
The contending factions carried their
claims into the meetings of the dele
gates by congressional districts. and
Mr.. Hanna won more than two to one.
He controlled the district meetings
and the convention more firmly than
the st. Louis convention last year The
Kurtz men concede their defeat, but
claim out of the q committeeman
Senator Hanna and Governor Bush
nell had conferences again last night
While the governor regrets the defeat
of Chairman Kurtz he decided not to de-
cline denomination. Meantime the state
central committee will not select the
campaign chairman and the members
of the state executive committee now,
but the central committee will meet
at an early date In Columbus for this
purpose. 1t is expected that Senator
Hanna and Governor Bushnell will get
together soon for cooperation in the
1t is understood now that
Major Dick will be made chairman Of
the executive committee, and that Gov
ernor Bushnell and other state candi-
dates will name the other members of
the state executive committee. 1t Is
announced that Major Dick will ap-
point John II. Mailer a strong Hanna
man, as secretary of the state execu-
tive committee.
The Republican state convention was !
called to order in the elaborately dec
GRATED armory shortly after p. m.
All the $500 seats were occupied, and
room was in demand. AS |
Grosvenor, eX-Secretary |
Charles Foster, Governor Bushnell, |
Senator Hanna and the other leaders
2ntered the hall they were given ova-
lions.
Honorable H, P. Grouse, chairman of
he state central committee before an
the temporary officers of the
reviewed the Republican
in Ohio since 1895, and then
Introduced General c. H. Grasvenor IS
he temporary chairman. General
irosvenor made a rousing speech in
he interest Of party harmony, which
vas wildly cheercd.
The first days session was taken up
n the naming of the committees, and
hen the convention adjourned until
oday.