The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-06-24

state tic ket in Ohio to name the chair.
man of the state executive committee,
but Senator Hanna has the convention
here at hand, an d he will not perfect
the party organization according to
precedent.
Mr.. Hanna held conference with
Major Dick, General Grosvenor and
others. Then followed conferences
between Senator Hanna and Governor
Bushnell with intermittent conferences
with their respective favorites for
chairman. At none of these confer
ences could the contestants get to an
amicable 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 accepted
| Governor Bushnell insisted on his right
| by precedent to name the executive
chairman and Mr.. Kurtz said, since the
fight had been made on him, he could
stand defeat but he could not compro-
mise.
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. Major
Dick claims the committeeman from 10
of the 21 congressional districts with
two district contested and four districts
conceded to Kurtz, The Kurtz men
concede their defeat but claim of the
21 committeeman.
Senator Hanna and Governor Bush
nell then had more conferences. While
the governor regrets the defeat of
Chairman kurtz he will not decline re-
nomination today. 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 pur-
pose. 1t is expected that Senator Hanna
and Governor Bushnell will get to-
gether soon for cooperation in the cam
paign 1t is understood now that Ma
jor Dick will be made chairman of the
executive committee and that Governor
Bushnell and other state candidates
will name the other m9mbers of the
state executive committee. tt is an
nounced that Major Dick will appoint
John X. Malloy, strong Hanna man,
as secretary Of the state executive com
mittee.
When the Republican state conven.
tions was called TO order in the elab-
orately decorated armory all the $500
seats were occupied nd standing room
was in demand. AS Congressman Gros-
venor, ex-SecreJary Charles Foster,
Governor Bushnell, Senator Hanna and
other leaders entered the hall they were
given ovations. After music by the
Uppollo club of Toledo and the Ladies'
Mckinley quartette of Weston, prayer
was offered by Rev. j. w. Hill of Eos.
toIia, whose eloquent appeal was fre-
quently interrupted by applause.
Hon. II. P. Grouse, chairman of the
state central committee, before an.
nouncing the temporary officere of the
convention, reviewed the Republican
successes in Ohio since 1893 and then
introduced General @. II. Grosvenor as
the temporary chairman of the conyen-
ton.
Mr.. Grosvenor said in part 81 am
not here to sound keynote That
duty has been assigned me by the com.
ments of the Democratic press, but Re.
publicans do not need keynotes. The
st. Louis platform is the charter of the
Republican party. 1t stands unrepeated
and no keynote is necessary to enforce
its binding obligation upon the Repub.
licans of the United States, and we are
unit today in the defense of every
suggestion of that platform.
"How have we fulfilled our pledges
Our Democratic friends are shouting
upon every stump and in every news,
paper aid all over the country demand
ing to known where is the prosperity
that you promisedP We never prom
ised prosperity. THIS is the language
Of our platform upon that subject:
4 We renew and emphasize our al
legiauce to the policy of protection as
the bulwark OF American industrial In
dependence and the foundation of
American development and prosperity
"Every man who knew anythSug
knew that there must be first founda.
ton for future prosperity and then a
development upon the founoS tion."
i Mr.. Grosvenor asserted that it was
the Democratic party that struck down
the greatest development OF prosperity
that this country ever saw and brought
humiliation, suffering, bankruptcy and
practical beggerv upon the people OF
the United States.
Said he; 1T could be imagined as
possible that there might be dissatis-
faction with Republican inaction OF
non action oraction. but 1t can scaroeiy