The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-25

state IT, kcr IN Ohio 20 name the chair
man of the state executive committee,
hut Senator Hanna has the convention
here 90 hand. an q he viii not perfect
the party organization according C
urareIenr.
Mr. Hanna held a conference with
MAJOR Dick. General tIrOsvenOr and
others Then followed conferences
between Senator Hanna and Governor
Bushnell with Intei mItteut conferences
with their respective favoTltes 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 70 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 2I congressional districts with
two district contested and four districts
conceded TO kurtz- The Kurtz men
COucede their defeat but claim of the
2 mmitteemen.
Senator Hanna and Governor Bush
nell then had more conferences While
the governor regrets the defeat of
Chairman kurtZ he viii not decline re-
nomination today. Meantime the state
central committee VIII not select the
campaign chairman and the members
of the state executive committee now,
but the central committee Will meet at
an early date III Columbus for this pur-
pose. 1t Is expected that Senator Hanna
and Governor Bushnell Will get to-
Eethor soon for cooperation in the cam
palgn 10 l. understood now that Ma
Jor Dick VIII be made chairman of the
executive committee and that Governor
Bushnell and other state candidates
viii name the other msmbers Of the
state executive committee % i an
HouuCed that MAJOR Dick will appoint
John X. Malloy, a strong Hanna man,
a. secretary Of the state executive com
Mlttcy.
When the Republican state conven-
tIun~ vas called 20 order lu the elab-
orately decorated armOry all the 200
seats were occupied and standing room
yl~ lu demand A. Congressman Cfros-
vCuUT. eN-~erTerary Charles Poster.
Governor Bushnell. Senator Hanna aud
hthDr leaders entered the hall they were
gwen OyatIuus- After music by the
bppOl'O club OF Toledo and the Ladies'
Mckinley guarterfe of Weston. PRAYER
was offered bv Rev J. w Hill OF Eos
toIa. whose eloquent appeal was fire.
qurutly interrupted bv applause.
Hon H. r. Grouse. chairman Of the
..HHH Haa| rrHHnH F..HH
uouncInE the temporary oficere of the
convention, reviewed the Republican
successes in Ohio since 1893 and then
introduced General G. II. GrOsvenor as
tine temporary chairman Of the cony en-
ton.
General GrOsvenOr was made a men,
her Of the state committee from Chair
man kurtz's old home district Mr.
hurtZ Is now resident of the Colum-
bus district. which was carried by Dick.
IL was the Springfield district IN which
Governor Bushnell resides
After the convention the committees
met and the conferences between the
Hanna and Dick and the Bushnell and
kurtZ men continued. The governor
received a telegram from Senator For
aker that he could not afford to con-
tinue the fight for kurtz and against
Senator Hanna after the result of the
district meetings. The governor had
previously announced that he would
abide by the action of both the con-
ventiOn and of the state central COM
mirtee and Chairman kurtz had con-
ceded his defeat.
Mr.. Grosvenor said in part: 81 am
not here to sound a keynote. That
duty has been assigned me by the COM
meuts of the Democratic press, but Re-
pubiicaus do not need keynotes. The
L. - u Il
Republican party. It stands unrepeated
and no keynote Is necessary 70 enforce
its binding obligation upon the Repub
hCans of the United States, and we are
unit today in the defense of every
suggestion of that platform.
How have we fulfiiled our pledges?
Our Democratic friends are shouting
upon every stump and IN every news
paper aid ali over the country demand
ing 10 known where Is the prosperity
that you prOmised:' We never prom
lsed prosperity. TINS is the language
of our platform upon that subject
w renew and emphasize our al
leglance 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 anything
knew that there must be first fOunoa-
tOn for future prosperity and then a
Development upon the foundation"
Mr.. GrOsvenOT 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 beggery upon the people of
the United States
Said he: 1t could be imagined as
possible that there might be dissatis-
faction with Republican inaction or
non action or action. but it can scarcely