The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-23

TOLEDO, O., June 22.-The Ohio Re-
publican state convention assembled
here today and will continue tomor-
row. The occasion has been one of bit
ter factional fighting for two days.
There is no opposition to the indorse-
ment of Senator M A Hanna for both
the long and the short terms as SEN
ator, and there is no opposition to the
nomination Of Gov. Bushnell and
other state officers who have had only
one term. The contest has been on the
state campaign Craftsmanship. Senator
Hanna wanted Maj: Charles F. w.
Dick, secretary of the national com
mittee, for this place. Gov Bushnell
and other state officers wanted Chair
man Charles L. Kurtz, who has man
aged the past two campaigns, retained
in that place. Senator Foraker was
not here, but 1t is known that he sup
ported Gov. Bushnell and Chairman
Kurtz as strongly as possible by wire.
It has been the custom for the head Of
the state ticket in Ohio to name the
chairman Of the state executive COM
mittee, but Senator Hanna had the
convention here in hand today, and
he will not perfect the party organiza-
ton according to precedent.
When Mr.. Hanna arrived this morn
ing he held a conference with Mai
Dick, Gen. Grosvenor and others.
Then followed conferences between
Senator Hanna and Gov. Bushnell.
with intermittent conferences with
their respective favorites for chair
man. At none of these conferences
could the contestants get to an ami
cable understanding. Senator Hanna
proposed to have Maj. Dick withdraw
and the latter consented to retire from
the race, if Chairman Kurtz would
also do so. The proposition was not
accepted. Gov. 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 ne
could not compromise. The contending
factions carried their claims into the
meetings of the delegates by congress
sional districts this afternoon and
Hanna won more than two to one.
He controlled the district meetings
and the convention more firmly
than the st. Louis convention last year.
Maj Dick claims the committeeman
from fifteen of the twenty-one con-
gressional districts with two districts
contested and four districts conceded
to Kurtz. The Kurtz men concede
their defeat, but claim eight out of the
tWenty-One committeeman.
Senator Hanna and Gov. Bushnell
have had conferences again tonight.
While the governor regrets the defeat
Of Chairman Kurtz he will not decline
denomination tomorrow Meantime the
state central committee will not select
the campaign chairman and the mem
berS 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 SEN
ator Hanna and Gov. Bushnell will get
together soon for cooperation in the
campaign. 1t IS understood now that
Maj Dick will be made chairman of
the executive committee and that Gov.
Bushnell and other state candidates
Will name the other member of the
state executive committee. It is an
nounced that Maj. Dick will appoint
john R. Malloy, a strong Hanna man,
as secretary of the state executive
committee
Inc convention proper was called TO
order in the elaborately decorated ar
rnCry shortly after D. m All the 5.2OG
seats were occupied and standing room
was in demand. AS Congressman
Grosyenor ex-Secretary Charles Fos-
ter, Gov Bushnell, Senator Hanna and
other leaders entered the hall, they
were given ovatiens. After music by
the Apollo club of Toledo. and the
Ladies Mckinley -quartette. of Weston.
prayer was offered by Rev. J. w. Hill.
of Fostoria, whose eloquent appeal was
frequently interrupteds by applause.
Hon. H. P. Grouse, chairman of the
state central committee, before an
nouncing the temporary officers of the
convention, reviewed the Republican
triumphs in Ohio since 1S93 and then
introduced Gen. c. H Grosvenor as
the temporary chairman of the conven-
ton. Mr.. Grosvenor delivered a char
acteristic speech. Nominations will be
made tomorrow.
The committees met tonight and the
conferences between the Hanna and
Dick and the Bushnell and Kurtz men
continued. The governor received a
telegram from Senator Foraker that
he could not afford to continue the
fight for Kurtz and against Senator
Hanna after the result. Of the district
meetings. The governor had previous
ly announced that he would abide by
the action of both the convention and
of the state central committee and
Chairman Kurtz had conceded his de-
feat.
Gen. Grosvenor was made member