The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-21
FIGHT FOR CONTROL.
History Of Contest for Supremacy Be-
tween Foraker and Hanna

cleveland, o., June 21-There will be
Dut a single issue before the Republican
STATE convention which will be called
- ofdeE IN Toledo next Tuesday after
1ooh. 4hat issue viii not relate to the
nomination of Governor Asa 6 Rusb
neil Tor second term, nor will the in
9orsenent of Senator Hanna's candi-
Qacy to succeed himself in the TTritelJ
states be involved. These matters 1,1iII
De settled without opposition The sole
ana only issue will relate to the control
~ the party organization. It will be a
tSAStlSAFe HSht Tor existence on the mart
OF the followers of Joseph B. Fora Iler
6salnSt the administration Republicans
Ied by the friends of Mckinley. Sher-
man and Hanna.
r of Two years the machinery of the
parry mas been in the hands of Fora Izer
&c Tor Two years he has used the DOW
Sr with annoying effect against the Nc
Kfnley Republicans who .[l7,1,,of -
friends of the Ohio triur1vira te-NTcI[i1,
icy. sherman and Hanna
10 thoroughly understand what the
contest before the state c0px-ay,+i0,,
means it must be known thai ahoII+ u
year ago a similar attempt was made
70 Wrest the machinery of the marty
- in me r orakerites- The fight which
was then Waged was not generally
known TO the people at large. because if
was feared that McKinley's chances 0f
securing the nomination for president
would be injured, were it announced
of Ohio. va -
The state committee was in the hands
OF the opposition. The friends of Nc
N!4lSy sought to secure it. but thew
1dl4eq' not. however, until the Fora ler
people were compelled to Overturn all
staDlIshed precedent in order to gain
thelr ends. In Ohio there is a state
campaign each fall. One vear-fbe O65
SeaF-the governor leads the ticket
Whlle IN the even years the secretary Of
stare comes first on the list Last wear
- was the duty of the state convention
Desides choosing delegates to the ma
ttOLlaA convention, to nominate q sra r.
ucket, headed by the secretary of state
- custom has esta blished that the
mead Of the ticket shall name the chair
man OF The state executive committee.
q stFOnS night was made bv the f-iaD6e
or Mckinley to nominate a NAV -
secretary of state friendly to his Dres
dental aspirations. The contest wafya5
nor, ana finally Charles Kinney. a tried
ana true Mckinley man. was placa5 At
the head of the ticket The Nc Ki0Ia,-
ltes We're JubIlant, for thew believed
tney would control the machinery of
me party, but their joy was short lived.
scarcely had the state committee baar
called together to select the eNCec,1tiS-a
ccTnTnlrte tee, when Governor Bushnell an
A9unced that even though he was NOT
On Ihe tcket, ne was the responsible
mead of the Republican Dartv in ohio
and he intended to name the obafrr1a1,'
OF the executive committee. And name
Ine chairman he did. even thO111o the
nominee Tor secretary of state protested
an faNor OF Major Dick. The matter
came 10 vote in the state COMMITTEES
ana the EOrakeriteS won Charles 7
kuntz was placed in the saddle as
CHAIRMAN. with an utter disregard of
Acklnleys desires and interests. be
cause kuntz is one of the most bitter
1actionists in the state The ME-. R1nIa17
people swallowed their wrath however
FOR they could i'll afford to wage q FIGHT
al mat time but down in their hearts