Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-23
OHIO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Hanna Wins Hands DOwn-iiis VIA
jOrity Two to One.

TOLEDO. o.. June 22-The Ohio Repub-
lican State Convention assembled mere To-
day. and will continue tomorrow. Inc
occasion has been one of bitter factiohai
fighting for two days. There Is no oppo-
sition TO the endorsement OF Senator NJ a
Hanna for both the long and snort terms
as senator and there is no opposition 10
the denomination of Governor Busnneii
and the other State officers, VINO nave
only one term. The contest has peen on
the State campaign cnalrmanshlP; SEND ts,
tor Hanna wanted Major Charles W.
Dick. secretary of the National Commit
tee. for this place. Governor Bushnell ana
the other State officers wanted chairman
Charles l.. Kurtz who has managed the
past two campaigns retained III tnat piaoe.
senator Foraker is not here but II Is
known that he supported Governor BUSH
nell and Kurtz as strongly as posslDie py
wire. 1t has been the custom for the
head OF the State ticket in ONO 10 name
the chairman of the state Executive |oii-
mittee but Secretary Hanna TOOK the
State convention here in hand to-day, ana
he will not perfect the party organization
according to precedent.
The contention Of the factions carried
their claims into the meeting or the dele
gates by congressional districts this after
noon. and Mr.. Hanna won more than Two
10 one. He controlled the district meet
ings and the convention more nriniy
than he did the ST. Louis convention ast
wear. Mr. Dick claims the committeeman
from the Fifteenth TO the TWenty-nrSt
congressional districts with two districts
contested and four districts conceded 10
Kurtz The Kurtz men concede their de-
feat. ,,.A,,o,,
have had conferences again to-nshl:
While the Governor regrets the deieat oi
Chairman Kurtz, he. will not decilne re- re-
nomination to-mo0(w. Meantime, the
State Central CoTnittee VIII not select
the campaign CHAIRMAN and the members
of the State Executive Committee now,
but the Central Committee VIII meet at
an early day in Columbus for this pur-
pose 1t is expected that senator tiai.na
and Governor Bushnell Will get together
soon for cooperation In the campaign.
II is understood now that Major Dick will
be made chairman of the Executive com.
mittee and that Governor Bushnell ana
the other State candidates viii name the
other members of the State Executive
Committee.
The Republican State Convention was
called TO order in the elaborately-deco-
rated Armory shortly after 4 4. NJ All
the 500 seats were occupied, ana stanu-
ing-room was in demand. AS Congress-
man Grosvenor, ex-Secretafy Charies
Foster Governor Bushnell. Senator Han
ma. and other leaders entered the nan
they were given oyations.
Hon. II. i. Grouse, chairman OF the
State Central Committee. before annouhc-
ing the temporary officers of the conven-
ton. reviewed the Republican triumphs
in Ohio since 1898, and then introduced
General c. III. Grosvenor as the temporary
chairman OF the convention. When the
congressional districts were called 1t was
announced that there were contests in the
Fourth and Eighth districts, so that the
State committeeman from those districts
could not be named until after the report
on credentials was adopted.
The committees met to-day, and the
conferences between the Hanna and Dick
and Bushnell and Kurtz men continued.
The Governor received telegram from
Senator Foraker that he could not afrord
TO continue the fight for Kurtz and against
Senator Hanna after the result Of the dis
trict meetings.