The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-23
Question Decided After n Warm Fight
Between Hanna Men and the Bush
neH-EOraker Faction.
LITTLE SUPPORT FOR KURTZ
WHO SHOWED UP WEAK IN THE
VARIOUS DISTRICT MEETINGS.
Many Conferences Between Senator
General GrOsVenOr's Speech.

TOLEDO, O., June 22.-The Ohio Repub-
lican convention assembled here to-day and
will continue tomorrow. The occasion has
been one of bitter factional fighting for two
days. There is no opposition to the indorse-
ment of Senator NJ A. Hanna for both the
long and the short terms as senator and
there is no opposition to the denomination
of Governor Bushnell and other state Of
ficers who have had only one term. The
contest has been on the state campaign
chairmanship. Senator Hanna wanted
Major Charles F. W. Dick secretary of the
national committee, for this place. Gov
Bushnell and other state officers wanted
Chairman Charles l.. Kurtz, who has man
aged the past two campaigns, retained in
that place. Senator Foraker was not here
but it is known that he supported Governor
Bushnell and Chairman Kurtz as strongly
as possible by wire. 1t, has been the custom
for the head of the state ticket in Ohio
to name the chairman of the state execu-
tive committee, but Senator Hanna had the
convention here in hand to-day, and he
will not perfect the party organization ac-
cOrding to precedent.
Major Dick arrived Sunday and opened
headquarters for the contest. Governor
Bushnell and Chairman Kurtz arrived yes
terday and opened headquarters. Governor
Bushnell had gone so far last hight as to
say he could not accept a denomination if
Chairman Kurtz was defeated. When Mr.
Hanna arrived this morning he held a con-
ference with Major Dick, General Grosve-
nor and others. Then followed conferences
between Senator Hanna and Governor
Bushnell with intermittent conferences
with their respective favorites for chair
man. At none of these conferences could
the contestants get to an amicabre under
standing. Senator Hanna proposed to have
Major Dick withdraw and the latter con-
sented to retire from the race if Chairman
Kurtz would also do so. The proposition
was not accepted. Governor Bushnell in
sisted on his right by precedent to name
the executive chairman and Mr.. Kurtz said
that since the fight had been made on him,
he could stand defeat but he could not COM
promise.
The contending factions carried their
claims into the meetings of the delegates
by congressional districts this afternoon
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 fifteen of the twen-
ty-one congressional districts with two dis
tricts contested and four districts conceded
to Kurtz. The Kurtz men concede their
defeat but claim eight of the twenty-one
committeeman. Senator Hanna and Gov
ernor Bushnell have had conferences again
tonight While the Governor regrets the
defeat of Chairman Kurtz, he will not de-
cline denomination Tomorrow
Meantime the state central committee
will not select the campaign chairman and
the members of the state executive commit
tee now, but the central committee will
meet at an early date in Columbus for
this purpose. 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 Major
Dick will be made chairman of the execu-
tive committee and that Governor Bush
nell and other state candidates will name
the other members of the state executive
committee 1t is announced that Major
Dick will appoint John r. Malloy, a strong
Hanna man, as secretary of the state ex-
ecutive committee.