The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-23
REPUBLICANS OF OHIO.
No Opposition to Endorsement of
Hanna for Senator.

A0hhaA AUE GNhAAVEs
Toledo, o.. June 22.-The Ohio repubII-
can state convention assembled here to-
day and will continue tomorrow The
occasion has been one of bitter factional
lighting 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 renomina-
tion of Gov. Bushnell and other state Off
GERS who have had only one term.
The contest has been on the state cam
paign craftsmanship. Senator Hanna
wanted Mai. Charles r. ". Dick, secre-
tary Of the national committee, for this
place.
Gov. Bushnell and other state officers
wanted Chairman Charles L. Kurtz who
has managed the past two campaigns, re-
tained in that place. Senator Foraker was
not here, but it is known that he sup
ported Gov. 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 chair
man of the state executive committee. but
Senator Hanna had the convention here
in hand to-day, and he win not perfect
the party organization according to prece-
dent.
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. Maj. Dick
claims the committeeman from fifteen of
the twenty-one congressional district Is
with contests in two districts and four
districts conceded to Kurtz. The Kurtz
men concede their defeat.
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had conferences again tonight. While the
governor regrets the defeat of Chairman
Kurtz, he will not decline denomination
tomorrow.
Meantime, the state central committee
win not select the campaign chairman and
the members Of the state executive COM
mittee now, but the central committee will
meet at an early date in Columbus for
this purpose. 1t is expected that Senator
Hanna and Gov. Bushnell will get to-
gether soon for cooperation in the cam
paign. 1t Is understood now that Maj.
Dick will be made chairman Of the execu-
tive committee, and that Gov. Bushnell
and the other state candidates will name
the other members of the state executive
committee.
The republican state convention was
called to order in the elaborately decorated
armory this afternoon shortly after 4
o'clock. The 500 seats were occupied and
standing room was in demand As Con-
gresham Grosvenor, ex-Secretary Charles
Foster Gov. Bushnell, Senator Hanna and
other leaders entered the hall they were
given ovations.
Hon. II. p. Grouse, chairman of the
state central committee, aefore announce
ing the temporary officers Of the oonven-
ton, reviewed the republican triumphs in
Ohio since 1893 and then introduced Gen.
G. H. GrosVenor as the temporary chair
man of the convention.
When the congressional districts were
called it was announced that there were
contests in the Fourth and Eighth dis
tricts, so that the state committeeman
from these districts eou,d. not be named
until after the report on credentials was
adopted
The committees met tonight and the
conferences between the Hanna and Dick
and the Bushnell and Kurtz factions con-
tinued. 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.