The herald., 1897-06-23
BUCKEYE
DELEGATES
Obey the Orders Issued by
Hanna
GROSvEN0R MAKES DENIAL
GR0SvEN0R MAKES DENIAL
OF HAVING PROMISED ANY
PROSPERITY
IF the Democrats Favor Free Silver
They Will Surely Lose, If
They Don't Win
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated PreSS special wire.
TOLEDO, O., June 22.-The Repub-
lican State convention began here today.
1t will nominate full State ticket and
endorse candidate for United States
Senator There is no opposition to Sem
ator Hanna for both the short and long
terms and none to the denomination of
Governor Bushnell and other State Off
GERS. The contest has been from the
start for the control of the State Central
Committee. which elects a campaign
chairman. Each Congressional district
was closely canvassed in advance for
the committeeman and both factions
claimed a majority of twenty-one MEM
bers up to today.
Senator Foraker, Governor Bushnell
and others have been untiring in their
efforts to retain Chairman Charles L..
Kurtz, while Senator Hanna and the old
following of President Mckinley and
Secretary Sherman supported Major
Charles Dicks for the place. Major
Dicks is now secretary of the National
Committee. He was chairman of the
State Executive Committee in both
McKinley's campaigns for Governor and
in the Presidential campaign of 1872.
Dicks was superseded by Kurtz as
chairman in Governor Bushnells first
campaign two years ago and he has held
the place ever since. In addition to the
factional elements represented there
has been strong rivalry for years be-
tween Dicks and Kurtz. The fight in
volved all the party leaders on one side
or the other and is the most bitter con-
test that has been waged within either
party for years.
The district meetings in the afternoon
resulted in Dicks carrying two-thirds
of the state committeeman, and in about
the same majority for Senator Hanna
out Of the twenty-one districts for men,
bers for the committees on resolutions
credentials and permanent organiza-
! ton, so that the convention is largely in
control of Senator Hanna.
The convention assembled at D. M,
when Hon. H. P. Grouse. chairman of
the state central committee, reviewed
the past campaign. counselled harmony
and introduced Gen. c. H. Grosvenor as
the temporary chairman. Mr. Gros-
venor said in part: II am not here to
sound keynote. That duty has been
assigned by the comments Of the Demo-
cratic press, but Republicans do not
need keynotes. The st. Louis plat
form Is the charter, of the Republican
party. It stands unrepealed and no
keynote is necessary to enforce it's bind
ing obligation upon Republicans, and
we are united today in defense Of that
platform. f4
"Our Democratic friends are shout
ing upon every stump and in every
newspaper and all over the country de-
manding to know Where is the pros
perity that you promised?' We never
promised prosperity. This is the lam
guage Of our platform upon that SUBJ
ject: We emphasize our allegiance to
the policy of protection as the bulwark
of American independence and the
foundation Of the nations prosperity.
"Our Democratic friends are to hold
a convention in Ohio shortly, and they
will proclaim their allegiance to the
doctrine of the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver, taking their stand firmly
upon the foundation of a f1fty-cent dol
lar and the appreciation and degrade
tion of the coinage of the country. The
people of this country are opposed to
anarchy. They are opposed to the
reign of murder. They believe in law
and order. Let the Democratic party
in it's calamity even dare to indorse the
Chicago heresy of anarchy and resis-
tance to law, and the people of Ohio will
win victory that will forever place
Ohio in the front rank Of law w-abiding
states.
"The issues, then. upon which this con-
test is to be fought, are the issues of
the platform adopted at st. Louis We
shall follow our leader to magnificent
victory. BY it we will stand or fall. BY
1t we will win victory or honorable de
feat. Under its terms we will challenge
the world and under 1t we will march to
victory in November"
Following the speech Of Mr.. Grosvenor
announcement was made of the ac-
ton of several congressional meetings,
each district naming state committee
man and member Of the committee on
resolutions.