The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-23
HANNA DICTATES TERMS.
THE OHIO sBNAToR DEFEATs GOV.
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FOR Chnirnsn-Preaoher Hiirs nnvocateu.
TOLEDO, o., june 22.-The Republican State
Convention opened this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
and, after listening TO an arraignmont Of the Dom
ocratic party by Congressman Grosvenor. the
temporary Chairman of tho Convention, II adj
journed until tomorrow, whom the perfunctory
work Of renominRting the present State officials
will be gone through with.
The chief incident Of tho Convention proceed.
ings aside from Mr.. Grosvenor's speech
was the picturesque and fantastic supplica-
tion for divine grace and blessing upon
the Convention by tho Rev. John Yves
ley Hill Of F~ostoria, who had been
especially importuned to beseech the divine
favor upon tho convention. When tho reverend
gentleman thanked tho Almighty for that
typical American and father Of the Republican
party" the convention gave way TO loud and pro-
longed cheers and hand clapping.
Before the preacher could proceed the Chair
man was obliged TO rap for order. When Mr..
Hill again resumed his invocation he launched
into tho tariff question, and the convention
again went wild.
Cheers and hand clappfng continued for sew
cral minutes as the preacher called upon the
party TO stand by protection in these words:
thhg thoTo W uunOnk u lh"utkoTb buCh
wisdom and patriotism and loyalty to American
interests as shall mend the breach in the wall Of
our prosperity, and by protecting our industries
give employment to labor and thereby create q
market at homo and abroad. upon the pivot Of
which turns national prosperity"
When no concluded tho Republicans were on
their feet and shouted themselves hoarse. Tho
preacher had really sounded the keynote Of the
occasion. II the uneasy look in tho face of Chair
man Grosvenor was any Indication Of the situa-
ton.
The events of the day clearly bore out the IN
d~ications Of yesterday that the friends of Sena-
tor Hanna would have things their own way. At
the district meetings In the afternoon the Hanna
mon carried ut least seventeen out of the TWEEN.
ty-one districts, thus insuring the election of a
campaign Chairman by the Hanna people.
Chairman Kurtz even lost his own Congress
district. Tonight the Kurtz headquarters were
entirely deserted. and Mr.. Kurtz, after his
crushing defeat Of the day, was nowhere to be
found. The Hanna quarters were crowded.
During the day several conferences took
place between Gov. Bushnell and SEN
ator Hanna relative to a compromise.
While neither side seemed willing to give
in, Mr., Hanna appeared TO be the most
give up Major Dick. for Chairman. provided
Gov. Bushnell would sacrifice Mr.. Kurtz. but
tne NrOVernOr Ulu not seem disposal 10 90 any
thing OF the kind. Mr.. Kurtz announced early
In the day that he would run for Chairman II he
only WIS fSt nv hS9 fs sG1ss; to opree, both aides went to
the district meetings and made an endeavor to
elect a majority of the committeenen. The
After this result became apparent Mr.. Hanna
held another conference with Gov. Bushnell.
and proposed that the election of a Chairman be
p stponcd a week or two until both sides could
He told the Governor plainly that he could
n aNNAnf II N M tar nj n nor n
several letters which MIR. Kurt had written in in
Whatever might happen: he was resolved that
no personal enemy. such as Mr.. Kurtz had
t Pif%l OF s "ihhS power s1 an and ip respon %S 4inseo IN d posi-
Although Gov. Bushnell has not formally &C.
cepted this suggestion of the junior Senator. he
will probably do so. In an Interview tonight
he declares that the interests of the Republican
party are greater than any, one man. and that
settled. This Is taken to mean that he will not
only accept a denomination: but in the end con-
man. The Governor denies that he ever even
thought OF declining to be a candidate for re-
dserstand. since the district result became
ka9SMn; thu, his nor former proposition e
good. After %a The result. " OF the not contest n I
IN Mr.. Kurtz's own county became known
in which he deprecated the contest and urged
the Governor to abandon the fight on Hanna.
This telegram, taken in connection with the
action OF George B. Cox. tho Cincinnati boss,
who has joined the Hanna crowd, seems to indi-
cate that Kurtz has been abandoned by both
Cox and Foraker and that the Foraker tri-
umvirate In the State has gone to pieces.
The platform adopted will express sympathy
for Cuba. declare for civil service modification.
bitration for labor differences. indorse Hanna
for Senator. compliment Foraker. and be rad
ically Republican in everything.
The more ardent supporters of Mr.. KurtZ
waited upon Gov. Bushnell tonight and urged
him to decline the nomination for Governor, but
he refused to listen to their advice, and told
them while he had done everything In his power
for Mr.. Kurtz and regretted his defeat as much
as any one could. he would abide by the action
of the convention and the State Central Com
mittee, which was equivalent to saying that
from this time on he would act with Mr.. Hanna
and work for the success Of the party rather
than for individual members OF II.
Bushnells desertion Of Kurtz eliminates him
as a character in Ohio politics. KurtZ says
that he was pulled into the fight by For;
devote his time to his own private affairs. which
been actively engaged in politics. The Hanna
people are In absolute control of the convention.
The result of the preliminary .skirmlsh to-day
has been most humiliating TO both Kurtz and
Bushnell. The Hanna people swept the home dis
trict OF Gov. Bushnell, and Gen. Groevenor, who
Is more disliked by Kurtz than any living man.
was elected n member of the State Central Com.
mittee from tho Athens district, the former
home of Mr.. Kurtz. The Committee on Perma.
nent Organization tonight decided to continue
the temporary organization.