Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-01
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
State Chairman Kurtz Loses
 His Hold.
HANNA IN CONTROL.
The State Ticket Nominated and a Strong Platform
 Adopted.

TOLEDO, O June 23.-With the con
 test for mem bership settled so dscis
 ively yesterday in favor of Major Chse | W. Dick and the entire Hanna state tic ket the Repu blicau state convention pro
 ceeded promptly at ten today with the
 usual business. The report of the ore dentiais committee was adopted with- out opposition, as it made no material d florence in the req! work of the con- vention, which is overwhelmingly with Senator Hanna. The temporary or ganiz 4tion, with General Gcosvenor in
 the chair, was ade the permanent or
 gsnization and reports of other com
 nittees readily disposed of. The com mittee on platform WAS in session ali
 night trying to frame platform so as
 to prevent a contest in the convention
 over the civil service, Cuban and other resolutions.
 Chairman Kurtz did not attend the convention yesterday OF today and left At noon for Columbus. Dlring the day the conferences between Senator Hanna
  tion ot new man for the state chair meuship is still sgitsted.
 The platform adopted pledges 8 new allegiance to the prime ples of that upon which the victory was won last year, and Gnqualifisdly commended the President and Congress for their wise and ststesmsnlike execution of its pledges; com nsnded the course of the President ar d expressed COT fl lence in the speedy aud patriotic disposition ot the Cuban question; expressed he hope that the Senate will rstify she Hawaii an annexation treaty; denounced the violation of the spirit of the civil ser vice sot bJ President Cleveland; com nendsd reforms in the pension bureau; favored the passage of law by Con gress suoh IS will provide 8 national board Of arbitration to settle differences between corporations eDgegsd in inter state commsros and their mployes; de- handed ample protection for wool; en- iorsed tEe administration of Governor Bushnell snd endorsed she candidacy of Ho1. Marcus A. Hanna for the United States Senate. The mention of Senator H8nne's name was greeted with ioud demonstrations, and after the res olu tion was adopted Hanna was called l upon. He thanked the convention for he expression of confidence and | pledged h mssf to cooperate with the l bearer (BushnelD for R publi- | san success in Ohio. Senator Hanus | 5 aid the Rspuoiicsns had been warned l hat this was dangerous year. He | lined in accepting the challenge. The 1 Repu blicsns of Ohio always fight best | when danger is ahead. The opposition l propose to stir up at onos the threshed | 'traw. They will revive free silver in ) lio, but never again free wool.
 Nominations were made as follows: ] fJvernor, Asa Bushnell; Lb Gov. A W ones; Supreme Judge, Jacob F Punk tt; Attorney General, Frank Monnett; ate Treasurer, Samuel Osmpbell; School Com m ssioner l. D Bonsbresk; nem Der board of public works, c F Goddard. The convention then ad burned till 2;40 D n.
 Immediately after the adjournment f the conven tion the new state central organized with Harry NJ )augberty as chairman 0 R Fisher se Ics-cheirnan and Peter Durr as secre- ery. D4ugherty and Durr are Hanna nd D:ck men. Fisher was 6 Kurtz nan in the contest for control of the om mittee. All were elected unani- oously