The record-union., 1897-06-23
Will Nominate a State Ticket and In
dOrSe a Senatorial Candidate.
Mark A. Hanna Has Everything His
Own Way.
A Bitter Contest Between Foraker
and Bushnell on One Side, and the
TlCkinley, Sherman and Hanna
Forces on the Other, i'm Which the
Latter Gain the Prestige.

TOLEDO, June 22.-The Republican
State Convention began here to-day.
1t will nominate full State ticket and
irdorse candidate for United States
Senator. There is no opposition to Sen
terms and none to the denomination of
Governor Bushnell and other State Of
ficers. The contest has been from the
start for the control of the State Central
Committee which elects the campaign
chairman. Each of the Congressional
Districts was closely canvassed in adj
vance for committeeman and both fac
tions claimed a majority of the twen-
ty-one members up to to-day. Senator
Foraker, Governor Bushnell and others
have been untiring in their efforts to
retain Chairman Charles L. Kurtz,
while Senator Hanna and the old follow
ing of President Mckinley and Secre-
tary Sherman have supported Major
Charles Dick for the place.
Major Dick is now Secretary of the
National Committee. He was Chairman
OF the State Executive Committee in
both of McKinley's campaigns for Gov
ernor and in the Presidential campaign
of 1892. Dick was superseded by Kurtz
as Chairman in Governor BushnelPs
first campaign two years ago, and has
held the place ever since. In addition
tc the factional elements represented
there has been a strong rivalry for
years between Dick and Kurtz. The
fight has involved all the party leaders
on one side or the other and is the most
bitter contest that has been Waged
within either party for years.
The old State Central Committee held
its last meeting this morning, but, OW-
ing to the peculiar canvass for cam
paign Chairman none of the contests
was decided for the temporary organi-
zation fthe convention. These con-
tests We're referred back to the district
meetings of the delegates this after
noon.
Senator Hanna arrived from Cleve-
land with a large escort shortly after
IL a. m. and held a conference with
Major Dick. who presented an ulti-
matum from Governor Bushnell. Bush
nell authorized Dick to say to Hanna
that he would decline denomination If
Chairman Kurtz was not retained in
charge of the State headquarters.
The district meetings in the afternoon
resulted in Dick carrying two-thirds of
the State committeeman and about the
same majority for Senator Hanna out of
twenty-on one districts for members for the
Committees on Resolutions, Credentials
and Permanent Organization, so that
the convention is largely in control Of
Senator Hanna.
The convention assembled at 4 p. m,
when Hon. H. P. Grouse, Chairman of
the State Central Committee, reviewed
the past campaign, counseled harmony,
and named General Grosvenor as the
temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Grosvenor said in part: II am
not here to sound a keynote. That duty
has been assigned by the comments of
the Democratic press, but Republicans
do not need keynotes. The St. Louis
platform is the charter of the Repub-
lican party It stands unrepealed, and
no keynote is necessary to enforce it's
binding obligations upon Republicans,
and we are unitedly in defense of any
suggestion of that platform. Our Dem
ocraItic friends are shouting upon every
stump and in every newspaper and all
over the country, demanding to know
Where is the prosperity that you prom
ised?' We never promised prosperity.
upon that subject: We emphasize our
allegiance to the policy of protection
as the budwark of American independ-
ence and the foundation of a nation
and 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 coinage of silver,
taking their stand firmly upon the
foundation of a fifty-cent dollar, and
the appreciation and degradation of the
coinage of the country. The people of
this country are opposed to anarchy
They are opposed to the reign of muir
der. They believe in law and order.
Let the Democratic party in its calam-
ity even dare to indorse the Chicago
heresy of anarchy and resistance Of
law, and the people of Ohio will win
a. victory that win forever place Ohio
in the front rank of law-abiding States
'"The issues, then, upon which this
contest is to be fought are the issues
of the platform adopted at st. Louis.
We shall follow our leader to mag
nificent victory. BY it we will stand or
fall. By it we will win victory or hon
orable defeat. Under its terms we will
challenge the world, and under it we
will march to victory in November"