Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-22
HAnHAiS II CONTROL
Ohio Republican Convention Is
Almost Unanimously on
His Side,
ITKIssON PARTY sHcRT CT VOTES.

VIZ Probably Have None When the Gre
dcntiais' Committee Gets Through
GroaTcnor Temporary Cha;rman-U!-
nori;y Far:.es IN Michigan IL Convcn-
'>2n Today. with Fusion as :l.c Ch.ect-
Middle oi-t:sc-I;oad .ic.i irs Dat.
Columbus, O.. June 22.-The Reoubli-
can state convention conTensd hereyes-
'erIay az p. m. The delegates net
al so Z. n. by congressional districts
10 select :i.a.n5crs 9f the state commit
zee and o. the convention committees
AS the principal contest was for the con-
trci CT the state committee, interest
ceHtered ~ cpre.imiIary proceedings.
Inc original programme had Senator
!ia1ra for Temporary chairman yes
.2rcay, ard Senator Foraker for per-
E&aent chairman today, BIT neither of
t-e senators could leave Washington,
pending consideration Cf Hawaiian al
ntNatioH, and Representative rosvenor
Was substituted for both Of them. His
Keynote speech WIS long and covered
al issues including the war. With refer
c2ce to the McEisscn bolt he said: Il
ana ready to burg anything that hap
lelei in the past If taa man who WIS
guilty of some wrong ST tha time VIII
De an honest Republican today.
lCheeriEs.] ! am net willing to frater-
nize "!eh any man who is not a loyal
Republican today. Continued ap-
FldUSe.l
L1oHisson Faction Is AIgcs,t.
Hen. Il. ". Dougherty. as chairman
OF the retiring state comrni.tec, called
the convention to order. and spoke
briefly. Before introducing Crosvenor
he read = te.e-rasn from Senator Kama
expressing regret at his unavoidable
absence and announcing as his keynote
faithful and broad Repubncanism and
loyalty 70 party organization. kurtz,
illeinbcT Of The national RepabIicaE
con-Fittee from Ohio, and for years
chairman Of the state committee. who
Leo the opposition to Senator Hanna
IN the legislature last January, went
west ovc-' week ago and none of his
close associates in the recent bolt is
attending the convention. Mayor Nc
Kisson. Of Cleveland, being the only
prominent exception.
iiaHaa Hen JEakc the Convention.
The deIefatcs are almost unanimous
in favor of Senator Hanna. as well as
favoring the national administration
and no compromises were entertained
in organizing either the convention or
the new stCte campaign lermittee. On
account of the contest from Cuyahoga
coanty between tie Hanna and the Nc
klSson del gates special attention was
given to the selection Of the committee
on credentials. The Hanna men not
only control this committee, but also
selected as its chairman Hon. Park J.
Alexander, who was ia Kama cgnli-
date for president pro tenn. of the sen-
ate last January. ami vas defeated by
State Senator Eurlie of Cleveland. yot-
ing with the Democrats on the orgarr-
cation Of that body asweu as for United
States senator.
State Committee Chairman.
1T the district meetings the Hanna
men elected all the members of the
committees except from the Twenty
first district in which the McKisson
delegates figured, and the result there
Will be determined by the action of the
committee on credentials. Cyrus Hull
ing is chairman Of the new state CEN
trail committee as.d is Of course Han
ma mcH. as is also an overwhelming ma
jority Of that committee.
H;cKissoH Men Ruled Out
The committee on cresoutiaIs last
right dCCiSpG not to recognize the Me
EiSS1n dglccatiCn from Cleveland