The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
Fight of the Ohio Republican
Factions is Resumed
At the Meeting of the State
League of Clubs.
BUSHNELL MEN WIN.
Pass Resolutions COndemning
McKinIey's Cuban Policy,
And Most Lavishly Praising the
Governor.

Columbus, o., Feb. Zone of the
stormiest conventions in the history Of
the Ohio Republican league has just
closed. About 200 delegates, represent
ing p clubs, were in attendance. The
fractional fighting which marked the
late senatorial contest, cropped out, al
though there were strenuous efforts to
restore harmony.
Both the retiring president and the
president-eIect advised the members of
the league to lay aside fractional differ
ences. Senator Foraker, in his tele-
gram to the league, also made a plea
for harmony. The Foraker and Bush
nell element were dominant in the con-
vention, however, and while they en-
deavored to keep fractional differences
in the background, carried all their
points.
Trouble was started early in the pro-
ceedings. President John J. Sullivan in
his opening address to the convention
referred to the great service which had
been rendered the party in the last
campaign by Governor Bushnell, Sena-
tor Hanna and Lieutenant Governor
Jones' Clay Drinlkie of Lancaster criti-
cised Mr.. Sullivan'S omission of Senator
FOraker's name quite sharply, saying
that one would not infer from Mr.. Sui
Hvan's speech that Ohio had a senior
senator
While there was a contest on some of
the officers, the fight of the convention
was on the resolutions. The chairman
of the committee on resolutions was
Charles Griffin of Toledo, and he draft
ed the report presented to the cOnven-
ton.
The last three sections of the report
precipitated a fight led by A. S. Bick-
ham of Dayton.
Despite the opposition, however, the
original resolutions were adopted with
the following additions: I'VE send
in fn n iT11n al n
Senators Hanna and Foraker and as
sure them of our heartiest support"
The sections objected to by the Nc
Kinley and Hanna adherents are as fol-
lows:
I'VE fndorse the Cuban resolutions in
PRODUCED and discussed February by
Senator Mason in the United States
senate, and hope that they will be
promptly approved by the committee
on foreign affairs, passed by the senate,
and theoretically carried into effect by
our hOnOred president, and to the end
that Cuban independence may quickly
become an accomplished fact, without
being loaded down by, an iniquitous
bonded debt.
ment of our state administration, par
ticularly that of our beloved, level
headed and efficient governor, General
Asa S. Bushnell.
1--WE endorse and approve the ener-
getic and efficient efforts undertaken by
Attorney General Monet and the state
SENATE 10 uncover ana destroy QnlaWLQl
and hurtful trusts, syndicateS and COM
binations- We hope such effort will
continue until all such hurtful trusts
and combinations are uncovered and
destroyed and that the general assemb-
ly will supplement such efforts by ap-
propriate legislation"
The following officers were elected:
President, w. E. Bundy, Cincinnati;
vice presidents, John F. Goldenberg of
Cleveland. George W. PlayfOrd of
GAINESVILLE, Charles z. Gordon of Toledo
and John J. Williams of Portsmouth;
secretary, George T. Crawford, Column
bus; treasurer, John L. Means, Steu-
benville; delegates-at-large to the ma
tiOnal league convention, John J. Sulli-
van of Warren, Charles Case of Column
bus, Q. B. Caderwood of Derke county,
John Hopey of Busyrus, George A. Ny
ers of Cleveland and John S. Goodwin
of East Liverpool.
The following telegram from the
president was read:
Hon. John j. Sullivan, President Ohio
Republican League.
Executive Mansion Washington, D.