The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-02
THE REPUBLICANS MET
State Convention at Columbus
Today.
KURTz TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
The Congressman Delivered Ills Speech.
Important Conference Held After Mid
night Between Hanna and the Foraker
Kurtz-NcKisson Factions.

Col uMBUs, June 1.-The Republican
state convention met here today. Con.
gresham Kerr, the temporary chair.
man. made his speech. Senators For
aker and Hanna, the Ohio Republican
congressman and other leaders are all
here. The indications were that there
would be two imposing states on for the
state ticket.
Senator Hanna arrived yesterday af-
ternoon, when he was kept busy con-
ferring with the candidates for COVER
nor and others, but the first thing he
did after supper was to have long con-
ference with George B. Cox. Afterward
Mr.. Cox conferred with Nash, Daugh-
erty and other candidates, and also with
ex-Chairman Kurtz and other leaders,
but he still holds secret his plans for to-
morrow
While Cox was known tn be in con.
ference with Senator Hanna, there
were rumors that Cox had quarreled
with Kurtz and McKisson, and even
with Daugherty, but such was not the
case. Cox is on intimate terms with
all of them. There were still three lead
ing forces, represented by Nash, Daugh-
erty and the favorite of Kurtz, the lat
ter not yet named. although the indi-
cations had pointed strongly to Lieu
tenant Governor Jones as the man. 1t
is estimated that the first ballot will
stand: Nash, 275; Daugherty, 265;
Jones, 40, with the other votes between
Douglas, Durbin, Hall, Nevin, Smyser,
Orr, Shattuc and Brigham, and 407
necessary to nominate. The feature of
the skirmishing was the boom given
Nash after Senator Hanna's conference
and the subsequent tendency of the
field to concentrate against Nash
A conference betwe en- Ham and the
Foraker Kurtz- -McKisson faction COM
menced about midnight behind closed
doors. Very little of the pl oceedings
leaked out, but it was rumoI ed Kurtz
was holding out in favor of making a
hard dght to control the convention.
1t has been customary for candidates
for governor to call on the governor, but
Governor Bushnell called, with men,
bers of his staff, on the headquarters of
all the candidates for governor. On the
same floor and adjoining the ''row of
gubernatorial headquarters" were the
rooms of Senator Hanna, crowded with
visitors. There was an effort to usher
Governor Bushnell into the rooms of
Senator Hanna, in the interest of har-
mony, as some of the delegates said, but
Governor Bushnell declined.
Governor Bushnell afterward stated
that he had come over to the Neal
House to call ON the candidates for
nomination as his successor and to
pledge all of them that he would heart.
lily support the nominee, whomsoever
he might be, that Senator Hanna was
not a candidate and therefore he did
not call ON him.
Later Governor Bushnell called on
Senator Foraker.
Senator Foraker went to the Neal
House and called on Senator Hanna and
the candidates. The greeting between
the two senators was exceptionally cor.
dial. The Foraker party then visited
the rooms of the candidates. After
greetings Foraker and Hanna as well as
the other leaders. were in secret confer.
ence. 1t was reported that Foraker had
joined Kurtz, Cox, McKisson and others
OF the opposition to Nash in a combine
to nominate Lieutenant Governor A.
w. Jones for governor.