The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-01
ALL SAVE HANNA
GOV. BUSHNELL VISITS THE CAN
DIDATES FOR THE OFFICE
HE NOW OCCUPIES
DECLINED OFFER OF HARMONY
EXPLAINED AFTERWARD THAT
HE DID NOT INCLUDE MIR.
HANNA FOR REASONS ~
HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE

Charles Kurtz, the Vigorous OD-
ponent of the Hanna Following,
Predicts That There VIII Be
Some Lively Contests-He VIII
vOred by the Hanna Element.
COLUMBUS, o., May 31.-With Sena-
| tors Foraker and Hanna, the Ohio Re
publican congressman and other leaders
here tonight, the indications are that
there may be two opposing states on
the state ticket arranged before the Re
publican state convention assemblies to-
morrow, but nothing definite can be
learned as to these combinations tonight.
Senator Hanna arrived early In the
afternoon, when he was kept busy con-
ferring with the candidates for governor,
and others. The first thing he did after
supper was to have a long conference
with George B. Cox. Afterward Mr.. Cox
conferred with Nash, Daugherty and
other candidates, and also with ex-Chair-
man kurtz and other leaders, but he
still holds the secret of his course of
procedure on the balloting for Friday.
1t is estimated that the first ballot will
stand: Nash, 275; Daugherty, 265; Jones,
45, with the other votes between Doug
las, Durbin, Hall. Navin. Smyser, Orr,
Shattuc and Brigham, and 407 necessary
to nominate.
The feature of the skirmishing tonight
has been the boom given Nash since
Senator Hanna's conference, and the
subsequent tendency Of the field to con-
centrate.
PASSED MR.. HANNA.
1t has been customary for candidates
for governor. to call on the governor.
| Gov Bushnell returned from the Mem
orial day exercises at the sandusky sold
iers' home today. He did not wait for
courtesies, but in the afternoon called,
| with the members of his staff, at the
headquarters of all the candidates for
governor. On the same floor and adjoin-
ing 1.-The row Of gubernatorial headquart-
ers," were the rooms Of Senator Hanna,
| crowded with visitors. There was an +ef-
! fort to usher Gov. Bushnell into the
rooms of Senator Hanna, as some Of the
delegates said, In the interest of har-
mony, but Gov. Bushnell declined.
Gov. Bushnell afterwards stated that
| he come over to the Neil house to call
on the candidates for nomination as his
successor, and to pledge to all of them
that he would heartily, support the nom
| inee, whoever he might be-that Senator
| Hanna was not a candidate, and there
| fore, he did not call on him.
| Senators Foraker and Hanna are not
| stopping at the same hotel Later in
| the evening Gov. Bushnell met the senior
senator at his hotel.
MR.. KURTZ ON HAND.
Next to George B. Cox the most re-
| ticent man here, who is in the inner cir
! cles, is Charles Kurtz who was dethron-
| ed as state chairman by Senator Hanna,
| two years ago, and who afterward led
| the fusion opposition to Hanna's election
as senator. He is now at the head of
] the opposition to Nash, or any other
candidate favored by Senator Hanna.
Mr.. Kurtz said tonight that as yet this
| was nobobdys convention, that no one
| of the contending forces could even con-
| troll the committee on credentials, or
anything else of the preliminary work
| of the convention. Mr.. Kurtz said that
| the contests from the first and second
districts from Cincinnati would be dis
| posed of without trouble or delay, but
| he insisted that in the contest In the
! Twelfth district, which includes this city,
| the Nash delegation would be fought to
la finish, as well as the contests from the
Twentieth and Twenty-first districts,
/ which include the home Of Senator
| Hanna, at Cleveland.
! While there are contests from a half
| dozen counties, they will affect only three
i congressional districts, or three members
Of the new state central committee, and
| the other committees, including the i'm
| portant one, at this time on credentials
Mr. Kurtz says everything Is yet chao-
I tic, and will be until after the meetings
! . of tho iorhf x1ybay
! 1t will be necessary for certain forces
| to get together before any nomination
| can be made.
!! ! Among those here working for Judge
/ Nash is Charles Foster, secretary of the
! treasury under the Harrison administra-
! tion. Foster has not been classed among
| the friends of Senator Hanna Judge
| Nash was attorney general during the
| four years that Foster was governor
| Foster, before the close of his term. an
pointed Nash on the supreme court COM
mission. Nash has since been attorney
for Foster. This is said to account for
i Hanna and Foster being in favor of the
same man for governor.
| FORAKER VISITS HANNA.
! Senator Foraker left the Southern hotel
early in the evening for the Neil house
| to call on Senator Hanna and the can
! d1dates. The greeting between the two
senators was exceptionally cordial The
Foraker party remained in the rooms
of Senator Hanna half and hour, and
then visited the rooms of all the can
| didates. After these greeting Senators
Foraker and Hanna, as well as the other
leaders, were in secret conference 1t
| was reported that Foraker had joined
Kurtz, Cox, McKisson and others of the
| oppisition to Nash in combine to riomi-
nate Lieut. Gov. A. w. Jones for gov
| ernor.