The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-03
Nash FOR GOVERNOR
Senator Hanna's Favorite Wins in
the Ohio Contest.
CALDWELL GETS SECOND PLACE,

Administration OF President McKln-
ley and His Rssens Civil Service Or
der and Declares Against the Trssts.
Columbus, O., June 2.--The Republic
can state convention yesterday nomi-
mated Judge George X. Nash, the favor
ite Of Senator Hanna. for governor,
and ex-Congressman John A. Caldwell,
the favorite Of George B. Cox, for lieu
tenant governor, with tbs other five
nominations distributed among those
Of less distinct party Affiliations.
What was generally called the Han
na-Cox combination controlled a large
majority of the 813 delegates. but It did
not exercise its power beyond the nom
nations of Nash and Caldwell. The
conference at which Senator Hanna, Mr..
Cox and others reached q mutually
satisfactory understanding did not con-
clude until 9 a. M, an hour before the
convention assembled. It was all over
then with Mr.. Daugherty and other
candidates.
Guilbert and Huffman were nomi-
mated for second terms without opposi-
ton. When some of the delegates
raised the cry of slate" George B. Cox
himself was the first to break the slate
by changing the So votes of Hamilton
county, which he had cast on the first
and second ballots for Judge Hull for
attorney general, to James M. Sheets.
Judge Hull had been generally consid-
cred as a sure winner, as he had been
slated. In this case the antitrust as
well as the anti-slate element cut quite
a figure. Judge Hull had been a eandi-
date for governor, and when he with
drew after the first ballot 1t was gener-
ally known among the delegates what
his withdrawal meant, and especially
when his support went to Nash on the
second ballot In addition to the at
tempt Of the field to combine against
the slate" there was opposition to the
plan of any one being candidate for
two places on the ticket, and Judge
HILL was again defeated after a very
hard fight, which occupied more time
than any other business in the six
hours that the convention was in sss-
sion.
The only other place in which the
slate was broken was in the nomina-
ton for supreme Judge. The incum-
bent, Judge Bradbury, was candidate
for third term, and he was opposed
on that ground as well as on the cry OF
SLATE" Judge Bradbury, State Treas
urer Campbell and Attorney General
Monnett were all candidates for the
domination for third terms and all
were defeated, but Judge Bradbury was
the only one of this trio of third
termers" who was on "the slate'
Isaac B. Cameron, the successful con-
testant for treasurer of state, was gen.
orally credited with being on 1.-The
slate" and he secured the Hanna Cox
vote.
Outside of the unusually animated
contests for the nominations, the fea-
ture Of the convention was it's univer-
sal endorsement of President McKin-
ley. When the plank in the platform
'commending the president for the jul
dicious notifications OF the civil SER
vice rules, recently promulgated, was
read there was very enthusiastic
demonstration. Regarding trusts the
platform says:
1--WE commend the action of the
Seventy-third general assembly of Ohio
In passing the stringent law now on our
statute books, prohibiting the organi-
cation of trusts and we denounce
such unlawful combinations as inim-
ical to the interests of the people"
In presenting the name of Mr..
Daugherty, Mr.. Holcomb, of Cleveland,
said he hoped the convention would
tolerate no dictation. And when Mr..
Daugherty was called out, after the
nomination of Judge Nash the defeat
cd candidate said among other things
that he hoped he would at least be
allowed to live as private citizen in
the Republican ranks. Outside of these
utterances there were none of the
slings that are common at conventions
and that were frequently heard on
previous days this week in both public
and private utterances of leaders.
The full ticket nominated is as fol-
lows: For governor, George X. Nash,
OF Columbus; lieutenant governor, John
A. Caldwell; auditor.W. D. Guilbert, Of
Caldwell; treasurer, Isaac D. Cameron,
of Lisbon; attorney general, L. w.
Hull, of Sandusky; supreme Judge, W.
D. Davis, of Marion; member of board
Of public works, Frank Huffman.
George X. Nash is a leading attorney
Of Columbus, and Is As years old. He
has been prosecuting attorney OF
Franklin county, attorney general of
the state, member of the supreme
court and during four campaigns
chairman Of the state committee.