The Portland daily press., 1899-06-02
Dougherty Had Best of
1t Yesterday.
He Is Leading Candidate But
Not Yet Winner.

Columbus, Ohio. June 1.-This has been
a DoGgherty day as much as yesterday
was Nash day.
The conference continues, however. and
the field may next turn on Dougherty.
There is as yet no winning slate and
there are those who believe that no win
ming combination can be formed until ae.
ter the test of balloting. The COMMITTEES
on rules and order Of business tonight
limited all nominating speeches to I've
minutes with only one seconding speech
of one minute.
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion decided to report In favor Of making
the, temporary organization permanent
Among the features of the day were
the speeches at the hotels that were bitter
aud defiant, and those at the convention
that were all for harmony. The leaders,
who joined the chorus at the auditori-
um from to g p. m, In sort of peace
jubilee. spent the night however in con-
tests and conferences that were not very
harmonious,
While "a. N. Dougherty has apparently
had the best of 1t all day at the confer
ences In the morning In the selection of
committeeman in the afternoon, In the
demonstrations at the convention and
In the proceedings of the committee to.
night, yet he is having odds only as the
leading candidate an d not yet as win
nsr. Nash will be a close second and
Lieut.. Gov. A. w. Jones. much closer
third than has been anticipated until
tonight. In the field, Il. NJ. Nevin OF
Dayton is looming up. While the forces b.
Cox, Dougherty and Kurtz combined
against Nash today as the Hanna cam
didate in all the preliminary work, YET
this combine cannot apparently get to-
gsther on any one man for governor. Cox
waits dark Lorse and is grooming
Shattuck till he names his favorite. For
aker want Jones. Kurtz does not want
Jones or Dougherty II he can get some
one he likes better. Meantime Dougher-
ty insists that he has more votes than
Jones, Cox and Kurtz can command,
that they should come to him I they
want to defeat Nash and thereby indirect
ly defeat Hanna. II Is In this complica.
tion that Nevin may be brought out.
Dougherty Is not only q leader In the
prospective balloting but he also has the
best organization OF any of the candi-
dates Ex-Chairman Huling, who
opened the convention, and Chairman
Kerr. who presided. are both Dougherty
men, and all of those at the state head
quarters last year are actively In the
field for him. Senator Hnhne and Judge
Nash, as well as many Others, have bsen
surprised at his organization.
The new state committee tonight elect
ed Vivian j. Eagan. chairman, and p.
w. Durr secretary and will meet here
June i7th for permanent organization.
The convention assembled after
O'Clock and adjourned until 10 tomorrow
morning, SO as to allow the committees
to meet together. The factional fighting
has attracted the largest attendance from
the different counties that ever attended
ling. chairman OF the state central COM
mittee, called the convention TO order.
There were-. demonstrations as Senators
Hanna and Foraker entered the hall
Rev. S. S. Palmer offered prayer, after
which Chairman Huling called TO order
and spoke briefly. Mr.. Huling was cheered
at every mention of the name OF MoKin-
ley. fhe convention started In q vein Of
cheering during this speech and kept 1t
up during the entire session. MIR. HUI
ling announced that the state committee
had selected 9 temporary organization
with Hon. W. $. Kerr Of Mansfield.
chairman. On being introduced. Con-
Rressman Kerr was warmly cheered and
addressed the convention. During the
delivery OF this speech there were demon
strations whenever the name of MoKin-
ley was mentioned. Mr.. Kerr was very
frequently interrupted by applause and
especially when he paid tritute TO John
Sherman in retirement The Dougherty
men bad an inning of demonstration
when Mr. Kerr referred to the results
Of the last brilliantly managed campaign.