The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-02
TWAS A DAUGHERTY DAY
Had the Best of 1t at the Ohio
Convention.
NO WINNING SLATE YET
Bitter Conferences Give Way to Har-
mony at the Auditorium-Hanna
Is Surprised at Daugherty's
Organization.

Daugherty day in the republican state
convention as much as yesterday was a
Nash day. The conferences continue,
however, and the field may next turn
| on Daugherty. There is as yet no VIM
| ming slate and there are those who be-
lieve no winning combination can be
formed until after the test of balloting
| The committee on rules and order of
business tonight limited all nominal
ing speeches to five minutes, with only
one seconding speech of one minute, in
anticipation of the convention running
late into Friday night or being con-
tnued over to Saturday.
| The committee on permanent organ
| ization decided to report in favor of
making the temporary organization per-
| manent. This will also save time. AS
| the temporary organization was select
ed by the old state central committee
! and was known as favorable to Daugh-
erty, this action was claimed as one of
a series of Daugherty victories of the
day.
Among the features of the day We're
the speeches at the hotels that were bit
ter and defiant and those at the conven-
tion that We're all for harmony. The
| leaders who Joined the chorus at the
auditorium from to 6 p m. in a sort
of peace jubilee. however, spent the
| night in contests and conferences that
! would not be called very harmonious.
While H. B. Daugherty has apparent
ly had the best of it all day, Nash will
be second choice and Lieutenant Gov
| ernor A. w. Jones much closer third
than has been anticipated. In the field
r. M Nevin of Dayton is looming up,
| while none of the others seem to be
gaining outside of their respective dis
| tricts.
Daugherty is not only leader in the
prospective balloting, but he also has
the best organization of any of the
candidates. EX-Chairman Huling, VINO
opened the convention, and Chairman
Kerr, who presided, are both for
Daugherty, and all of those at the state
headquarters last year are actively in
the field for him. He has workers from
every county and an organized army
about him here. Senator Hanna and
Judge Nash, as well as others, have
been surprised at his organization.
The new state committee tonight
elected Vivian j. Fegin chairman and
P. w. Durr secretary. The session of
the convention to-day was brief The
convention assembled shortly after p.
m, and before a. m. adjourned until
10 a. m. tomorrow, so as to allow the
committee to meet tonight
The auditorium in which the conven-
tion met has a seating capacity of
5000 and standing room was in demand.
The factional fighting has attracted the
largest attendance ever brought out oy
an Ohio convention.
Hon. Cyrus Huling, chairman of the
state central committee, called the con-
vention to order. There were demon
strations when Senators Hanna and
Foraker and others entered the hall
In calling the convention to order,
Chairman Huling praised the admin
istration of President Mckinley and de-
clared his belief that the prosperity of
the country, the expansion of its COM
merce and the honor of its flag depends
upon the Endorsement of President Nc
Kinley this year by the election of the
candidates to be nominated by this con-
vention and the presidents renomna-
t1on and reelection next year. In con-
cluding, he pleaded that all factional
strife be stlled and that harmony
should prevail.
Mr. Huling was cheered at every men,
ton of the name of Mckinley. He an
nounced that the state committee had
selected Hon. w S. Kerr of Mansfield
| for chairman of the convention.
| On being introduced Congressman
| Kerr was heartily cheered. During the
| delivery of his speech there were dem
| onstra tions whenever the name of Nc
Kinley was mentioned. Mr.. Kerr was
very frequently interrupted by ap-
plause, and especially when he paid a
tribute to John Sherman in retirement.
| The Daugherty men had an inning of
demonstration when Mr.. Kerr referred
to the results of the last brilliantly
| managed campaign. The feature of the
convention was a love feast that was
| not down on the programme. Mr.. Kerr
| closed by saying:
| Let shake hands and follow the
lead of Mckinley and Foraker and
| Hanna and GroSVenor and Bushnell,
and the rest; let us go forth from this
convention united. and to victory"
The delegates took up this Keynote
| and proceeded to call on the leaders
for speeches, all responding except
| General Grosvenor, who had left the
| hail. and Ex-Governor Foster was call
ed out in his place.
Senator Foraker said there were
many things for Ohio republicans to
| talk about just now and to think about
and to act on wisely, and he commend
ed the speech of Mr.. Kerr as the true
| keynote for them. He joined in the
| plea for peace. The great duty of Ohio
republicans was to get together Unit
| ed, they were inVincible. and they were
| beaten in advance if divided They
needed not only good platform but
also a standard bearer who was the
| very strongest man, no matter what
his name or his past affiliations in the
| party. There has not been in the pres
! ent generation such an important cleo
| ton in Ohio, none ever more easy for
| republicans to carry, and yet never
one they could more easily lose. Ohio
| is the home of Mckinley and should
| head the column for next year
| Senator Hanna was the next one
called. He made a vigorous appeal for
| harmony. He referred to the speeches
af 111tt
| been made for harmony and urged that
| 1t would be necessary for all to work
| together if the republicans won in Ohio
| this year. He said no man was as
great as his party, although the dem
ocratic papers were now trying to
make out a case of some republicans
| being greater than their party. He said
| the democratic papers could not run
| this convention.
| Senator Hanna said the delegates