Arizona republican., 1899-10-17
CONSPIRATORS MEET
Sensation Caused in Ohio bV
 Two Conferences.
Republican National Committeeman Sees inc Democratic Candidate for r-OppOsiiion of Inc Bushnell kuriZ Faction.

Columbus, O., Oct. 16.-John R. Me Lean, the democratic candidate fol governor, and Charles L. Kurtz. the Ohio member of the republican na- tional committee and leader of the so-called Bushnell-Kurtz faction 1T tLe republican party in Ohio, had a long secret conference today in a room al the Great Southern hotel. In view of all that has been said of the plans of the Bushnell-Kur faction and par ticularly in view, of the interview, in ! which Governor Bushnell said that ''Nashs chickens were coming home to roost," the greatest political signifi- canoe is attached to the conference, 1 which il is believed had reference to the pending campaign in Ohio and the attitude of the Bushnell-Kurtz foi- lowing.
 MT. Mclean was driven to the hotel in a closed carriage, while MT. Kurtz made the trip on a street car. Thece was not more than five minutes differ ence in the time of their arrival. in dicating that the conference was ar ranged by the telephone.
 Immediately after leaving MT. Nc Lean at the hotel, MT. Kurtz went straight to the governors office where he was in conference for q long while with Governor Bushnell. Whether this second conference had any rela- tion to the one which just preceded it, 1 IS a matter of mere conjecture, but the politicians of both parties regard the two as demonstrating rhe truth of the charge published ;n several Ohio papers which are supporting Judge Nash's candidacy for the governor ship, that Bushnell and Kurtz are in secret alliance with Mclean and are doing all in their power to contribute to his election. Governor Bushnell and Kurtz have both denied that there is any truth in this report, when asked for a public. statement but it is charged that in private conversation with their friends they admit they de- sire McI4eap's election.
 Chairman Dick of the republican state committee has known for some time what has been going on and has been doing what he could quietly to counteract the effect of this opposi- tion to the republican stace ticket and ascertain the probable strength of the movement. He is of the opinion that the opposition will not include the rank and file of the Bushnell Kurtz following over the state.
 There are three principal grounds for this opposition of Bushnell and Kurtz to the state ticket. In the order of their importance they are as fol- lows: First, Judge Nash's letter to Governor Bushnell resigning 9 trus- teesllip of one of the state institutions in the heat of the senatorial fight two years ago, in which Judge Nash said that his sense of honor forbade that he should hold an office conferred upon him by the governor. The latter at that time was opposing Hanna $ cleo i tion to the senate. Second, that when : Hanna defeated Kurtz in the organf ! zation of the state committee two years ago, he said he was obliged to wage the fight because he could not trust kurtz. Third, that the repubn- can state convention was controlled { by the eighty-eight delegates from Hamilton county, the thirty-four from Franklin and the fifty-eight rom and that in their selection the people had no part. the delegates being named in each instance by com mittees friendly to Senator Hanna and in a manner contrary to party custom. The republican leaders admit that they have this opposition in the party to meet, and all proper influences will be brought to bear to counteract it's effect upon the result. The main ob- feet sought by the opposition to the state ticket at this time is to break he force of Hanna's power in Ohio | politics, without regard to the effect heir action may have upon the cleo f ion in 1900. Nothing has created a T greater sensation in Ohio politics in . 'ecent years than this conference be- ween MT. Mclean and MT. Kurtz the 'ull significance of which is under I tood and admitted.
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