The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-02
F0RAKER OPPOSED TO HANNA
SENSATION CA USED .1T OHIO RE-
 PUBLICAN CONVENTION. M

Surprised by the Strength of Dough-
 erty nization-Dougherty Leads in the Prospective BaIIoting. Columbus, O., June 1.-The republican state convention assembled shortly af-
 ter o'clock and adjourned until 10 1 o'clock tomorrow morning so as to al-
 low the committees to meet tonight. The auditorium in which the convention met has a seating capacity of 5000 and standing room was in demand. With the elaborate decorations this vast as- semblage presented a magnificent spec
 tacle. The factional fighting has att
 tracted the largest attendance from the
 different counties that ever attended an
 Ohio convention.
 Senator Foraker created sensation
 to-day by declaration which indicat-
 ed to delegates that he was opposing
 Senator Hanna. When the members of
 the large McKisson delegation arrived
 at noon, they serenaded Senator For
 aker at the Southern hotel, the head
 quarters of the anti-Hanna and anti
 Nash men. The senator said he joined
 them in putting on his fighting clothes,
 and closed his speech thus: We are
 on the eve of great political battle.
 and Ohio is to play most important
 part in this battle, and [ say to you
 that she must he right. This conven-
 tion is most important one and if we are to have right and prestige with us
 we must let the people of our party
 have voice in our councils say here and now that I believe you men
 to be loyal legal representatives of your party, and hope to see you seat ed in the convention
 To-day has been Dougherty as much
 as yesterday was Nash day. The conference, however, continues and the
 Held 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 after the test of balloting. The commits tee on rules and order of business to- night limited nominating speeches to five minutes. The committee on perma- nent organization decided to report in favor of making the temporary organi- zation permanent.
 Among the features of the day were the speeches at the hotels that wera bitter and defiant and those at the con- vention that were all for harmony. The leaders, who joined the chorus at the Auditorium from to 6 D. m. in sort of peace jubilee, spent the night, how ever in contests and conferences that were not very harmonious. While HI. N. Dougherty has apparently had the best of it all day, at the conferences in the morning, in the selection of conn mitteeman in the afternoon, in the dem- at the convention and in the of the committee tonight, yet he is having odds only as the lead- ing candidate and not yet as winner. Nash will be a close second and Lieu tenant Governor A. w. Jones a much closer third than has been anticipated lp till tonight. In the field R. M. New in of Dayton is looming up.
 While the followers of Cox and Dougherty combined against Nash to- day as the Hanna candidate in all the work, yet this combination apparently get together on a man for governor. Cox wants a dark horse and is grooming Shattuck till he names his favorite. Foraker wants Jones. Kurtz does not want Jones or Dougherty if he can get some one he likes better. Meantime Dougherty in sists that he has more votes than Jones, Cox and Kurtz can command that they should come to him if they want to de- feat Nash, and thereby indirectly de- eat Hanna. It is in this complication hat Nevin may be brought out.
 Dougherty is not only leader in the balloting, but he also has he best organization of any of the candidates. Ex-Chairman Huling, who opened the convention, and Chairman Kerr who presided, are both for )ougherty, and all of those at the state leadquarters last year are actively in he field for him. Senator Hanna and fudge Nash, as we'll as many others. lave been surprised at his organization.
 The new state committee to-night lected Vivian J. Pagan chairman and ?. w. Durr secretary, and will meet lere June 5 for permanent organiza- ion