Evening star., 1900-01-27
Republicans to Nominate a State
Ticket in April.
RESULT OF CONFERENCE WlqH HANNA
Representative Dick Has Gone to
Consult Chairman Norris.
HARMONY IN THE RANKS


republican congressman from Ohio, has de-
cided that the republican convention to
nominate a state ticket and elect delegates
at-large from Ohio to the national con-
vention at Philadelphia shall be held in the
last week in April.
Representative Charles +. Dick, secretary
of the republican national committee, went
to Ohio last night to confer with Chair
man Norris of the republican state COM
mittee regarding the official call for the
convention, which will be issued as soon as
the state committee can be convened. The
committee will decide where the convention
shall be held.
At the conference here, which was held
at Senator IauEa's home, all except five
of the republican congressman were pres
ent. The absentees were Senator Foraker,
who is ill; Representatives Gill, Kerr and
BrOmwell, who were not in the city, and
Benton, who, although having planned to
be present, was unavoidably absent.
The District Conventions.
1t is likely that most, If not all, of the
district conventions will be held to select
the district delegates to the national con-
vention prior to the state convention, and
it is also probable that in good share of
the districts nominations for Congress will
be made. Therefore, the members of Con-
gress were deeply interested in the date of
the state convention. President Mckinley
is said to have expressed a desire for an
earlier convention, but saw the force of
the arguments brought to bear by several
of the republican representatives who are
strong administration supporters and who
may have opposition for denomination, and
consequently he was satisfied with the last
of April date decided on at the conference
The first sta.e to hold a convention to
se.ect delegates to the Philadelphia conven-
ton was Florida. which instructed its solid
delegation for Mckinley. The Louisiana
convention will be held next month and
Chic Will likely be third on the list.
The one thing that President Mckinley
and Senator Hanna now desire above every
thing else is that the Ohio gathering shall
be characterized by the most harmonious
action, and that the platform shall be a
ringing Endorsement of the Presidents ad
mnistration.
1t is also desired that state ticket shall
be nominated that is composed of men who
have been indorsed by the President.
Harmony Assured.
John Goldenbogen of Cleveland, president
of the League of Republican Clubs of Ohio
and who is chairman of the anti-Hanna
committee in Cuyahoga county. left Wash
ington last night for his home, after having
spent several days comforting with the Ohio
contingent here. He was closeted with
Senator Hanna for more than two hours
yesterday at the formers house on La
fayette square. The conference was in the
Interest on harmony, as outlined above.
With the belief that all Ohio republicans
are for President Mckinley, Senator Ham
ma announced to Mr.. Goldenbogen that, as
he is not q resident of the twenty-first con-
gressional district, he did not desire, in
any way, to allow his influence to be felt
in the selection of delegates to the national
convention at Philadelphia.
At the same time Mr.. Hanna made It
nj a nj An1 fhnt he 4
Sylvester T.. Everett, his old business part
ner, as a delegate. He explained to Col
depbogen that Everett was persona non
grata to himself and to the President, us
was evidenced by the fact that he was not
appointed commissioner general to the
Paris exposition, although a candidate and
well indorsed. A few weeks ago it was un-
derstood that Mr.. Hanna wanted Harvey
d, Goulder, a well-known admiralty law
yer, and James H. Hoyt as delegates from
the twenty-first district, but after yester-
days conference with Goidenbogen he will
allow his friends to act freely.
The Cuyahogn District.
Mr. Hanna expressed his gratitude to
Goldenbogen at the attitude of the Cuya-
hoga republicans in being willing to send a
delegation to the republican state conven-
ton that would stand solidly for an admin
istration candidate for secretary Of state.
1t is said that the administration prefer
ence is for l.. &. Layhn OF Norwaik, ex-
speaker of the house of representatives.
Laylin was an applicant for United States
attorney for tine northern district Of Ohio,
but the place was given to Senator John j..
Sullivan.
Godenbogen told Senator Hanna that
under no circumstances would delegation
be sent from Cuyahoga county to either a
district, the state or national convention
that would not stand by the administration
This was said, Of course, with the under
standing that Mr., Hanna shall keen his
hands off in the selection of delegates from
the twentieth and twenty-first districts.
So Goldenbogen will declare peace when
he reaches Cleveland today.