The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-24
0HIOANS MEET TODAY
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION TO
BE LIKE A LOVE FEAST.
All Nominations May BE by AccIama-
tion-FOraker, Naeh, Gr0svenor
and Dick to BE the Big Four.

tomorrow. Senator Foraker will not be
here, having Cancelled his engagement OF
rooms to-day. Senator Hanna will arrive
tomorrow. Among the arrivals tonight
were General Grosvenor with delegates
from the Hooking valley and George B.
Cox with delegates from Cincinnati. Mr.
Cox has been mentioned for one Of the
electors at large, but he does not want
1t. According to current report he ex-
poets to succeed Charles L. Kurtz as the
Ohio member OF the national committee.
The Hamilton county delegates, who are
here, spent the evening with Governor
Nash and Lieutenant Governor Caldwell
General Grosvenor says there never was
any doubt about Foraker, Nash, Dick and
himself being the delegates at large. and
that all the talk about insisting on sena-
tor Hanna accepting, originated In this
city. There was an organized opposition
started tonight against the nomination of
Food Commissioner Blackburn for the
third term. Ex-senator Byron Lutz is his
opponent.
The convention is held early this season
SO that 1t will be known how the Republic
ans of the Presidents State start into the
is not the cause of late arrivals. There
will be few contests over anything or for
any places in the convention. Representa-
tive Dick announced to the delegates and
others this afternoon that Senator Hanna
absolutely declined to be delegate at
large. and this announcement was accepted
everywhere as a declination by Hanna In
favor of Congressman Grosvenor. The
four delegates at large when Mckinley
was nominated at St. Louis four years ago.
were Senators Hanna and Foraker, Gov
ernor Bushnell and General Grosvenor
This year they will be Senator Foraker,
Governor Nash and Representatives Gros-
venor anS Dick
Mr.. Dick denies that the platform was
prepared in Washington or that he brought
any part of 1t with him. Some OF the main
planks were discussed In Washington. such
as those on the tariff and monetary ques-
tions, with specific declarations regarding
Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines The
policy of the administration with the Phil
ippines and the Porto Rican bill will be
indorsed, also the Paris treaty.
Ex-Representative Layln, who will head
the ticket as the candidate for secretary
of state, has been receiving congratula-
tions this afternoon and evening. Eight
years ago, when Foraker was defeated for
senator by Sherman, Laylin was the Sher-
man candidate for speaker of the Ohio
House, and he was then nominated in the
caucus by only one vote over ]. Frank
McGraw, the Foraker candidate. McGraw
is the son-in-law of former Governor Bush
nell. This time Laylin secured three
fourths of the delegates and his opponent
has withdrawn. This fairly indicates the
unanimity of sentiment in Ohio toward
Senator Hanna as the recognized repre-
sentative of the national administration.
Everything in the convention may be done
by acclamation.
The factional fights that have character
lied Republican State conventions in Ohio
for years have been wiped out some way.
Some say all differences have been healed.
Others caustically say the factions have
been repeatedly beaten and finally crushed.
At any rate this is the most harmonious
Republican State convention in Ohio with
In the memory of the present generation.
Urges McKinley's Reelection.
CONCORD, N. H., April Ex-senator VIII
liam E. Chandler has written letter to n.
B. Bryant, who will preside at at the Re-
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