The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-24
Warning Ohio Republicans Recog-
nizr Him aS the Party's
Head.
DECLINES TO BE A DELEGATE.
To-nav'S Convention Has Been Ar
ranged according to His Plans
and Everything Is Agreed
To in Advance.

Columbus. %. April 2:.-Thc Republican
! Stale Convention meets hrr" t"-mnrrow
| and there Will annarcn;lv hc no contest
over anything or for any places In the con-
| ycution.
| Ii is conceded that the dcl.gatss-at large
| to Philadelphia WIFI he senators Hanna ani
| Foraker. Governor Nash and Conrrcssran
! i'ick. Senator Hanna does not wan, :" hn
! a delegate. as he will hc busy as chairman
| of ihe Narirnal Committee 1T rhiladcl-
| phia and viii make the first speech In call
Ing the convention Ia nrdcr There will he
H"ntests for all o: the four places alter
uates-:.t-lIrce. and these four contests will
be the only proceedings that Will not h"
in the lin, nf the ratification of selections
or Inducements already made.
Platform Made in Washington.
Even III" important platform of rrcs-
Dental year has been drafted hy leading
OHIO Republicans IN Washington.
Senator Foraker Cancelled his engagement
OF rooms to-day. H, will not he here.
senator Hanna arrives tomorrow. General
l,tek arrived to-day at N" II AMI aisC met
Governor Nash and Other headers
hnnnn Not Delegate.
Congressman Dick announced 70 delegates
ANA Others this afternoon that Senator
Hanna absolutely declined to be q d.lr-
accc,t.., ,,,,,,,,,.1'..,. -. h.,
Hanna i'll favor of Congressman Cirosvcrnr.
The four 'iel.g it.s-at-lare. when McNin-
ley was nominated N 81 Louis four ycr rS
ago We're Senators Hanna and roralser
Governor Jsusbr.I, ,,; ,ra,,,.,1 ,-ra,vc.,,r
This wear they viii h. S,n,for Foraker
Governor Nash and canrr.ssrr,.n ,;rosyenor
and Dick
General Dicks Denial.
General DICK denied that the platform
waE prepared in washington or th4t h.
brough. any par, of il win him some Of
the main pl;...I- we're discussed in Wash
incton such as those a., the tariff IN
money tlEpstiols with s,,cri,ic dcclar,f;ona
regarding cuba. Porto Rico ana th. Philip
1'nes The policy Of the administration
"ith ne philippines and the Porto Kican
"''i VII. q" lniorS"d. also the Paris treaty
"""" IN" t'artS He"".
IN "a prs h't'tN" i-'iNilh. wh" VIII hcad
',e .,N'' as 'i' I''l"''ai" i"f Secrt'af%
W 'i"tf, ""s p'fh receiving cohsra nll-.
uohs This afternoon and evening. Eight
years aF". when Foraker was defeated for
senator 10y Shrfflan i.a!lii was IN" Sh'r-
man candidai" Tor Speaker OF the Ohio
ii"HS'' ara Was men nominated ~ tn cai-
Gus 10y ph's ono 'ote over j. Frank Nc
'.i""' 'h' f"fah'r candiiaic. Mchiaw -
t'i, Snf!-ih-ia" al former N'oN"fh"r flush
"eh / ms tlht l-i'! t.h secured 'hfee-r""rtis
W 'l'' h-itA u aii'' NJ 'ii""'H' mas WIFI
.l'N j. i'iS '"'I"tE Ltiil'IeS me utia'ii H.
IVY u sentiment ii1 ONO Toward - ha'or
Ii"!liia as We F''oH1l'z'h r'!ItSehtafiNe oil
me hauohai adhiiiliStra'1oh- everything IN
H'' CONVENTION VII! hhtiy he zone pN 'icci,'-
!H"'"i..
Ai fa"t'oHs hnHc Hccn Awed.
Inc lactloi.'i HShts mat nave character
iA"u Eetnbllcan STATE conventions III ono
Tor years nave been wiped out some way.
SOME say ali dih"r"iic"s have been heaied.
Others say til. factions have been repeat
ealy beaten and finally crushed AT ary
rat. this is tho -,ns: barm,nio,,s Ha,.,,h
-, So, ,n,,,,,,,i,,,, a., n,i', i,,,i, ~.
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HANNA BRINGS pl.ATEORN
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f.ni @ pm - Loih' 80
Washington. Apni When Senator
Hanna l.ft for Columbus last night h.
carried with him the plai form which the