Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27
Candidates for Nomination for Office
Of Secretary Of State.
Fight AGAINST HANNA WEAKEhS
Chances That the Senator's Choice
Will Get the Plum.
TILE APPOINTIVE OFFICES

SIa'ia coJrespo,i knee of The Evening Ster.
LI-MBVS. Ohio, January %, 1900.
Though Charles L. kurtz and the faction
that he led in opposition to the regular re-
publicGnS under the standard of Senator
Hanna are no longer formidable to the
leaders Of the Hanna faction. exactly the
same kind of a contest is promised in the
coming republican state convention this
year as that of last year. when Judge Nash
and Harry NJ. Daugherty were struggling
for the nomination for governor. The most
important state officer to be elected this
wear is secretary of state. Howard Man
nfngton who was the manager of Harry
NJ Daugherty's campaign last year, is the
candidate, of the Daucherty faction now for
that office. while it has been plainly init
mated from Washington that Chairman
Dick and Senator Hanna prefer the nomi-
M ton of l.. c. Laylin OF Norwalk for this
office. and the statement is made here that
President Mckinley also thinks his inter
ests in the Ohio campaign this year would
be best subserved by Laylins nomination.
I.aylin is lawyer of Norwalk. and has
been twice 4 member of the legislature and
speaker of that body. Warrington is quite
young. and was not known until the time
when Secretary of State Kinney was
elected four years ago. and he brought him
from his home in Mechanicsbureh to be his
chief clerk. In that position Warrington
has pushed himself forward with such ASST
duty and success political manager
as to make himself quite power in the
republican party
Daugherty an Astute Manager.
Daugherty is fully as astute as KurtZ in
political management and has had the
good sense to know that whatever opposi-
ton he offers to Senator Hanna must be
offered from within the republican party.
1t Dis quite plain now that when kurtZ and
his colleagues Joined hands with the demo-
Gratis in their effort to prevent the election
of Mr. Hanna to the Senate, even though
their candidate was republican. or claimed
to bt. they forfeited their places in the re-
publican party. At the present time kurtz
is as clearly out of the party as it is possible
for Il party organization to place member.
The regular members of the party will not
treat with him in any way.
1t is quite different with Daugherty. He
remained loyal to the party after his defeat
tor the nomination of governor and Joined
in the campaign work, doing valuable ser
vice for Judge Nash on the stump. The re-
suit is that he is more than ever factor
in his party. He has just returned from
Washington. where he was evidently called
by Senator Hanna and Representative Dick
for consultation in regard to the Ohio sit
uation. He conferred also with the Presi-
dent while there and on the whole it Is
evident that Senator Hanna regards him as
a man whom it would be better to cultivate
than offend. Warrington claims to be GER
tain of nomination. and the result of the
organization of the legislature makes it
look as II his statement was probable.
The candidate for clerk of the house
who had the support of Senator Hanna
was H. l.. Griffith of Mt. Gilead. Griffith
had been chairman of the speakers bureau
N the state committee, and was close
political associate of Chairman Dick.
Every body predicted the election of Griffith
for this reason. His chief opponent was &.
L. McEiroy, who was secretary of the state
committee two years ago when Harry
Daugherty was state chairman. The issues
seemed to be clearly drawn. McElroy,
however was an easy winner The result
is that the Daugherty combination is in
control in the lower branch of the general
assembly. 1t is frequently remarked here
that it is lucky for Governor Nash that
Daugherty did not try for the organization
of the senate, otherwise he might have
some trouble with the recess appointments
of Governor Bushnell
These have been sent to the senate but
are held back until the wishes Of Governor
Nash have been ascertained in each case.
IL it expected that they will be acted upon
within a week. 1t is believed that every
strong anti Hanna republican who Is on
the list will be turned down." 1t includes
Charles l.. kurtz. who appointed state
oil inspector. and Capt. W. S. Matthews,
state commissioner of insurance.
MaIloy for Insurance Commissioners.
Governor Nash has already announced
his intention of appointing John r. Malloy
to the place Kurtz now holds. Mr.. Malloy
was secretary of the state committee in
last years campaign, and is the trusted
lieutenant here of Senator Hanna. Com
missioner of insurance is the most lucra-
tive office in the state government and,
while its remuneration is in the way of fees
the exact amount of which one knows,
it is beyond question that the office pays at
least S2n,p6 per annum. As KurtZ has had
il than fOIlr and tn
carry at the same time an extensive
contracting business, he retires with about
$4,000 in his possession, and is a fairly
wealthy man, measured by the Columbus
standard.
1t is expected that NJ A. Norris of
Youngstown, the chairman of the republi-
can state committee. will call the state
committee together about February 1 to fix
the time and place for the republican state
convention. 1t is proposed to hold the con-
yention about the middle of March, in or
der to make the necessary arrangements
for the representation of the state in the
national convention.
There is much discussion here now as to
who shall be chosen as the four delegates
at-large to the national convention. 1t is
generally conceded that the two senator's
Hanna and Foraker. and Governor Nash
have right to this distinction if they
care for it. and they probably do. For the
remaining place on the Big Four ex-
Governor Charles Foster Leopold Mark
brett of Cincinnati and Gen. Grosvenor are
mentioned.
Ohio Sure to Go Republican.
Of course. there Is little doubt about how
Ohio will go in the election of this year.
With combination of all the anti-Hanna
republicans in the state who could be in
duced to oppose the senator outside of
their party, joining hands with the demo-
Gratis to prevent the election Of Judge Nash
for governor. he was elected by almost 90
600 plurality With a national election on
and the candidate fer President an Ohio
man-for 1t Is fair to conclude that Mr.
Mckinley will be nominated at Philadel-
phia-and the old anti-Hanna faction of
the republican party annihilated. It seems
certain that the republican plurality will
hardly fall below that Of 1896. or 100000
Governor Nash Is not a man of belliger-
ent iaclinations. and left TO follow his own
irclinations he would no doubt try to con-
ciliate even the members of the Kurtz fac
ton and draw them back into the party,
but that IL evidently not to be the program
of his administration. as decided upon by
the LADDERS nj the III,