Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-26
(Specia, Correspondence

Columbus, o., June 26.-The,
Summit county delegates return
ed to Akron from the Republican
State convention Tuesday night thor
oughly satisfied with the work that
had been accomplished and the hon
ors that had been given them.
The fact that Gen. Dick was chair
man OF the delegation added mucn
to the Importance of the balance of
those who registered from Summit
They shone in reflected light. He
was perhaps the most conspicuous
figure in the convention aside from
Senators Hanna and Foraker. AS a
member of the Committee on Resolu-
tions he was given an opportunity
to make his personality felt. He
drafted the resolutions and submitted
them to the committee. They were
adopted without dissenting vote. In
the convention the delegates ratified
the action taken with a hurrah.
Captain Aaron Wagner was named
as one of the committee to notify
Gov. Nash of his nomination. AS he
entered the hall he was given hand
by the Summit county delegation.
Senator Sieber was much sought after
His old colleagues expressed genuine
regret over the fact that he was not
to be returned to the Senate. AL
though there were many who did not
agree with him on certain matters
brought to the attention of the Sen
ate, there were none who did not have
warm spot in their heart for him.
I was with him when he met Sen
ator Clark, the author of the cele-
brated Clark bill, which cut such an
extensive figure in the Senatorial con-
vention. They greeted one another
very cordially. Senator Clark ex-
pressed regret that Senator Sieber was
not to occupy his old place in the
Senate. The Akron Senator congrat-
ulated Mr.. Clark on his nomination
and expressed the hope that he would
be elected. During this conversation
Senator Clark made a significant state
ment. He said that if Col. Kilbourne
was nominated for Governor by the
Democrats at the State convention in
this city next month he doubted very
much whether he would be returned.
This feeling was shared by Il great
many of ths delegates to the Republi-
can State convention. If one were to
make a prophecy, based on what he
heard, he could not do otherwise
than predict the election of Col Xii
bourne, provided he Is nominated. He
is the man most feared by the Repub.
licans. 1t was a noticeable fact that
there was not that air of confidence
about the convention which usually
marks occasions OF that kind. A
spirit of haste was rampant. The
delegates knew what had been map,
ped out for them and they We're anx.
ious to complete the work and get
out into the open. They wanted to
60 back home and think it over. Tc
a very limited number the experience
was a new one. They had never
known just how candidates are made
by Ohio's Big Four. They had an
idea that they would have some voice
in the proceedings. Instead of that
they found that they were nonentiries
in all that that word implies. All theS
had to do was shout aye when Chair
man Hanna put some motion. 1t was
a peculiar feature that there was moi
a motion made that did not meet witt
the approval of every delegate. Early
Tuesday morning 1t had been report
ed that Harry Daughertys friend;
would make an attempt to- carry his
fight for the seating of his delegation
into the convention. When the com
tnittee on Credentials made it's report
the Daugherties We're not given al
opportunity to say word. A motioI
had been made that the report of tn,
Committee On Credentials be adopt
ed.
"All those in favor of adopting re
port will say aye" A very large ma
Jority voted that way. II win no
put the other side" said Chairman
Hanna. "We will now hear the re
port of the Committee on Permanen
Organization" and Harry Daughert.
was a dead one.
All through the convention Chair