The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-25
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
llanna'S fenchmen Are in Complete
Control
In THE STATE CONVENTION
They Swept Everything in the Con.
gresSiOnai District Meetings.
DICK WILL BE STATE CHAIRMAN,
Special Efforts Were Made to Keep the
Daugherty Delegates Out.
FORAKER'S IMPERIALlSTlC SPEECH
Declared that the Flag Would Stay
Where II Has Been Planted-Hsnna
a Permanent Chairman.
Special Efforts Were Made to Keep the
Daugherty Delegates Out.
lMPERIALISTlc SPEECH

Columbus. Ohio. June pat the con
ference that preceded the republican state
convention today interest conferred in the
control of the new State committee. the
construction of the platform and the fight
that the State Anti Saloon League was
making against the reconciliation of Lieu.
tenant Governor Caldwell The issues on
Caldwell aud the resolutions are still be.
ing agtatcd tonight, but the contest for
State committeeman resulted In what Is
called complete victory for the Hanna
men, who include the friends of Governor
Nash aud others. The result assures the
reelection of Congressman Dick as chair-
man Of the State executive committee.
In the congressional district meetings the
Hanna men swept everything. In thu Thir
tcenth district Charles Foster, ex secretary
of the treasury, ex-governor, ex-congr7ss
man and for many years a delegate at large
TO the National conventions. was defeated
for member Of the State central committee
because Of his opposition To Hanna.
Ex Governor Bushnell had been elected as
delegate and had been made chairman
of the Clark county delegation, but failed
10 attend the convention His friends gave
some very pointed reasons for his absence.
After his defeat Charles Foster vehemently
addressed the deegats of his district on
cliqucs ana intrigues, and on the dangers
of local imperialism"
While the Hanna men captured MI the
committees, they give special attention to
the committee on credentials as well ns to
the state committpe, SO that none Of tho
Daugherty delegates could be seated. The
Hanna men have never before been able
TO control the party organization IN the
Columbus district, but today, although
hon, Harry. A. Daughrrty nude per
suual appeal IN strong speech AZ The
meeting OF the Twelfth district. the Hauni
men secured everything. 1t was thonghi
after the Cuyahog1 county convention ~
cleveland last week that Senator Hannt
would not get the solid support of his
homo delegation, hut lie secured both OF tn,
State committeeman in the Twentieth auc
Twenty irst districts.
In the SevtS Ii district, tho home Of Hon
II NJ. Daupherty, q strong effort was mad,
10 postpone the selection of committeeman
but ths appeals OF the pauahoriy men .wer'
ignored Mi Daugherty made stronl
speech In protesting against the proceed
Senators Toraker and Hanna were loud
{ IS cheCrcd ms they came upon the stlE
1 Of the hig auditorium at = p. IN. senate
4 Foraker the temporary chairman Of tn
/ convention, was enthusiastically received
/ In opening his addI.Ss he said;
/ Our approaching election will be IN
I mtet important held this year In the Unite
/ states Il Is hut State election IN name
( but n will he distinctly National In bot
/ character and Importance.
The legislature chosen this year WI
he charged with the duty of cleciing
/ united States senator ana re1istrlcunS IN
state for representation In congress.
we now have two republican senator
and seventeen republican members IN N
house Of representatives y the nFXt let
islature should be democratic We viii hay
INF nnp senator and not more than twclv