The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-28
Only One ANTI" on the State Central
Committee which Was Chos-
en- Yesterday.
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION AND
SPEECH By GOVERNOR NASH.
gen. Grosvenor TO BE Permanent
Chairman TO-Day-Senator Hanna
to Make a Speech-COmmittees

CLEVELAND, O., May 27.-The feature
of the Republican state convention here
to-day was the unanimity of sentiment in
favor of Senator Hanna. He has been the
center of interest since his arrival from
Washington last Sunday. The conferences
of leaders with him continued to-day, but
when it came to the meeting of the dele
gates at p. m, by congressional dis
tricts, the sentiment for him was demon
strated in an unprecedented degree. His
friends had claimed eighteen out of the
twenty-one districts, and more than real
lied their expectations. Interest centered
IN the selection of state committeeman, as
the new state central committee, selected
to-day, will have control next year, when
members of the Legislature are elected
who will choose the successor TO Hanna
in the Senate. 1t is claimed tonight that
there was only one anti-Hanna man elected
on the new state committee, and that he
"has been reconciled." The drift of senti-
ment in all the preliminary meetings was
most enthusiastic for the senator, and In
the convention the delegates would not rest
till he got up and showed himself, although
he insisted that he would not discuss the
issues in advance of the keynote speech OF
General Grosvenor, who is to be the per-
manent presiding officer tomorrow.
Above the platform were suspended large
portraits of Mckinley and Roosevelt Sec
rotary of State Laylin, who will be renom-
mated to head the state ticket, and otner
state officers and leaders were seated on
the platform Senator Hanna sat in the
rear of the large hall with the Cuyahoga
delegation, but he was the center or at
traction even there. After the convention
adjourned he went to his home. and to-
night that place became the Mecca OF del
egates and others. While Senator Hanna
declined to speak to-day in advance or
General Grosvenor, it is understood that
he will respond tomorrow, and his speech
is anticipated with more interest than any
other event of the convention
While the interests OF Senator Hanna
were paramount in the selection of all the
committees, others We're recognized in the
selection of the committee on resolutions.
Six ongresment-Dick, Gill, Hildebrandt,
Nevin, Skiles and Tayler-were selected
on this committee, and three men,
bers of the MISUNDERSTANDING. Patter-
son and Cole. The dress parade at this
convention of candidates for the Repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination continued
into the district meetings, which favored
their respective favorites by placing Daugh-
erty Douglass. Harding and Tayler on the
committee on resolutions.
At the meeting of the delegates Of the
Eighteenth congressional district r. w.
Tayler declined the nomination for re-elec-
ton as congressman on account of recent
engagements attorney, but his friends
were prompt in stating that this did not
take him out of the race for the governor
ship.
At the meeting Of the committee on resO-
lutions tonight IL was reported that most
of the opposition to Chairman Dicks draft
of a platform came from Harding, Daugh-
erty, Douglass and Tayler. They wanted the
plank on Cuban reciprocity to indorst
President Roosevelts policy specifically
rather than in terms of a general indorse.
ment of the national administration.
With the platform completed tonight and
| only three nominations for minor places tC
| be made, it is thought the convention viii
conclude early tomorrow, although Genera
| Grosvenor will speak at length and the time
| of Senator Hanna's speech is something OF
which he is himself unable to give any in.
| formation. There is some talk about calling
| out the candidates for Governor for tria
| heats on the platform if the work OF the
| convention concludes early in the day.