Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
IBE OHIO REPUBLICANS
Convention Is Important as a
'Forerunner OF Future PoIiti-
cal Contests.
Talk OF Hanna for the Presi.
dency in Case Roosevelt
Should Fail.
Platform Has Been Completed
and Will Be Adopted by
the Convention.

! Cleveland, May 81. - Everything
| roints to a very large attendance at the
Irepublican state convention which con-
venes late this afternoon. The plat
/ form. which was tlre subject of long
/ conference of leaders last night, was
finally agreed upon and is ready Tor
presentation. The only changes likely
10 be made by the resolutions commit
tee will be in phraseology There is
much talk in the open field OF Hanna
for president two years hence, altho
there is no expressed opposition to
Roosevelt Those who are talking about
the delegation to the next national con-
vention say they do not want an anti
Roosevelt delegation, but one that
would not be anti-Hanna in the event
that Roosevelt is not nominated.
The distinguishing feature continues
to be the trial heat of the candidates
for the gubernatorial nomination and
year. The nominations for supreme
Judge, food and dairy commissioner ana
member of the board of public works
tomorrow will largely be controlled by
their respective bearings on the con-
tests for places in 1903. The workers
today are especially interested IN the
contests for members of the state CEN
tral committee that holds over till after
the next state convention and controls
the machinery at the time when Sena-
tor Hanna will stand for reelection.
There probably never was a state
convention of the dominant party held
in Ohio at which federal office holders
were as scarce as here. None of the
"old timers" or so-called kids" who
are postmasters or otherwise employed
by the government, are here, but their
friends are in the lobbies. 1t is under
stood that Hanna will be rendered an
ovation and called out for speech in
the convention.
The armory, which has $4,000 chairs.
was wei! filled when Chairman of the
State Central Committee Durr, called
the republican state convention to or
der this afternoon. Following the
prayer Chairman Durr announced the
temporary officers:
Chalrnlan--SfONefnOr NaSn.
Secretary-John r. Malloy, Colum-
bus
Nash was rendered an ovation on
being introduced. The governor spoke
at length of the action of the state
legislature in regard to taxation and
saying in part
The last legislature looked with n
friendly spirit upon the presence of the |
in Ohio. 1t believed they |
should be fostered and encouraged, |
and not fought as common enemies of |
mankind. 1t equalized taxation by re-
curing the corporation to pay some-
thing for the benefits which they re-
ceived at the hands of the state. 1t |
did all it could to confer upon such |
valuable privileges, en-
joyed by like corporations in other
states. 1t has sent cordial invitation
to the millions of extirpated capital
to return to its former home.'
In concluding the governor said:
Il congratulate you that our flag still
in the Philippine islands. There
it will remain, signal Of hope, law and
order for their people. Our enemie
may hurl their calumnies upon our
soldiers and sailors, and their anathe-
mas upon the honored representatives
Of our government but they can not
linn the glory of our flag, nor re
ard the day when the blessings of
our free institutions will be enjoyed
oy that people,
The usual committees were appointed
md the convention adjourned until
morning.