New-York tribune., 1902-05-28
OHIO In FAVOR OF HANNA
NEARLY ALL THE DISTRICTS
REPRESENTED BY HIS MEN.
STATE CONVENTION WILL ADOPT PLAT
FORM AND NOMINATE FOR GOV
ERNOR TO-DAY.

Cleveland, May 27.-The feature Of the Re-
publican State Convention here to-day was the
unanimity of sentiment in favor of Senator
Hanna. He has been the centre Of interest
since his arrival from Washington last Sun
day. The conferences of leaders with him con-
tinued to-day but the meeting Of the dele
gates at p. IN. by Congress districts the senti-
Inent for him demonstrated to an unprece-
dented degree. His friends claimed eighteen out
Of the twenty-one districts, and more than real
lied their expectations. Interest centred 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 sue
cessor TO Mr. Hanna in the Senate. 1t is said
tonight that there was only ant-Hanna
man selected on the new State committee, and
that he has been recOnciled-' The drift or SEN
tirnent in all the preliminary meetings was en-
thusiastic for the Senator. and in the conven-
tior 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 will be the permanent presiding officer.
Above the platform were suspended large
nortra;ts of Mckinley and Roosevelt. Secre-
tary of State Laylin. who Will he renomlnated 10
head the State ticket and other State officers
and leaders were seated on the platform. Sen
ator Hanna sat in the rear Of the large hall
with the Cuyahoga delegation. After the con-
vention adjourned he repaired 70 his home. and
tonight that place became the mecca of dele
gates and others While Senator Hanna de
clined 10 speak to-day N advance OF General
Grosvenor, it Is understood that he will respond
ton orrow and his speech is anticipated Win
more interest than any other event of the con
vent:on.
While the interests Of Senator Hanna were
paramount in the selection of all the commit
tees others were recognized in the selection OF
The committee on resolutions. Seven Congress
1nen-Dick. GILL Hildebrandt, NeVin' IayIer
and Skiles-were selected on this committee
and three members Of the legislature
Patterson and Cole. The dress parade at the
convention Of candidates for the Repuohcah
gubernatorial nomination continued into the
district meetings. which favored their respective
favorites by placing Dick Daugherty. Douglass
Harding and Tayler on the committee on Reso-
lutons.
At the meeting of the committee on resolu-
tions tonight it was reported that most of the
opposition 20 Chairman Dicks draft of plat
form came from Harding, Daugherty, Douglass
and Tayler. They wanted the plank on Cuban
reciprocity TO indorse President Roosevelts
policy specifically rather than in terms of gen
eral Endorsement of the national admlnlstra-
1iOn.
only three nominations for minor places TO be
made il is thought that the convention VIII
conclude early tomorrow, although General
GrosVenor will speak at length, and the time OF
Senator Hanna's speech is something of which
he is himself unable TO give any information.
There is some talk about calling out the can
didates for Governor for trial heats on the plat
form if the work of the convention shall con-
clude early in the day.