The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-04
HANNA VERY STRONG
SENATOR'S FRIENDS CONTROL THE
OHIO CONVENTION.
MARKS MEN EVERYWHERE.
ROOSEVELT CALLED "HEROIC
YOUNG MAN" HOWEVER.

Hanna Declares In Speech to Com
VentiOn That Roosevelt Has Car
ried Out the Sacred Promise That
He Made When Mckinley Passed
ANyay--ResoIutiOns viii Commend
the President and Favor His Nom
inatiOn, With Hanna Again for
the Senate-Praise for Taft. Too.
Columbus, o., June 3.-The opening
sessions, as we'll as the preliminary
meetings of the Republican State Con-
vention to-day showed that the claims
about Senator Hanna's influence with
the party in Ohio are we'll founded.
1t is conceded that his friends con-
trolled almost all of the twenty-one
congressional districts. The closest
contests were for members of the State
Central Committee, on which there are
seventeen Hanna men.
On some of the other committees the
Hanna element was more nearly unan-
imous. While the contests for minor
state offices continue tonight in about
the same positions of relative strength
as last night it is currently believed
that are being held may result in an
understanding.
While Senator Hanna's friends cen
tered their efforts for certain candi-
dates up to a late hour tonight they
| were unable to get Senator Hanna ITO
| give out the word" even for Boothman
| for Lieutenant Governor, the place of
| closest contest. and the one on which
the lines were more distinctly drawn.
In former campaigns Senator Hanna
has given terms for campaign songs
and notices, such as 1--WE know our
business; ''Let well enough alone:
Stand pat etc. Those opposed to
| the slate tonight quoted from his
speech in which he pictured the pros
perity under Republican rule and
warned the opposition to keep hands
off, and urged the Republicans to
keep on letting well enough alone"
! The convention to-day was devoted
to preliminary organization Senator
Hanna delivered an address in which
he urged standing by Republican prin-
| ciples and paid high tribute to Pres
ident Roosevelt, of whom he said: 1--WE
| look back but a few short months,
when that heroic young man, standing
under the gloom of that awful tragedy
at Buffalo, feeling and apprecia ting
the responsibilities which had come
upon him, and in the presence Of the
American people, made that sacred
promise to them that to the best OF
his ability, with his heart full of de-
sire, 1t should be his aim to carry out
the policies of President Mckinley.
And how well he has succeeded we
all know, and we all feel as this con-
yention win express an appreciation os
that administration. We all realize
to that young heroic President is due,
as coming from his heart, the most
patriotic, unselfsh and energetic de-
votlon to the interests of the people
and principles Of his party"
| The convention adjourned until to-
! morrow.
The resolutions will commend Presi-
! dent Roosevelt's ability and adherence
| to McKinley's principles and favor his
nomination and the reelection of
| Hanna as senator; will praise Gov.
Gen. Taft of the Philippines. No
! change is wanted in the tariff, or other
national declarations. Certain planks
insist on the enforcement of the
amendments for negro suffrage, or the
reduction of the representation OF
Southern states in Congress and the
electoral college.