The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-04
HANNA LAUDS ROOSEVELT
STRONGLY ENDORSES PRESI-
 DENTS ADMINISTRATION.
Addresses Ohio Republican State Con-
 vention and DispeIs All Doubt as to
 His Position--cIaims That He Controls II Seems We'll Bounded.

II Seems We'll Bounded.
 Columbus, Ohio, June 3.-The opening session as well as the preliminary meet ings of.the republican state convention to-day showed that the claims of Sena- tor Hanna's influence with the party in Ohio are well founded. It is conceded that his friends controlled 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, including the two Cox members from Cincinnati and those from Dayton and other districts who are with the senator and with Cox.
 It is currently believed that before to- morrow the conferences that are being held tonight may result in an under standing in regard to the minor offices. While Senator Hanna's friends centered their efforts for certain candidates, up to late hour tonight they were unable to get Senator Hanna to give out the word, even for Boothman for lieutenant governor, the place on which the Mines were more distinctly drawn.
 All @OA Ai1C1 SdtHPn4S31iS SClIdlOI lA01iAlA has given terms for campaign songs and notices such as we Know Our Business" Let Well Enough Alone" Stand Pat" etc.
 Those opposed to the slate tonight quoted from his speech in which he pie tured the prosperity under republican rule and warned the opposition to keep hands off," and urged the republicans to keep on letting well enough alone" While the term keep hands off" was so freely used, MT. Harding issued statement tonight claiming his nomi- nation.
 It is generally known that Herrick, who will be. nominated for governor without opposition, joins Hanna in the desire not to dictate the nominations for all the state offices, and at the same time no fighting is wanted on the floor of the convention. If possible the con- ferences that continue through the night will result in a settlement of all differences, but there is no assurance yet of such a situation.
 At the opening of the convention Sen- ator Hanna spoke, and came out strong in endorsement of President Roosevelt.
 Republicans to-day" he said, can congratulate themselves that in the di- rection of national affairs they have realized all they hoped for and all they expected in the administration of Theo- .dore Roosevelt. We look back but a few short months. when that heroic young man, standing under the gloom of that. awful tragedy at Buffalo, feel ing and appreciating 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 desire, it 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 convention will express, an appreciation of that admin istration., We all realize that to the heroic young president is due, as com ing from his heart, the most patriotic, unselfish and energetic devotion to the interests of the people and the principle of his party Standing in the presence of the American people, and hearing these words, the solemn import Of which indelibly impressed itself upon all who stood near him, no one can doubt his motives or even his ambition. No one can place him in the category or a man whose ambition is greater than his patriotism.
 Human liberty, protection to Amerl- can industries and our working men. We started with that slogan many years apo Tt went forth and reached the hearts of every fireside in the land, and if we needed any additional tribute or any accessory to add to the lustre of that monument, 1t would be the culmln- ation of happiness and contentment pos sible everywhere around us. only sald Let we'll enough alone For God's sake keep letting it alone.
 Tn opening this state campaign when we are called upon to voice our senti- ment reflected from the people are we not safe in starting forward simply to repeat our history to say we have re- deemed every prophecy and fulfilled every promise? And it was not the re- suit of accident or circumstances. It was because the republican party had found early in its existence the true principles which govern the people, namely, government by the people, and I give notice to the democratic part, If you get in the way we will run over you
 "Concerning the relationship between capital and labor. the day is dawning when that! all important, aye, economic ally important question will be taken up, discussed and considered not pure 1y from, the standpoint of politics but from the standpoints of humanity and society. That is simply another mile- stone to mark our progress in that di- rection, but it will not be the last 'On- ward Is our motto as people. and in order that that advance may be safe and sure all the people must look for guidance along that path to those who have lead them and who have lead them safely in the past. We have never fail- ed when We have gone before the coun- try upon that solid foundation. not of theory but Of the fact and have re- deemed the prophecies we made. The republican party is in the lead and we have no brass band ahead of us. We are going to follow along the lines and by the straight path which we have trodden for nearly fifty years. You must accept results as proof and if you consider not only your own material in- terests but the interests of society and of your common country, you cannot fail to find yourselves in the ranks of the republican party without any regard to 1