The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-02
MANY CALLED, FEW
WILL BE CHOSEN
LONG LIST OF CANDIDATES IN
THE FIELD FOR NOMINATION.
BY REPUBLICAN coNcLAVE.
Advance Guard of the Host that Will
Attend the State Convention at
Columbus, o., Is Already
on the Ground.

Columbus. o., Marcn 2.--Thc Repub-
1ican state convention which will meet
here tomorrow win declare for revis-
ion of the tariff IL present plans are
carried out. The platform is not yet
entirely formulated, and Il is OF course
entirely possible that many changes
Will be made I'm It before final adoption
by the convention. The present under
standing is. however, that the declara-
tion will be for "a revision of the tar
in along protective lines, at n special
meeting of the next congress"
The policies of President Roosevelt
viii be upheld and Taft will be en-
dorsed
The advance guard of the convcn-
tion commenced to straggle into the
city Sunday. All the candidates are
on the ground, and they are sufficient
ly numerous In themselves to consti-
tute formidable array.
The convention will name candi-
dates for governor. lieutenant govern
or, secretary of state. state treasurer
auditor of state, dairy and food COM
missioner attorney general. commits
sioners of public works (two), Judges
OF the supreme court (two), clerk of
the supreme court, and four delegates
at large to the Republican national
convention.
The leading candidates for the vari.
Gus offices are as follows:
For governor. Gov. Andrew l.. Harris
will be nominated by aCClamation, as
will in all probability the present sec
retary of state, Carmi A. Thompson.
For lieutenant governor there is n
long string of candidates. They are:
Frank Kerr. Steubenyille; Samuel II.
West. Bellefontaine; Francis W. Tread
way, Cleveland; Freeman r. Eagleson.
Cambridge; b. f. Writ Youngstown;
Dow Akin. Bellefontaine w. S. Kerr,
Mansfield.
state auditor: e. NJ. Fullington,
Marysyille; S. A. Stillwell, Lebanon.
Attorney general: L. G. Denman,
Toledo; Smith w. Bennett. Bucyrus;
Warren Thomas. Warren; Charles G.
Upham, Canton.
State treasurer: Charles C. Green.
Columbus: ]. c. Rosser, Sidney, Col
onel Gillette, Newark; r. G.. WooG
worth, Athens Charles Ash, Fostoria.
and possibly Herman G. Baehr, Of
Cleveland, although he has declared
that he is not a candidate.
Board of public works, two nomi-
nees: 3. w Baldwin, Conneaut; Will
lam Kirtley, jr., Defiance; Frank Nc.
Cullough, Bellefontaine; w II. Hilta.
bidle, Akron.
School commissioner: S. -, Shank
land, Willoughby; j. W. Zellcr, Find.
lay; ]. NJ. Snyder. Martins Ferry; Y.
b. Pearson, Columbus; NJ. F, Andrews,
Cincinnati; ]. T.. Carr. Barberton; w..
G. Williams, Athens; S. X. Mardis, TO.
ronto c. w. Bennett, Piqua; r. b.
Cox, Xenia; c. r. Beese, Hudson.
Justices Of the supreme court. two
nominees: John A. Schauck, Dayton;
James l.. Price. Lima; Judge Wildman,
Norwalk
Clerk of the supreme court: r. ].
Edwards. Lima; }. 5. McNutt, Salem;
j. G. Obermeyer, Canton.
For dairy and food commissioner
Renick w. Dunlap will have no oppo'
sition.
The four delegates at large to the
Republican national convention will
be Myron r. Herrick. Cleveland;
Charles p. Taft, Cincinnati; A. l.
Vorys. Lancaster, and Gov. Andrew Ia
Harris, of Eaton
II is understood that there will be
no SLATE" prepared for the convention
and that the fight for all Of the Offices
will be open. The indications are GER
tainly all IN that direction. Neither
Senator Foraker nor Senator Dick are
expected TO attend the convention.