The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-04
FORAKER'S HOPES
 DASHED ID EARTH. Ohio Convention Is Sslid for
 Secretary Taft THE COMMITTEE CHANGED All the Foraker Men Are Eliminated From the State Central Committee.
 Mention of Taft's Name
 Brings Applause.
THE COMMITTEE CHANGED

Columbus. O., March 3.--The republican, of Ohio who met at p. m. today ta hold their state convention dealt a stag. goring blow to the interests of Senators Foraker and Dick by wiping off the state central committee every man who was known to have any bias in their favor.
 Of the 21 members of the new committee Il were reelected, and of the 10 changes made. seven were Foraker men, and all the Foraker men on the committee. The other three who were not reelected were all for Taft, and their retirement was caused by local conditions also. Every member of the new committee is a Taft man.
 At meeting of the committee held after the adjournment of the convention, Walter F. Brown of Toledo was reelected chairman and Malcolm Karshner of Co., lumbus, secretary.
 The committee on permanent organiza- ton of the convention decided tonight to report in favor of Attorney General Ed ward H. Ellis for. permanent chairman.
 Commentator of Senators.
 The pictures or CenttO1S fOldhtT ana Dick were hung in the convention hall, and the platform which will be presented tomorrow has in it tonight a plank com mending the Ohio representatives in Con- gress," without, however, mentioning any of them by name. At the same time an- other plank which is also in the platform tonight strongly indorses the passage of the rate bill, against which Senator For aker fought so vigorously on the floor of the United States Senate.
 The convention was called to order at p. m. by Walter Brown chairman of the state central committee, who intro- duced the Rev. S. s. Palmer. who made a short prayer.
 Chairman Brown announced that the temporary organization of the convention would be:
 Chairman, James R. Garfield. Secretary of the Interior; secretary, R. M. Swift ger.
 The mention of Secretary Garfield s name was the signal for an outburst of applause. which was deepened when he advanced to the front of the platform to deliver his address. Cheers greeted every mention of the name of Taft and the pre- diction that Ohio was about to furnish an- other President created bedlam of ap- plause.
 Foraker Eliminated.
 When the secretary had concluded his speech the various districts presented the names of the committeeman who had been selected at the caucuSes held just prior to the opening of the convention, and it was then made manifest that the Foraker in- fluence had disappeared from the state central committee. Following the an- nouncement of the names of the commit teemen an adjournment was taken until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. A short session was held after the convention, and it then met the second time to pre- pare the platform. It is not expected that it will differ in any material respect from the outline given.
 The fight for the minor places on the ticket continued hot all day, and ther | will be sharp contests on the floor of the convention tomorrow for lieutenant gov ernor. auditor, treasurer and attorney general. For the head of the ticket. Gov ernor Andrew S. Harris will be renomi- mated by exclamation.
 There will be no contest for the dele gates at large to tne republican national convention, and Governor Harris, A. L. Vorys, Charles P. Taft and Myron T. Herrick will be chosen.