The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-04
PARTY MACHINERY TURNED TO TAFT Staggering Blow Delivered to Foraker Interests by the
 Ohio State Con-
 vention.
AXE FALLS ON COMMITTEE
Every Man Known to Favor Foraker Cut from the Central Commit tee and Taft Men Sub-
 stituted.

Columbus, O, March 3-The Repub- llcans of Ohio, who met to-day in state convention, placed the entire party of the state in the hands of William H. Taft and his political fol- lowers. and dealt a staggering blow to the interests of Senators Foraker and Dick by wlping off the state central committee every man who was known to have any bias in their favor
 Of the twenty~one members of the new committee, eleven were reelected and of the changes made seven were Foraker men, 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 alone. Every member of the new committee is a Taft man.
 At a meeting of the committee after the adjournment of the committee Walter F. Brown of Toledo. was re- elected chairman, and Malcolm Karsh- ner, of Columbus. secretary.
 The committee on permanent organ ization decided tonight to report in favor of Attorney General Wade H. Ellis for permanent chairman.
 The pictures of Senators Foraker and Dick were hung In the conven- ton hall and the platform, which will be presented tomorrow, has in 1t to- night a plank commenting the "Ohio representatives in congress-" without, however, mentioning any of them by name. At the same time another plank, which is also in the platform tonight, strongly endorses the pass age of the railway rate bill. against which Senator Foraker fought so viz orously on the floor of the United States senate.
 The convention was called to order by Chairman Brown, of the state cen tral committee who introduced Rev s. S Palmer. who made a short pray CT. The Columbus Republican Glee club then sang several selections, the most popular of them being "The Star Spangled Banner and We Are Wear ing Our Hearts Away for You, Billy Taft
 Chairman Brown announced that the temporary chairman of the con- vention would be James R Garfield secretary of the interior, and the sec retary R. M. Switzer.
 When the secretary concluded hi. speech the various districts presented the names of the committeeman whc had been selected at the caucuses helt 1 just prior 10 the opening of the con. vention, and 1t was then made mani fest that the Foraker influence had dls appeared from the state central com | mittee. Following the announcement | of the names of the committeeman. AT adjournment was taken until to-mor row morning.
 A short session of the resolutions committee was held after the adjourn ment of the convention, and 1t then me a second time to prepare the platform It is not expected that 1t will dlffe in any material respect from the out 1 line already given.
 There will be no change In any O the matters of national importance. an, but few, if any. alterations are expect ed in those blanks. which relate to tn state issues. The fight for minor place on the ticket continued hot all day
 For the head of the ticket Governo
 Andrew L. Harries will be nominate
 by exclamation
 There will be no contest for the dele
 gates-at-large to the republican con
 vention and Governor Harris, A.
 Korys, Charles P, Taft and Myron l
 Herrick will be chosen.