Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-05
The Last Friend Of Foraker and
Dick Wiped Off the Central
Committee.
STATE CONVENTION MEETS
Garfield is Made Chairman Of the Tenn
porary organizatlon--An Out
line Of the Platform as
Prepared.

licans of Ohio who met at p. m. Tues
day to hold their state convention
dealt a staggering blow to the inter
ests 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 81 members of the new com
mittee II were reelected. Seven mem
bers constituted the former Foraker
faction and all were dropped. 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.
Walter F. Brown Of Toledo was re-
elected chairman and Malcolm Harsh
ner of Columbus secretary of the COM
mittee.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation decided to report in favor OF
Attorney General Wade H. Ellis for
permanent chairman.
The pictures of Senators Foraker
and Dick were hung in the Convention
hall and the platform which will be
presented Wednesday has in 1t a
plank commencing the "Ohio Repre-
sentatives in Congress" without, how
ever, mentioning any Of them by name.
At the same time another plank which
Is also In the platform Tuesday night
strongly endorses the passage Of the
railway rate bill against which Sen
ator Foraker fought so vigorously on
the floor of the United States senate.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Brown.
Chairman Brown announced that the
temporary organization Of the conven-
ton would be: Chairman, James r.
Garfield; secretary of the interior:
secretary, r. M. Switzer.
The mention Of Secretary Garfeld's
name was the signal for an outbreak
Of applause, which was deepened when
he advanced to the front Of the plat
form to deliver his address. Cheers
greeted every mention of the name Of
Taft, and the prediction that Ohio was
about to furnish another president
created bedlam Of approval.
When the secretary had concluded
his speech, the various districts pre-
scented the name of the committee
men who had been selected at the
caucuses held just prior to the open
ing of the convention, and 1t was then
made manifest that the Foraker in
fiuenee had disappeared from the state
central committee. Following the an
nouncement Of the names of the com
mitteemen, an adjournment was taken
until Wednesday morning at ten
O'Clock.
A short session Of the resolutions
committee was held after the adjourn
ment OF the convention to prepare the
platform. 1t Is not expected that 1t
will differ in any material respect from
the outline already given. There will
be no change in any of the matters Of
national Importance, and but few, II
any, alterations are expected in those
planks which relate to state issues.
The fight for minor places on the
ticket continued hot all day and there
are sharp contests on the floor for lieu
tenant governor, auditor treasurer and
attorney general. For the head Of the
ticket Governor Andrew L. Harris will
be nominated by reclamation.
There will be no contest for the dele
gates at large to the Republican Ma
tional convention and Governor Har-
rfs, A. |. Vorys, Charles P. Taft and
Myron T. Herrick will be chosen.