Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-03
DELEGATES GATHER IN OHIO
State Convention Will
Meet This Afternoon.
PLATFORM ALREADY PREPARED
IL VIII Favor Immediate Revision of
Tariff Along Party Lines--Gar-
aeId to he Temporary
Chairman.

COLUMBUS, o.. March 2.-The republi~
can state convention will be called 70 order
tomorrow afternoon at 4 O'Clock, although
Il is not expected that any important ac-
tion will be taken before Wednesday. The
first session, which will be brief will no
devoted to the work Of organization and
the chief interest centers about the speech
of James r. Garfield. who will be the
temporary chairman An adjournment
will be taken as soon as he has completed
his address.
The platform has already been prepared
and no contest worth mentioning Is eX-
pected over any OF its planks. So far
there has appeared no sign Of a disagree
ment upon any subject OF national i'm
portance. The platform will. in effect.
declare for the immediate revision OF the
tariff along party lines, the work to he
done at a special session OF the next con-
gress. The policies Of President Roose-
welt will be endorsed and the demand will
be made that there be no reaction in them
and no decrease in the vigor in which
they are to be carried through.
PIanks of Platform.
The Ohio representatives in congress-,
are recognized ''for their standing and
ability" No names will be mentioned.
The construction of the Panama canal
will be approved and its SPEEDY compile
tion urged.
The services of Secretary William H.
Taft will be eulogized and approved.
The establishment Of a merchant marine.
and the creation of a strong navy will be
urged.
The enactment of a currency bill in
tended to meet the present needs of the
country will be demanded.
The initiative and referendum will be
favored I'm cases where the rights OF the
people and public property are involved.
Local option in the liquor trade will be
favored
Rehabilitation OF the canals Of the state
will be urged.
The amendment OF the state constitution
permitting the classification of property
for taxation will be endorsed.
The enactment of a compulsory primary
election law will be asked. and the ad-
ministration of Governor Harris will be
commended
1t is expected also that the platform
wifi include a plank relating to the colored
people. but its exact nature has not yet
been determined.
No Slate on state Omces.
The announcement that there will be no
Slate" no Encouragement of any kind
and the nominations for the various offices
are to be the result OF a free-for-all fight
and the prize of anybody who can get
them, has greatly stimulated the interest
In the convention.
The only Offices for which there will not
be struggle are governor. where Governor
Harris has no opposition; secretary Of
state. where the present incumbent. c. NJ
Thompson, will be nominated by acclama-
ton, and dairy and food commissioner for
which office Rennick w. Dunlap will have
walkaway. 1t is also highly probable
that Judges John A Schauck and James
L. Price present members of the supreme
court, will be nominated, although Judge
Woldman Of Norwalk is also a candidate
The four delegates at large to the repub-
lican national convention have been Sc
lected and there will be no opposition to
any of them. They will be Governor Har-
ris, Myron T. Herrick OF Cleveland, Arthur
/. Vorys OF Lancaster, the political man
ager OF the Taft campaign, and Charles p.
Taft of Cincinnati, the brother of the sec
retary Of war.
Governor Harris today gave out the fol-
lowing signed statement:
am not a candidate for United States
senator and have no expectations about It.
hope to be nominated and elected gov
ernor ana serve out any full term TO the
best of my ability. 1 have no ambition
beyOnd that