The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-10-21
By Ohio Republicans to De.
feat Governor Harmon
for reelection.

ton for within a few weeks West
virginian may be nominated by tho
Ohio Republicans for governor to OPP
pose hudson Harmon for reelection
and by beating the present governor
end his presidential aspirations.
The West yirginian who is said to
aspire to the governorship of Ohio is
Secretary of State Carmi Thompson,
of Lawrence county, o.. who was
born in Wayne county, Viva. but
left that Democratic county and sur
,ronndings when mere boy, going
up with his parents to Ohio.
While Secretary Thompson has not
definitely announced his candidacy,
his intimate friends say that he is a
candidate and the first announcement
of support for his candidacy came
from Grin B. Gould, the former war
den of the Ohio penitentiary and for
mer chairman of the state committee.
Gould, also. is interested in West
Virginia and spend the larger por-
ton OF his time since he was sue
!ceeded at the penitentiary in Mingo
county where he is the manager Of
the Sternberger coal interests for
Ohio capitalists. Gould. however,
has held aloof from the inviting sur
roundings in Mingo county, and has
refused to mingle in West Virginia
politics.
The Republicans of Ohio realize
that they have to pick out their
strongest man to beat Judson Har-
mon and many believe Secretary
Thompson to be the most available
piece of timber. He is we'll known
throughout the state. and has been
prominent in both factions. The fol-
lowing dispatch from Columbus ex.
plains the position of Could:
The logical candidate for govern.
or from the southern part of Ohio
lis Colonel carmi A. Thompson, Of
Ironton, now secretary OF state. AS
FAR as We can now see ahead the
Tenth Congressional District will
give him It's unanimous support in
The state convention. l am for Col
lionel Thompson's nomination"
THIS Is the fashion in. which Mr..
Gould stated his position. AS 4
member of the Board of Managers
OF the Ohio penitentiary he is here
attending the monthly session of thar
body. coming from the properties in
West Virginia. where he has mining
interests.
For many years Mr.. Gould was at
the head of the district organization
which he represented on the state
committee. A follower of Senator
Dick and Foraker he lost his leader
ship in the Taft fight of last year.
Edward Jones. of Jackson, succeed
ing him.
incidental to this defeat, was the
nomination of "A. R. johnson. of
lronton, the close friend of Colonel
Thompson, for congress over Harry
Bannon. of Portsmouth, who was
supported by Gould and his friends.
Two conventions were held and the
fight was not ended until the decis-
ion OF the National Conventions
committee on credentials made Its re-
port.
The last municipal primaries ind.-
Gated that the Gould faction was re-
covering its strength in the urban cen
tiers OF the district, for its tickets
were victorious in every place but
Portsmouth. where former Congress
man Bannon lost his candidate for
mayor by few over 100 votes.
This very fact makes the announce
ment of Mr.. Gould all the more sig.
nificant.
II he represents the feeling OF his
associates in the struggle of the past
zoe swithout the saying that Col
onel Thompson will have his home
district behind him in the copyen-
ton. No outside candidate, even II
backed by the national administra-
ton could win against the COM
bination which the coming together
OF these hostile factions produces.
There was no special reason ad.
vanced by Mr.. Gould for making
known his preference at this tina
except that it was time to begin the
important work of securing a candi-
date and that his mind was made
up as to what best to do.
Colonel Thompson has not vet de-
cided to enter the race. which IS
quite a sensible proceeding on his
part because of the unsettled state o:
mind among leaders of the party.
On hearing of the statement Of the
FORMER warden and chairman he ex-
pressed his; qualification ,h,,.-ya.. ,,,,.. !,