Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-13
OHIO POLITICS BOILING
HOME STATE OF THE PRESIDENT
HAS A LIVELY CAMPAIGN
BEFORE 1T.
BURTON is IN DisFAvoR,
TAFT GROWS MORE POPULAR
Republicans Seeking Strong Candidate
to Make Race For eovernorship-
Burton Eliminates Himself by His
Vote on Tariff-Harmon as Presi-
Dental Factor.
Especial correspondence.l

--'SAs intS III Oiiio ana JUST now II
Is polhng away at a livelier rate than
usual. The fact that the republicans
are confronted with hard fight over
the goVernorship, tho that fight is over
year ahead. has served to make the
leaders cast about for available timber
Tor the nomination. This hunt for
good man for the republican nomina-
ton for governor and the trouble which
Senator Theodore E. Burton has got
flimsef into because of his attitude on
the tariff, are sufficient to keep things
pretty thoroughly stirred I'D.
Nearly every prominent republican
IN thesstate is being vivisected by the
politicians in order to determine
whether he is the right man to nit
against Judson Harmon, whom the
democrats will renominate. The renuh.
lican leaders do not underestimate
Harmons strength and none but q
strong man need apply for the repub-
lican aatnnation.
Burton in Disfavor.
Senator Burton for time was mem
timed as a possible nominee for the
governorship but he has put himself
hopelassly out of the running by the
course he took on the tariff Senator
Burton last year made various speeches
and aligned himself on the same DOWN
ward revision platform as President
Burton in the senate would be an in
surgent and would not go along with
Senator Aldrich and his organization.
But when it came to voting. Senator
Burton was nearly always in line with
Senator Aldrich He broke away on
several votes but as rule he was will
Ing to take what the finance committee
recommended. Then. along came Presi-
dent Taft and urged lower duties on
certain articles. Burton was put in the
attitude of opposing the stand taken
by the president and this. taken to-
gether with his continued attitude on
the tariff. has aroused a lot of criti-
cism from among republican news
papers all over Ohio. The disappoint-
ment manifested in Burton is the
greater because he had a reputation in
the house for inclining to independ-
ence. He was not reckoned on as one
of the infallible lieutenants of the Cam
non organizations and at one time was
seriously considered as possibility for
the speakership of the house of the
present congress. Had he formally en-
tered the race he would have had
strong backing. At one time there
were indications that President Taft
would come out for him.
Senator Dick voted on the tariff
questions which came up in the senate
on about the same lines as Senator
Burton did. but there has been no out
cry against Dick because it was well
understood he was a strong high tariff
man and he was expected to stand by
Aldrich and his forces.
Taft Stronger Than Before.
The effect of the criticism of Burton
has been to remove him from all con-
sideration for governor. At the same
time, the revision downward stand
taken by President Taft has, 1t is
learned, made him stronger in Ohio
and it looks as if when 1t came time
to pick man to head the republican
ticket to run against Herman, it will
be the president who names him. At
least, it is not likely man will be
nominated without the president puts
his stamp of approval on him. Incl
dentally. 1t is declared the stand taxi
en- by the president for lower duties
will help the republican party to pull
thru in Ohio ST the next general cleo
ton. Just row, he predominates over
the rest of the party in Ohio.
A number of prominent Ohio re-
publicans have been discussed as pos
sibilities for the governorship. Repre-
sentative Nicholas Longworth is one of
them. In southern Ohio, the name of
Longworth is pretty freely mentioned
in this connection. Ex-Secretary of the
Interior James r. Garfield has been
mentioned but he is not now being
seriously discussed Representative AL
bert Douglas, who succeeded Grosve-
nor, Is another who has been referred
to. Then there is Judge Taylor of
Cleveland and several others, includ-
ing Carmi Thompson, former secretary
of state OF Ohio.
It is interesting that there Is at this
time no symptoms of rehabilitation
of the political fortunes OF former Sen
ator Joseph Benson Foraker. After he
left Washington late last spring, he
returned to his home in Cincinnati and
there is now no prospect he will be
called out of his retirement.
Arthur. l. Vorys, who managed the
Taft campaign in Ohio, is favorably
considered in some quarters as pos
sibility for the governorship nominal
ton.
| Harmon Seen as Presidential PossibiI-
ity.
| OF course, the republican leaders Of
| the state recognize the necessity of
defeating Judson Harmon for another
term as governor in order that he may
not become a formidable figure for the
democratic presidential nomination in
1912. If he should be reelected, he
would undoubtedly be a strong figure
at the next democratic presidential
convention. II defeated, he would prob
ably not be- The Ohio republican lead
ers would not like to see presidential
campaign with William II. Taft Of
Ohio and Judson Harmon of Ohio.
leading the two tickets, especially IL
Harmon should be made governor
twice. So they are bent on accomplish
ling his political downfall In time. The
Igovernorship nomination will be more
or less entangled with the United
States senatorship to succeed Senator
IDick, whose term will end March 8,
1911, and who, as 1t looks now, will
have q hard fight to retain his seat