The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-27
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COVE RNOR
Garfield WithdreWFrOm
the Race in
Ohio

Columbus. O.. July 27-Tne Re
publican candidate for governor OF
Ohio Is Warren G. Harding of Mar.
ion, once lieutenant governor De
spite the efforts OF Senator Burton g
Cuyahoga county delegation to STAN
pede the convention for Nicholas
Longworth. and Geo. b. Coxs effort
in behalf OF Brown, combination of
Progressives with the national admin.
lStration broke up the tight on the
third ballot
Then Cox. yielding to the inevitable
cast the ri Hamilton county votes for
Harding and that finished The con
tinuation of the roll call wns Joke.
Columbus. O.. July 27.-The PRO
'gresslye' tariff plank was voted down
early this morning by the resolutions
committee which framed a platform
for adoption by the Ohio Republican
convention today.
Congressman Rowland, In charge OF
the progressive fight in the resolu-
lions committee, retired at 6 o'clock
this morning stating his course as a
minority member OF the committee
would be determined after n confer
ence with James r. Garfield.
The recommendations OF the sub
committee. which made the first draft
o. the platform carly this morninr.
We're not closely followed One omjs-
sion was OF the plank asking a recall
law applying to state. executive and
legislative officers. This was a fca-
tCre OF the Garfield platform given
,,fr -
finally evolved by the entire commit
tee on resolutions, is practically a re-
plea OF the draft shown to President
Taft by Senator Dick and State ChaT-
man Wade Fl. Ellis at Beverly. Mass.
The conservation plank. how ever, Ia
that presented by the Garfield men
on the committee. and the endorse
ment OF the national admins ration
is modification of the suggestions OF
both sides
As whole, 1T Is claimed hv the
regulars as their own In spirit and
substance
THE pTogressives got 96 nor cent
of what they wanted" stated Con
gressman Rowland. after considering
the platform at length 81 don't be.
lieve | win present minority -cpcrt
10 the convention"
On their arrival at the convention
hall. Mr. Garfield and Mr.. Howland.
announced that they were content 80
far AS the platform was concerned
The preliminarios Of tae -ession
disposed of. Senator BJcton took
charge as permanent chairman
"A remarkable situation has arisen
in this country said Mr. Burton ia
his opening address. "A situation up-
fortunate. as it may he to the disad
vantage OF the Republican party I
sometimes wish that our orators
would talk less about Increased bank
deposits. revenues and Iron and steel
products and moro about human wei
fare There is no question but that
there is great degree II social I'm
rest
There is much talk OF Special In
terests' and their influence on the
public welfare. | maintain thai there
has never been a time wnen the indI-
vidual man has had his rights safe
guarded as they are tod "
There has been much talk about
the tariff bill A short time ago a
Democratic orator came into This
state and declared that il the duties
had been reduced . per cent the
people would have been satisfied.
have some figures with nc thaJ I
want written on ths blackboard
through this campaign"
The senator then read h. iiGTes to
prove that reduction much greater
than per cent had been made.
While Senator Burton was srenk
ing the quiet announcement was made
that James r. Garneld's name would
not be presented TO the convention,
and that Carmi | Thompson, secce-
tnry of state. had withdrawn his can
dacy
This latter information was given
out by George w. Cox, chairman Of
the Hamilton county delegation. II
was forecasted that these moves
would mean a coalition OF the Burton
Ellis is-Dick-Gar6eld wing of the con-
vention on Warren G. Harding. for
mer lieutenant governor. and the
solidihcation OF the following OF Judge
o b Brown OF DAYTON.
The platform was adopted with
scattered cries OF No"
Immediately there arose shouts of
Harding" and Brown" Senator
Bnrton started the call for candidates
for governor.
Warren G. Harding and Judge
Brown were named
A delegate yelled Cox, candidate"
and pandemonium broke loose The
delegations catching tho allusion to
George b Cox, prominent hacker of
Judge Brown, whooped wildly and the
roll call began. No other names were
presented.
The first ballot resulted;
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