The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-23
HARMON NAMED
AS OH|O'S CHOICE
| FOR PRESIDENCY
Indorsed by Convention
Which N omin a tes
Him for Governor.
ACTION is TAKEN
AGAINST HIS WISH
Predicted That, Should He Be
Reelected, He Will Resign
After Six Months to Make
Race for Higher Office.
Bryan's Suggestion
i Defeated.

Dayton, o., June 22.-The Demo-
cratic party OF Ohio goes into the
State campaign this fail with Jutlson
Harmon as it's candidate for Governor
and President. The Democratic State
which completed Its labora
to-day, indOrseh him In the strongest
terms for the presidency of the United
States, after 1t hnd renominated kim
for Governor by ncclamntion.
The belief held by many delegates.
that the Governor will resign shortly
after the beginning of his new term
in order to become candidate before
the next Democratic National Conven-
tion. was voiced by former Governor
James L. Campbell. The Ex-Governor
was introducing Atlee Pomerene, OF
Canton, the nominee for Lieutenant-
Governor
Here is the man." he said who
will be Lieutenant-Gove for six
months and the Governor for year
and six months. Both OF these nebulous
promotions, however. were accom-
plished against the earnest protests
of their beneficiaries.''
The Resolution.
The following resolution, presented
by the committee on resolutions, was
adopted by the convention indorsng
Governor Harmon for the presidency
in 1912:
I'VE invite the attention of the
nation to Judson Harmon and the
work he is doing for Ohio Two
years hence 1t will have been COM
pleted. then we can spare him for
larger duties. He believes that
guilt is personal; is acting on that
belief at home. and would act
upon it in larger fields a high
sense of duty provides his only
motlves for official action and his
sense of Justice alone compels
jud dgrnent. Firmness and strength
mark him the man to supplant
vacillation and weakness The ma
tion needs a real man, and the
Ohio Democracy presents and in
dorses for the presidency in 1912
Judson Harmon"
Governor Harmon made futile re-
quest of the resolutions committee
that they omit the presidential in
dorsement resolution, saying that he
is making his present fight on State
sues injected into the coming cam.
pa!g He was told that it could not
be prevented.
Atlee Pomerene. who himself was
a candidate against Harmon for tue
nomination in the State convention
two years ago, almost angrily demand
ed that he be not compelled to make
the sacrifice, as he termed it, of ac-
cepting the nomination for second
place. Although his name was not
placed In nomina tion, he received near
ly enough votes on the first ballot to
nominate. -4e formally withdrew, but
on the second ballot, before the roll
call was completed. the nomination was
made unanimous. He asked time to
consider the matter. and after an
hours conference with his friends an
nounced that he would accept.
Bryan's Suggestion Defeated.
The proposition to indorse a candi-
date for United States Senator. which
was suggested by William J. Bryan.
was defeated receiving but 254 out
OF the l,O99 votes in the convention.
A move Of great Importance in Ohio
was made by the convention when 1t
| indorsed the proposal for constitu-
tional convention. question that will
be voted upon by the people this fall.
The action of the convention means
! that straight Democratic ballot Will
| count in favor of holding the conven-
| ton to revise the Constitution of the
State.
Governor Harmon was escorted into
the hall after his nomination and ad-
dressed the convention in part as fol-
| lows:
Governor Harmon's Address.
| Governor Harmon said:
II owe the Democracy of Ohio two
Acknowledgements The formal eX-
preston of one OF them is long over
due, for lack of opportunity l have
tried TO express IL In the performance
OF the duties to which their nomina-
tIon two years go led me. The re-
newal of confidence so heartily ex-.
pressed to-day, assures me that you
believe I have kept the faith and done
the best could to live and act 1t.
under conditions naturally difficult and
made more so by policy Of persist
ent obstruction which was seldom re-
| laXed.
IF the people OF the State shall
| again approve your choice shall
| feel an obligation TO them even deeper
than before. because of the Knowledge
and experience they have enabled me-,
to gain. the advantage of which they
will have .ne right to claim. II they
| also give the party a broader respon-
sibility. as believe they will be dis
posed to do ii your action here shall
! Justify it, a share of that will also resr
on me.
II shall keep on trying to maka
the phrase serving the people true
description and not false pretensaA
or a figure OF speech IL eSpressea
the vital .dea of Democratic govern
ment.
| Serving the People.
i "A chief magistrate does not serve
the people who uses the powers In
i trusted TO him 10 advance mis- own or
any other than the public interest OF
4 fails TO nse II TO safeguard the gem
i eral welfare whenever Il Is endangered
by neglect, Incompetence wrongdoina
or the passage OF unWise or unconstt-
/ tutional laws,