The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-25
GREAT CONTEST ON
IN OHIO
Trains ALI Crowded Run
ming Into Columbus for
the Convention.


which will assemble tomorrow to
nominate a state ticket and adopt
platform for the fall campaign. The
large number of early arrivals on the
field indicates a record-breaking at
tendance of visitors and reflects the
extraordinary amount of public in
terest attacred to the convention this
year.
The Importance attached to the
convention in Ohio is due to two
principal causes. The first is that
the President of the United States,
and the titular head of the party in
power, comes from this state. Then,
as second reason, the republican
leaders of the state recognize the ne
cessity of defeating Judson Harmon
for another term as governor in or
der that he may not become a for
midable figure for the democratic
presidential nomination in 1912.
Governor Harmon has already been
renominated and if he should be re-
elected, he would undoubtedly be
strong figure at the next democratic
presidential convention. If defeat
ed, he would probably not be. The
Ohio republican leaders would not
like to see the presidential campaign
with William H. Taft of Ohio and
Judson Harmon of Ohio leading the
two tickets, especially if Harmon
should be made governor twice. So
they are bent on accomplishing his
political downfall in time.
For nearly a year the party lead
ers have been out on the hunt for
a man to defeat Harmon During
that time the names of a dozen or
more republicans have been mention
ed in connection with the head of the
ticket and later counted out. Repre-
sentative Nicholas Longworth, ex-
Secretary of the Interior James R.
Garfield, Judge Taylor of Cleveland
and others were included in the
list.
On the eve of the convention the
race has narrowed down to three en-
tries-Carmi Thompson of Ironton,
secretary of state; Warren G. Hard
ing of Marion, former lieutenant gov
ernor, and Judge o. B. Brown, a
judge of the common pleas court Of
Dayton.
Of the three, Harding possesses
the most pronounced elements of
personal strength. His popularity,
generally speaking, is unquestioned,
and his oratory has spread his fame
to every nook and corner of the
state. But, on the other hand, his
open advocacy of prohibition Is not
to the liking of all republicans, es-
pecially those in the large cities.
The chief strength of Carml
Thompson is in his home district and
in his manner of picking off unat-
tached delegates to the convention.
AS secretary of state he has made
good record.
The chances of Judge Brown, the
third of the trio of leading candi-
dates for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton, are today regarded as brightest
of all. He is the choice of George
B. Cox, the republican boss of Gin
cinnati, and with the combinations
effected by Cox in the way of trad
ing support for other places on the
state ticket, it is believed Brown will
have a lead on the first ballot.
1t is thought each of the three
candidates will go into the cOnven-
ton with close to 800 delegates of
the necessary 500 In case of a dead
lock the convention may sidetrack
all three and name an outsider.
Garfield or Longworth, Ex-Governor
Herr1ck or Judge Kinkade of Cleve-
land-any one of these might re-
ceive the nomination.
The platform of the convention is
regarded as of great Importance, in
asmuch as it is proposed that the
form of Endorsement of the national
administration shall serve as a mod
ell to other states that intend to
stand Loyalty by Mr.. Taft. In fact,
the Ohio platform, taken in connec-
ton with the keynote speech to be
delivered tomorrow evening by Rep
resentatlve Nicholas LOngworth, as
temporary chairman of the conven-
ton, will serve as an index to the
campaign to be waged throughout
the country by the republicans this
fall. The issues for the congression-
al campaign will be set forth clearly.
The platform will be progressive.
based on the legislation of the last
session of congress. The resolutions
will embody an Endorsement of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law as a step in
the right direction The tariff COM
mission feature of the bill, by which
it IS proposed in the near future to
put the tariff on a scientific basis of
protection, gagged by the actual diff