New-York tribune., 1910-08-24
CERTAIN OF OHIO VICTORY
Warren G. Harding, Republican
Candidate for Governor, Here.
NO 'STAND-PATTER.' HE SAYS
Comedies Strength of Harmon,
but Looks for Solid Front of
His Party in Fight.

Fresh from Beverly Warren G. Harding,
the Republican candidate for Governor of
Ohio, arrived in New York yesterday Mr.
Harding. who was Lieutenant Governor
under Myron T Herrick. has been on
long motoring tour through New England
and the Berkshires. He took few days
off al the Isle of Shoals and gazed into a
sea as perturbed as that of politics, and
then went down to the summer capital TO
visit President Taft. who Is his stanch
friend and who expressed himself as high
ly pleased by the result of the stormy
Columbus convention of July Mr. Hard
ing. when seen yesterday at the Hotel
Navarro was Sangune over the coming
election in Ohio.
The Republicans are bound TO win"
said the man who defeated the George B.
Cox candidate, Judge O. B. Brown. Il
concede that Judson Harmon is strong
man and has good following. He has
made an excellent Governor and is now
national figure But Ohio is Republi-
can state. All this talk of Independents
insurgents and 'stand-patters' amounts TO
nothing when the end is considered. At
that time the party will stand together
as it does now in reality. I, myself. have
been called 'stand-patter'-a phrase
not"
For the Tariff; Against "Cannonsn."
Mr.. Harding for some time virile
saiherent of Senator Foraker, but is not
now supposed to be allied with any par
ticular faction.
II am a believer in the tariff" he con-
tinued. "and. OF course, that will be the
;, which heci on
September Il. 1t is the discussion of the
direct question. You remember that Ohio
is the home of tariff gislation-the Taft
commission. for instance. In time all sec
tions will come to realize the benefits Of
the tariff Take the South. for instance
With its great milling and other indus
tries it's theory, If not its present policy
must be strongly protective. 1t will not
be long. when certain obstacles have been
removed. before the South will be largely
and sincerely Republican"
So far the question Of "Cannonism
is concerned Mr. Harding says that most
of the Ohio Congressman are committed
against that cloud in the political sky.
They think that 'Cannonism' must 60
he said. The fight is not against the
man. for some of them admire and love
him. but against the principle of the thinS.
These Congressman think that if the
House wishes to change its rules It should
go ahead and do. it. l am a believer in
party and in party principle. but the man
must keep inside the party lines. Voters
to-day study the party and the men, too.
and there is more intelligent balloting
than there ever was before.
There have always got to be two parties
in this country he continued. ''to keep it
lo 10 hat int 6nI 70 he is
very fight makes for a democracy. To-day
man In the world
In what way-economic or social?" he
was asked.
In every way decisively and inclusively
replied the Republican candidate. and then
he went TO laud the schools of the
country, civic Improvement and other ma
t;onal questions and TO say that while the
cost of living was high, this only
temporary.
Doesn't Know New York Politics.
Mr.. Harding would not discuss the selec-
tion of Vice-President Sherman chair
man of the New York State convention or
the Taft-Griscom letters on the subject
Il don't know enough about your New
York politics." he said.
Nor would he discuss Nicholas Long
worth. whose name was brought into the
nominating convention, or Tom L. Johnson,
the Golden Rule Mayor of Cleveland. eX-
cept to say that the latter's fortunes, f1nan-
cial and political. were gone. and that he
was a broken man so far as politics goes.
I've got one YOU remarked Mr..
Harding, and he yanked from a pocket a
small piece of steel. Know what that is?"
II was a makeup rule, such printers
use. Every now and then Mr. Harding goes
back into the composing room OF The
Marion Evening Sum-" of which he is edi
tor, and sets UP few sticks Of type. and
then helps send a form to press, Just to
keep my hand in as he puts it.
He and his party, which includes his wife,
DR.. and Mrs. g E. Sawyer and Mr. and
Mrs. John Phillips, all of Marion, Will motor
out TO their Ohio home. Mr.. Harding said
he had had accidents and found splendid
roads ever since he began his long automo-
bile trip