Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-27
HARDING WINS ON
THE THIRD BALLOT
Ohio Republicans Nominate
Ex-Lie'Itenant Governor
for Head of Ticket.
cox SACRIFICES BROWN
TO DEFEAT L0NGWoRTH
His Dramatic Action Throws Con.
vention Into Wild Excitement.
SWINGS DELEGATION INTACT
Only Two Men Formally Put In
Nomination, Neither Garfield Nor
Longworth Being Proposed.
His Dramatic Action Throws Con.
vention Into Wild Excitement.
SWINGS DELEGATION INTACT
Vote by Ballots.

CoLUMBuS. Ohio, July 2..-Warrcu
u. Harding, former lieutenant goyeruor
was nominated for governor by tho
OHIO republicans this afternoon ON the
third ballot, receiving 746 votes to 10
1or Judge d. ID. Brown and I95 for
Representative LOngworth. When Cox
OF hamilton county perceived q move
ment by the administration men to find
a dark horse I'm LOngworth he switched
mis- entire delegation from Brown to
Harding to defeat the movement.
Special From STAFF Correspondent.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. July 27.-When the
delegates to the republican state CON-
Vention turned out of their briefly occu-
pied beds this morning, sleepy eyed and
peevish. they found themselves within
TWO hours Of the assembling of the con-
vention, and no agreement among the
party leaders upon a nominee for COVER
nor.
Such a situation in Ohio politics has
not existed within twenty years 1t could
not have existed in the time of Hanna.
Foraker. Mckinley. John Sherman and
the old leaders with the iron hand.
Is 1t indicative Of a new order of poll
tics, of the restless spirit of insurgency
prophetic OF, change in old conditions? Or
is it the result more likely Of tie con-
ficting personal ambitions of the politi-
clans now in the lead each playing for
his own hand?
AS the delegates trudged toward the
convention hall. through a dismal rain,
dripping from ke-shadowed clouds.
they discussed the events of yesterday
afternoon and last night
Regulars in Full Control.
One fact stood out pre-eminent, and
that was that the convention was thor
oughly organized by the regulars and
that the insurgents had not been
granted a look-in.
Significant. indeed, was that demon
stration given in the convention YES
terday evening. when Foraker's name
was mentioned. The convention had
cheered for two and a half minutes,
more than twice as long as il had ap-
plauded any other name, including Taft
and Roosevelt.
The old guard was in the saddle. evi-
IDENTIFY
The next significant occurrence was
the organization of the committee on
resolutions. 1t was dominated clearly
by the regulars. Its membership in
cluded nine representatives in Congress
and Senator Dick. On the test vote
for election of chairman Senator Dick
won b.. a vote Of Is to 3.
The insurgents looked down their noses
and began to be much cast down. Gar
his ideas platform planks and was re-
ceived politely but not enthusiastically.
Senator Dick sat at the head of the table
with smile which boded ill for radical
when he go should get the
scissors and the pruning knife to work
The committee sat throughout the night
wranglng over the planks, but showing
indication of consideration for.
the insurgent suggestions and less desire
to run the steam roller over them more
than once.
Delegates Seeking Light.
While the committee was at work the
delegates swarmed the hotels, trying 10
get line on the gubernatorial outlook.
which was becoming more befogged every
Burton and Dick were adamant
against suggestions that Garfield should
be nominated. Boss Cox of Cincinnati
sat in his rooms, banging his fist on the
table and declaring that Brown would
lot quit and would be nominated
The Foraker element doomed Harding
and his stock went up rapid
y as the evening advanced. The Thomp-
son men did not give up, but the storm
center was around Harding and Garfield.
Then ii began to be whispered that Gar
ield would not allow his name to go be-
ore the convention If the platform turned
,ut to be too conservative. The Garfield
men grew ugly and resentful Threats
we're heard of what would happen to the
'epublican ticket this fall if the insur-
GENTS were crowded to the wall in this
The little politicians and county leaders
could not understand why SO much stress
vas being laid upon national issues in the
platform and the speeches All they
wanted was a program to win the elec-
ion this fall, and were impatient Of sug-
,estions that the Ohio state republican
must set the pace Tor the re-
publican party of the nation and must
ail close-hauled upon a course parallel
With that of the national administration
md Congress.
The lesser politicians could get no light
rom the leaders upon an alignment on
! gubernatorial candidate. At midnight
hey were told that everything was up
n the air and that no leader had suf-
cient votes to dominate the convention
n the first ballot.
Platform Drafted.
Shortly after o'clock this morning
he platform agreed upon by the commit
ee on resolutions was circulated In proof
heets, which were eagerly grabbed up
v the delegates in the hotel lobbies. As
he vigorous language was read the regu-
ars were jubilant in their approval.