The Washington times., 1910-07-05
Attitude of President In Ohio
GOvernOTship Contest =
Closely Watched.
MAY HAVE BEARING
ON PRESIDENCY
CoX-Burton Combination Favors
Judge B1oWn-Buckeye Politics
IOPsy-Iurvy.
BY JOHN SNURE.

Politically speaking. things are in a
tOpsy-turvy condition out in ohio
II would require a prophet or the son
o. prophet 10 ten what is going 10
happen in the Republican state c0nven-
ton which VIII be held IT. Columbus the
last week in July
Iuasmuch as large possibilities depend.
or may depend, on the outcome Of this
convention, 1t is beginning TO command
The notice or politicians here of both
parties
Stranger things have happened than
that the coming Ohio Republican con-
vention should determine the course OF
the Presidency OF 1gl--
The general recognition II the fact
that this is possible is giving the Ohio
situation Just now a national siGuifi-
canoe that it would not have otherwise.
The two men who are most vitality con
ceTued are President Taft and Gov
JUdson Harmon. who are quite likely
10 ind themselves pitted against each
other IN The next Presidential ca .uDaigu
IS the heads OF The Republican and
Democratic tickets, respectively
Who'll Be Candidate.
The big question before the Eepub-
lcan State convention is Who is -o-
ms 10 be named for governor Prob
ably President Taft could settle this
with a word But ne is not likely 10
90 So
Good politics makes il Incumbent
on him not 20 dictate this nomination,
at least not 10 seem 20 dictate IT, Tor
= situation may arise IN 1912 that VIII
make OHIO a doubtful State and that
VIII make the race in ohio between
nm and the Democratic candidate
Tor President il that man be Harmon
= mp ana tuck contest
IN SUCH an event Lr- Taft would
De the stronger Tor having kept out
OF the sOVernsrShlp nomination situ-
alton
Here. there IS a strong belief that
When the roundup comes. RepreSen-
1atve Nicholas Lonevvorth viii be the
nominee Z is wei understood thar
Ar Tart would in no way be dis
pleased If LonEwOEJb were named
Neltner would good many other
ono polliclaDSr VINO take the view
that LOnEworth would be q .-5od
Nole-GetJeF- MureONer. there is the
thought that with LouEr-orth a. fhe
nominee Theodore Roosevelt mEEHt
have 20 set into the Buckeye STATE
campaign III order TO save his Son-iu-
law from getting walIoped at the
polls
Others Mentioned.
The others who are mentioned most
prominently are Judge o. B Brown
OF Dayton, who processes 10 have 500
votes pledged; Warren c. Harding. Of
Marion who Processes TO have the
same number. and Secretary of State
Carmi Thompson, who lays claim TO
several hundred delegates himself
Representative D. Warren keffer Il
mentioned an some quarters and there
IS q louE list OF the mentioned class
including former Secretary of The In
terror James Il. Garfield.
LonEW1rtn does not want tile uomI-
n -lei- lie mas seat lu the House
u ltcl le can keep indefinitely He
has not eUsm.~ed OF the idea OF
J PUMPKINS into fight for governor for
lHe purpose Of getting licked, as ne
Tears he VIII George =. Cox or Gin
{ 'li i-t, ne boss ~ that city, who is
e close friend OF LouEwortu- does
not want him 10 run FOR governor
Cox Tears TINS would upset things in
hamilton county where Cincinnati is
tHe llai Do would De better to pick
Cox and senator Burton have been
g. 1t i--AaL-HE I'D favor OF Judge
a. OVID ia.lS was the subject of r.
81 Tie White House The Cox-Burtou 1
mplTc vas sat down upon by the
! -FtSlHelt- He Gfd not like IT, But
l- vent OUT from The White HOUSE I
I mat the President was not going 10
interfere. fte was not going To crush 5
IRE combination between Cox and
burton because he thought that to
Hn over tIdL with another COmBfua-
non void be as ohFecrfng1a HE 49, +f-e
alliance between the boss of Cfrcfr- (
lz$t gUH The classic gentleman from
CieV0taui- Mr. Burton This Gov
EDl ton com b-natlpu- uv the way. IS
- admirable Illustration of the far-
- 5plittcS sometimes makes strange 2
1eCtell ovyS-
President Taft's view Of the situation 4
D. - Nlil-t5iooti- Is that victory fo~
! Harmon IN Ohio this faU v-TI ,rr7-a i
iIhelF NEAR the Democratic 77or-77-r.l+fr,-, I
loF Harmon iu 1872 whereas ff Ia
Pc, y Is beaten iu The state this fan NJ
VIII pe practically grrr of The r-r-7-,frr~-
-yl lhe ---- democratic Presidential &
Visits to Washington
Anyone who IS guessing whether A.
Tat means 90 ran again for president.
in 1912 need only cast "a glance al the
part he is taking in Ohio. The nfIr-f7,-
axes 20 washington by Ohio Re1rbrfoz.,
politicians recently and the Interest /
AIKEN in the situation bv tie preyfJe--e
no not neSpcak any idea on the part ~
ne President that anyone Lut ba ain
head the Republican Presidential Kicker
.r 1912
strongest man he can Hnd. witH respect
- getting votes pitred against Harmon I
lie IS taking the attitude that the STAT.
convention should be Embossed
one Of the Interesting Developments Of
lie Sl-uI zion is that many or the Re
publican voters In Cleveland home or
: euator Burton are showing diSa0- 4
prevail o. his alliance with George 3.
President TAFT ufU go to ohio this
al 10 helm out the Republicans. At
mat time there viii De - good chance
Tor the Ohio people 60 pass judgment
lu the two men, TAFT and Harmon.