The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-27
Senator Dick Chairman Of the
& & Resolutions Committee.
REGULARS DICTATE PLATFORM
President Taft and Payne -AIdriCh
" Law IndOrsed..- Most Of Gar
, fields State Planks InCOrpOr-
=" ated-- Roosevelt Policies Also
3 Commended.

Columbus, o., July 27.--Long be-
fore the doors at Memorial hall were
opened this morning, crowds of tick
ct holders we're In line awaiting ad-
mittance and when the hour for open.
ing the days proceedings of the Re-
publican state convention--10 o'clock
arrived the confusion was so great
that the opening was long delayed
and hundreds Of persons eager to
witness the proceedings in one of the
most exciting conventions held in
SeOhio for years were unable to gain
admission to the auditorium or gal
leries.
The convention was called to order
by Temporary Chairman Longworth.
and after prayer by Rev. Theodore
Irving Reese the committees select
ed at the district meetings were an
nounced. The committee on per.
manent organization announced that
they had selected Senator Bur
ton as permanent chairman OF the
convention and Representative Long.
worth at once surrendered the gavel. |
In the committee on resolutions |
the contest over the craftsmanship |
was quickly settled, Senator Dick |
winning over Representative Paul
Howland of Cleveland by the decisive
vote Of is to 3. Congressman Cole
of Findlay was made secretary.
Walter F. Brown of Toledo was re-
tanned as chairman of the state cen.
tral committee and |. N. Foster, mem
Der from the Eleventh district, was
made secretary.
The report OF the resolutions com.
mittee was a stand-pat document to
the core. II gave a blanket indorse.
ment to the Taft administration and
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. The so.
called Roosevelt policies were also
indorsed.
The state issues urged by James
r. Garfield was adopted in toto, with
the exception of the sections dealing
with child labor laws. the canals and
the recall.
The actual work of drafting the
a
mittee consisting of Senator Dick
Congressman Keifer. Cole, Taylor
and Howland, State Senator Clevinger
and r. w Hynicka. who reported a
rough draft to the committee, which
was adopted after a few minor
changes had been made. The com
mittee was In session all night.
George B. Cox created quite a stir
when he announced that in the event
that delegates refused TO come over
TO his candidate, Judge Brown Of
Dayton, he would throw his influence
TO Garfield, the Cleveland progressive
Following are the leading planks OF
the platform which James r. Garfield
and his friends offered to the resolu.
tions committee:
Elimination OF special interests
from the field OF political activity
Public utilities commission to have
supervision over all public service
corporations.
A general corporation, commission.
with power to compel honest promo
tion and conduct OF corporations
Efficient supervision over banks
and trust companies.
Publicity OF all election expendi
lures.
improvements in primary law as
are suggested by experience.
The short form of ballot.
The commission form of govern.
npent for cities.
The right of recall, under safe
guards, to prevent abuse by legisla-
tive and executive officers.
Just and comprehensive workmens
compensation act.
3 Extension. of the child labor laws