The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-27
E.. Fl. DILLON & CO.,
ALL AT SEA
 OVER OHIO
 CONVENTION
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 Columbus, O., July T-Up to the last minute before the reconvening of the Republican state convention to- body's fight Everybody was guessing but one guess was as good as another.
 Of all the men who pushed and jam med into the convention hall the Dig ones in the party appeared the most befuddled. It was the first time m many. many years that they didn't have . death grip on an Ohio Repub- lican convention with all wires laid and everything planned like clock work.
 Outside the big centers where most of the delegates had been carefully hand-picked by the so-called bosses there appeared to be a good deal or
 The last thing that three of the four avowed candidates f)r governor said before leaving the hotel for tho convention hall was that he would be the nominee. The exception was James R. Garfield. Garfield refused to put his candidacy ahead of the ngnt for a progressive platform and he was not willing to make any predictions. He wanted to wait and see what sort of a platform the convention would adopt.
 Gaxfield's friends, however, were en- thusiastic and hopeful, declaring that the failure of the big leaders to get had bettered Garf1eld's chances won- derfully. Most of the Garfield boom CTS said he would have 200 voites to start with if he went into the fight after being satisfied with the plat form while others insisted that the number would be nearer 800 The number necessary, to choice Is 5S4.
 Judge O. B. Brown of Dayton, the Cox dandidate, said
 'I have close to 475 votes to start with and on the second ballot when l expect to be nominated, l expect to get nearly 6e0 votes.-Myscha nev- er looked better than they do right now"
 '"The nomination will be mine on the second ballot" said Warren G. Hard ing. of Marion. "I have more personal friends among the delegates than any other candidate and this personal fol- lowing will nominate me-"
 ''I believe the convention will center on me as the most available man to unite the party" said Carmine Thomp- son.
 Senator Burton said he was going to keep hands off the governorship and let the Cuyhoga delegates vote ly pleasing to the Garfield men who claim a majority of the delegation for him on a free ballot.
 Many are inclined to take Burton's announcement with a grain of salt, however The probable course of the Lucas County delegation kept every body guessing too. Walter Brown, who controls it, is out looking for the best possible deal.
 Geography will be an important fac tion. If James Garfield should be nominated for governor southern Ohio will undoubtedly have candidate in opposition. The fight for Secretary of state is hot one between Speak CT Granville Mooney, of Ashtabula County, Former State Printer John L.. Sullivan, of Auglaise County. It is toss up which will win.
 Attorney General Brennan of Toledo State School Commission John O. Sul- Ter, of Finlay, Clerk of Supreme Court John s. McNutt of Salem, have no op- position, and will be re-nominated by exclamation.
 Summers of Springfield and Judge Crow of McConnellsville, who are seeking re-nomination to the supreme bench are almost certain to win. Wall ter F. Brown of Toledo, was elected chairman of the Republican State cen tral Committee last night. Opposition had been threatened if Brown did not come into line for Cox's man, Brown of Dayton, but the Toledo Brown re- fused to make any promise and the op- position did not show up.