The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17
HARMON 'SDEFEAT
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How to Kill Himas Presi.
Dental Possibility
a Problem.
LEADERS WORRY
OVER OUTLOOK
If Election Were Held Within
Month Democrats Would
Sweep Ohio - Longworth
Looms Up as Candidate
for Sake of Roosevelt's
Influence.
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Beverly. Mass. July 16.--All the re-
ports reaching President Taft from
Ohio are to the effect that If the cleo
ton were held there at any time with
in the next month Judson Harmon
would sweep the State.
Consequently. the rescue OF Ohio is
the problem of supreme Importance
that now confronts the Republican
party. Harmon must be killed off as a
presidential possibility. according to
the Republican leaders.
AS a sidelight on this problem. 1t
may be noted that II Harmon is to win
in Ohio, the Republican leaders hope
a Democrat will also be elected In
New York. on the principle that the
more possibilities the Democrats have.
the greater will be the chances for q
fine old Democratic row two years
hence. with heart burnings and bick-
erings- and sulking warriors. whoever
carries off the big prize at the ma
tional convention.
An earnest effort Is to be made,
however. to elect Republicans in both
States. and by the same token II is
hoped that neither of them will be
big enough to overshadow Mr.. Taft
when he comes along for renomina-
ton.
Ohio the Problem.
To save Ohio. however. is now the
problem. Republicans are now speed
ing here for grand pow-wow to-
morrow OF the big Republican leaders
of the Buckeye State. 1t is officially
announced that Senator Dick and
Field Marshal Ellis are already on
the ground.
Water Brown, Carmi Thompson, Ar
thur yoorhes and Myron Herrick are
on the way. II is even admitted that
George Cox, boss" of Cincinnati, All
old foe of Taft. is within easy call,
and may be summoned TO participate
in the conference IL it be found that
his assistance in saving the State will
be absolutely Indispensable.
The Ohio condition has stirred up
the leaders. Ohio is the Presidents
who has carried the State. not only
announcing himself candidate for re-
election. but giving notice that II he
wins he will demand the right to con-
test with Taft for the presidency two
years hence
Harmon and his platform must be
matched with candidate and a plat
form which can recapture the State
and kill off this menace. AS to the
platform, Dick and Ellis brought
along a wagonload Of planks yester-
day, and the President looked over
them. To-day Dick and Ellis contin-
,ued the work of saving and planning
rough political timber and shaping II
up for the party. and at the confer
ence to-morrow q complete platform,
save for the painting and vanishing,
will be presented to the President for
his o. x.
Will 1ndorse Taft.
The platform will indorse the Taft
administration. commend the tariff
bill. but make 1t clear that there are
still things to be done to the tariff
which cannot be done in thorough
and scientific manner without the Of
fees of the tariff commission, which
the Republican party has provided
The platform will then enumerate the
legislation which was put through at
the last session OF Congress by the
President
The convention will assemble at Gin
cinnati July 2s. yet at this writing
none of the leaders due here to-mor-
row has any Idea as to who will be
named.
There is special significance in the
fact that man who has the conf
dence of the President yesterday hur-
ried off to Oyster Bay. He will get
back to Burgess Point. If possible. to
attend the conference tomorrow. This
looks suspiciously like a movement
for Longworth, with side issue, per-
haps. of Roosevelt influence, in view
of the Garfield movement, which is
being vigorously pushed by Garfield
If nobody else Roosevelt is about
the only man who could force Garfield
to get out. and most plausible
means for insuring that would be
through the nomination of Roose-
yelt's son-ln-law.
VIII Agree on Candidate.
That candidate for Governor will
be agreed upon at to-morrow's con-
ference is practically assured.
What these leaders are hoping for
is compromise whereby the Pres
ident and Colonel Roosevelt will be
found fighting together for the same
gubernatoral candidates in Ohio and
New York.
To-day President Baker, OF the
Conservation Congress, which will
meet in st. Paul early In September
arrived here to renew an invitation
to President Taft to speak. He was
Informed that the President had no
plans to go West In September. In
other words, the President Is not in
clined to take any part In the con-
gress. which will undoubtedly de-
velop factional chickering's. He VIII
pursue his policy of neutrality, press
ing his own conservation policy and
leave the issue to the people
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