The Washington times., 1910-07-27

CONVENTION HALL, COLUMBUS.
Ohio. July 27-Warren @. Harding.
editor of the Marion Star. was today
nominated for governor on the third
ballot. by the State Republican con
veutIon after a brisk tight
The man who viii oppose Goveruor
Harmon. the Democratic nominee.
gathered strength steadily against judge
Brown. Of DAYTON. backed by Boss"
Cox. o. Cincinnati: Consressman Nicho-
las Lon-worth. 2 dark horse" father
ed by senator Burton; James r Car
field. who announced J is Withdrawal OF
the .'stand-pat'- platform adopted by
the convention. and CsJni A. Thong
son. secretary Of state
"Boss~ Cox. who ha,i from the first
fought for the nomfnstioH or judge
Creu Britt Brown. or Dayton. made
Eardins-s victory possible When he
saw Browns cause hopeless. Cox, on
the third ballot, turned the ninety-one
votes IN his control over TO Harding
81 that the last hope Of the sup
rorjers OF CONGRESSMAN Nicholas
LouEvor5h. son-in-Iaw Of Theodore
Roosevelt. was swept aside.
Ground Into Dust
Insurgents were ground into the dust
and tramDled on in the convention to
day
The combined forces Of the old ma.
chine leaders and the Taft followers
dominated the situation
Having gained fUII control Of the reso-
luuous committee with Senator Dick at
its head they proceeded TO adopt a plat
form that commended the Payne-AIdrich
tariff bill in sweeping terms and gave
President Taft the warmest and most
unequivocaI Endorsement He was in.
dorsed. moreover, for denomination in
1872
The tariff plank which was shaped un
was strong enough to suit AIdrich him
self an6 viii give JOY TO the high tariff
men throughout the nation
Force It's Adoption.
Having fashioned such a platform in
the committee. the leaders succeeded, in /
spite OF protests Of the Garfield men, in
forcing the convention 10 adopt it.
These protests we're not heard in con
vention. however. and there was no de- !
bate OF fight on the floor.
So deep-dyed in staudpatism was the
tariff plank that James r Garfield re- I
fused 10 run on the platform. He would 4
LET -7 -
ventiOn will end with the progressives
sulIen and bitter over the medicine ad- I
ministered 20 them
After the platform had been adopted, 7
candidates for governor were nan,eo.
While Robert Nevin was presenting tne {
name Of Judge o. 3. Brown. the Cox
.andidate. there was an outbreak Of car
ield enthusiasm Cries OF GARFIELD -
Garfield arose Garfield. however. was
not willing to allow the use Of his name.
Garfield realizes this and is gratified
3r the support that has come forth 4
spontaneously and hence is able TO as
sumo an independent altitude and say
be IS fighting for something more i'm
7oTtant than the goveTnOrship-thst IS,
Tor progressive D-inciples.
National Importance.
The results OF today are Of the high
st National Importance They give the
deepest satisfaction TO the old machine
eaders in Ohio and 10 the followers of
President Taft
These elements for the last three dave
lave been fearful that in the rising tide
't lnsurEent strength II Ohio James
r Garfield would sweep the field. get
lis platform adopted ans then be named f
or governor
such a result would lave been herald
20 by SGTseIits al over the country
IS a great victory Roosevelt men
would have seen in il a sign Of the de-
naDd for a third term for Roosevelt
Only two names were formally Dre-
ented 10 the convention. thos- or
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