The Washington times., 1910-07-28
INSURGENTS RESENT
ROUGH TREATMENT
Stand-Pat Platform Adopted De-
spite Progressives Likely 10
Prove Heavy Burden IN Race.
By John SNURE.


Il is admitted on all hands that IL is
a mans job 10 defeat JUdsOn Harmon
for reelection If Harding does it. he
VIII be a commanding figure in Ohio
politics he and his admirers say they
are going TO do IL. bur the fact IS that
many of the delegates TO the couven-
ton say with the utmost franIlness that
they do not expect TO elect a RepubIi-
can governor
It is a strange state of things to hear
Republicans talking this way in the
state Of Ohio by tradition solid Re
publican Commonwealth But they talk
SO, nevertheless, and even the enthu-
iasm of a STATE c0nvcutiC. does not
drive away their pessimism-
TIE fact is. the Republican party is
al torn up In Ohio this year The
course Of the convention lately closed
has not mended matters by any means
Antagonist Excited
For one thing. the platform framed
by a resolutions committee Of stand
pattersr" headed by Senator Dick, has
excited q lot of autas0ufsm II Is hate
fuI in the eyes of the progressive or
iusurEent Republicans. The tariff plank
In particular excites their dispIeasure-
The Endorsement Of President Taft-s
Administration was more sweeping than
the insurseuu element thought It ought
10 be- but II IS the tariff plank which
has stirred up che feeling
The Democrats look on this c0-nnro-
missing Endorsement Of the Payne-AId-
rich tariff measure as an asset 10 them
il this fans campaign
Then too -Le nomination Of Harding
Is not calculated to stir the party TO
united and Vigorous action for the de-
feat Of the Democrats. Harding is a
brilliant orator with C. winning. person
atty He Is a product OF the old
Foraker school OF politics lie is known
as stalvarr, a staudpatter, and has
never been accused OF being in svn7-
PATTY with the progressive elements Of
lis party The old Foraker following is
enthusiast. over him. but the elements
antaEouis-.s to the old Foraker follow
Ing are not tearing their shirts
Many VIII Not Vote.
Tne insurzeut forces have small 7rse
[cr Harding and It is impossible 10
sec how they are going to De Influenced
40 do much voting for him It is likely
10 be a case ~ q lot OF Republicans.
who are unwilling TO vote for Harmon.
quietly ref-aiuiCS from casting any
vote ut an on the s0vernorship.
Had LouEwCrth or Garfield been uurnf-
-
have been drawn into the camuaigu in
Ohio But Pie Is not expected 10 hes-=-
himself for Harding and for Hardiuzrs.
or rather DICKS platform
Senator Burton is not in a happy
frame OF mind He has hurt himself
lE his maaeUverS iu Columbus this
week, and in the events leading up 70
me convention. He and Harding are
not political friends Senator DscE
sought TO throw l-iS strength To- the Cox
candidate Judge Brown. al the last
d.. HarH I. Tr.H
G+Splea=U-e OF both Harding and Cox
such things as these viii not increase
the Republican vote in November
Cox's Maneuvers Watched
While Boss Cox. of Cincinnati. threw
the Hamilton county vote 20 Harding
N the convention. after seeing that
his man Brown could not win, The talk
emauaJs1- from sources close 10 the
Cox camp is that Hamilton county VIII
20 for Harmon
In n general way the influence OF the
liberal and liquor clements is likely 10
20 To Harmon rather than Harding, who
has been friendly with the anti-saIOOn
league
labor troubles. such as the present
street railway strike In Columbus are
also in the way OF election of a Republi-
can governor
his way. Harding has a few things in
his favor One of these is his splendid
czp+-ity as a cauDpalgneT He viii start
IN the campaign the first week IN Sep
TENDER. and VIII tour the state IN an
auto, talking several times day
Old Foraker GuE-i Supports
He has around him the old Foraker
guard and many Of the same young and
bus-nessIlke politicians who always
fought for Foraker
He VIII have the Taft administration
influence on his side. for the Presidents
friends are not disposed 10 allow Gov
srnor Harmon 90 walk away with the
ONO governor ship i they can help il
Besides, The Republican Congressional
COMM, -eer threatened With loss Of a
NUMBER OF House seats in Ohio. NAV be
expected 70 lend aid This VIII helm rhe
whole Republican state ticket
Failure 1E the Garfield following In
make lEEJ In lEe convention for their
platform and against the Dick pIat-.
form has caused good deal Of disap-
u5lutmerr 20 the prl-r=SSiveS
some Of them are chagEfred over f.
and blame Carried Tuev think d v-az
O. mistake TO quit tire IEHt without Il
minority report from the resolutions
committee and real debate and Ea-rT5
Z. the convention
MIHtants Disappointed.
some Of the more militant OF The rro-
erezsive leaders were prepared for such
a night. and would have made it. at
eate@ were straining IN leash and aax-
. i0us to break out. But Garfield and
few OF his advisers talked il over Just
before the convention and thought il
unwise- They believed they would be
beaten. anyhow
Bun some Of the more scrappy. Tlem-
hers of the insurEeEt crowd said they
would be stronger after q fight, even
if beaten than before They said TOO.
that a fight for the Garfield platform
might. even swing the convention to
GaTneld- E5uT 81 was not done. The Dick
platform was swallowed with many
Ulutleri1eS- but no open struggle
sTarfieli left Columbus after the con
18ution sin captaiu-gereraI OF the in
sl-rEenr forces m tler state. but there
Is not much doubt he weakened himself
hE failing 70 force "a platform battle on
the floor.
For his refusal 20 run for governor on
the platform adopted. his followers
strongly commend him