Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-28
Combination of Regulars and In
SurgentS NominateS Dark
Horse for Governor
PLATFORM is COMPROMISE
'Everybody'S Second Choice De-
featS Brown and LOngWorth
with Garfield Withdrawn
ASSOCIATED Press)

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rem G. Harding, candidate for gov
ernor, nominated by combination of
regulars and progressives, and plat
form pronounced good by the former
element and SO per cent good by the
latter section of the party, the Ohio
Republican convention broke up and
went home today in state of con-
tentment.
The withdrawal of James r. Gar
field and Carmi A. Thompson before
the beginning of the vote for the gov
ernorship nomination made possible
a Garfield-administrat combination.
All the Garfield votes outside the Cuya-
hoga delegation and a few that clung
to the undeveloped candidacy of the
ex-secretary Of the interior were cast
for Harding.
Walter Brown of Toledo and Wade
H. Ellis, Taft's special emissary and
state chairman, were influential in lin
ing up the other delegates for the Ma
rion man. The understanding that the
president was not satisfied by the cam
didacy of Judge Brown did the rest.
The ticket selected by the convention
includes:
For governor, Warren G. Harding of
I-lrion.
For lieutenant governor, Francis w.
Treadway of Cleveland.
OF SGCTeldTY OIL SIdL61 GIduN1ll0 W.
Mooney of Austinburg.
For attorney general, y. Grant Dem
man of Toledo
For treasurer, Rudy A. Archer of
Belmont county.
For justices of the supreme court,
William B. Crew of McConnellsville
and Augustus N. Summers OF SPRING
field
EVERYBODY'S SECOND CHOICE
Warren G. Harding, the nominee for
governor, was at various times in the
preliminary squabbies of the conven-
tion described as 'everybody's second
choice" He is the editor of a news
paper at Marion, O.. his been lieuten-
ant governor of the state and has been
tentative candidate for governor and
United States senator. He is known in
the state as an effective stump speaker.
Until today, however, it had ap-
peared beyond reasonable expectation
that the convention could arrive at the
consideration of any second choices
without a long and bitter struggle.
George B. Cox of Cincinnati had de-
clared he would stay with Judge Oren
B. Brown of Dayton to the thirtieth
ballot If necessary. The progressives
were refusing to consider anybody but
James r. Garfield, who was not, how
ever, an announced candidate, and the
men ordinarily identified with the ma
tional administration side in state poll
tics were supposed to be hopelessly di-
vided between Secretary of State Car
mi Thompson and Mr.. Harding.
The finish of the fight was peculiar.
James r. Garfield announced his name
would not be presented as candidate.
simultaneously Thompson withdrew,
and, like Mr.. Garfield, without any an
nounced reason.
THIRD BALLOT ENDS FIGHT
Mr.. Cox broke the news of Secretary
Thompson's withdrawal on the conven-
tion floor, and the Brown men claimed
they would win on the first ballot.
However, the Cuyahoga county
(Cleveland) delegation, of which Sem
ator Burton was chairman, threw sew
enty-six votes to Congressman Long
worth. Judge Brown, who was second
on the first ballot with 413 votes,
dropped to 1863 In the second ballot, and
the Longworth vote increased from 90
to 1874 Nearly all the progressives were
voting for Harding.
The seventy-six Clevelanders, who all
voted for Longworth on the second and
third roll calls, were yelling wildly for
the Cincinnati man. On the third ball
lot, by the time the vote had reached
Hamilton county, the Longworth can
didacy was advancing in great strides.
Chairman Cox surrendered with dis
cretion. He arose and cast the ninety
one Hamilton county votes for Hard
ing. The 120 of the Brown supporters
went to Harding, and the nomination
was made by the good margin of SOL
votes over the nearest competitor, Mr..
I,ongworth, who did not want to run
for governor. The nomination was
made unanimous and the fight was
over.
MRS. LONGWORTH FROWNS
cixr C,1xy
ty (Cleveland) delegates stood and
yelled for the nomination of Congress-
man Longworth, Mrs. Longwcrth, in
the center of the gallery, frowned and
shook her head at her husband on the
platform. The final vote was: Hard
ing TAG, Brown 120 and Longworth 1876.
The platform adopted, with only a
few scattering cries of mo-" contains
the strong Endorsement of the president
and of the purpose and tendency of the
tariff law demanded by the regulars"
1t contains the conservation plank
and all but one of the state planks
wanted by the "progressives." The
omission is that of the demand for a
law for recall of unfaithful public
servants
None Of the leaders committed them
selves as to the outlook, Mr.. Garfield
saying he would defer any remarks he
might have until he got to Cleveland,
and the other leaders indicating that
four almost sleepless nights of work
and worry prevented them from think
ing of anything appropriate to say at
present.
INDORSE TAFT AND TARIFF
The Republican platform, which is
expected to be a model for use by flu
tire Republican state conventions, as
the expression Of the party in the pres
ident's own state. opens with a warm
of the chief executive.
Senator Dick, who seeks reelection.
was not singled out for specific indorse-
ment.
The portion of the platform dealing
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