The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-26
On Eve of State Convention. Re-
publican Leaders Not Sure
of Their Ground.
MAJORITY OF DELEGATES
NOT FACTI0NALLY PLEDGED
PrOgressives Will Make Their
Fight for a Strong Advance 4.
on Existing Platform.

COLUMBUS, o., July 25.-A series
of conferences among the Republican
leaders who are accounted supporters
at noon today, the result Of which, it
is said, may be an agreement upon a
candidate for governor before the
party's state convention, which opens
tomorrow.
Senator Burton expressed the belief
that unless radical change takes place
either Judge O. B. Brown of Dayton or
Warren G.. Harding of Marion, former
lieutenant governor, would lead on the
first ballot, with Carmi Thompson, pres
ent secretary of state, close third The
senator added all candidates would re-
ceive votes from the Cuyahoga county
(Cleveland) delegation. of which he is
chairman, including James r. Garfield
if the latter should be placed in nomlna-
tlon.
1t is expected Lieut. Gov. Francis w
Treadway of Cleveland. Attorney Cen
eral U. Grant Denman of Toledo and
Justices Augustus n. Summers and VIII
liam B. Grove of the state supreme
court will be renominated and that
house of representatives, will be nomi-
mated for secretary of state providing he
is not forced into the gubernatorlal con-
test.
Garfield Storm Center.
AS the majority Of delegates are un-
pledged, the state leaders are inter
ested in the number of votes which MI
Garfield will claim for the "progres-
sives.'
1t is considered that this will have
a direct bearing upon the platform to
be adopted, and hence upon the candi-
date for governor. The only consider
able divergence between the platform
suggested by Mr.. Garfield three weeks
ago. and that outlined last night by
Wade H. Ellis, one of the Irregular -
leaders and friend to the president,
is in the Endorsement of the presen.
national administration and the recent
ly enacted tariff law, which MI. ELLIS
insisted upon.
The fight of the "progressives thus
far has been wholly for an advanced
platform. 1t was expected that MI
Garfield would indicate today how far
the suggestions made by Mr.. Ellis for
an extension of referendum and other
state reforms, coupled with an indorse-
ment of the president and his policy;
would satisfy the, "progresslves'
Senators Burton and Dick have not
been actively in league with the cam
paign for the nomination of Judge y:
B. Brown of Dayton, who ls supported
by George B. Cox, and 1T was stated
that an acceptance by the ''pTogres-
sives' of some candidate other than
Mr.. Garfield on modification of the
platform suggested by Mr.. Ellis would
do much to bring about an agreement
of the leaders aside from Mr.. Cox.
Mooney Is Hesitant.
Granville W. Mooney, speaker of the
lower house in the Legislature, last
night told Senator Burton that he did
not desire to be considered as com
promise candidate. He is making a
campaign for secretary of state. In
regard to this Senator Dick COM
mented:
''No man, aside from the president,
could decline a call to the governor
ship by united party
George B. Cox, chairman Of the
Hamilton county delegation, announced
this morning that Congressman Nlcho-
las Lorsworth would not be candi-
date for the gubernatorial nomination
under anv circumstances.
''Tbe Hamilton county vote will 90
to Judge D. B. Brown, to the thirtieth
ballot, and beyond that if necessary
said Chairman Cox. "There is no Sec
ond choice. Mr. Longworth will run
for congress and nothing else"
A report that Mr.. Cox would decline
to support the nominee of the con-
vention in case the choice should fall
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