The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
Ohio Candidate Talks
Situation Over With
Taft.
FEARS ANOTHER
HARM ON VII Glory
Wall Street Is Said to Be Sup
porting Democratic Nominee.
Efforts Are Making for B
Peace With Insurgents.
Senator Crane Now
Power Behind Throne.

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Ispsfsl sG The Tgss lsMa.r
G. Harding. Republican candidate for u
Governor Of Ohio, motored In to see u
President Taft this afternoon, flying u
signals OF distress. The situation 10
Ohio is best expressed by saying that
the Republicans have hopes OF wine
ming, while they feel there Is serious
Likelihood OF a Harmon vic tory.
The Harmon people are getting lots
ofgmoney. and there are intimationss
that much of It comes from Wall
Street, which is said to have put its
approval on Harmon or19l2. Eastern
newspapers controlled by Wall Street
are supporting the Harmon candidacy.
1t is said, and these are being pointed i
to now as Indicating how the Wind
blows 1t is charged that the corpora
lions are with Harmon.
In this connection a story is told by K
President Tafts friends. In the CAM
paign Of 1908 Judson Harmon USED 4 I
against 3 Taft the fact that the latter
had sent Phelan. the Labor leader. to
jail In a famous injunction case. Tx
And the sthiag that Harmon dldn.t
MENTION" said a friend OF the Press
sident to day, was that he (Harmon)
was one Of the counsel for the coY-
#poration that urged in open co.rt the
of Phelan.. Is
Looks Hopeful. q Z
Harding, Representative Nicholas
ELongworth and the President lad q
long conference at Burg ABB Point -his
afternoon on the Ohio situation. It
was agreed that the situation locked
hopeful.
Mr. I.onPworth said the attuaf ynra
was such that 1t was too early to make
predictions. Il 4 " 3s
A problem to be disposed OF early g
succeed Wade ellis, movement Is:
on foot to put Ciarheld's friend. Gar-;
ford, In this position. This may bsS
that connection, and the serious con.
stderation Of the same. opens up thu
question Of the pig ger politics that are
being played in beverly just now.
would be an import ant concessio on to
the Insurgent element. There are mul-
ltiplying indications that IS is the I, Pu a
pose of the new ieadership. IS ~ me
present working under cover, to pla-3
cate in every way possib lie & the Pro
gressiyes. The elimin;a1ting OF 4 AldriGh.
ming OF Cannon, MI moves that are In
progress under the inspiration OF tbs
new leadership. are ca lculated to ap-5
pease the 81nsurgsnt wrat e.. me ne s stet
chairman In Ohio would Ebe mother.
One very close to sident TAFT said
a few days as that the Presid ent was
not so far in disagreement Win ne
might be Imagined. It may be going
too far to say that there IS In vi eW;s
an Immediate offer OF the olive branch
to the Insurge Too 90, sudden s a,sg'tch
The feelings of the old stand bys. who
have worked with the admlnistra..s
ton, have to be considered. ana Slt..sslSg
non ana Hale all have ano Their session
of Congress in which to serve. TO
press them too hard Just now might
inspire them to revolt. s
lcient Roadway in party reor gan1zattqn
NAV be mad e. to ena BILE the party to
retain Scontrolsof Congress by however
narroW margin ne next r h9ye n ana
IS Crane the Leader. ls ss
II has been sug gested that an eye 4
be kept fon Senator Murray Crane OF
Massachusetts. His hand is seen IN
every move made about now - y aW ~ e
the report that the Secretary OF the In- n
terror will positively retire IN septe NJ
I'LL was he who called q, on ss ssn ,sgr.
Norton, coincident with the announce
3ment that Aldrich. breaking all OF
his preced ents. would answer senator
iBrlstow'ss charg j
more on Senator Crane. Crane Is the
keystone OF the new management&ot
the party. It is significant that..hess
Is at the forefront OF gtheareorganlzlnks
be ndisposed to AXE pa TT IN any move
to placate the Insurgents. cannot hang
back when Crane takes a. forward S.
step. Il.
would not be far from the mark to
DESIGNATE Crane as the next cha irnan8s
of the ERepublican ational Committee.
orQ IL his love Of secrecy and his aver
from aecaepsinE Tie plaee
ut his right hand Is Charles Dyer Nor
ton, secretary to Prestd ant Ia f So ar
ton has learned from Crane how g
ealss efptt9n saa kassR
Norton. the impression would be had
that Beverly Is e the dullest place on
the peltcal Wh;ereas }us = Siss
are promised sensations, n M
Accepts invitation.
President Taft has definitely decided
to accept the invitation to address,
the National League Of lsepubl ican
Clubs at Carnegie Hall. lew York.
on September 80. There is a. strong
Likelihood that this Will he the Pres
.ident.s only speech of mpaign.
and as he will be sprrolnded by q
political atmosp here. It IL very 8prob-8
able that his policies will en- ter large-sf-
" into what he has to say. The Press
tdent may prove to be q keynote forE
the camp lgn. I5Ss ri
Lloyd 9 Griscom. president ofa the "a
New York Republican County Commit -s
tee, IL spending the night at tho Taft
outage, Other than to say that IN Il
came to discuss the general sttuati ion
In New York State with the Prssid emit WI
or that he would return to New N ElS ssssS
sto-morrow. Mr. Grisconl was Sune M;
5muntcatiye. 81.
81 Michael Angelo de Gre ordic. the
Italian lahorer. who stepped In front
OF Robert Taft's automobile some TINA