The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-04
HARMON IS
SURE TO WIN
ONLY QUESTION IN OHIO is SAID
TO BE THE SIZE OF THE MA
JOEITY.

Cleveland, O., Nov. 3.-Iudson Har-
mon will be reelected governor of
Ohio next Tuesday and thereby VIII
become the most formidable candi-
date for the presidential nomination
of the democratic party in 1912, says
John Callan OLaughlin, writing from
here to the Chicago Tribune.
The political complexion of the leg
islature is in doubt. If Harmon wins
by the majority his admirers antici-
pate, he will sweep into office with
him a number of democratic candl-
dates for the state senate and house.
In this case Edward j. Hanley of Day
ton, who is connected with a large
number of public service corporations,
will be elected to the United States
senate in succession of Charles Dick
of Akron, the incumbent of the seat
to be filled.
If the legislature be republican,
Dick will not be elected TO succeed
himself. This is certain.
The three men who loom most prom
inent as factors in the contest are
James r. Garfield. who lives just out
side of Cleveland; Nicholas Long
worth of Cincinnati and 4. L. Garford
who is one of the active republican
politicians of the state.
The congressional delegation from
the state probably will not undergo
much change, politically, unless the
landslide for Harmon be greater than
is anticipated. At present the de;e-
CATION is divided among thirteen re-
publicans and eight democrats. The
investigation | have made on CON
gressional conditions indicates that
seven democrats are certain of cleo
ton, ten republicans are reasonably
sure of being returned to Washing
ton, and four districts are in doubt.
The Ohio situation Is interesting
from many points of view, 1t is a
political pot-pourri, In which antagonist
elements have been assembled, and
which, in the case OF the republicans,
has produced conditions likely to have
serious results. The spectacle has
been presented of republicans villify-
ing each other, while ostensibly urg-
ing the election of the republican can
didate for governor, Warren C. Hard
ing of Marion.
Colonel Roosevelt has been invited
to make a number of speeches in
Ohio. This he will do the latter part
of the week. If Foraker should re-
new the attack he made upon the eX-
president, undoubtedly the latter will
reply, and in any event It is expected
he will defend the principles OF new
nationalism, the adoption Of which he
believes essential for the prosperity of
the republic.
other riffs have appeared in the
lutte of republican harmony, and In ad
dition there has been a sad lack of
effective organization in the campaign.
Harding has done well on the stump,
but he has permitted himself to be
led by the astute Harmon to a dis
cussion of issues which the latter de-
sired should be considered by the peo-
pie.
Harmon has not the united support
Of the democracy. William Jennings
Bryan has carefully lodged the Buck
eye state He has spoken In Indiana
and Kentucky, but he has not pene-
trated Ohio. His failure to support
Harmon has not caused the latter
much loss of democratic support.
Harding is to have the support of
four members of the cabinet the last
days of the campaign-Secretary
Knox, Attorney General Wickersham,
Secretary Myers and Secretary vii
son. 1t is declared from Washington
that the president Is not spending
these officials to Ohio, but that they
are coming here upon personal invi-
tation from men who want to hear
them speak.
The decision in Ohio is not whether
Harmon will be reelected, but the
size of the majority he will receive.
He was elected to his present term
by a little more than nineteen thou
sand majority and 1t Is generally be
lieved he will exceed this next week.
His supporters are claiming one hun
dred thousand majority.
When a cold becomes settled in
the system It will tale several days