Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-07-30
HARDING NAMED
FOR GOVERNOR
Taft and Garfield Forces Beat
Boss Cox in Ohio.
WAS FORCED INTO LINE
The Platform Declares For Taft In
1912 and Contains Many Progressive
Pianks.


1912 and Contains Many Progressive
Pianks.
The Republican nominee for gov.
ern0r OF Ohio is Warren G. Harding,
OF Marion. once lieutenant governor.
Despite the strenuous efforts made
BY Senator Burton's Cuyahoga coun.
~ delegation to stampede the con.
ytntion at Columbus for Nicholas
Longworth. and George b. Cox's every
effort In behalf OF Judge o. b. Brown.
OF Dayton. combination Of the pro
gressives' with the national admins.
tration men. broke up the fight on the
third ballot.
Then Cox, yielding to the inevitable.
cast the ninety-one Hamilton votes for
Harding. and that finished H.
The continuation of the roll call was
joke. The withdrawal OF James II.
Garfield and Carmi A. Thompson be.
fore the beginning Of the vote brought
about a Observation-Disclosures com
bination that twenty-four hours before
would have seemed to the delegates
impossible. All the Garfield votes. out.
side the Cuyahoga delegation and a
few that chung to the undeveloped
candidacy OF the former secretary of
the interior. we're cast for Harding.
Walter Brown. of Toledo. and Wade
II. Ellis. state chairman. were influ-
entail in lining up the other delegates
| for the Marion man. The understand
ing that the president was not salts.
fed by the candidacy of Judge Brown
did the rest
The final vote was: Harding 7i6
Brown. 100. and Longworth. 1876. Jo-
seph b. Foraker and numerous other
recipients OF surprise ballots. who had
divided the scattering vote. were re.
duced to five votes between them. The
nomination OF the Marion editor was
made unanimous.
| After the nomination OF Speaker
Granville Mooney for secretary OF
state. the nominee for governor spoke.
lie declared his allegiance to the pres
ident and announced his determination
to give an honest administration II
| elected"
Lieutenant Governor Francis w.
Treadwell was rcnominated by accla.
nation.
For state treasurer, Rudy A. Archer.
OF Belmont county. defeated Richard
Gibson. OF Steubenville. by vote Of
| 62S to 43S.
u. G. Denman. OF Toledo. was nom.
mated for attorney general by accla.
nation.
The defeat of Cox and the unquali-
fed endorsement OF the administration
| Mr. Taft in his own state and as
opening a more hopeful prospect OF
beating Harmon. the Democratic gov.
ernor. who is conceded by the Repub.
Leans TO be a formidable opponent
The following are the most import.
ant planlks in the platform:
Praises President Taft in unquali.
| fled terms and endorses him for re-
nomination in 1912.
Recounts the achievements of his
administration. which are declared to
be the most remarkable in the history
of national legislation. Among these
accomplishments are mentioned:
The successful prosecution OF sugar
| frauds.
Intervention TO prevent increases in
railroad froights
Enforcement of law against illegal
dealings in stocks.
Impartial enforcement of the anti.
trust laws.
Economy In expenditures.
Withdrawal of public mineral lands
from private entry.
Defends the Payne tarin law as In
accordance with the Republican doe
trine OF protecting home industry. and
says the law has been uniustly as
sailed.
Lauds the railroad law as another
signal achievement OF Republican ad.
minIstratlon.
Endorses the principle of conserya.
ton OF natural resources and the ef-
forts of congress and the president
along this line.