The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
Warning Factions Seek His
Advice in Attempt to
Avert Party Defeat.
EVEN COX IS NEAR
AWAITING SUMMONS
State Platform Planned 10 Be the
Political Bible in Coming Con
gressiOnaI Campaign.
BY JAMES HAY, Jr.

By JAMES HAY, Jr
BEVERLY. Mass July 16-In a last
attempt TO convert the cn0as Of Ohi0-z
ReDubEcanism into order and 90 avert
disastrous internal dTseeuslou within
the party. On the very eve OF the state
convention, every Ohio ReDubI lean
leader. with the exception OF Boss
Cox, Of Cincinnati, VIII come To Bever-
u this afternoon and tomorrow to con-
Ter with the President
Even Cox IS within eight hours call
Of Beverly, and il is p0ss lble. in spite
Of the co0luess between him and 1Ir
Taft, that the emergency Of the party's
plight may result in his coming TO
Beverly.
Wade Ellis. chairman OF the state
executive committee. and Senator Dick.
who viii be the chairman Of the reSotu-
tons committee in the convention. have
remained over until tomorrow, follow
ing their conference yesterday after
noon with M Taft
Senator Burton IS on his way here
from Hot Springs, Va as fast as steam
can bring him The lesser state and
county leaders are either IN New York
or on their way east from Ohio
Carmi THOMPSON. one Of the Euber-
material candidates, and Arthur T.
Eorys and Walter Brown. of Toledo, are
expected tomorrow.
With tae convention only ten days Off.
not a leader In the state Is willing to
venture as to who VIII receive the gu
bematoriaI nomination Ellis and Dick
have gone so far as 20 let IL BE known
that none Of the --avowed candidates
can get the nomination
May Plan Longworth Stampede.
There IS an impression here that as
things stand now the state leaders be-
Eeve their best hope 5s 20 Try TO STAN
pede the convention for Nicholas Long
worth, a staunch friend Of TAFT and a
s0u-in-IaW Of Colonel Roosevelt But
even this is not agreed en-
LOuEUOrth has repeatedly said that BE
does not want the nomination. and his
CisinclinatiCn 20 take IL is attributed 90
his fear that this Is not @ healthy year
for Republican candidates in Ohio
IT IS LloIslt- however tlat y the
nomination IS handed Jc him he VII
run 1t is reported that AIRS. Nichoi-ls
LongwoTth IS anxious for him to g.
cepJ it
Friends Of the President are en-
phasiziuS the fact that the President
has III no way assumed TO dictate TO
Ohio Republicans what they shall DO
IT is said here that the State leaders.
facing at last the certainty that heroic
remedies must De taken 20 SJlTe or
party destruction have turned to Taft
for advice and that he has consented 10
hear all the tales Of woe which VIII be
poured into his ear today and tomorrow
Ohio being his home State. IL Is re-
garded as Of the utmost importance that
he shall have his party victorious lL
Ohio
Features Of the Platform.
In the-conference yesterday with Ellis
and Dick the President not only heard
the story Of the hopeless division be
tween the factions in the party, but he
discussed the platform which IS 70 be
presented 10 the convention This plat
form practically VIII be shaped Up final
" by tomorrow night
IT VIII include as It's prominent feat
ures Of national interest -sefura-icu
OF the charge of Governor Harmon and
other Democrats that the Republicans
are responsible for the ElzH cost Of
living Endorsement OF the new -arIf
law coLmelGatEon Of the tariff com
mission. and Taft's purpose to use i-
to- reaGfuzt scientifically the schedule
which need alterinz-7 Endorsement OF the
TAFT C1USe-Es ton policies with The
declaration that they aim at the same
, ends as those desired by Roosevelt
when Ue was PRESIDENT Endorsement Of
the Taft plan Tor economy lu Govern
meuL expenditure
IL short, the platform is to be a
sweeping Endorsement CT Tat- and his
Administration and 1t IS intended TO
be used as the campaign bible for the
party in the Congressional election
throughout the country