Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-27
OHIO STALWARTS
RULE CON NVENTION
Congressman Longworth Makes
Speech Eulogizing Taft and
Defending Tariff
'STANDPATTERS' IN CONTROL
Conservation Plank Suggested by
ProgresSiveS Meets with
Regulars Approval
sTANDPATTERS' IN CONTROL
Associated Pressl

COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 26.-A strong
conservation plank on lines suggested
by the "progressives" in the Ohio Re-
publican convention and an indorse-
ment of President Taft satisfactory tc
both progressives and regulars were
two prominent results of four hours
work by the subcommittee on resolu-
tions of the state convention tonight.
When preparing to take UP the tar
iff plank Congressman Paul Howland
member of the subcommittee, indicat-
ed strong hope that the entire plat
form will be framed in manner sat
isfactory to himself and the other pro
gressives.
James r. Garfield has indicated thai
the presentation of his name as a can
didate for governor will depend upor
the platform and has left the progress
sive end of the fight for radical plat
form in Congressman Howland's hands
REGULARS IN CONTROL
The first trial of strength between
the regulars and progressives in ths
convention here tonight resulted in fa'
vor of the regulars by wide margin
Congressman Paul Howland of Cleve'
land, who has charge of the progress
sive platform, was defeated by Sena'
tor Dick for the chairmanship OF the
resolutions committee by a vote ol
Is to g. Immediately prior to the vote
Mr. HoWland announced that while ne
would not bubble over phraseology, Il
the platform were in substance unsat,
isfactory to the progressiVes he woulc
bring in a minority report to the hool
of the convention tomorrow.
Nine of Ohio's Republican congress
men are members of the resolutions
committee, and all of the nine, includ-
ing congressman Howland and Cassi'
DIV. supported in congress the tariff bill
which Is one of the issues in the con-
vention. Gen. Warren Keifer, member
from the Seventh district. has since
maintained that the schedules were not
high enough.
AS soon as the committee had gone
into session word was sent TO James X
Garfield, leader of the progresslVes
here that he would be heard.
Senator t. e. Burton was tonight
selected as permanent chairman of the
convention This will leave the chair
manship of the big Cuyahoga county
(CIeyeland) delegation in the hands oil
Maurice Maschke, the vice chairman
resident of Congressman Howland
district The delegation, however Is
split over the governorship, ana the
unit rule will not obtain as far as lts
1t was generally understood by those
who conferred with the leaders thai
nothing would be done tonight TOWARD
uniting upon a candidate for governor
senator Burton adhered to his state
ment last night that the fight would be
settled upon the floor tomorrow, ano
not before.
Walter r. Brown of Toledo was
unanimously elected to his third term
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mittee tonight.
LONGWORTH SPEAKS
The Ohio Republican state convention
opened today with a vigorous detehse
of the tariff law by Congressman NlcI-
olas Longworth, the temporary chalr,
man. He coupled it with high praise
of President Taft. .,
Mr. I,ongWorth's "keynote" speech
was almost wholly devoted to the tar
iff law for which he declared the Re'
nublican party was responsible ant
behind which he maintained the party
would have to stand. I'VE refuse u
be stampeded," he cried.
Prior to the opening of the con
vention the regulars" had elected
majority of the resolutions commltle'
which will stand sponsor for the plat'
form. and Congressman IongWorth
cheered MI,
CONGRESSMAN Longworth, in cailinS
the delegates to order, said:
"Our Democratic opponents nave
nominated as head of their ticket
strong man. make no mistake abou
that Whatever may be the principles
he stands for, principles WnlcI IN oul o
opinion would spell, If adopted, tn'
ruination of this country, Judson hal
Al,.o a fnrRetll
diVidual, a keen, shreWd pollllclall' al
ways on the job.
"Not content with nominating MN
self for governor, he has nominated
himself for president also. There i
nothing small about him. 1t appears
that if elected he does not intend &c
serve out his term as governor, tht
program, as frankly announced at tn'
Democratic convention, is that ne shal
resign after a few months ana turi
over the office to the candldate Ioi
lieutenant governor.
After a short eulogy 10 FfeslueIl
Taft the chairman said:
mo such program of constructive
and progressive legislation mas eFel
been enacted at any session or con
eress in American history. 1t is a rec
ord of magnificent achievement ane
the glory belongs first to the presl
dent of the United States"
Speaking of the Republican lnsur'
gents, Mr.. Longworth said ne dld no
doubt but that the majority of then
are anxious for the welfare of th'
party. He continued:
"The most idiotic of all the Demo
cratic warcries is that the Repubil'
can party of today is under the dom
ination of bosses, who are, in then
turn, either in control Of or supserV'
lent to special interests. We have fol
lowed and we shall continue to follow
the policies of Theodore Roosevelt.
''The principal issue upon which we
the Republican party in Ohio, Will ap'
peal to the people in this campaign i
and must inevitably be the tariff. We
could not dodge it If we would; We
oneht not to If we could We are re-
sponsible for it in the fullest sense
1t would be mere futility to attempt
now to shirk our responsibility"