The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-27

COLUMBUS, O., July 26.-The first
trial of strength between the /Eregu.
lars and progressives" in the Re-
publican state convention here tonight
resulted in favor of the CIRCULARS by
a wide margin.
Congressman Paul Rowland of Cleve-
land, who has charge OF the "progress-
ive' platform, was defeated by Sena.
tor Dick for the charmanship of the
resolutions committee by a vote of
fifteen To three.
Immediately prior to the vote. Mr..
Howland announced that while he would
not Quibble over pbraseology, if the
~platform were in substance unsatisfac.
tory TO the progressives, be would
bring minority report to the floor OF
the convention tomorrow
Nine of Oho's Republican congress
men are members of the resolutions
committee and all of the nine, incIud,
ing congressman, Rowland and Cassidy
are supporters IN congress of the
tariff bill which is one OF the issues IN
the convention General Warren Kei.
fer, member from the seventh district,
has since maintained that the schedules
were not high enough.
Will Hear Garfield.
As soon as the committee had gone
into session word was sent to James Il.
Garfield, leader of the "progressives
here that lie would he heard.
Senator +. F.. Burton was tonight Sc
tod y.H 4 l~a
convention. This Will leave the chair
manship of the big Cuyahoga county
(Cleveland) delegation in the hands Of
4 Maurice Machke, the vice-chairman
$ resident of Congressman Rowland S dis
trict. The delegation, however, is split
over the governorship and the unit rule
will not obtain as far as its niuety-siy
votes are concerned.
1t was generally understood by those
who conferred with the leaders that
nothing would be done tonight toward
uniting upon a candidate for governor
Senator Burton adhered to his state
ment Of last night that the fight would
be settled upon the floor of ne conven
tlon tomorrow and not before.
Walter +. Brown of Toledo was unani
mously elected 20 his third term as
chairman of the state central commit
tee tonight.
Briefly stated the conditions arc
about as follows:
George 3. Cox of Cincinnati claims
the nomination of Judge Oren Britt
Brown of Dayton and he gives his fig
ures to prove 1T.
James Il. Garfield, who is not avowed
ly candidate, is surrounded by large
T. body Of progressive delegates and 9th
crs, who declare he wall win on the
platform fight, and be subsequently,
nominated for governor.
Senator T. E, Burton, on whom Other
lcaders-Senator Dick, State Chairman
Wade H. Ellis, Walter Brown of To
ledo and the rest-bave frequently
called, but who has called on none OF
them-describes the field as composed
of Warren &. Harding, former heuten
ant governor. and Carmi Thompson, sec
retary of state, stating that Garfield
Will have many votes.
At the opening of the convention tho
keynote address was delivered by Con
gressman Nicholas Longworth AS tenn
porary chairman and tonight comes thl
framing Of the platform and the elec
tion of q chairman Of the state centra
committee
The nominations will be made tomor
All Night Conference.
A long conference between Senator
Burton. Dick, State Chairman Ellis AM
aIlleQ RepuDIlcaH lcaucfS Wnlcn OroR
up al 3 o'clock this morning, left tn
contest for the gubernntorial nominn
ton for tomorrow g session OF the stat
'Nonvention as wide open as it has eve
been.
Statements made by the conferees
however, Immediately after adiournin
announced the name Of james R. Gar
field as one of the possibilities. Tha
of Judge o. Is. Brown of Dayton. VIII
has the support OF Chairman Georg
Cox Of theN Cincinnati delegation. wa
not mentioned by them 1t was state
that the field now consists of MIR. Gan
field. Warren 6. Harding, former lieu
tenant governor. and Carmi Thompson
secretary Of state, so far as the leader
who are not interested in the Brow
candidacy arc concerned and that the
would not introduce Il 'tdark horse
into the race,
1t WAS further stated that no othe
conferences wonld be held until t0nigh
owing to the beginning of the conver
ticn proper this afternoon. Tonight
meetings of the leaders, it was added
would be largely CONSUMED III consit
efing the platform. including the plank
(,nntiuupd IN Pm fnu,