The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-26
Friends Of All Candidates Are
! Full Of Hope.
GARFIELD HAS OWN PLATFORM
Is Willing TO Credit President
Taft With Good Intentions"
But Has No Use For Payne
AldriCh Tariff law .-lOngwOrth
Outlines State Issues In Fall
Campaign.

Columbus, O., July 26.--In spite of
the extreme heat. Memorial hall was
packed to the doors with delegates
and spectators when Chairman Wal
ter Brown of the state Republican
central committee this afternoon
called the Republican state conven-
ton to order and introduced Hon.
Nicholas Longworth as the tempo
rary chairman Of the convention. The
appearance Of AIR. Longworth was
greeted with a storm of applause.
Rev. Jacob Pister of local church
delivered a short invocation, after
which Chairman Longworth delivered
his keynote speech. He was fire.
quently interrupted by loud applause
from the delegates and spectators.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Long
worth's address, the various commit.
tees selected at the meetings held at
1880 this afternoon will be reported
10 the convention. after which ad-
journment will be taken until tomor-
row morning. After adjournment of
the convention the committees will
meet at the following places for the
transaction of business; Credentials,
governors Office; permanent organ.
tzstion, secretary of states office;
rules and order of business, auditor
of states office; resolutions, Chitten.
den hotel (Parlor b; state central
committee, Neil House (room 38).
The crowd is the largest that ever
met In political convention In Column
bus, and in spite Of the warm contest
over the gubernatorial situation the
leaders and delegates are apparently
In the best of humor.
Among the spectators was Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter
of the former president who attract.
ed quite as much attention in the
convention hall as did her husband,
the temporary chairman.
so far all efforts of the party lead
ers to get together on candidate
for governor have proved futile, and
unless there Is radical change in
sentiment before the balloting begins
tomorrow deadloeked convention Is
assured.
Interest largely centered in the ar.
rival Of James r Garfield, who came
with his mind well made up and his
plans well laid to secure progress
siye platform His own candidacy for
governor was a secondary considera-
tion, he let It be known. His name
will be placed before the convention,
but not If the platform first adopted
is not a progressive affair
Senator Dick again expresses him.
self favorably In regard to the nomi.
nation of Carmi A. Thompson, while
Senator Burton continues TO talk for
q dark horse.
Sentor Burton refuses to commit
himself to the support of Warren G.
Harding. Both senators, after talk
ing to many delegates, reported sen.
timent against both Judge Brown OF
Dayton and Garfield, Judge Brown
forecasts his own nomination on the
second or third ballot.
Myron T. Herrick is frequently
mentioned as a possible compromise
candidate for governor. II was said
that the Cuyahoga county delegation,
which has sesmed hopelessly divided,
might unite on Colonel Herrick and
pat him forward as the eounty's IA
vorite son
In outlining his position James R.
Garfield said: II have no personal
fight with President Taft. No. I have
not come down here with chip on
my shoulder. Those who are with
me, are standing; we are fighting for
aggressive, progressive, principles
looking toward the future. Person.
ally IL will he absolutely idle to ask
eae for any deviation. any stepping
aside from the progressive fight Il
have been making for years"
Asked II his name would be pre-.
sented to the convention his answer
was ePlatform first, candidacy sec.
ondary. There are some platforms
could not run on"
Told that State Chairman Ellis
platform suggestions on state planks
nearly approached his own, he was
pleased Told that the administration
tariff plank would indorse the Payne
law, not as perfect, but as an i'm
provement over the Dingley law, with
emphasis on the maximum and mini
mum provisions and the tariff COM
mission, he thought It not so far
away from his own views which Con-
Gressman Paul Howland had drafted.
He gave out 0 summary OF his own
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