New-York tribune., 1910-06-21
OHIO CONVENTION TODAY.
Bryan in Apparently Hopeless
Fight Against Harmon.
U. S. SENATORSHIP AT ISSUE
Movement to Sidetrack Atlee
Pomerene with the Lleuten-
ant Governorship.
by Telegraph to The Trihune.l


navton Ohio J,1ne 20-The launching OF
a determined movement to compel the NOM
ination for the lieutenant governorship or
AtIee Pomerens of Canton two years ago
Governor Harmon's rival for the governor
ship nomination, and just now an asplraht
for the United States Senatorshfp and lead
er in the fight for the endorsements of a
candidate by the convention. marked the
gathering here to-day and tonight OF Har-
mon lieutenants. in advance OF the Ohio
convention, which will open tomorrow.
Governor Harmon himself followed his
lieutenants here, twenty-feur hours ahead
of his schedule after the Pomerene boom
had been well started. He refused to COM
ment on the programme for the convention,
beyond saying:
Its to be an open convention. | am too
be henored, and 1 will not appear as die
tator'
The effort to make Pomerene Governor
HaFmons running mate, despite his refusal
to consider himself In the light of even a
receptive candidate, indicates the intention
of the Harmon men to smother the feeble
movement for a senatorial Endorsement de-
manded by William Jennings Bryan, but
opposed by Governor Harmon and the ma
jority of Ohio Democratic leaders. Tom L.
Johnson, of Cleveland, who expected to lead
the apparently hopeless fight for an in
dorsement resolution, probably will not be
in the convention. but his leutenants will
do what they can with the fight. The
Cuyahoga (C'leveIand) County delegation
favors an Endorsement.
The Harmon men have another task on
their hands besides that of handling the
lieutenant governorship and senatorial
complication with tact. Harvey CARRIER,
national committeeman and Ohio lieuten-
ant of Bryan, is waging a relentless battle
for control of the next State Central Com
mittee. He is making the fight openly. In
nine Of the twenty-ene district meetings to-
morrow the Harmon and CARRIER men will
clash in their effort to gain control of the
committee. which names the state executive
committee and is the working machinery of
the party. both in the coming convention
and later, when national delegates are to
be selected.
That this is the skirrnish line of the next
national campaign is indicaed in this
struggle. as we'll as In the building of the
platform. In the platform, which will be
the expression of Governor Harnon's IDEAS
will be planks assailing the present tariff
and demanding a tariff for revenue only
and the repeal of all duties on goods con-
trolled in this country by trusts; indorse-
ment of the federal income tax amend
ment and a pledge that the Democrats will
put 1t through the next Legislature; an
attack on extravaganza and lax business
methods in the federal government, and in
Ohio a demand that a. public utilities con-
troll law be enacted and that the commits
sion form of government be provided for
cities. Reference will be made to the clear
ing out of graft in the state house by Gov
ernor Harmons inquiries. The liquor issue
will be ignored.
Tonight the movement for Pomerere
makes him seem the most probable choice
for the Lieutenant Governarship, with Sem
ator Daniel Mooney, of ST. Mary's. and
Representative Charles KempeI, of Akron,
next choices, Governor Harmon has no op-
position for reelection.
For State Treasurer the present Tereasur-
er, D. S. Creamery is to be dropped If possi-
BILE. because of being mentioned in the graft
inquiry. Senator Robert Beatty, of Bowl
ing Green, looms Up as his successful rival.
For Secretary of State Charles Graves, of
Oak Harbor, and J. II. Newman, of Fletch-
er, are the candidates. with many dele
gates The other fights are not SO spirited
The meeting of the State Central Com
mittee will open the convention. At 5
o'clock the delegates will meet to name
members OF the various committees, and
an hour later the new State Central Com
nittee will meet and name state chair
man, and the resolutions committee will at
the same time begin the building of a plat |
form.
The convention proper opens at $50 p. m. |
Mr.. Pomerere, the temporary chairman,
will deliver the keynote speech. Wednes- |
day morning the work of nomination of |
candidates will be taken up. The conven- |
ton will adjourn on Wednesday.