The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-22
GARFIELD
LEADING
The Fight of the Independ-
ent Republicans for
BETTER GOVERNMENT IN OHIO
And Using Roosevelt's
Name to Make His
Cause Go.
He is Receiving Support
From Delegates to
Help
Their Home Tickets Showing the
Cause of Reform and Economic
Government to be Popular.
BY United Press Wire.

Cleveland, o., July 22.-With the
Republican state convention but four
days away the situation In this state
of well-olled and disciplined politics
is today very confusing.
The word of an Ohio president has
always been law but President Taft
cOnfronts stout rebellion ut home led
by James X. Garfield, protege of for
mer President Roosevelt. The Gar
field men are frankly using the name
of Roosevelt as a war cry against
Taft and the entire Ohio cOngression-
al delegation. This delegation, sup
ported by George B. Cox, political die
tator of Cincinnati, smaller organl.
Zation men throughout the state and
all federal Officeholders, seems TO have
enough delegates In hand to defeat
Garfield for nomination as governor.
Garfield has put all his emphasis,
however, on the fight he will make for
a platform he has proposed, dealing
chiefly with domestic affairs. This
platform includes the recall, a work
mans compensation act, the regula-
tion of corporations by u utilities
commission, short ballots and com
lOI tllltSt
tive and referendum, development OF
canal system now useless, and the
Wisconsin system for the promotion
of agriculture.
AS for Taft and the national ad-
minstration, Garfield would endorse
the president for his good intentions,
give the insurgents credit for almost
everything that has been accomplish
ed In congress since Taft came in,
and follow Beveridge's plank in the
Indiana platform on the tariff,
1t Is still much in doubt whether
the regular organization can defeat
Gardeld's platform fight. Senator
Dick Is President Tafts choice
to present the platform. This will
indorse the president, the tariff and
claim credit for every feature of the
new railroad law, insist that Taft has
carried out his program, mdorse the
Ohio congressman, all stand-patters
and Dick for reelection.
To meet Garheld's domestic issues
Senator Burton is preparing some
planks to look like the Garfield pro.
positions but they will be pretty
tOothless.
The rather surprising number OF
delegates to volunteer support to Gar
field on the ground that his nomina-
tion would help elect their local can
didates is cited TO show that there Is
widespread insurgent sentiment In
the state. This may still drive the
regulars to nominate Judge r. r.
Kinkade, of Toledo, who il an insur-
gent even as Garfield and whose nom
nation Garfield would heartily APP
prove, The determination of the reg
ulars to beat Garfield at all hazards
Is based on his fight on Ballinger, and
the anger Taft feels toward him for
his part in that fight. President Taft
the senators and other Taft leaders
called Kinkade to Beverly to offer
him the nomination on their terms
Kinkade. however, demanded Ia
stronger insurgent platform than the
Taft men wanted and he also went
from Beverly to New York to see
Roosevelt 1t was a result of his cal
that Roosevelt declared for publica-
ton that he hoped the Ohio Repub-
licans would adopt the progressive
platform which Garfield advocates
After this experience with Kinkade
Taft, Burton and Dick fell back or
the three avowed candidates, for gov.
ernor who have been in the race fol
months, They are Judge oren Brit
3srowR " Dayton, the choice o
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