The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
REPUBLICANS NAME
WARREN c. HARDING.
Garfield is Out-Generalled by
Stand-Patters at Every
Point
PLATFORM ENDORSES
NEW TARIFF MEASURE
Pledges Support to TAFT and Eu-
logizes HIS Achievements.
and Points to Prosperity
Of Country.

COLUMBUS. O., July Warren
q. Harding, editor of the Marion Star.
was to-day nominated for governor
on the third ballot by the State Re-
publican convention after brisk
fight The man who win oppose Gov
ernor Harmon. the Democratic nomi-
nee, gathered stength steadily against
Judge Brown, OF Dayton. backed oy
Boss" Cox. Of Cinoinnati: Congress
man Nicholas Longworth, a dark
horse. fathere ed by Senator Burton.
James r.. Garfield, who announced
his withdrawal on account Of the
stand pat" platform adopted by the
convention, and Carmi A. Thompson,
secretary of State.
! Garfield this morning dropped his
| fight against the endorsement by the
| convention of the Payne-Aldrich tar
! if bill and a straight out endorse
/ ment of President Taft. AT the same
time he sent out the word that his
name would not go before the con-
vention as a candidate for governor.
His supporters sat mute while the
standpatters. led by Senator Dick. put
to the convention the strongest stand
pat platform that a Ohio convention
has seen in many years.
! 1t was the fault OF some OF the
Garf1eld's leading supporters to stand
up and fight that caused him to with
draw and fet the standpatters have
| their way He was outgeneraled by
the standpat crowd and quit when
he saw himself defeated.
Garfield OutfOughs.
/ Garffeld's withdrawal put the stand
patters in high glee. The other can
| didates for gevernor-Judge Brown.
Warren M. Harding and Carmi
Thompson--each set up the claim thai
he would get the bulk OF Garfield's
support.
When the call of counties for nom
nations for governor was made Cuya-
hoga passed without any mention of
GARFIELD.
+ Grant Mouser, ex-congressman, On
behalf Of Marion county. named War
rem @. Harding.
Robert r. Nevin. Of Montgomery,
named Judge Oren Britt Brown. Of
Dayton.
who is Judge Brown asked Me-
vim, and like flash came. The Cox
candidate" and there was turmoil
of cheers, genuine and ironicai. and
cries of Who is Cox" THE boss OF
Ohio"
Two Candidates.
=tt-EArmi TfTompson's name was not
presented to the convention. and the
balloting began with only Brown and
Harding In the race. Cuyahoga coun-
ty, containing the Cleveland deiega-
ton, voted ten for Brown. ten for
Harding and IS for Longworth. HAM
iiton county, Cox's delegation. voted
81 for Brown.
The result of the first ballot for
Governor was: Harding. 4S5; Brown.
413, Garfield rs: Longworth. 81: Den
man, 2; Thompson, 1.
The official result of the second ball
lot was: Harding. 4s7: Brown, 3sS:
Longworth. 1874; Garfield, IS. For-
aker, 4.
The third ballot gave Harding 74S:
necessary to choice. S34.
Granville W. Mooney. speaker OF tho
house, and John l.. Sullivan. OF Aug
Iaixe county. were placed IN nomInatlsM
for secretary Of state; Mooney ~ ~
r. r. Nevin. OF Montgomery coun-
~. moved to make the nomination OK
Harding unanimous. and 1t was car
ried with cheers
Paul Rowland presented Lieutenant
Governor Francis w. Treadway for
denomination, and he was chosen hy
: reclamation.
Republican Platform.
The Republican State platform 40
agreed upon by majority Of the reso-
nal. - cnasr,nsn ana al rerortet =,
~ eorvsnt,nn TO- ay. endorses Presi-
sant Fats Standardization. endorses
4 ni,r, far RECOMMENDATION In 1912. endorses
tha ohio delegation in Congress- and
4 thopayne -Aidrtch tarifr bill. Par-
t1cuiar emphasis is laid on the noU.
tariff committee.
The Dick platform declares In favor
OF a ship subsidy, bigger navy. iInA
provements Of Rivera and harbors. and
further amendment OF the anti-trusx
laws to enable quicker adjudicatiOn:s
endorses the conservation idea, de-
ciares for further generous pension
legislation and denounces the Demo-
cratic state az insecure on the suO@
ject.
Condemns oraft.
The Ohio Legislature 10 endorseos
graft IN the state a0use cvno0Mno0s
and the foiiowinE STATE ie9assauo0
urged: One per cen. ta1 Ieyy: lVessr
t,ss: good roads. and additional iaws