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| columbus, o., July 25- Republican
leaders and delegates who are here for
the state convention. were today frank
~ awaiting word from James n. Gar
| field, leader Of the "progressives." AL
thpush the first session of the conven-
ton viii be held tomorrow and the
| nominations Will be made wednesday
the leaders are seemingly as far from
an agreement upon a candidate for gov
etnor as they were month ago
As the majority of delegates are I'M
pledegd, tie state leaders are inter
estcd IN the number OF votes which Mr.
Garfield will claim for the progress
siVes"
1t is considered that this will have
q direct bearing upon the platform TO
he adopted. and hence upon the candi-
date for governor The only consider
able divergence between the platform
suggested by Mr.. Garfield three weeks
ago and that outlined last night by
Wade II. Ellis. one OF the regular
leaders and a friend to the president.
Is in the endorsement Of the present
national udiripi~t~-ttfon .'.H tl,~ re,
~ enacted tariff law. which Mr. Ellis
insisted upon
PRoGREsSIVEs FIGHT
The fight of the "progressives" thus
far has been wholly for an advanced
platform u was expected that Mir.
Garfield would indicate today how far
the suggestions made by Mr. Ellis for
an extension Of referendum and other
state reforms. coupled with an endorse
ment Of the president and HIS policy
would satisfy the "progressives" SEN
ators Burton and Dick have not been
actively in league with the campaign
for the nomination Of Judge O. r.
Brown of Dayton. who Is supported by
George u. Cox. and II was stated that
an acceptance by the "progressives' OF
some candidate other than Mr.. Garheid
on modification OF the platform sus-
eested by MFR. Ellis would DO much to
bring about an agreement of the Lead
ers aside from Mr.. Coz
Granville w. Mooney. speaker OF the
lower house IN the legislature. last
night told senator Burton that he did
not desire to be considered as a COM
promise candidate, He Is making
campaign FOR secretary of state In
regard to this Senator Dick COM
mented;
NO man. aside from the president
could decline a call to the governor
ship by = united party"
George " Cox, chairman OF the
Hamilton county delegation, announc-
cd this morning that Congressman
Nicholas Longworth would not be a
candidate for the gobernatorial NOM
nation under any circumstances
THE Hamilton county vote will 60
TO Judge q. u. Brown. 10 the thirtieth
ballot and beyond that II necessary"
said Chairman Cox. There Is no sec
ond choice. Mr.. Longworth will run
for Congress and nothing else"
a report that Mr.. Cox would decline
to support the nominee OF the conven-
ton I'm case the choice should fall to
one Of several candidates was pro
scented Ia him.
Il shall support the ticket whoever IL
nominated and the question OF how he
stands on temperance issues win not
influence me-" said Mr. Cox.
\ SERIES OF CONFERENCES.
4 series Of conferences among the
republican leaders who are accounted
Importers Of the national administra-
ion began at noon today, the result Of
which, IL is said, may be an agreement
pon candidate for governor before
he party's state convention which
pens tomorrow.
Senators Burton and Dick, state
hartman Wade n. Ellis and Col will
am Rowland. influential columbus
were among the partici-
ants.
Senator Burton expressed the belief
hat unless n radical change takes
lace. either Judge O. II. Brown Of
layton or Warren q. Harding OF Mari
n. former Lieutenant governor. would
'ad on the first ballot. with Carmi
thompson, present secretary OF state,
lose third. The senator added all can
dates would receive votes from the
uyahoga county cleveland, delega-
on. OF which he is chairman, includ-
X James r.. GARFIELD. II the latter
lould be placed in nomination
II Is expected Lieut. .-Gov. Francis W.
Roadway Of Cleveland, Atty. Gen. L..
rant Denman Of Toledo and Justices
ugustus n Summers and William h
rowe of the state supreme court Will
renominated, and that Granville w.
ooney, speaker Of the house of repre-
natives. will be nominated for sec
tary Of state providing he is not