New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
THE CONTEST IN OHIO
Trial Poll Shows "Stand-Patter"
Will Be Nominated.
EITHER BROWN OR GARFIELD
Judge Kinkade Withdraws IRON
Governorship Fight-Possible
War Against Cox.
nv Telegraph to The Tribune. J

cleveland. July pa newspaper po'i
,.ken of the delegates to the Republican
State Convention, which Will coii'e"o
Columbus Tuesday, completed 'o-u
dcates the nomination for Governor ol q
"stand-pat" candidate. Or SoS oei~e
ont Of 1oss who were polled. the vote io'
Governor will stand: Judge u %. bfo"h'
of DAYTON ae4: ex-Lieutenant Governor
Warren G. Harding, of Marion. 2z1: JAMES
r Garfield. former Secretary OF the La
terior. l55; Carmi Thompson. Secretary oi
State rs: non-committal. 2lo
The nolI among Republicans who are not
actively engaged In politics as an occupa
tion shows that a majority OF them are
proeressives and in full sympathy with 'he
Roosevelt policies. az,
Tho outcome of the xovernorship race Will
depend largely. it is thought upon 'ne
action n. Senator Burton OF Cleveland. ana
George B. Cox, OF Cincinnati. Burton coh-
trolls most of Cuyahoga county's IS votes
and Cox has 81 from Hamilton County
or course Burton will not have 96 votes
at his disposal, because some of them VIII
on for Garfield. If Burton and Cox COM
bine on candidate they Will "leiu sieo'
influence in the convention
A report from Columbus tonight is tnat
the contest will be between Garfield ana
Brown. Cox has been backing Brown
from the start. The report further says
that GarfeId's stock has taken big jump
because IT is believed the contest will de-
velop into a war upon Cox. In this case
Garfield might be able to align the anti
Cox factions, crush Coxism and have him.
for a
gressive platform.
The elimination from the race of Judge
Kinkade. Of Toledo, has given the Gar
field forces renewed confidence, for they
expect to receive many votes from the To-
ledo district.
Toledo. July 23-Judge r. r. kinkade
announced to-day that he was neither an
active nor receptive candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor He
authorized the following statement;
There has been 50 much said IN the
newspapers about my being a candidate
for the nomination for Governor that
think a plain statement is due from me on
the subject. I am by no means unmfndfui
of the very great honor that is conferred
upon any man when he Is chosen by the
Republicans of Ohio as their candidate
for Governor or the still greater honor
that comes to him when the choice is rati-
fed by an election.
"I am not assuming that either honor
would come to me were 1 an active candi-
date for the nomination, but my friends
have made so many inquiries of me con-
cerning the matter that 1t amounts almost
TO a discourtesy longer to remain silent
and I therefore will say that 1 am not an
active nor a receptive candidate for the
nomination, and I hope all will treat this
as final"
Dayton, Ohio, July 23.-George B. Cox, of
Cincinnati. was here to-day for a final
conference with Judge o. B. Brown, candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
Governor He was entertained by Judge
Brown at the Dayton Club Mr.. Cox ex-
pressed bimself as confident that Judge
Brown would be nominated not later than
the second ballot. -- -
Senator Theodore Burton came to Dayton
to-day, and after conference with Judge
Brown, declared that the iurist was the
logical "geographicar' candidate for Gov
ernor of Ohio The conference followed
close on the one between George B. Cox and
Brown.
At the same time, Senator Burton quail
fed his Endorsement by reiterating his for
mer announcement that he intended to hold
himself aloof from the GOvernorship struS-
gle. He declared that the coming campaign
would be one Of the warmest in the history
of the state. out that the issue was not IA
doubt
Columbus, Ohio, July 23-George B. Cox
the Cincinnati leader, arrived tonight tc
attend the Republican State Convention
here Tuesday and Wednesday, and made
this statement concerning the chances OF
Judge o. B. Brown, of Dayton, for the
governorship nomination:
II am still of the opinion that Judge
Brown will be nominated for Governor.
am for Judge Brown because I know he
will, if nominated, carry the State of Ohio
and Hamilton County. No, l am not a
candidate for any office. There is no truth
to the rumors that L desire to enter the
United States Senate"
MINNESOTA CONVENTIONS.
st. Paul July 2.-Democratic conventions