Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-26
OHIO REPUBLICANS.

morning after night OF many confer
ences, they were still hunting for man
to beat James R. Garfield for the re-
publican nomination for governor.
All the organization leaders took q
hand in the anti-Garfield game. The
arrival of Garfield and his publication
of statement defining his attitude to-
ward President Taft's administration
sent the stock Of the former secretary
Of the interior so high that the opposi-
ton were plainly worried. Minor diff
ierences we're laid aside in their efforts
to concentrate upon a sane" progress
siye candidate whom the convention
would accept rs Il substitute for Gar
field.
At intervals through the night United
States Senator Burton, who leads the
opposition to Garfield, was in confer
ence with George B. Cox, United States
Senator Dick, Wade H. Ellis, Walter
Brown, Arthur l. Vorys, Congressman
Taylor and C. D. Hilles, assistant sec
rotary of the treasury, who is here as
the personal representative of President
Taft. Cox endeavored to persuade
Burton to line up for Judge 0. E.
Brown, without success. The other
conferees, known as the administration
crowd, discussed a number OF possi-
bilities, among them Attorney General
Deman, Congressman Longworth,
Toseph T. Carew, Of Cincinnati, and
Vorys himself. Nothing definite re-
suited, and with the convention only a
few hours away Garfield still doomed as
the big obstacle in their path.
Warren G. Harding, the Marion edi-
tor and former lieutenant governor,
failed to secure the support Of the ad-
ministration crowd, principally because
Senator Burton has not forgotten Hard
ing's opposition TO Burton's candidacy
for senator two years ago. The con-
Sens,ls of opinion is that if Garfield Is
TO be beaten he must be defeated by a
man OF his own progressive type.
1t is likely that most OF the planks
advocated by Garfield will be ncorpo-
rated in the platform. Senator Dick,
who is slated to be chairman OF the
resolution committee, has adopted
about all the Garfield ideas except the
Garfield plank relating TO the national
administrations. Instead OF endorsing
President Taft for his efforts to carry
our party pledges" as Garfield pro-
posed, Dick will insist on blanket
endorsement OF the administration.
The convention will be called to or
der at A O'Clock this afternoon by State
Chairman Walter Brown OF Toledo,
and the keynote speech will be deliver
ed by Congressman Longworth.
Ate O'Clock all district delegates
we're scheduled to meet ut the state
house and elect members Of convention
committees and the state central COM
mittee.
There are 1,0G6 delegates in the con-
vention, 534 votes being necessary to a
choice.
Columbus, o., July 26.-Followng
the breaking up early today OF con
ference Of every organization and add
ministration leader opposed TO the
gubernatorial nomination OF James K.
Garfield. United States Senator Burton
made the statement that 40 agreement
had been reached, and Senator Charles
Dick followed with the assertion that
the contest was now a wide open scram-
BILE. The fight over the platform over
shadows the contest for governor, and
it is because Of the progressive planks
which Garfield demands be incorporated
in that document that he finds the
leaders 4 unit in opposing him. The
main issue with the administration
crowd on the first day OF the republic
can state convention is the endorsement
of President Taft's administration, and
Gartcld's friends assert that he Will 60
no further toward such endorsement
than for the executives good inten-
tons.
An attempt to agree on Warren
Harding, Of Marion, as a gubernatorIal
candidate ended in disagreement
which has certainly left Garfield in a
more commanding position than here
lofore
Columbus, O., July 2G.-Senator
Burton will not be the permanent
chairman of the republican state con-
vention. He will sit at the head OF the
Cuyahoga county delegation this after
noon and devote all OF his energies to
the votes OF the delegates. Burton's
decision caused an rrcconcilable break
between George B. Cox and the Cleve-
land senator. 1t was one of the big
subjects discussed 1T the conference
which was held i'm Burton's room, and
which continued until 5 O'Clock this
morning. Every effort and every arg
umcnt Cox could use was brought to
bear. and when the senator finally said
No" Cox, according to reports, said
some things in very emphatic man
ner, which would not well in print.
Cox then left the conference in rage.
Having failed to hold Burton 10 an
agreement which meant the delivery OF
the Cuyahoga delegation to Brown.
Cox hoped to have Burton become the
prominent chairman Of the convention.
which would take him away from his
delegation and give Cox, whose seat
will be just across the aisle from that OF
the Cuyahoga county delegation, the
chance to do some work with Burton's
men. The permanent craftsmanship
is till open.
New York, July 26.-When Theodore
Roosevelt vas asked at the Outlook
office today whether he had anything