The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
ARE FAR APART.
Rival Factions OF the Republican
Party in Ohio
Are Gathering at Columbus for
the State Convention.
GARFIELD STRENGTH.
Is the Unknown Quantity in the
Present Situation.
Nick LongwOrth Declared to BE
Out OF the Race.
GARFIELD STRENGTH

Columbus, O.. July 25.-Republican
leaders and delegates who are here. for
the state convention were today frank
ly awaiting word from James r. Gar
field, leader of the ''progressives" AL
though the first session of the conven-
tion will be held tomorrow and the
nominations will be made Wednesday,
the leaders are seemingly as far from
an agreement upon a candidate for gov
ernor as they were month ago.
AS the majority of delegates are un-
pledged, tie state leaders are interested
IN the numb Der of votes, which Mr.. Carr
field Will claim for the .'progressives.'
1t is considered that this will have a
direct bearing upon the platform to be
adopted and hence upon the candidate
for governor. The only considerable
divergence between the platform sug-
gested by Mr.. Garfield three weeks ago
and that outlined last night by Wade
H. Ellis, one of the regular leaders
and friend to the president, is in the
endorsement of the present national ad-
nlinistration and the recently enacted
tariff law, which Mr.. Ellis insisted upon
The fight of the progressive" thus far
has been wholly for an advanced plat
form.
1t was expected that Mr. Garfield
would indicate today how far the sug-
geStionS made by Mr. Ellis for an ex-
reforms, coupled with an endorsement
Of the president and his policy will sat
isfy the ''progreSSiyes.' Senators Bur-
ton and Dick have not b-een actively
III league with the campaign for the
nomination of Judge o. B. Brown, of
Dayton, who is supported by George B.
Cox, and ii was stated that an accept
ance by the ''prCgressives'' of some can
didate other than Mr.. Garfield on a
modification Of the platform suggested
by Mr.. Ellis would do much to bring
about aa agreement of the leaders aside
from Mr. Cox.
Granville w. Mooney, speaker of the
lower house in tne legislature, told Sen
ator Burton that he did not desire to
be compromise candidate. He is max
ing campaign for secretary of state
In regard to this Senator Dick COM
mented:
mo man, aside from the president
could Decline a call to the goverporship
by a uaited party''
AS to the governorship, Senator Bur-
ton voiced the general opinion today
when he said that the contest was any
body's fight. He added it was probable
he would take no part in the fight
Warren G. Harding. who arrived in
| town tonight. gave out statement
| in which he declares that he was the
candidate of no eminent individual
and of no faction"
'I recognize" he added, that sew
| eraI so-called leaders are for anybody
| else.''
Wade H. Ellis. chairman of the state
executive committee. told tonight what
he believed should be Incorporated in
| the platform.
| He says that it should contain :an
UNQUALIFIED endorsement" of President
Taft and his administration and that it
should approve the Payne bill, not be-
cause it is perfect, but because it re-
moves excessive duties under the Ding
ley law"
The active candidates for governor
are Judge Brown, Warren G. Harding
of Marion, former lieutenant governor.
and Carmi Thompson, secretary of
state In addition to these it is be-
lieved J. r. Garfield will be placed IN
nomination providing the platform to
be adopted Wednesday is sufficiently
progressive.
| The name of Nicholas Longworth is
prominently mentioned as compro-
| mise candidate. He will deliver the
keynote speech Tuesday afternoon and