Evening journal., 1910-07-28
FORAKER HAS
COME BACK"
Republican Candidate in Ohio
Friend Of The Former
Senator
By United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
COLUMBUS, o., July 2S.-While
only a handful of important Repub-
licans remain in the Capitol to-day
for the post mortem over the State
Convention, there is a varegated SEN
timent noticed on every hand
One of the most engaging topics
Of the aftermath is the coming back"
Of the Foraker element. Harding has
been a Foraker man, tooth and nails;
through fair and stormy weather. He
was lieutenant governor with Herrick
in the hey-dey of Foraker ascend
ency. He has been a stalwart since
the senator's retirement. No less rad
ical follower of Foraker is Rudy
Archer, the nominee for State trea-
surer.
The nomination of Harding and the
consequent return Of the Foraker ele-
ment to power was not In the opinion
of well-versed leaders, a preconceiyed
possibility, but the result Of inter-
nal warfare among the bosses.
HOwland "Fell Down"
Had Congressman Paul Rowland
executed his mission by presenting
minority report on the platform thus
precipitating a Garfield fight on the
floor Of the convention as planned
there is little doubt among progress
sive Republicans that the former sec
retary of the Interior would have
been a commanding figure I'm the con-
vention. Something happened, how
ever, at the psychological moment
whether Il was cold feet" or a change
of heart nobody attempts TO say.
Garfield was not a delegate and the
| no t.I ~
convention that there was no way to
change or amend the resolutions ex-
cept by the presentation Of a minor
ity report by member of the COM
mittee.
Considerable abuse is being heaped
upon Howland by the friends Of Gar
field for thus showing the white fea-
ther II is charged that the congress-
mans profession of progressive ideas
was without substance.
From the instant OF Garfield's with
drawal the race was anybody's scram-
bic. Senator Burton, anxious to main
tain his leadership. il is charged.
swung the Cuyahoga delegation 20
Congressman Longsworth. Burton's
effort 10 stampede the convention to a
man from Cox's district angered the
Cincinnati boss and he deserted his
own and swung the full strength of
his delegation to the Foraker man.
State Chairman Walter Brown came
to Burton's rescue I'm an effort to help
along the Burton coup without sue
cess.
AS a result of this vote the beam
ing face Of Joseph Benson Foraker
beams through a wide crack in the
party fence.
In the opinion OF a great many Re
publicans, Senator Burton has lost his
leadership I'm Cuyahoga county which
will hereafter regard him solely as a
statesman.
Roosevelt Reported Displeased.
About the capitol the Republicans
are regulars" and they predict
clean sweep for the ticket this fall
The Democrats, however, profess TO
see an implacable breach in Republi-
can ranks which pressages Harmon s
success.
The reported displeasure of Colonel
Roosevelt over the platform and his
lack Of enthusiasm for the candidate
casts a pail over the progressives
view Of the future. On the other hand.
the regulars are encouraged by the
news that President Taft is highly
pleased over the result of TIE conven-
ton.