The sun., 1910-07-16
TAFT SEES OHIO PLATFORM.
READS DRAFT OF WHAT REPUB-
LgC4NS ARE TO DECLARE.
senator Dick aud wade EI,H Garry DOcu-
menis 90 Beverly without InNHaston
Other states Expected 60 Fol-
low same Lines Of Argument.

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BEVERLY. Mas July Is Senator
Charles Dick OF Ohio and Wade II. Ellis,
chairman Of the Ohio State Republican
eSeoutlvs committee. brought 10 Presi-
dent Taft to-day a tentative draft OF the
! platform that party expects 20 put up
TO the Ohio State conventionJuly n.
The President hadn't sent for either
Senator Dick OF Mr.. Ellis. He was glad
to see the notes on the platform, however,
and went over them carefully.
While the White HOUSE was rsticent
about the conference IL In generally under
stood tonight that this platform when
presented TO the Ohio convention will be
a model AFFAIR in the eyes Of the Admins
tration. The model. some OF the Preei-
dents friends hope, will serve for other
Republican conventions.
In IL the Republicans of the country
will find arguments with which 20 get
votes in the fall campaign. IL will oon-
tain material for q battle cry with which
all Republicans can be spurred on to
victory In the Congress elections. When
IL il made public the country will know
on what lines the Administration expects
20 fight out the little affair with tho Demo-
Gratis.
There wasn't any talk about candidates
at the meeting at Burgess Point to-day.
IL was said While il was admitted that
Representative Nicholas Longworth, soa-
in-law Of Theodore Roosevelt. may as
a dark horse carry the convention. just
now IL doesn't look as IL he would he
nominated. Mr. Longworth is 20 he
temporary chairman Of the convention.
- IN h. chair
man and Senator Dick chairman OF the
committee on resolutions.
There are four probable candidates.
according to politicians here tonight
They are Carmi Thompson. Secretary Of
State; Warren O. Harding Of Marion.
Judge o. Il. Brown 81 Dayton and MIR
Longw orth. Mr.. Longworth was said
here tonight to have agreed with Boss
Cox of Cincinnati that he will not be q
candidate Cox il said TO favor Judge
Brown. who therefore is regarded now
as having the best chance
The draft brought 10 the President
was rough. the visitors Said. hut IL con-
contained the esssnce ~ the real plat
form. Here are some 81 the Things II
An Endorsement ~ the Payne Aldrich
tariff Law and 81 the tarif commission.
which will make possible "A scientific
readjustment u schedules which need
change
A denial that the increased cost 81 living
il 10 BE- laid at the door % the Republican
party a. Gov. Harmon has declared
An indorsament Of the railroad and
postal saNinRs bank legislation passed
by Congress ~ the last session.
Also II Was said tonight the platform
will commend the policy ~ Government
economy inaugurated 10y the present
Adm IniStratinu The Taft policy of oon-
servation will le indorsed and declared
70 ~ nearly like that Of Cod Roosevelt.
Although Mr. Taft was pleased with
tho tentative platform u was pointed out
clearly that he did not intend To mix up
in the fac'ionai fight now raging in his
home State He leaves Beverly for the
North coast next Monday Mr. Taft he /
heves the Republicans OF Ohio will get |
together before convention day and ratify Z
a platform which will furnish material /
for other states
Mr. Elhs said tonight that after the .
convention IL held ne will resign his po- ,
sition as chairman Of the executive com
mittes This will permit the Guherna
to1al candidate Ia select his own cam
paign manager
10 -day that h. had received an invitation
10 address tn. conservation congress in !
~ Paul ia September The invitation.
~ was SaId. came three weeks ago Des-
patches from Chicago indicating that
there was som.. trouble because Mr. Taft
might b" sighted were greeted with
smiles AZ the summer capital The in
formation that Clifford Pinchot and James
Rudolph Garfield might run the ~ Paul
show and my yht not treat the President
well the White House thought rather
in view OF the statement that
the invitation came long ago The Presi-
dent had not decided 20 night whether
or not he will take in the congress