The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
LOOKS LIKE GARFIELD IN OHIO
kINkADE REFI SEES TO rim AND
TAFT MFN ARE PERPLENED.
They Don't Care to TIE y WI i'm Cox. Who
net elS.OOO That Judge brown WIN
Be Nominated and u Playing Ills
own Cards This Time leaders Talk

CoLUNBUs. Ohio. July 27-Therc il a
strong trend tonight toward the nornina-
ton Of James r. Garfield by the Republ-
can State convention which meets here on
Tuesday and Wednesday Tan leaders
in the State have done all they. could To
stem the tide. but tonight. IL IA said, they
are much alarmed lest they ba unable To
prevent Garfields nomination without a
humiliating compromise. possibly with
George r. Cox. the Cincinnati leader.
Cox has been boosting the candidacy
Of Judge q Brown of Dayton and has
offered TO bet SIS. 600 on his nomination
Because Of tho bad odor attaching TO
CoX's prolonged activities in Ohio and the
recent Cox Burton coalition to bring
about Browns nomination Il has been
understood that tho Taft leaders in the
state had been made Ia feel after con
ferr1ng with the President at R,verly
that Browns nomination would bc highly
distasteful
The Taft workers Who control The party
machinery. were thrown all in "A heap To-
day Ivy the positive announcement by
Judge X. X. kinkade Of Toledo that IA.
would not be a candidate. Kinkada has
visited both Taft and Roosevelt and II
was thought that his nomination was
probable. His statement says
Their" has l'"''n muCh said in tho
newspapers about nv peinz a cardirat.
for tho nomination for Governor that I
think plain statamer-t is tl. from rn,.
on the subject. | am 10y no means un-
mindful Of IN" very great honor that Is CON
f"rr"d upon any man when h" il chosen
10y the Republicans II Ohio as their CanJi
date fnr Governor. or the still gr,at.r
honor that comes g. him when this chp,c,,
- ratified by an election am not
assuming that the honor would Gums.
To nc were | AN active candidate. for
tho NOM nation. but my friends rsadc So
MANY inquiries 81 me concerning th,
matter that u amounts To- "A dlscourtosy
longer To remain silent and therefor.
! Will sly that ! am not AN active nor A
receptive candidate for the nomination
| hope all will treat this rs final
Arthur !. N"ryE conferred with Sacrr
tary of stat" {. 4. THOMPSON to-day and
il said To have sought to get Ihomrs.r
ont II the race 80 that sop,c hcndy,,,.
could be mad" ia getting IA" Taft sun
port behind candidate. whu could beat
Judge Brown, the Cox choice Thomp
son refused Ia h" shuntarI cox arrival
10 might and predicted Browns numina-
ton
senator burton. who has been making
desperate "fortS Ia keep the tuyaIhnv.
rIehFh uhdrr control So that Garfield
would not get n. arrived let" 'D-l isht
Garfield comes Monday n. al t,--iny
At Cleveland thar the question 81 platform
was uppermoSt With him that after "A rrr-
gr"SrlNe platform was assured IL would
lie time enough t. talk 81 can iida'a-
There II much speculation herr, A. q,
what influence senator DICK will puS-r-.
lie hs. i--'-ii reported ~ preparing a plat
form tnr the convention - adnut run
there are many cNppssSionE heard that
"A Dick platform. which would h. essen
tally stand pat platform. will never
he tolerated. II remains 10 ~ seen
whether Dick IL A. solid with the Taft
crowd a. he u reported ~ - II ha-
l,een said that he has l-~cn assured the
TAFT l"aders will not further seek O., nlrsk