New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
OHIO TO |NDORSE TAFT
Platform Will Be Mode! for the
Other States.
DICK AND ELLIS CALLERS
President Makes It Plain That
He Has No Candidate
for Governor.

He Has No Candidate
for Governor.
Beverly, Mass, July 15.-President Taft
was told to-day that the Ohio Republican
state platform to be adopted at Columbus
the latter part OF this month would con-
tain q ringing Endorsement of the entire
Taft administration. including the Payne
Aldrich tariff law. It is purposed that the
form Of Endorsement written into the Ohio
platform shall serve model to other
states that intend standing Loyalty by Nj
Taft
The Ohio platform. taken in connection
with the keynote speech to be delivered at
the convention by Representa- tive Nicholas
Longworth temporary chairman. VIII
serve as ali index to the campaign TO be
waged throughout the country by the Re-
publicans this fall The issues for the
Congress campaign will be set forth clear
". They will include an Endorsement cf
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law as a step in the
right direction. The tariff commission feat
ure of the bill. by which it is proposed in
the near future to put the tariff on n
scientific basis OF protection gauged by the
actual difference in the cost OF production
Mt home and abroad. will be brought out
most prominently. 4 strong denial of the
charge that the tariff and the Republican
party are responsible foc the high cost
of living denunciation of graft and
''grafters" whether they be Republicans Or
Democrats and a proclamation that the
Republican Congress elected two years ago
has fulfilled the party Hedges, all are n
cluded in the scheme of campaign issues 10
be framed by the Republicans.
Come of their Own Accord.
These facts were developed here to-day as
the result of calls on the President by
Senator Dick, of Ohio. and Wade II. Ellis,
chairman of the Ohio Republican State
Executive Committee Both Senator Dick
and Mr.. Ellis came to Beverly of their own
accord. Their meeting here was by chance,
but It enabled them to place matters more
squarely before the President Both will
remain over until tomorrow for a fur
ther conference with Mr.. Taft. The latter
is taking q deep interest In the platform
to be adopted at the Columbus convention,
which will be held from July IS to IS.
The President made it plain to-day. how
ever, that he will have no candidate for
Governor IN Ohio or of any other state.
tative'' in Ohio or any other state during
the campaign. He purposes that the states
shall manage their own affairs. In plat
form declarations affecting the national ad
ministration and forming the plan OF cam
paign "aIl along the line" he will continue
to feel a personal and party interest
Senator Dick is to be chairman of the
committee on resolutions at Columbus, and
he brought with him to-day most of the
planks from which the Ohio platform is to
be constructed. The platform promises to
be a voluminous affair from the present
outlook. but 1t will be considerably trimmed
down between now and convention time.
The platform will be progressive-based on
the legislation Of the last session of Con-
gress. On the subject of conservation 1t
probably will indirse President Tafts plan
a assuring the accomplishment in a legal
way Of all that was contempla ted when
the scheme of conservation first swept the
country by storm.
Discussion of Candidates.
The platform did not occupy all of the
afternoon conference. Candidates were
spoken of TO the extent that the President
was given to understand that none of the
avowed candidates for the governorshtp
nomination seemed to have chance of win
ming the honor. These candidates are Carni
A. Thompson. of Iropton. Secretary of
State: Judge O. B. Brown, Of Dayton. and
Warren G. Harding. Of Marion, former
Lieutenant t-Covernor
AS to James S. Garfield, Secretary of the
Interior in the Roosevelt Cabinet, and now
closely associated with Clifford Pinchot in
his political activities, both Senator Dick
and Chairman Ellis declared tonight that
he most certainly would not be the nomi-
nee for Governor
There is still considerable talk about Rep
resentative Longworth. but II is pretty gen
orally understood that any use of his name
is unauthorized. II seems to be the impress
zion here tonight that the Ohio candidate
has yet to be found.
Mr.. Ellis confirmed the recent stories that
he would retire from the Craftsmanship of
the executive committee Immediately after
the convention is held He only agreed to
take up the work at the head of the COM
mittee until that time. The convention al
ways selects the chairman of this commit
tee after consulting with the nominee for
Governor.