The Washington times., 1910-06-21
Politicians Watching Closely
the Outcome of Today'S
Convention.
LOOKING FOR SIGNS
OF AN OPEN RUPTURE
Bone of Contention Is Selection of
Democratic Candidate TOR
Senator.
By JOHN SNURE.

70 1872 are giving attention to the Ohio
Democratic State convention toiay.
They are doing so for the reason that
they expect TO see in this convention and
the results of il the first plain signs OF
a breach between Governor Judson Hair
mon OF Ohio and William Jennings
Bryan.
Indications are there win be an open
rupture between Harmon and Bryan
Governor Harmon is in politics and I'm
Office and will be renOminated hy his
party for governor of Ohio. He Will
probably be reelected, unless the Re
publican party I'm Ohio uudergoes be
tween now and November "A ge--togeJhe.
process which it now shows nc signs Cf
undergoing. Mr.. Bryan is not in Office
and there are those VINO -6lnA he 3 one
Of the pClIuCaI deal ones.
Nevertheless. Il is rs certain as any
thing can be that the vO.-e aEd FORTS
Ct Mr. bryan will eAsio.ss large in
GLence on the DemocIaIic campaign u
1912 II il turns out .hat Le is opposed
10 Harmon for the nomination and uE-
willing TO see him elected, there VIII
be small chance Of a Democrat being
elected to the White House.
Opposed to Harmon
The political gossip here goes that MI
BRYAN is opposed 10 Harmon for the
nomination Tor President In 1912 and
that he is so far opposed TO him that he
is going 10 make it his chief business
from now on TO prevent Harmon from
being nominated TO head the 1872 ticket
II he can do it.
II would not necessarily follow that
l. Harmon were nominated Tor IrcSl-
dent Mr. Bryan would ngnt MIN LOT
the election. but he would ar leas-
be so lukewarm that IL would cost
Harmon many votes IN all reasonable
Harmon stock is pretty well up at
this time-that IS, Harmon STOCK IoI
the Democratic Presidential nonlIa-
tIOn. If Harmon IS Te-eltCteQ Eol
ernor of Chic, IL viii be SJlll AiEAer'
and especially IL he carries the STATE
Iz a large vote. He has had rev
sGtbacks. but they have not seemed ne.
TO impair his political progress 10 any
serious extent. He has made Ep'N
governor. in the estimation OF ONO
people, without much regard 20 par
.Ceucv in tho Republican party ln
Ohio. Good authorities say that the
Republican party is as badly Spit III
Ohio as in any state in the Union
more 50 than in Iowa. IN tacl.
Bone of Contention.
The particular bone of contention
between Harmon and Bryan, as II re
lates 10 the OHIO convention today, IS
whether the convention shall name
the Democratic candidate for United
States Senator to succeed Dick The
coming winter the Legislature viii
pick a successor to Dick Bryan
wants the State convention to nomi-
nate the man. Harmon is not willinG
TO exert his influence in that direc-
tion.
Some time ago Bryan sent an open
letter TO Harmon, In which ne ufeCG
that the convention name the caudi-
date for Senator. He recalled what
had been done I'm Indiana. WueTe the
convention named John w. Kern and
where Tom TagEart was turned down
This was done bF an Alliance between
Governor Marshall and Bryan. In nus
letter Bryan suggested Thai u l-e
Legislature were not instructed, John
L Mclean might he urged Tor the
Senate. To Mclean Mr. Bryan espe-
Cially objects.
Governor Harmon replied that no
thought il Unwise TO have the con-
venti0n act in this matter, and
thought it ought 10 be left TO the
Legislature.
JShnson's support.
BRYAN influence has the support Of
the Tom L. Johnson influence in try
ing 10 have the convention name a
candidate for the Senate II the op-
ponents Of the plan of having the
Legislature nominate win out the
Bryan and Johnson forces viii be sore,
and disposed to blame IL all on Har-
mon and his failure to turn hand to
help them out.
The Bryan and Johnson forces take
the view that if the Ohio Legislature
goes Democratic and il is allowed 70
choose whOmsoever it will, IL VIII prob
ably name either N. =. ingalls,, who
is prominent as a railroad man; for
mer Governor Campbell, or John r.
Mclean. They would look on this as
turning the SenatoTship over 10 ele-
ments friendly TO the conservative
and corporation Influences.
It as easy 10 see how this situation
may develop into war on Harmon as
a conservative. old-line Democrat. who
is viewed altogether too kindly by
the corporation influences in his party
and out of IL. 1t is entirely possible
that the Ohio Democratic convention
this week viii he the beginning OF
the end of Democratic hope for elect
ing a President in 1912 Nobody who
knows politics Will deny that for GER
tain reasons the Democratic leaders
lust now have that hope in a most
unusual degree.
PACIFIC FLEET TO Go