Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-28
RADICALS ARE BITTER
Abuse Garfield for Not Lead
ing Them Into Fight.
DECLARE HE'S A GUTTER
Insurgency in Ohio Leaderless and
Discouraged.
LONGWORTH GAINS PRESTIGE
Already Talk of Him for Governor
in 1912-General Amusement
at Cox's Tactics.
DECLARE HE'S A GUTTER
LONGWORTH GAINS PRESTIGE
Special From a Stafr Correspondent.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2S.-Insurgency
in Ohio is smashed. leaderless and dis
couraged- Beaten to a frazZle, destitute
of organization. without platform, policies
or leaders, the insurgents have practically
given up for two years, and maybe for
ever.
Jimmy Garfield is a gutter" Is the
bitter plaint of the more radical in
surgents who were yesterday intent upon
making trouble in the state convention.
They referred to his refusal to have his
friends bring in a minority report on the
platform and have their views laid before
the convention
The next time pick out a war leader
said one truculent young insurgent, Il
will take him out in the back yard first
and fire off the family musket to see If
he is gun shy"
Mr. oarneld and his war lieutenants
came down to Columbus apparently full
of energy and high olution. This is
a principle we are fighting for he an
nounced, sternly- He drew up a bill of
particulars and caused it to be promul-
gated setting forth the principle in it's
uetai..
he committee on resolutions turned this
principle down. His followers urged him
report. 1T will, be defeated" they said,
but We will split that convention and
get them worried over your candidacy
Tor governor
Garfield Leaves for Home.
When the hour arrived to bring in the
minority report Mr.. Garfield fiinched In
q group of his followers on the sidewalk
In front of the Neil House the die was
cast. Mr.. Garfield hemmed and hawed
and finally stalked into the hotel alone,
leaving his supporters standing sadly on
the sidewalk. This was the last of him.
a little while later he took a train for
home. declining to make any comment
upon the situation.
Up in the convention hall he left
stranded the men from the various dis
tricts who had broken with their coun-;
ty organizations to follow him. VINO
sat moOdily apart to chew the cud OF
utter reflection.
The lnsurgeht movement has died
a-borning,s aecording tl the opinion of
conservative politicians and tacitly
admitted by many OF the insurgent
watch the course of the group of
newspapers in the state that have
formed the blood and ,sinew Of the in
surgent movement viii these inde
cordially support the ticket or condemn
IL with faint praise?
The Ohio State journal, century-old
republican paper, in its editorial today,
but oashes a drop of gall into the
goblet by adding, 1t is a great pity
lnat the platform does not measure up
TO the candidates"
Longworth Gains Prestige.
Nick Longworth comes out of the
contest with added prestige. He handled
himself we'll and already they are be-
ginning to talk of him for governor in
I3l2 His face was d study yesterday
wnen Senator Burton flashed the Long
worth candidacy upon the convention
and the second ballot showed his rapid
gains. He grew red and then white,
crowned and smiled and actually heaved
u sign OF relief when Boss Cox of Gin
CInnati SO cruelty swatted the Burton
effort by swinging the Hamilton county
HdruIng.
They were as little children, those
politicians, in the hands of Cox, that
resourceIul and experienced campaigner
Cox has nothing against Nick Long
worth. He Is fond OF him, in fact.
But il was not Nick ; day in court, and,
besides, Cox had other FISH to fry. And
he fried them to crisp.
Everybody in Ohio is laughing at the
way he .'hanLed it TO Burton. He served
notice Senator Burton TO stick close
10 the northern end of the state and
hereafter TO take Mr.. Cox into consid-
Grafton when he has something TO put
across.
Stand-Pat Campaign Planned.
The republicans will now go ahead with
an active, vigorous and definite campaign.
II will be in effect stand-pat campaign,
say what you please, in general and
vague terms about recognition of the pro-
sressive spirit. The republican cam
paigners intend 10 defend their tariff.
their President and their Congress.
The republicans will have united or
lanization. the federal administration
back of them, and they will not lack for
campaign funds. The way the stock mar
ket recovered yesterday on the convention
news may be an indication of support
from wealthy quarters
None OF the regulars here is shedding
any tears over the announcement that
Roosevelt will not come into the state be-
cause of dissatisfaction with the plat
form In fact they would be just as
well pleased TO have him stay out, beca Use
they don't know what line o: doctrine he
might hand out once he got started. /.
There is no doubt the republican party
i'm Ohio il going to make its fight on the
record of Congress and the administra-
ton, and stand or fall on that issue
y. .. NJ.