Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-26
OHIO REPUBLICANS.

morning after night OF many confer
ences, they were still hunting for man
TO beat James r. Garfield for the re-
publican nomination for governor.
Ali the organization leaders took a
hand in the anti-Garfeld game. The
arrival Of Garfield and his publication
of statement defining his attitude to-
ward President Taft's administration
sent the stock OF the former secretary
Of the interior so high that the opposi'
ton we're plainly worried. Minor diff
ferences we're laid aside i'll their efforts
to concentrate upon a SAN" progress
siye candidate whom the convention
would accept as substitute for Gar
field.
At intervals through the night United
States Senator Burton, who leads the
opposition to Garfield, was in confer
ence with George b. Cox, United States
Senator Dick, Wade II. Ellis, Walter
Brown. Arthur i. Vorys, Congressman
TAYLOR and c.. ID. Hilles, assistant sec
retary of the treasury, who is here as
the personal representative OF President
Taft. Cox endeavorod to persuade
Burton to line up for Judge o. E.
Brown. without success. The other
conferees. known as the administration
crowd, discussed a number OF possi-
bilties, among them Attorney General
Deman, Congressman Longworth,
Joseph T. Carew, OF Cincinnati, and
Vorys himself. Nothing definite re-
suited. and with the convention only a
few hours away Garfield still doomed as
the big obstacle in their path.
Warren &. Harding, the Marion edi-
tor and former lieutenant governor,
failed to secure the support OF the adj
ministration crowd, principally because
Senator Burton has not forgotten Hard
ing's opposition to Burton's candidacy
for senator two years ago. The con-
sensus of opinion is that if Garfield is
TO be beaten he must be defeated by a
man Of his own progressive type.
1t is likely that most of the planks
advocated by Garfield will be incorpo-
rated in the platform. Senator Dick,
who is slated to be chairman OF the
resolution committee, has adopted
about all the Garfield ideas except the
Garfield plank relating to the national
administrations Instead OF endorsing
President Taft FOR his efforts to carry
our party pledges" as Garfield pro-
posed, Dick will insist on blanket
endorsement OF the administration.
The convention will be called to or
der at 4 O'Clock this afternoon by State
Chairman Walter Brown of Toledo,
and the keynote speech will be deliver
ed by Congressman Longworth.
At2 O'Clock all district delegates
we're scheduled to meet at the state
house and elect members OF convention
committees and the state central COM
mittee.
There are /, 066 delegates in the con-
vention, 534 votes being necessary to a
choice
Columbus, o., July 26.-Following
the breaking up early today of con-
ference of every organization and ad-
ministration leader opposed to the
gubernatorial nomination Of James K.
Garfield. United States Senator Burton
made the statement that 10 agreement
had been reached, and Senator Charles
Dick followed with the assertion that
the contest was now wide open scram-
bic. The fight over the platform over
shadows the contest for governor, and
it is because Of the progressive planks
which Garfield demands be incorporated
in that document that he finds the
leaders a unit in opposing him. The
main issue with the administration
crowd on the first day of the repubIl-
can state convention is the endorsement
Of President Taft administration, and
Garfeld's friends assert that he will 60
no further toward such endorsement
than for the executives good inten-
tons.
An attempt to agree on Warren
Harding, Of Marion, as a gubernatorlal
candidate ended in a disagreement
which has certainly left Garfield in
more commanding position than here
tOfore
Columbus, O., July Ex-senator
Burton will not be the permanent
chairman of the republican state con-
vention. He will sit at the head OF the
Cuyahoga county delegation this after
noon and devote all OF his energies to
the votes OF the delegates. Burton's
decision caused an irreconcilable break
between George b. Cox and the Cleve-
land senator 1t was one Of the big
subjects discussed at the conference
which was held in Burton's room, and
which continued until 3 O'Clock this
morning. Every effort and every arg
ument Cox could use was brought to
bear, and when the senator finally said
NO" Cox, according to reports, said
some things in a very emphatic man
ner, which would not well in print.
Cox then left the conference in rage.
Having failed to hold Burton 20 an
agreement which meant the delivery OF
the Cuyahoga delegation to Brown.
Cox hoped to have Burton become the
prominent chairman of the convention
which would take him away from his
delegation and give Cox, whose seat
will be just across the aisle from that Of
the Cuyahoga county delegation, the
chance to do some work with Burton's|
men. The permanent chairmanshipI
is still open.
New York, July 26.-When Theodore
Roosevelt was asked at the Outlook
office fndav whether be had ANYTHING