The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-26
HeW WillNot RecedeFro
His Progressive"
Position.
HAS PREPARED
HIS PLATFORM
Refuses to Indorse National Ad-
ministration if 1t Is to Include
Secretary Ballinger-Leaders
at Loss as to How to Deal
With situa-
ton.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Columbus, O., July 25.-On the eve
of the Republican State Convention the
question of who will be nominated fol-
Governor Is still unsolved, and is onf
Of the most puzzling problems the, party
has had to deal with In its history
The situation Is centring about tn.
fight over the platform to be adopted
There was quite demonstration or
the arrival OF James r. Garfield to.
night. AS soon as he reached his head.
quarters they were thronged with del.
egates and politicians
Garieid's Platform.
Garfields boom for Governor has in.
creased since his arrival Asked as tc
his candidacy, he said: Its all up tc
the platform" He brought with hin
his platform. which will be submitted
to his lieutenants. and regarding which
he said: The planks we propose &c
present for the consideration OF tho
delegates will include In brief the fol-
lowing:
The influence of special Interests in
politics to be met by a public utilities
commission and a general corporation
commission: strict supervision over
banks; fixing Of personal responsible
ity of directors; severe penalties for
misuse of corporate funds for politi-
cal purposes publicity in campaign
expenses; provision for the prompt re-
moyal and vigorous prosecution of un-
faithful public officers; the short form
OF ballot; provision for the commission
form of city government; some of the
ind ustrial needs TO be cared for: COM
III vet. lYfS t0Y,
law: child and woman's labor laws; in
dustrial and vocational education in the
common schools; conservation policies
in the State by regulating canals,
roads, water supplies, agricultural ex-
tension and forestry, and in the ma
ton by continuing and eniarging The
work already started. a tariff plank
emphasizing the need Of a vigorous
effective commission and prompt ac-
ton.
About President Taft.
The plank relating to the national
administration will be substantially las
follows:
we reaffirm our adherence to the
great policies announced in the last
national Republican platform. We ex-
press our confidence in the patriotism
and sincerity of President Taft in his
efforts to fulfil oar party pledges.
We indorse his actions in obtaining
much that was promised. and we
pledge him our loyal support in his
endeavor further to carry forward
those policies and to make them eff
fective by proper legislative and ad-
ministrative action"
United States District Attorney John
]. Sullivan, of Cleveland, who is man.
aging Garfield's fight, says his plat
forr, ;e cia radical n
meet the demands of the most ultra
anti standpatter in the State. A strong
effort will be made to have the plat
form. as submitted by Garfield, adopt
ed by the convention, but 1t will be
strongly opposed by national admins
tration delegates. who. while not
recognized as belonging directly to
that faction Of the party. would op-
pose anything which might be con-
strued into direct affront to the
President.
Garfield will oppose an Endorsement
of the Taft administration, provided
that Endorsement includes Secretary
Ballinger or the Payne-Aldrich tariff.
For Progressive Platform.
Wade n. Ellis declared to-day for
progressive platform which includes
the chief State planks in the Garfield
platform. Ellis has not built plat
form to present to the resolutions
committee. He has only offered sug-
gestions, after talks with numerous
Republicans. including President Taft.
Arthur L. Vorys. who claimed to be
speaking in Taft's interests, made over
lures tos the Garfield men to-day be-
fore their chief reached town. Vorys
wanted to know whether Garfield could
not draw a platform dealing with the
national administration which both
sides could accept When Norys
reached Burton, however, he struck
snag Burton would consent TO ne
gotiations with Garfield only II Gar
field would recant all his progressive
ideas.
It was also learned tonight that the
feelers put out by the Taft people as
to whether Garfield would modify his
platform declarations We're rejected.
There will be no compromise. 1t was
given out authoritatively to-day that
If Garfield is nominated. Charles r.
iTaft's newspaper. the CINCINNATI times
Star. will not support MIN, senator
Burton also is bitterly opposed to Car
field for Governor. The nomination Of
Garfield. Burton declares, will be a
black eve for President Taft. and will
not do.
What Burton Fears.
II is not the repudiation of Taft, but
the reputation of himself. that Bur-
ton really fears. He doomed Garfield
as a candidate for Governor when he
regarded Garfield as the man. Now
Garfield has suddenly snatched from
Burton's limp hand the popularity and
the leadership of the progressives that
Burton had at Dayton, that won him
the senatorship and that he lost by
voting with a Democrat on the tariff.
So Burton forbids the nomination Of
Garfield. whose election would give
Garfield the leadership Burton wants,
but he does SO on the ground OF Taft's
interest.
The plan of Senator'S Dick and Bur-
ton to spring Granville w. Mooney as
a dark horse has not heen received With
much enthusiasm. Dick now seems to
have deserted Burton. as far as this
plan is concerned, He has returned
to his first choice, Carmi Thompson.
Tar, Ron n1op Sl,o u.