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and while they speak Of Bryan a. a msl-
linous orator they do not ses how Bryan
has accomplished anything for the party
which has given him three nominations
for the Presidency. Az a matter Of fact
they are prone 10 oritiCiss Mr.. Bryan
Tor neglscting the tariff issue.
Tho Republicans are 70 hold their
convention In this city in tho closing week
of July. With tho death Of senator
Hanna and the retirement of Senator
Foraker many of their lieutenants have
retired. There "a more OF lees feeling
between the older Republican State COM
mitteemAn who are friendly 10 Walter
Brown Of Toledo and the new chairman,
Wade II. Ellis. II b aaid that Brown
has been made seriously IN by the elsva-
tion of Ellis over him. There was a com
pliOatiOa over this matter, Ellis's friends
declaring that President Taft desired him
Tor chairman. The President later on
oontradiCted this statsment. but by that
time the mischief had been done and
Ella had gupplAnted Brown.
No Republican In this State can forctsll
who is 10 bs nominated for GovsrnOr.
George Cox. the Cincinnati bOsf. has
spoken up for Orsn Britt Brown. Judge
of the Common Pleas Court Of Dayton.
Judge Brown n 50 years old and h liberal
on the whiskey question. but the fact that
Mr.. Cox has precipitRted him upon the
Republicans in Ohio has not been, u h
asserted. 20 the benefit Of Judge Brown.
While many Republicans believe that Gov.
Harmon is a dangerous candidate OF the
opposition Senator Burton. Senator Dick
and ex-GOv. Myron T. Herrick and their
fPiends believe that ~ the campaign
progresses the Commonwealth Of Ohio
viii assert its undertaking loyalty 70 Re-
publican tariff policies and that on elec-
tion day the majority Of the voters Will
testify their support Of the Payne-Aldrioh
law.
TIE United States senhtoEship problem
confronts the Republicans. While Sena-
tor Dick took advantage Of the recent
primary law 20 have his name appear on
i7S 900 ballots that primary has ben
openly repudiated in Cleveland and n
being silently ropudiated. Il was stated.
In the country districts Of the State.
Few Il any Republicans look upon the
of Representative Nicholas LOng-
worth for Governor in a serious light.
and they 20 further and say that Mr..
I.ongworth himself regards hs prOmi-
nsnce for the nomination somewhat IN
the nature Of . joke.
James r. Garfield has not the magnet-
Ism Of his father, President James A.
Garfield and hs attitude toward the
Taft Administration in the matter Of the
Ballingsr inquiry has bosn and Il being
very severely criticised by Republicans |
all over the State who do not believe that
Mr.. Garfield would make q strong candi- /
date for Governor Tho Republicans IN I
their State convention are 10 ridiouls Gov. !
Harmon's claims Of unfair taxation and |
stand firmly on a platform sustaining tho |
law.
No Republican talked with believes |
hat Senator Dick IA % gncceod himseh. |
Ths majority were of the opinion that |
the next United States senator. bo be . !
or a Democrat. will come I
from the southern part Of the State, IN
asmuch a. senator Burton Il a resident |
u Cleveland. There is an impression |
growing In the State that the Republicans
viii be able 10 justify the Payne-Aldrich /
iaFiH law.
On one matter there is little or no dis
Duts among Republicans. and that s that |
he President IL becoming daily stronger |
N his own State Republicans who talk |
lbout this matter tell YOU this. and they 1
ldd that thsre IL a reaction almost hourly /
observed In the Presidents favor. The I
opinion IL gaining ground that the Presi-
lent has been unfairly treated by Repub-
leans Of Ohio. These comments come
,ut when discussion IL heard over the
possible nomination Of Mr. Garfield for
Governor. and then the additional state
nent is made that the nomination Of Mr..
iarfeld would bs little short of a personal (
front 20 a Republican President coming
rom the State % Ohio.