The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-07-28
On the Third Ballot at the.
Republican State Con-
vention Today.
REGULARS CONTROL
Platform Contains a Warm
Endorsement Of Taft and
Pledges the State.

Lieutenant Governor Warren G.
Harding, of Marion, o., was nomi-
mated for governor at the. Republi-
can state convention today. De-
spite the efforts of Burton and
the cuyahoga delegation to STAN
pede Tor Longworth. cox's every eff
fort in behalf Of Brown, a comblna-
ton OF "progressives' with the ma
tIonal administration men broke up
the fight on the third ballot.
Fills for Harding.
All the Garfield votes outside of
/, cuyahoga county were cast for Hard
Ing. Wade Ellis and Walter Brown
helped to line up the delegates for
the Marion man. An understanding
that President Taft was not satisfied
with Judge Brown did the rest.
The progressive" tariff plank was
voted down early this morning. one
omission was that asking the recall
OF the law applying to the state OK
rcutiye and legislative officers. The
regulars claim 1t as their own spirit
aud substance.
Taft Endorsed.
The platform opens with warm
Endorsement OF President Taft,
plcdging him support for a renomi-
nation in 1912. 1t calls attention
10 the administration prosecutions
Of the sugar frauds, prevention of
an Increase in railroad rates, the re-
duction of government expenses and
It indlctes the alleged cotton pool.
Ii says the record of the admins
tration and sixty-first congress is
unequaled in history and suggests
that the election of Republican
Congress in November as impera-
lively necessary to accomplish the
entire program of the Taft admins
tration.
Tariff Fair to All.
The tariff plank points out the in
crcases made on Injuries and says
the Payne Law is fair to consumers.
laborers and producers. at has
justified the expectation of It's
friends in trying to turn the national
deficit into a surplus while at the
same time reducing the average
rate of all duties"
Attention is called to the Philip
pines and the tariff provisions of
the Payne act. Praise is given to
the railroad law and the list Of
congressional achievements. Legis.
lation is favored to revive the mer-
chant marine, adequate national de-
Tense by big navy, waterways i'm
provement and such an amendment of
the anti-trust law as final judicial
Interpretation proves necessary FOR
regulation OF monopolies.
Conservation Favored.
The principle Of conservation and
Tafts acts along that line are in
dorsed. 1t demands the enactmer.
of new laws so that natural re-
sources such us coal deposits Of
Alaska will be developed under a
system in which abuses by monop-
olIas will be avoided. 1t favors
pension legislation and on state is
sues calls for an employers liability
law, a workman's compensation law,
limit OF the tax rate to ten mills,
public utilities commission. home
rule for municipalities. referendum
on public franchises. publicity of
campaign contributions. good roads.
ratification of the income tax
amendment, individual punishment
for corporate offenses and a new
state constitution.
Platform Goes Through.
The platform was adopted with
scattering cries Of mo"
senator Burton as permanent
chairman called for candidates for
governor. Warren C. Harding and
!nren B. Brown were the only men
placed in nomination.
carmi Thompson withdrew from
'ac subernatorial race. He an,
bounced that Garfeld's name woult
NOT nc presented, but the first bal
I't resulted: Harding ass. Brown
1i2 Garfield 70. and Longworth %
The second ballot resulted: Hard
Ing 1917 Brown S6S, and Longwort!
Us.
Cox cast the nlnety-one Hamilton
county votes for Harding on tn!
Third ballot and nominated him.
Trcadway was renominated TO
Lieutenant governor, and Granvlll