The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-25

lot-Others Announce That II Is
Dayton Man Against the Field.
Lively Contests Expected or Sew
eraI Other Offices.
Columbus, o., July 25.-All the Re-
publican leaders and large number
of the delegates to the Republican
state convention, which meets in
Memorial hall tomorrow afternoon,
are already on the ground, and con-
ferences between members of the
different factions are the order of
the day.
George b. Cox Of Cincinnati was
one of the first to arrive, having
made the trip by automobile, stop
ping at Dayton on the way for few
final words with his candidate for
governor, Judge o. b. Brown.
Senators Burton and Dick and
their friends have discussed the stu
alton as to candidates for governor,
and while George B. Cox and his
friends continue to stoutly assert
that Oren Britt Brown, judge Of the
court of common pleas at Dayton, IL
surely to be nominated. If not on the
first, certainly on the second ballot,
the present situation is that 1t is
Brown against the field, and strong
field at that, consisting of Warren G.
Harding, James Rudolph Garfield,
Carmi Thompson, Granville w. Moon.
ey and Representative Nicholas
Longworth, ex-President Rooseyelt's
sn.inlaw.
Former Lieutenant Governor War.
rem G. Harding opened headquarters
in room IS, Neil House, and an.
nounced that he was not the candi-
date of any eminent person, and then
prepared to receive callers and work
TO get In line sufficient votes to OBJ
tain the gubernatorial nomination.
With the exception of first term
officers to be renominated there are
contests for every place on the state
ticket. Lieutenant Governor Francis
w. Treadway will be renominated
unless his fellow townsman. James
r. Garfield, should be named for gov
ernor. Then some one from the 9TH
er end OF the state would be drafted
for second place. There Is no candi-
date, though Representative Frank
w. Woods OF Medina and ex-Repre-
sentative Dow Akin OF Bellefontaine,
author OF the Akin saloon tax law,
have been mentioned.
Secretary w. II. Phipps of the Re.
publican state executive committee Is
seeking reelection as member of the
state central committee from the
Fifth district; and there is no expec-
tation now that he will go before the
convention as a candidate for secre-
| tary OF state. The contest for that
nomination between Speaker Gran
Vile W. Mooney of Ashtabula and
ex.State Printer John l.. Sullivan OF
st. Marys is as close and spirited as
any In the convention.
Grant Denman will be renomnated
for attorney general unless he should
be stampeded into the governorship.
There is a big field Of aspirants to
hold the states money. Three OF
them have qualified for the state job
by serving AS county treasurer James
! T. Lindsay Of Columbus Rudolph w.
Archer Of st, Clairsyille and j. C..
Rotter of Sidney. Richard ellison Of
Steubenvilie, former sergeant-atarms
of the house and union labor man;
Is. G. Harding Of Bowling Green, ex-
county auditor and cousin of Warren
G. Harding, and Charles Ash of Tiff
fin, member of the legislature from
Seneca county and a banker, are also
In the field.
State Food Commissioner Renlck
w. Dunlap, whose home is at King
ston, Pickaway county is seeking a
third term. An anti-third term cam
paign is being made against him by
Professor Brigs S. Young Of Ohio
G. Blair of Mt. Vernon is also can.
didate.
George II. Watkins of Portsmouth
is seeking a third term as member OF
the state board of public works, but
unlike Dunlap, the other thi-d-term
candidate has not been attacked His
opponents are Major James C. Foster
OF Chillicothe, who served two terms
In the legislature, and Philip e
Rothrock of Washington c. II, treas
urer Of Fayette county.
No candidate has appeared to op
pose the denomination of State
School Commissioners John w. ZelleI
of Flndlay
For judges Of the supreme court II
Is expected that Judge Augustus n
| Summers Of Springfield and Judge
William Il. Crew of McConnelsville
will be renominated. Circuit Judge
Silas d. Hurin of Findlay Is a candi
date.
John s. McNutt of Salem will be re
nominated for clerk Of the supreme
court.