Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-22
GOVERNOR HARMON
IS RENOM|NATED
BY ACCLAMAT|0N
OhiO's Democratic Executive
Again Chosen to Lead Party
in Taft's Own State.

DAYTON, O., June 22.-Judson Har-
mon was renominated for Governor at
by reclamation.
Almost Immediately afterwards the
convention voted $40 to 254 to reject
the proposition to indorse a candidate
for United States senator as proposed
some weeks ago by William j. Bryan.
Atlee Pomerene, of Canton, was nom
mated for lieutenant governor on the
second ballot.
The Governor, addressing the con
vention. said in part:
1.-THE voters of the country have often
been imposed on by tariff taxes levied
ostensibly for public revenue, but really
for private profit. But they were never
before fooled by promises of substan-
tial reductions of these taxes broken in
their faces as soon as their votes were
secured. A power so insolent in it's
control of the law-making powers must
be overthrow without delay, and will
be If the American people have not lost
their spirit.
"There can be no relief as long as the
interests which profit through tariff
laws are allowed to rame them, as
thus far they have always done. 1t
has just been shown, in the most strik-
ing way, that these have complete COM
mand of the Republican party. as an
organization. Insurgency is merely a
protest. They scott at it. The only
agency by which they can be dislodged
is the Democratic party,
THE election of State officers will
turn, as it should, on the important
home affairs which are now the chief
concern of our citizens. / shall refuse
to be drawn away from these. What
the present administration has done
and tried to do is known to all, and the
question is, shall 1t be approved or con-
demned?
But good government means Just
the same in Washington as it does in
Columbus. and if he discussions which
the State campaign involves shall help
the voters 70 elevat the public service
in both capitals at once, l shall be
doubly glad to awe had a part in
them"
Governor Harmon referred to the
honor accorded him by the democracy
OF Ohio and the renewal of confidence,
and continued:
II shall keep on trying to make the
phrase serving the people a true de-
scription. and not a false p~retense or a
figure of speech. 1t expresses the vital
idea of Democratic government.
"A chief magistrate doeS not serve
the people who uses the powers en-
trusted to him to advance his W or
any other than the public interest, or
fails to use it to safeguard the general
welfare whenever it is endangered by
neglect, incompetence, w~ronSdoing or
the passage of unwise or unconstitu-
tional laws.
efforts to continue reforms In the
State will have a further effect this
year. The need of reforms Is still
greater in the federal government, and
il can be met in the election of con-
gressmen.' The waste of public funds
which, to the extent of $500, DOC, 600 is
openly confessed, Is well worth looking
after, especially now when the people,
who have to make it up, are every
where struggling to meet the cost OF
living. And neither economy nor
watchful regard for the common well
fare is possible IN Washington while
the reign of the favored goes on and
the practical genius of Il people finds
such small expressions in the conduct
of their public business
The resolutions committee last night,
by q vote of 10 to 2, refused to. adopt an
Endorsement plank, the point which had
been made an issue between William
Jennings Bryan and Governor Harmon.
Newton D. Baker, representing Tom L.
Johnson, and supported by h Cuya-
hoga county (Cleveland) delegation, led
the fight for the Bryan idea of conven
ton Endorsement, but he was hopelessly
defeated in committee and four OF his
supporters were retired from the State
central committee.