The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-17

a stump orator he is successful mainly
in spreading a twenty-minute speech
over two hours and q half
As for Brown, he didn't know ne
wanted to be governor until one morn
ing he awoI1e and read An interview
with George B. Cox, the Cincinnati
boss. Cox said Brown could be nomi-
mated and elected Brown agreed and
became a candidate.
Presently. It fell out that Senator
Theodore Burton was in agreement with
the wicked Cincinnati leader about the
Brown matter. This caused storm IN
Ohio, especially when il was disclosed
that Burton was to support Brown Tor
governor and in return Cox was TO
throw his strength 10 two OF BurIoh 5
faEOrites, Treadway Tor lieutenant gov
ernOr, and Speaker Mooney OF the
house Of Representatives, for secretary
Trial Balloons Drop
Up to that time, the old Taft man
ayers, including A. I VOrys, Walter r.,
Brown. the Toledo chieftain. and Wade
Ellis. the suddenly selected chairman
Of the State executive committee, had
been sending I'D trial balloons, but
without success. The name Of Nicholas
! LonSworth. that Of James r GARFIELD
and a number Of others were fioatec,
: but none Of them showed any capacity
z for sustained flight
President Taft finally iIterIered- =
! White House conference was held II
was made clear the President oldn {
Ike the BuTtOn-COX 1eair tnough ne
had nothing against Judge Brown ne
objected 90 any nomination llIOuBA q
deal and wanted the convention to &c
: free TO choose the man that seemed
3 strongest
When this was learned. Senator Bur
I ton promptly got cold teet. he oelllso
that there was any deal between the
good Bur.On and the wicked Cox. since
then. everything has been ID N &c
air With only week or two LETT De
I fore the convention no general agree
: II stands about like this on the Dem
OcratiC side IS Harmon, the De --- WI" ~
3 ner- three selling platers 10 carry ttle
! cOlors Of the Republicans VIII -
/ Derbv winner accommodatingly fan
/ down and break something IN order tha'
/ his opponents may VIM
Senato1ship An Issue.
! Then there Is the OHIO Senatorship-
] Senator Dick wants 20 be reelected
/ several other gentlemen. including for
! mer Governor MyrOu T HerTlck and
] one Harry N. DaugherJy, laugh him to
! scorn. Dick went before the primary
/ under the new law and mustered 1900,
/ and more votes behind him No other
/ candidate entered The consequence is
J that Dick has 10 De reckOned with as
I a most formidable factor in the tight.
! The whole situation is vastly encOur-
{ aging to the friends Of Judson Harmon
1 Though for ali that, the Democratic
/ party in Ohio IS far from being united
{ Il has been advertised as such, but u
I would be hard 10 prove II by Tom john
: son. former mayor Of Cleveland. or b
/ Harvey CARRIER, State chairman. yFhC
I continue TO feel for the soft places be
. tween HarmOn's fourth and NTH IDS
Moreover, Harmon and Bryan clasheC
I over Endorsement OF q Senatorial can
Z didate bE the recent Democratic con
( veutiOn P-yau wanted one lnCOTSed
( Harmon didn't And none was
All IS not peace IN the DenocraIl(
i camp in Ohio. but l. Is beautiful and
/ beatifc compared TO the troubled situa
I ton in the camp of the Republicans
I Still. the whole Ohio situation IS badly
{ mixed II VIII be easier to say who s
! who and what's what after the Re
I publican convention, but even that IN
/ teresring assemblage may not shed mucf
1 real Ight on she November outcome