Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-26
leader of Ohio ProgresSiveS
DiScIaimS Disposition to Dis
agree With Taft AdminiStra-
ton,
NO AGREEMENT MADE ON
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
Opponent to Governor Harmon
Not Selected Former Secre-
tary of interior Reticent aSto
Own Plans,
By Morning Journal sEeciai leased wieel

(By Morning journal sEeeiai Leased WHEEL
Columbus, Ohio, July 25-The ar
riya1 at the capital tonight Of James
X. rfield. leader of the progress
ives IN the Ohio republican conven-
ton brought no Illuminate as to the
candidate who will be nominated
We day to oppose Judson Harmon
for eernor MT Garfield declined
to talk about the governorship at ali.
Il I'm Interested in the platform
first" he said. THE governorship
comes second y
He did announce, however, that the
fight which he will make for the
adoption of u platform more radical
than that which the other leaders
have suggested does not mean in any
sense an assault upon the president.
He declared that there was no dispo-
sition on the part of the wing OF the
party which he represented in Ohio
TO quarrel with the White House
In reference to expected presenta-
ticn Of his own name as candidate
for governor he merely commented
that there are some platforms on
which man could not consent to
rum
Mr.. Garfield wll be represented
upon the resolutions committee which
will frame the platform tomorrow
night BY Congressman Paul Howland
Of Cleveend.
1t is uncertain whether the former
secretary of the interior who is not
delegate to The convention viii APP
pear before the committee in person
Despite numerous efforts the lead
ers Of the regular wing of the party
have not yet arrived at an agreement
on q candidate for governor partly
because of the fact that there Is no
means of learning, they say the sem
timent OF the rank and file of the
delegates.
With the exception of George B,
Cox of Cincinnati, the leaders. includ-
ing senators Burton and Dick. state
Chairman Ellis and Chairman Walter
Brown of Toledo delegation were
unanimous in declaring that it was
still any mans fight. Mr. Cox con-
tinues to claim the nomination oi
Judge O. B. Brown of Dayton upon
the second ballot
Later Mr.. Garfield made public an
outline of the planks upon which the
"progressives" viii insist. In particu-
lar he gave in fun the Endorsement OF
President Taft TO which the pro-
gressives" are willing to subscribe.
The statement declares the progress
sives will demand a tariff plank, em-
phasizing the need of an effective
campaign and prompt action.
The plank relating to the national
administration will be substantially as
follows
We reaffirm our adherence to the
great policies announced in the last
national republican platform We ex-
press our confidence in the patriotism
and sincerity of President Taft in his
efforts to fulfill our party pledges.
We endorse his actions in obtaining
much that was promised, and we
| pledge him our loyal support in his
endeavor further to carry forward
those policies and to make them ef-
fective by proper legislation and ad-
ministrative action
Following "A long conference to-
night between Senator Theodore Bur
ton and George b. Cox, the senator
announced that the fight over the Sc
lection of candidate for governor
may have TO go to the floor of the
| convention for settlement. Senator
Dick had previously declined to enter
into the meeting of the two leaders