The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-22
HARMONY WITH
OHIO REPUBLICANS
The Efforts to Get Warning
Factions Together Prov
ing Successful

ing Successful
story that E. l.. Garford of Elyria is
President Taft's choice for governor
Of Ohio was sent out from Cincinnati
and Washington this week, it is de-
clared by the presidents friends here
that he has refused to interfere or to
suggest a candidate.
President Taft's attitude is cement
ing friendships in Ohio. On the
chairmanship matter he merely &C.
quiesced. He did not initiate. The
same will be true of the subsequent
craftsmanship, whether the choice af-
ter the Republican state convention
is Wade H. Ellis or someone else. 1t
is this fact that is giving encourage
ment to the Republicans, as they see
in the president a leader who is will
ing to lead after the nominations have
been made, but who is willing to trust
the people to make their own nom
nations.
There has been great deal of talk
of James R. Garfield for president
since the Dayton meeting. but it is
contingent. Ohioans returning from
Washington say that in a short time
Secretary Ballinger will resign from
the cabinet, if for no other reason
! than to relieve the president of an
embarrassment. Clifford Pinchot is
already relieved of his federal posi-.
ton. The contending factions in the
forestry controversy will be on the
outside to do their fighting.
This would make it possible fol
Roosevelt to take hand in the Ohio
contest without stultification-to up
hold Taft in any contest in which hi
may be engaged. Roosevelt know:
that it is presidential battle that il
to be, fought in Ohio, and he, is MOI
likely. if there is any way out. to la,
foundation that might work con
! fusion in the future by doing anything
that would bring about the election o1
Democratic governor who is being
groomed for the presidency.
If Ballinger should retire as early
as some of the Ohioans think he the
nomination of Garfield would be
made possible. The chief poin
against him is that he took hand fol
Pinchot. which cannot be construed
other than taking hand against the
president. especially as he made bic
! into the controversy when it was a
fever heat. With Ballinger out, Gar
field would be in the attitude of T;
man who took sides in favor of ont
outsider as against another outsider.
And Roosevelt would come to Ohio
for Garfield, if for anybody. Still
that would look as if it were neces
sary for Roosevelt to come to saw,
the president in his own state. which
would be something of knock a
Taft. Ohioans who have come bacl
from Washington recently, however
believe Roosevelt will be in the fore
front for Taft, because Taft is doinf
the right thing. Whether they go
this impression from the white house
dinner they will not say. But they ex
pect Roosevelt to come to Ohio dur
ing the campaign and make the asser
tion confidently.
L. S. Scnatorship Situation.
The senatorial situation has mo-
been changed by the Dayton meeting
nor the white house dinner. 1t has
been said Chairman Ellis will see
Senator Dick and relieve the situation
so primary can be avoided. This
was given SO much advance advertis
ing. however. that Dick is pretty vel
prepared. He was announced that hi
can't think of anything now that Ellis
can say to him that will bring abou
change of his mind. He is going tt
run.
This may make it necessary fol
former Governor Harrick to go into {
primary fight. He is a candidate fol
senator. in the sense that he would
accept. He may have to make more
pronounced declaration and go ou
openly into primary contest to beat
Dick. His friends say he can turr
the trick with ease. but they dom
like to complicate the state fight OF
the govcrnorship with senatorial
contest at the same time.
This is the argument being uset
against Dick. They say the party has
done SO we'll by him in the past tina,
he ought to be willing to take his
! chances with the legislature n tn.
regular way. rather than muss up the
situation in year that has it's OWL
full measure of hazards without add.
ing a senatorial primary endorsement
to the list of troubles. Besides, they
argue. primary endorsement would
not bind the legislature anyhow. The
argument is potent enough as an ar.
gument, but somehow it doesn't move
Dick His attitude suggests that II
they want him to keep out of a prinl.
ary all they have to do is to unite on
him for another term. promising the
support of the legislature, and he will
quit the primary business. The terms
are a little steep. but so is the hill
that has to be climbed.