The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-06-22
Governor Harmon Is
RenOInInatod.
Zone BY ACCLAMATI0N
[cTl1crats Also Launch PreSi.
Dental Boom.
10 SENATORIAL ENDORSEMENT
Committee on Resolutions Re-
fuses to Heed Request Of Bryan
followers. Platform Accuses
Rational Republican Admin.
islIatiOn Of Extravaganza and
LeGOunCeS Tariff.

Dayton, O., June %. - The Demo
c.atie state convention got down to
tsiaess at $3.50 this morning by
u aking the temporary organization
ornament and rsnominsting Cover
,,r Judson Harmon by acclamation.
lii accepting the nomination Cover.
s. Harmon cut his remarks to the
aGiek. making brief illusions to the
eisged national extravaganza on the
! dTt OF the Republicans. He also
ia his respects 10 the T.yne.Al-
Siieh tariff law. The most Of his
talk was on state issues, onumer.
iting the reforms which bs said the
ieIy has accomplished in Ohio and
tiose which 1t will put into sffect II
sivsn futher opportunity.
The Bryan-Ton Johnson contin-
Gent on the state central committee
lost out IN its effort to compel the
convention to name a candidate for
United States senator. This was in
line with william ]. Brysn's open
letter Of May 26 to Governor Har-
mon. Tom L. Johnson WAS not well
enough 10 come here. He sent word
that he was busy attending to his
liver. He was represented by New
ton. d. Baker, city solicitor Of Cleve-
land. The committee met at the
Phiilips House and Mr.. Baker, as Mr..
johnson's proxy, introduced resolu-
"a. ha nf "a
tion, Incorporating the provision that
thet convention indorse candidate
Cor United States senator. William
Gorhon, proxy for c. w. Tapp, the
other committeeman from Cleveland,
seconded the resolution. The friends
of Governor Harmon made no speech.
es In reply, and Chairman Edward
w. Hanley put the Baker resolution
to a vote.
The Brysn-Johnson plan for sena-
torial ind ,rsement was defeated by a
vote of IA to 6, with one member abb
sent. James Ross of Columbus, the
absent member, has expressed him
self fsvorably to the Harmon atti-
tude, and hence the absent members
vote counted nong the nays" max
ing the vote II to 8. The vote was
as follows:
Against bernard, Dannenhower,
IIaplsy, Secrest Rings, Elton, Nivin,
Kampf, Reilly, Harold, Wolf, Hart
man Van Arman and Mccullough.
For--Lawler Shuler, Bell, Millikin,
Lapp and Baker.
Former Congressman John j. Lentz
Of Columbus is on hand boosting his
plan enabling the people Of each par
ty 10 directly designate their choice
for United States senator and insure
the election Of their choice by the
LaIty In majority III the general as
sembly. Tue plan as outlined, by Mr..
Lentz 10 for the convention TO re.
quest Governor Harmon to call an
extra session Of the general assem-
law. 80 that any candidate for the
United States senate may have his
name placed on the official ballot at
the November election by repeating
section 10 Of the Bronson primary
Law .and enacting a clause whereby
candidates for United States senator
shan be voted on at the regular No
veIHber election, their names being
priFed in alphabetical order at the
bottbm OF the ballot, under the prop
er party emblsms. Petitions signed
by pne-haf Of per cent Of the elee-
tors! Of the state of the party of
which the candidate Ia a member.
would be required to secure place
on The ballot.
II the selection of members Of the
statt central committee the most ex-
citit contests were among the dele
gat@ OF the First and Twelfth dis.
tricfs In the First district Lewis q.
Bernard Was defeated by Y. W
o'H4rA by only one vote. In the
Tw&fth district James Ross was re-
eleQkd, receiving 81 to Q for j. l..
Tra4Sher and Q for B. F Gayman.
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