Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-27
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
Garfield Falls Out of Race and Harding
is Nominated.


Columbus, O., July 27.-Up to the
last minute before the reconvening of
the republican state convention this
morning the governorship contest
was anybody's fight. Everybody was
guessing, but one guess was as good as
another.
OF all the men who pushed and
jammed into the convention hall, the
big leaders of the party appeared the
most befuddled. 1t was the first time
in many many years that they didn't
have death grip on a Ohio republican
convention, with all wires laid and
everything planned like clockwork.
The last thing that three Of the four
avowed candidates for governor said
before leaving the hotel for the con-
yention hall was that he would be the
nominee. The exception was James
R. Garfield. Garfield refused to put
his candidacy ahead of the fight for 4
progressive platform, and he was not
willing to make any predictions: he
wanted to wait and see what sort OF a
platform the convention would adopt
Senator Burton said he was going TO
keep hands off the governorshlp and
let the Cuyahoga delegates vote as they
pleased. This was immensely pleasing
to the Garfield men, who claim ma
jority of the delegation for him on 4
free ballot. Many are inclined to take
| Rurton's announcement with grain OF
salt, however.
Walter +. Brown, OF Toledo, was re-
elected chairman OF the republican
state central committee last night.
Opposition had been threatened II
Brown did not come into line for Cox $
man, Brown of Dayton, but the Toledo
Brown refused to make any promises
and the opposition did not show up.
On third ballot Warren G. Harding.
was nominated for governor, he re-
ceiving TAG votes, necessary to choice
534.
r. r. Nevin, Of Montgomery county,
moved to make the nomln alton ol
Harding unanimous, and it was carried
with cheers. Paul Rowland presented
Lieutenant Governor Francis W. Tread
way for denomination and he was
chosen by reclamation.
Convention Hall, Columbus, o.,
July 27.--James r. Garfield this morn
ing dropped his fight against the en-
dorsement by the republican state con-
vention Of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
and a straight out endorsement OF
President Taft. At the same time nc
sent out the word that his name would
not go before the convention rs Il
candidate for governor. His support
ers sat mute while the ystandpatters,
led by Senator Dick, presented to the
convention the strongest standpat plat
form that the Ohio convention has seen
in many years.
1t was the failure of some OF Gar
fields leading supporters to stand up
and fight that caused him to With
draw and allow the standpatters to have
their way.
Garfeld's withdrawal put the stand
patters in high glee. The other cali
didates for governor-Judge Brown,
Warren C. Harding and Carmi Thomp-
son-each set upthe claim that he would
get the bulk OF Garfield's support.
The. platform presented by Senator
Dick was adopted by the convention
without the sign of a fight from the
progressive forces. Only a few noes"
were heard when viva voce vote was
called for.
The platform endorses President
Taft's administration, endorses him for
denomination in 1912; endorses the
Ohio delegation in Congress, and the
Payne Aldrich tariff bill. Particular
emphasis is laid on the new tariff COM
| mission.