Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-01
MAY BE SELECTED
AS PARTY CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR.
TAFT SEEMS ANXIOUS
TO HAVE PEACE IN STATE
Willing to Support Garfield Program in
Order to Assure Presidential Dele
cation - Senator Burton's Power
Waning-GarfieId Can Not Win
Without a Fight.
Especial Correspondence.

Washington, July 1.-Ohio political
gossip is furnishing politicians here
with some interesting food for dis
lates to the likelihood of the nomina-
ton Of the former secretary Of the in
terror, James r. Garfield, to be COVER
nor Of the state in the republican con-
vention next year. The prospects for
the nomination Of Garfield are said to
be excellent.
Talk Of this sort has for its founda-
ton in part in the wish Of the friends
of President Taft TO bring about har-
| monv among the Ohio republicans. and
to get the benefit of the support Of the
element that is friendly to Garfield in
carrying the state next year for the re-
publican ticket. presidential as we'll as
state. Garfield has a strong following
among the young progressive republi-
cans OF Ohio and their ardent support
OF the ticket next year might serve the
republican presidential ticket a good
turn. Hence there IS good reason for
saving that the White House will be
far from displeased if Garfield is nomi-
mated Last year, at Columbus. Gar
field did not get the administration
support In fact, the president was
unfriendy to his nomination and he
was beaten. Warren G.. Harding, an
old Foraker lieutenant, was nominated
and got badly showed under by Uncle
Judson Harmon. who showed up the
day after election with majority OF
about 100000.
Can't Win Without Fight.
Garfield will not be nominated with
Of Cob
thought now that he will have nothing
like the opposition he encountered last
year Whether Garfield could be elect
ed and whether the republicans can
carry Ohio is another question. The
republicans are badly split up in the
state At the same time. the legisla-
tive scandals have hurt the demo-
Gratis 1t does not look much now as
if the democrats would nominate Har-
mon for president, however. and II
they do not that fact Will tend to make
the Ohio democrats less interested in
the next campaign. With Taft running
for president and Garfield for governor.
many Ohio republicans think they
could carry the state and wrest it from
democratic domination.
Burton is Throttled.
Senator Burton last year was bitter
| " opposed to the nomination OF car
field. But Senator Burton is getting in
shape where he has to look out lest he
himself be prevented from returning
to the senate. His term will not end
until 1915, but the opposition to him
IS getting powerful. He was elected az
a progressive but has disappointed the
progressives greatly. He has lined up
pretty consistently with the old guard
in the senate. has allenated the pro-
gressive republicans Of Ohio. and has
not succeeded IN getting the regular
elements in the state much attached
to him It IS not expected the Taft
influence will be favorable to his re-
election He can not well afford to go
to the state convention and fight Car
field again At the same time, If Gar
field IS nominated, It may so streng-
then Garfield as to make him dan
gerous factor for the next senatorship
from Ohio SO the proposed nomina-
ton Of Garfield puts Senator Burton
in a position that is not at all easy.
He will probably be obliged to give
way without making a fight on Car
field, especially with the friends Of Mr..
Taft anxious to compose the Ohio re-
publican situation in preparation for
the election.