The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12
HARMON IN HAnrFonp.

Good and husky" Looks like tho
White Hope" These are some Of IN.
things the Courant says the people of
Hartford said about Governor Har
mon, of Ohio, when he struck that
Town last Friday ong root TO Boston.
governor Harmon is tall and muscu-
lar. AS he appeared yesterday. the Ohio
Governor was the personifcatlon of
JeHersonian simplicity. He carried a
suitcase and wore a colored nerlipoe
shirt, with unstarched collar His
shouldefs are square and he looked as
u ne mad Just as soon take off his coat
and split cord of wood any day.o
Pretty good sort OF Presidential tim
Der in that sort OF man and with not A
worm mole IN H. so far as we know.
Ex-senator John NJ. Brady. Of New
Britain, was down at the railway sta.
ton to maet the distinguished visitor;
but 1t was Robert p. Butler, formerly
chairman of the Democratic town COM
mittee, who got TO him first, and seiz-
ing his valise, assisted him 10 the
platform. Then Mr.. Brady and Mayor
Edward l. Smith welcomed him TO the
city, and Fire Commissioner Daniel
Readett extended the right hand OF
fellowship. IT was a most Impressive
event in..'the history of Hartford,
From the station the Governor was
taken TO the Allyn House, where no
was entertained at an informal recep.
tion. with a buffet luncheon in the
uining room on the side. Governor
Simeon E. Baldwin was there and "a
roomful of Hartford's choicest in the
Democratic ranks. AS time went on
more dropped in and shook hand, with
the guest"
After the luncheon the two Cover
nors sat down and mad good, long
talk" which had a very charming
look and evidently pleased the people
who were standing around Speak
ing in a conversational tone TO those
about him" somewhat after the man
ner of a certain Colonel of sacred mem
DRY. Governor Harmon told about how
he had once visited Connecticut ito see
the ancestral home of the Harm fam
NY" of how his grandfather had re-
moved 10 the Connecticut Reserve in
Ohio, certain part of which had been
set aside for those who suffered from
Benedict Arnolds expedition" ana
having thus established himself In the
good opinion of the Connecticut peo-
pie, made himself one of them. in fact,
he conversed in an interesting way
about the political situation IN the
country at large.
The principal thing for the party
IS TO keep united Underwood has
been brilliant leader and Champ
Clark has been good Speaker Many
people were afraid that the Democrats
when they got into Congress would
do something bad They have been
surprised The showing augurs ven
Cor the party's success Whoever wins
OUT at the party convention should re
ceive the united support Of the party
] want the best OF feeling to preval
among all candidates" All this wa
very interesting and Democratic 1lkc
but rhe most significant thing Cover.
nor Harmon said was that he cou,d
beat Mr.. Taft in ohio. their ho,,s
State. and that would count ,vo,,
three votes for the Democratic ,ic,,o,
II is certain that II Harmon cor,, No,
carry Ohio for the Democratic ,;cke.
no other Democratic candidate cou,a
and that is worth thinking about
Evidently. Governor Harmon nnaa.
good impression on the Democratic
sentinsent nconneetieut. but we can