Evening star., 1912-09-05
NOT SEEKING PLACE 'GARF0RD IS NAMED
eadnu Prouressves at STa Nominated for Governor by the
cuse Receptive Only. Ohio Progressives.
ACTIVE CANVASS NOT MADE BOSSES ARE CONDEMNED
Reported Opposition to Nomination Gov Johnn Criticism Taft
of Prendergast Cheered
DAVENPORT GIVES KEYNOTE OLD PARTIES ARE ARRAIGNED
Protection
Beautiful Fighting Ahead" Industrial
BOSSES ARE CONDEMNED
Gov. Johnson's Criticism of Taft
Cheered.
Old PARTIES ARE ARRAIGNED
Legislation DEM; nded for Protection
of Labor and for Industrial
Education.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. September Amid
!, great enthusiasm. 1.-The progressive part,
convention today nominated Arthur 1.
Garford of .Elyria, Ohio. for governor
The nomination was made by acclama ton
! no other name being presented for the
| honor \ platform indorsing the one
drawn by the Chicago convention was
adopted. The nomination of Mr.. Garford
and the adoption of the platform were the
only business transacted during the morn
ing session. all other nominations beins
suspended until Gov Johnson of Cali
fornia had addressed the delegates. Mr.
Garford, the nominee for governor is a
manufacturer. He was a candidate foi
nomination in the republican convention
July . but was defeated by Judge E.
B. Dillon of Columbus, who later re-
signed.
johnson Criticises Taft.
Gov. Johnson was given noisy recep-
tion when he entered the hall, and his re-
marks were given careful attention.
DO not for minute consider Presi-
dent Taft in this race" said Gov. John
son, in referring to the national cam
is with shame as an American citizen
that l say today the most humiliating
character in all American history is the
President of the United States.
The Hamilton county delegates from
Cincinnati, the Presidents home city.
waved bandannas and vigorously cheered
Gov. Johnsons remarks The governor
said the indications were that the Presi-
dent would be ''relegated to Rhode
Island
During the speakers review of the
California case" in the republican ma
tional campaign the mention of Patrick
Calhoun in connection with California s
politics was productive of Kisses.
THE republican national convention
denied the right which the. state of Ohio
recently recognized-the right of the peo-
pie to rule declared the speaker. re-
ferring to the passage of an initiative
and referendum amendment to the con-
stitution at Tuesdays special election.
The governor said the President had
failed to solve the tariff problem. The
democrats, he added. had not attempted
seriously to give the country good tariff
and nOws saEesEaturned to their dogma of
forty years ago.
John L. Sullivan, republican candidate
for secretary of state. was nominated by
the progressives for the same Office. He
at once resigned as the republican nomi-
nee.
L. J. Taber, Belmont, was named lieu
tenant governor.
Bosses and Machines Condemned.
Political bosses and machines, crooked
business and unenforced legislation are
condemned in the platform which was
adopted by the convention.
Theodore Roosevelt and Gov. Hiram
johnson were indorsed and the republi-
can and democratic parties charged with
seeking to fasten the attention of the
people upon the issue of a bygone age.
Prohibition of child labor. the minimum
wage of working women, prohibition OF
night work for women, an eight-hour day
for women. an eight-hour day In continu-
Gus twenty -fourhour industries. civil
service for appointive state positions, the
prevention Of Industrial accidents. and
the establishment of schools for indus
trial education, were favored by the
platform.
Municipal home rule. the short ballot
and a non-partisan judicial ballot were
praised
Gov Johnson arrived her early today.
He immedia tely went into conference with
James r. Garfield. Walter f. Brown and
other progressive leaders.