New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-01
Expects to Help President by
Quitting Ohio Race.
HOPES FOR UNITED PARTY
His Withdrawal Due TO Failure
to Prevent Third TERRIERS
from Naming Ticket.

Columbus, Ohio, July 3l-The ONO Re-
publican State Central Committee met
i to-day and unanimously accepted the
resignation OF Judge Il. Il. Onion as
nominee for Governor. The question OF
filing the vacancy thus caused on the
state ticket was postponed TO later
meeting, 10 be held on August 10
Inability to prevent the entrance OF a
third party ticket into the field Was the
reason assigned by Judge Dillon. in the
formal statement in which he resigned
the nomination for Governor Judge piton
declared he would support President Iai''
The statement said in part:
Ny written decllnstion 10 accept sh !,
possi0le nomination and rePueS' that -
/ bc read i'm case any delegate cast Vote
| for me were placed in the hands OF IN.
| chairman OF that convention, but nor
~ead. This failure 10 read the deciiil
| ton. as we'll az my acceptance Vi W.
/ nomination. were each paSeu uPot' ,hn,
! full persuasion and bona ilde beliel inas
! NV nomination would satisfy both wlnss
/ OF the party. eliminate any Posslpi,.
| third party movement and satisfy eacn
OF the contcnding elements. ,,.1
Within a very few days | dlScovsIeu
/ TINT n third party for at least Presideh-
! tiai electors was likely, and WIN ,he
| aid of friends have endeavored TOT Inc
| last week 10 prevent n poSslbie such ~
| ton. In this we have failed: ~ ,
TO speak plainly, M: iait, ida, Tiod' "a
/ an out-and-out Taft man as nominee
! Finally. in view OF tho complete chans 9
/ however that has come ABOUT IroIl WY
manner and theory Of my hoihl n i,'i,,o
/ claim some personal rlshts'
! humble they may he. ,
| Thi, resignation is made, not tendeTeo,
! be II Respectfully said. and no acuoh as
! to acceptance on your part VIII DC neCes-
sary ! assume. ., =, -. ,osk
| Of constant vigilance I'm eliminating oa9
| men and bad systems from itselt anu
| from government. and this lgnatl"h
! will have accomplished It's creates, P u'
nose II | can impress on the ltepuoIiCdIIo
{ OF Ohio and elsewhere that such par,
is Infinitely greater and more important
10 support than any great man.
After the resignation OF Judge Dillon
had been accepted. Roosevelt leaders un-
folded a plan for at least partial fusion
OF the progressive and regular hepu'-
Ncans on the state ticket.
The Roosevelt men declared that a ma
lority. II not all. OF tho candidates on the
state ticket had expressed Willingness 10
accept Endorsement Of the PTogressiVeS
and 10 allow their names 70 go on the
haIIo, az candidates OF both parties. IL
slso was declared that no requirement
Wound be made that these candidates take
vides a. between Roosevelt and TAFT
N.,,ile some OF the Taft members OF the
state Central Committee are said to nave
Expressed their approval 81 tho PLAN tart
leaders generally were inclined TO give IL
scant consideration. Colonel l.. c. Layhn'
vbo ,s eupposed to know the wishes ana
plsns Of the TAFT organization. declared
q WAS prof,ostorour 70 think Of such fu-
sion and predicted that no spch plan
would De accepted.
Cincinnati July cl-Ptesident Tdtts
home county win be ono Of the few to
present contests a. the organization CT
tho third terrners IN Chicago. The or!g'-
raj Roosevelt committee named two dele
aet.s from Hamilton County some ume
ago. but tonight another faction held n
convention here and selected opposing
delegates
The original delegate declare they have
assurance Of recognition from Progressive
HEADQUARTERS. while Amos Foster. head
~ the contestlng wing. shows letter he
rerelyed to-day from James Il Garfield.
congratuistins him on taking hold OF
tho Progressive movement IN Hamilton
County so vigorously.