Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-05
TAFT NO ISSUE
IN RACE SAYS
JOHNSON
NE IS ENTIRELY ELIMINATED FROM
POLITICS and HAS BECOME A
NEGLIGIBLE QUANTITY SAYS The
GOVERNOR
GARFORD LEADER
IN OHIO FIGHT

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 5.-Arthu
l.. Garford of Elyria, was nominated
for governor of Ohio today by th
progressive state convention in ses
sion here.
The platform adopted by the con
vention endorses prohibition of chile
labor, minimum wage for working
women, prohibition of night work fol
women, an eight hour day for WON
en-, schools for industrial education
and non partisan judicial ballot
Governor Hiram Johnson of Cali
fornia, the progressive nominee fol
vice president, who was to address
todays session of the Ohio state con-
vention, arrived early today He
went Immediately into conference
with James R. Garfield, Walter F
Brown, and other progressive lead
ers. Governor Johnson, in his ad
dress said:
'Do not for minute consider Pres
ident Taft in the national race. He is
negligible quantity
During the speakers review of the
California case" in the republican
national convention, the mention of
Patrick Calhoun in connection with
Calfornias S politics was productive of
Kisses.
HARMONY IN MONTANA.
Great Falls, Mont. Sept. 5,-There
was every indication of harmony
among the delegates to the Montana
state republican convention when
State Chairman John d. Waite, called
the convention to order today and
turned over the gavel to Harry |.
Wilson, of Billings, who had been
chosen temporary chairman.
SUTHERLAND kEYNOTES.
Salt Lake City, Mo-, Sept 5-Sena-
tor George Sutherland, as temporary
chairman. delivered the keynote
speech at the republican state con.
vention here this morning. A full
state and congressional ticket is to
be named this afternoon.
Syracuse N. Y, Sept. 5-The open.
ing session of the Progressive state
convention today found the frame
work of party organization already
constructed and the delegates ready
for the consideration of state
ticket. None of the candidates for
the head of the ticket is making an
active canvas. Comptroller William
Prendergast of New York told his
friends he would do nothing to get
the nomination. If it came to him
unsolicited he said, me would accept
State Chairman Hotchkiss again
as candidate, but many upstate
delegates were insistently for him.
cambridge Colby, of New York
was a receptive candidate and he,
too, declined to engineer any can
vass in his interest
State Chairman Hotchkiss is said
to have told comptroller Prendergast
in conference that it would be "po-
litically inexpedient" for the comp.
troller to accept the nomination for
governor Many delega 1es, liotch- |
kiss said, had told him that because
of Prendergast's attitude on certain |
church matters which had come be- |
fore him in an official way in New
York, his strength as candidate in
many quarters would be impaired
Prendergasts' friends declared that
Hotchkiss was quietly paving the
way to bring about his own nomina.
tion for governor, Notwithstanding
,hnf ho h.,
considered as candidate.
Mayor Gaynor took fling at the
board of aldermen today in a char
acteristic letter to one of their num-
Der.
Il don't see how l can expect po-
licemen to be honest" says the let
ter, when they know that many, if
not most of the members of the board
of aldermen are selling licenses for
news stands and the like, throughout
the city at prices from $25O0 down to
$25."
Former State Senator F. M. Daven
port, the temporary chairman, de-
clared that Governor Hughes had per-
sonally asked Colonel Roosevelt to
take up the fight for direct primaries
when he accepted the place on the
supreme court.
The convention, after organizing.
adjourned until o'clock tonight.
SALOONS TO CLOSE.
Denver, Colo, Sept. 5.-Saloons
throughout the state probably may
be closed during polling hours OF
the state primaries next Tuesday.
General Benjamin Griffith
$ investigating the statutes for such
authority.
The statutes provide for the closing !
II saloons during general elections,
,ut since the enactment of the law,
he primary election was adopted.
ROOSEVELT IN ST. PAUL. is
ST. Paul, Mimi. Sept. 5.-The "bull
moose" has invaded st. Paul today in
great numbers. The occasion is the )
arrival of Roosevelt who ia scheduled )
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