The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-12
R. ?. Brown
PICKED FOR
GOV. OF OHIO
TAFT MEN NOMINATE zANEs.
VILE CITIZEN TO HEAD OHIO.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

VILE CITIZEN TO HEAD OHIO
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
WAITER F. BR0WAI QUITS
REsl6Nst FROM NATIONAL AND
STATE coMMtTTEEs = NEW
sLAIIE,,F FOR THIRD PARTY.
Z COLUMBUS. Ohio, Aug. 12.-Taft
and Roosevelt men reached the mart.
Ing of the ways. in Ohio politics, Sat,
urday afternoon when, following the
nomination OF General r. B. Brown,
of GAINESVILLE, for governor at a meet.
ing Of the Republican state central
committee, eight members OF that
body, led by State Chairman Walter
F. Brown and Secretary |. NJ. Foster
resigned. Walter F. Brown also gave
notice OF his resignation as a member
of the Republican national committee
for Ohio.
The nomination OF General R. B.
Brown was made by the committee
al meeting called for the purpose
of filling vacancy at the head OF
the ticket caused by the refusal OF
Judge 3 B. Dillon 10 make the race.
The Roosevelt members OF the
state central committee centered
their strength on United States Dis.
trlct Attorney U. Grant Denman, loi
Cleveland. The vote In committee re.
suited: Brown. II; Denman, s. Two
OF the Roosevelt members OF the, com.
mittee, A. L. Garford, OF Elyria, and
Alexander Kiskadden, OF TiGln, were
absent from the committee meeting.
Previous to the meeting OF the state
cenral committee, the. Taft leaders
called all OF the candidates for minor
state Offices ino confcrenccoT shralu
state Offices into conference and ask
ed them to approve the candidacy OF
E. ". Fullerton. A majority OF the
candidates refused to do this. The
Taft members OF the committee and
some OF the Taft leaders then decided
to support General Brown, who was
at the same time the nominee for
lieutenant governor.
Following the split, Walter Brown
and other supporters OF Colonel
Roosevelt said that they expected
that complete Progressive state tic.
ket would be placed In the field at
once. z
Fill Vacancies Tuesday.
Immediately following the with
drawal OF the Rooscs cit supporters
from the room, the remaining mem.
bers OF the committee went into se'
cret consultation and determined TO
call meeting of the state central
committee for next Tuesday. AT
Tuesdays meeting. the vacancies on
the state central committee will be
filled and nominee for lieutenant
governor selected 10 succeed General
Brown.
As soon as the committee was call.
ed to order this afternoon, G.. l..
knight, of Akron, presented the name
OF Dennan and Sherman Granger, OF
GAINESVILLE. presented the name Of
General Brown.
"Wlll Mr. Denman stand for the
platform, AMI will he support Mr..
Taft, the head of the Republican tic.
ket?" Maurice Maschke, OF Cleveland,
demanded.
81 don't know. can't speak for
Mr.. Denman." answered Knight.
Don't Know oenman's Attitude.
"Mr. Denman is n Republican and
a regular Republican" said Walter
Brown. II don't know whether he
would support either Mr.. Taft or Mr..
Roosevelt he continued
1T is my idea that, should You nom
mate Mr.. Denman, his name shoug
appear upon both the Republican and
Progressive state tickets"
Sherman Granger voiced the attl.
tude of the supporters OF President
Taft when he said. in nominating Gen.
eral Brown: "Al.. Roosevelt is no
longer a member OF the Republican
party. The man we nominate must
be man who will support the prln,
clples OF the Republican party and the
head Of the ticket, Mr.. Taft
George Boone, of Moundsyllle, is
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