Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-09
FIVE MEN ACCEPTABLE
President Would Be Satisfied With
Either as Nominee.
ROOSEVELT BACK IN GOTHAM
Seems Extremely Happy on Arrival
From Chicago-Wilson Poses for
Campaign Photograph. !

COLUMBUS. Ohio, August 9.-Taft
leaders in Ohio began to gather i'm Co.
lumbus today for a preliminary confer
ence this evening on a program to be
followed out at the meeting of the repub-
lican state central committee here to-
morrow, when a candidate for governor
10 to be named to take the place of Judge
E. B. Dillon, who resigned the nomina-
tion.
That any one of the five men-Harry
M. Daugherty OF Columbus, Warren q.
Harding Of Marion. U. Grant Denman of
Cleveland. President w. o. Thompson OF
the Ohio State University. or Gen. r. b.
Brown Of Zanesville-would be acceptable
to President Taft as the republican NOM
inee for governor was the word given
by the Taft leaders here today.
Thompson on Scene.
Carmi I. Thompson, secretary to the
President arrived In Columbus this
morning from Washington to personally
look after the Presidents interests before
the state central committee
Mr.. Thompson was in conference TODAY
with Lewis {. Laylin, assistant secretary
or the interior. and others.
Inc Roosevelt men on the committee
nave not INDICATED their preference for
the new head Of the ticket.
Mr.. Thompson, in a statement later.
said that any good republican would be
acceptable to President Taft, and the
Tart leaders. but that the candidate for
governor must be one who will support
the republican natio: al ticket and plat
form.
Roosevelt Reaches New York.
NEW YORK. August 9.-Theodore
Roosevelt and party arrived I'm New
York from Chicago at $50 o'clock this
| morning on the twentieth century limited.
| cheering crowd greeted the colonel.
and he went Immediately to his editorial
Office.
IS Col Roosevelt left the Grand Gen.
| tral station. accompanied by Mrs. Roose-
Welt. his nephew. George Hamblin Roose,
| that he had a fine trip" He showed no
| sign Of fatigue and seemed extremely
happy. He will remain at his ONCE until
3 O'Clock. when he will leave for Oyster
Bay.
The state convention OF the progressive
party will be held in Syracuse September
5 and 6. it was learned today.
Wilson Poses for Portrait.
| NEW YORK, August Gov. Woodrow
Wilson anticipated spending most of to-
day posing for a special portrait to be
| used in the national campaign. Should
the artist conclude his work by early
| Afternoon the presidential candidate will
| return to Seagirt: otherwise he will not
depart for his summer home until tomor-
row morning.
Regarding reports that he might not go
on a stumping tour during the campaign.
Gov. Wilson said:
II don't know exactly what the method
| of campaign win be yet. but my speak,
| ing engagements probably will not begin
before the first of September"
Asked IL he would read his campaign
speeches. as he did his speech OF ac-
ceptance in the notification exercises.
Gov. Wilson remarked:
mo, I will never read another speech
again if / can help it,
AS Governor of the State of New Jer-
sey and president of Princeton Univer-
sity, Gov. Wilson has always spoken ex-
| temporaneously. He said this morning
that reading a speech was like poison"
| to him.