The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-06-06
PROGRAM TO ENFORCE UNIT
RULE WENT THROUGH WITH
OUT ANY TROUBLE.
Will Prevent Plan to Bind Nineteen
Wilson Delegates to Harmon at the
Baltimore Convention by Taking
Matter to Convention Hall.

1oleOO, ", June o.-1he majority
report of the committee resolutions
at the Ohio democratic convention
this afternoon was adopted by viva
Voce vote. The report endorsed Gov
ernor Harmon and upheld the unit
rule. Its adoption followed the de-
feat of the minority report of the
committee on resolutions, signed by
of J97 to 357.
The convention adopted the report
OF the committee on credentials seat
ing ten Harmon delegates and ten
antl-Harmon men from Miami coun-
ty, which was the only contest re-
ported.
minority report was read and
then tabled.
Congressman J. H. Cooke of Wa
pakoneta, presented the report of the
committee on resolutions, signed bp
seventeen members. The resolutions
endorsed Governor Harmon and en-
bodied the unit rul4
S.rred by Six Members.
1t was signed by six members of
the committee. He urged the sub
Stitu+ion of the minority for the ma
jCrity report.
NSyor Newton D. Baker of Cleve-
land, started the fight on the unit
rule by submitting a minority report
of the committee on resolutions lin
iting instructions for Harmon to the
delegates at large.
Mayor Baker in attacking the unit
rule declared it was illegal AMI con :
rary to the call for the national dem
oc"7tic convention. He said til , unit
rue was in direct conflict wiz the
Spirit and letter of the state primary
law approved by Gov. Harmon.
E. H. Moore, campaign manager for
Governor Harmon, urged the adoption
of the majority report of the commit
tee on resolutions. He said the men
opposing the unit rule sought to hu-
initiate and embarrass Governor Har-
mon, the man who made Ohio a
democratic state"
Governor Harmon has been the
target of attack in a campaign of
villification," said Mr.. Moore. He
has been stabbed with adjectives and
sandoagged with epithets.'
AS a result of this action, the 4S
delegates from Ohio to Baltimore
must vote for Governor Harmon for
the democratic, nomination for pres
ident until released by him or by a
majority of the delegation.
Congressman James NJ Cox receiv-
ed :he nomination for governor
The Fight Goes Up.
Nineteen of the forty-two district
delegates selected at direct primaries
favor Woodrow Wilson, and declare
they will take their fight to the Bal
timore convention.
Congressman Cox's name was the
only one presented for governor.
Oliver H. Hughes of Highland county,
minute.
Hugh L. Nichols of Clermont
county, was renominated for lieuten-
ant governor, and Charles H. Graves
of Ottawa county, for secretary of
state.
planned to make a clean sweep at
the closing session of the Ohio demo-
cratic state convention today. Their
program was to. enforce the unit
rule against the followers of Wood
row Wilson and secure for their can
didate for president the solid 4S votes
of che state at Baltimore, prevent
Senator Pomerene from going to the
national convention as delegate at
large and dictate the nomination of
the entire state ticket.
E. P. Moore, campaign manager for
Governor Harmon, declared that be-
tween $40 and $50 of the 952 dele
gates in the state convention would
vote for the Harmon program and
that the political foes of the COVER
nor would be shown scant courtesy
in carrying out the plans of the ma
jority
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