Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-05
GOVERNORS SUPPORTERS
ARE IN CONTROL BY 24O
Strength Tested on Reports From
Resolutions Committee.
VAIN FIGHT BY MAYOR BAKER
Declares Action Taken Illegal and
Contrary to State Primary Law
Approved by Harmon Himself.

TOLEDO, Ohio, June s.-Thc
Ohio democratic convention to-
day, controlled by the supporters
of Gov. Harmon, adopted the unit
rule giving all the forty-eight
votes of the state in the national
convention to the governor. The
test vote was on adopting the
minority report Of the committee
on resolutions, which was rejected
by vote of 5o7 to 357. The ma
jority report of the committee on
resolutions was then adopted by
a viva voce vote.
Planned Clean Sweep.
Before the convention met friends OF
Harmon planned to make a clean
sweep at the closing session today.
Their program was to enforce the unit
rule and secure for their candidate for
President the solid forty-eight votes
Of the state at Baltimore. prevent Sem
ator Pomerene from going TO the ma
tional convention as a delegate at
large, and dictate the nomination OF
the entire state ticket.
e. II. Moore. campaign manager for
Gov. Harmon. declared that between
go and $50 OF the 95e delegates in the
convention would vote for the Har-
mon program. and that the political
| foes of the governor would be shown
scant courtesy in carrying out the
plans of the majority.
Despite the defeat administered the
| anti-Harmon forces in the preliminary
! skirmishes marking the organization
| of the state central committee and the
4 convention, Senator Pomerene. Ma
tional Committeeman CARRIER. Repre-
sentative Whft.~cre and Mayor Baker
| of Cleveland prepared to bitterly con-
| test the Harmon program on the floor
| OF the convention. They planned TO
| oppose every move of the Harmon or
! ganization to present the nineteen
Wilson delegates elected by direct vote
at the recent primary from being
bound to Gov. Harmon at Baltimore.
Will Take Fight to Baltimore.
II the Harmon men succeeded in hav-
ing the unit rule adopted they
planned to take their fight before the
national convention. The feeling be-
tween the factions was intense and
Increased as the hour for the conven-
tion to open drew near.
THE fight has only begun said Rep
resentative Wh.tacre before the conven-
ton resumed its sessions. I'VE Will fight
every inch of TIE way TO prevent the con-
vention from adopting the Illegal, unjust
unit rule. ! will never believe that a
majority of the delegates will vote for
it until after the roll has been called
or 40 roG11lt iS announced
On the reassembling OF the convention
the report of the committee on credentials
was adopted. seating ten Harmon dele
gates and ten anti-Harmon men from
Miami county, which was the only con-
test reported. A minority report was
read and tabled.
Unit Rule Reported.
Representative J. Fl. Cooke of wapa-
koneta then presented the report of the
committee on resolutions, signed by sew
enteen members.
The report read in part as follows
BE ii resolved by the democracy in the
state of Ohio in convention assembled,
that
Gov. Judson Harmon, having Sc
cured majority vote at the democratic
preferential primary for the pres dency
and being ent tied to choose the dele
gates at large under resolution adopted
previous to the primary by the demo-
cratic state central committee is hereby
empowered and directed by this state
convent on to select and present for ratt-
fication by this convention twelve dele
gates at large, with a half vote each, who
shall s. as delegates at large from ONO
a. the democratic nat onal convention
that convenes at Baltimore
The reso utions indorsed Gov. Harmon
and embodies the unit rule as follows:
1--WE indorse and approve the adminis-
| frafiOn nf Gov hudson Harmon and tho
democratic state officials as the best the
state of Ohio has ever had, ana we in-
ylte the attention OF the electorate to
their achievements as a guarantee of the
continuation of such faithful servants.
This convention fulills the promise.
made without dissenting vote, by our
Immediate predecessors. the delegates
who sat i'm the democratic state conven-
ton of 1910. and pledged the democratic
marty of Ohio to indorse and present
Juison Harmon for the presidency in
1912
of this state by a majority of over loo,-
His administration during the two in
tervening years justities this confidence.
accordingly the delegates from Ohio
to the national convention at Baltimore
are expected 20 give their loyal support in
the effort to give Gov. Judson Harmon
the democratic nomination for the presi-
dency, and are further instructed to vote
for him as a BODY as long as he permits
his name to remain before the convention.
or as long as majority vote OF the ONO
delegation shall so desire
The convention cheered every men,
ton of Gov. Harmon's name in the
report OF the committee on resoiu-
tions.
Baker Attacks Unit Rule.
Mayor Newton d. Baker of Cleve-
,,oa st,rtod the fight on the unif rule