The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
Harding May Win Nomination
If He Continues to Gain
at Present Rate.

CoLrMBUs. Ohio. Aug. l.--Joscph Ben
son Foraker. who has served twelve years
In the National senate, will be nominated
for another term In the upper house by
the Republicans Of Ohio ON August II II
In the opinion OF responsible. political OBJ
servers he is able 10 maintain until the
day of the primaries tho lead which he
has gained in his race with Warren O.
Harding Of Marion and Ralph u. Cole OF
Findiay. Harding. however. has made
great gains during the last week or ten
days. II he can keep this up until the
second Tuesday in August he may come
out winner. but at this time Il looks as
though Foraker will be the victor.
Foraker was defeated the last time ne
sought nomination for the Senate by Theo-
dore L. Burton OF Cleveland, then a mem
Der of he House. Burton willingly with
drew from the race for denomination
early In this campaign I'm the hope thai;
the factions OF the Republican party might
agree upon some one whose election would
be assured
Harding, Forakers principal rival. was
once observation-disclosures OF Ohio lie
ran for Governor against Judson Harmon.
but was defeated because. II is charged,
he would no. make political deal with
the saloon interests.
the Senatorial field. s a former member
Of Congress. He comes from the old
Eighth district. where wool growing Is a
great industry. II. Is prOtectionist and
was one Of the stanchest supporters OF
tn" famous Schedule n IN the AldTich
tariff bin fight Cole was defeated FOR a
denomination the last time ne ran by
Frank h. Willis. lawyer and college pro-
fessor, once a member of the ohio House
and who. having been gcrrymandcred out
by the Democrats, is seeking the uomina
tion for Governor on the Republica n
ticket. Cole Is believed 10 be practically
out OF the race for Senator.
There have been reports that Foraker
might withdraw to make way for Harding,
who Ia an old personal and political friend
and who conferred with Foraker at length
before announcing his candidacy but now
there is no such talk and IL II believed
that all three will stay in the race
After all, Ohio Republicans are not 70
, much Interested in the election OF Sena
/ tor this year As they are In tho election
OF IA Republican Governor \ United
States Senatorship would carry no patron
/ age so long as there Is a Democrat In the
White House. and then there IL another
Senator to be elected two years hence
| Many Republicans. while not opposed tC
! Foraker personally. would dislike TO see
him nominated for Senator. because they
fear II would hurt the State ticket
| Foraker has been regarded as stand
| patter and the STANDARD oil muss IN
which he was involved has not been for
| gotten. II is known that both Democrats
I and Progressves would like to see Foraker
| nominated. as this would give them n
good target at which to fire in the coming
| campaign.
Cole has suffered IN his race because n,
| and Willis come from the same district
Then. antl-Foraker Republicans have
found II necessary 70 unite on some one
man II the former Senator is to be de-
! feated. and most % them believed that
| Harding is preferable SO the race seems
! TO lie between Fora.; -ii dis old asso-
ciate. personally ani politically Mr.. Hard
ing
The Progressive candidate will he Ar
| thur l.. Garford OF Elyra, who ran fol-
Governor two years ago. The Democrats
will choose from among John |. thinner
man OF Springfield John ]. Lentz ~
Columbus and T. $, Hogan Of Jackson
now Attorney General OF ohio.
The contests for the Congressional nom
nations are In many instances quite
spirited The Democrats have contests II
thirteen districts. In which the friends o.
Gov. Cox and his enemies are arraye'
against each other, and the Republican,
have fights in eleven. The Progressive
have II contest In only one. which tends e
show that there is not much Of "A desir'
this year to run on the Bull Moose ticket
or else some one IL naming the candidate
and forbiddirg all others to enter