Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-12
CANnIulTLS EOR SENATOR'S AS
WELL " STATE N>D,OiN.
~ TICkETS.
HARDING CROWDS FORAKER
Nomination of Attorney General
Hogan ~ Candidate For sen.
ntc un Democratic Ticket
Assured

turns tonight Indicated close race
between Joseph o. Foraker and War
ren {. Harding. for the republican
nomination 10 the / = Senate The
nomination OF Attorney General ll0-
gan for L. ; senator on the De
morratic ticket Is assured.
Voters IN Ohio this morning began
ballotlug for candidate Tor lnitcd
states senator and complete tickets
OF State and county Officers Owing
TO the unusually large number Of
names on the ballot significant re-
turn, are not expected before tOmOr-
row moriub The total vote prob
ably vii Dee heavy
The contests tor the senatorial
nominations are attracting most at
tcntiCu. with the interest contoring
particularly on the Republican side
When Senator Purtun announced ear.
Is last Nprll that be- would not De- a
candidate 10 succeed himself hc pre-
cipitatCd situation that hH, been
by no means 10 the liking OF Repub-
leans either IN the State or outside
Of A. Ills Withdrawal broke the fair
ly solid ranks In which the Republi-
can party was approaching the cleo
tion ia Ohio and threatening the
democrats with defeat
with the announcement of Scna-
tor Burton that be- would retire IN
the interest ut party harmony. for
mcr Senator Joseph u Foraker who
had been contemplating entrance IN
the primary election for the senator
ship, came ont openly as a candidate
and, iu the belief Of most of the on
lockers. has since dominated tho
campaign
At the same time other candidates
Tor the Republican senatorial nOmi.
nation threw their hats into the
ring. Former Congressman Ralph
- Cole of Findlay was the first Ia
get into the contest Some time later
former Lieutenant Governor Warren
O. Harding wac induced Ia rrcom
"a candidate.
Former Senator Foraker Is ont Ol
sympathy with the rank aud file of
his party and In contest for the
nomination with man of Senator
Rurtou's strength, ho would proha
uly have been defeated hut with
the opposition now divided between
Cole aud Harding, IL seems practi
cally certain that Foraker viii h,
nominated n Is believed 10 be- q
minority Of the party that hc mas
in his support but this support has
been loyal and active aud persist
cnt That many of the Republican
newspapers ~ the state would bolt
rorakcr's nomination has already
boon made plain by their editorial
uuerances concerning his candida
Cy
On The Democratic side OF tho
seem 10 be- between Timothy s TO.
gan nov attorney general OF tRo
state and former Congressman J0nn
j Lcntz OF Columbus There Be- %
tmrd candidate JOnu t.. thinner
man of Springfield. but be- is not
looked upon a. likely 10 be- nominal
I'd As between Hogan and Lent
tHe chances o, victory would seem
20 be- ln favor m Hogan
Governor Cos seems 10 hc assured
70 denomination ai the head of the
Democrat, ticket The Governor
has made enemies within the ranks
~ his own party during his admin
istrati0u and he does not appear On
D, 80 popular with the people ~
large a. he was two years ago Bur
th" opposition o. more likely 20 make
itself felt ~ tho November election
'nan in today primaries The Dem
Ocratic leaders while admitting that
there is serious opposition IN the
party 10 the Governor. claim that The
situation has materially improved
since Governor CoX has had q chance
o. address the voters In the rural
sections and explain the objection
able icatures of DE administration.
The Republican nomination tor
governor Is likely 10 go 10 Congress
man Frank o Willis For 0ppon
ont for the nomination b. former
State Senator Davis Tod OF Youngs
town Tod is very wealthy. but he
is not good campaigner. while
Willis b. one of the best the party
10 OHIO has lately produced ilo o.
yigOrou, epeakcr and can 20 under
high pressure through q long cam
paign. coming ont in better r0ndi
tion than when no. entered Such a
candidate 20 seems ~ bn the con-
census of opinion M the party. the
occa -ion nov demands There are
indications that the forces hohind
Congros man Willis arc ro-oporliinr
with those supporting former sona
tor Foraker for Tho senatorial nomi
nation This forms strong poliii.
cal combination and one that tho
opposition viii find n hard ~ beat
There are mo- conisst- for places
on the Progressive ticket. 'ho candi.
dates having been agreed upon IN
conference \ l. G3rf0rd ha. been
selected a. the candidate FOR Mr.
Fu-'rn's scat Iu the United State
.enatr There Is much speculation n
an quarters A. 20 the probable
stronEih that The Progressive party
Uill show This and the extent oi
tbo opposition 20 Governor COX M
The beTorrsiic party. arc the tao
chief points ~ interest in the prima
fy election