Evening star., 1915-11-10
Ohio Republicans of Import
anee and Influence Backing
His Presidential Boom.
UNION OF THE FACTIONS
DENOTES UNITED FRONT
Meeting at Columbus Said to Fore
shadow Preference for President,
Governor and U. S. Senator.

Details of the republican gathering at
Columbus. Ohio. Monday. at which the
boom of former Senator Burton for the
presidential nomination was formally
launched. show that the occasion was
of unusual political significance. Par
ticipation in the meeting of repub-
leans of recognized Importance and
iff3ne2ce in Ohio politics is construed
bt Ohio republicans in Washington to
mean that Mr.. Burton now has the,
cordial support of very leader of con-
sequence in Ohio.
His presidential candidacy is openly
backed by Gov. Willis. Senator Hard
ing Myron T Herrick and last, but
equally, if not more important than
any of them, by Harry NJ DaughertE,
leading candidate for nomination as
senator on the republican ticket
The capstone to Mr.. Burton's support.
based upon this solid foundation. was
the accession to the ranks of his in
dorsers of the Dan r. Hanna faction
represented in the gathering in the
person of w. r. Leech. editor OF the
Cleveland Leader Mr.. Hanna.s news
paper which up to this time has been
regarded not friendly to the burton
candidacy. Former Senator Charles
Dick is also in line for Burton
Participants in the Gathering.
Among those who attended the meet
ing were such we'll known Ohio repub-
ltcans as National Committeeman Sher-
man F. Granger of GAINESVILLE. State
Executive Chairman Edwin Jones of
aackson, Representative S. D. Foss of
,Gfcen county. J. K. Russell of Sidney,
Xobert NJ Switzer of Gallipolis, Ed
Kearns of Batavia. The state central
committee members on hand were
George II. Hamilton of Newark, VIII
liam Beer of Bucyrus and Robert Man
ley of Chillicethe.
Comments of Leaders.
Following the meeting Harry NJ.
Daugherty said:
what has been done today is most
gratifying. 1 know. to all of the repu5-
licans of Ohio and to many outside the
state A united party is what every
body desired, and this 'accomplishes
that. 1t means party success. L am
Sati SIZED and delighted.
Senator Harding's adherence to the
Burton boom was announced In an edi-
torial in his paper published at Marion,
Ohio as follows:
Theodore E. Burton. Ohio's most
commanding figure in republican poll
men of his time will be candidate for
xhe republican nomination for Presi-
dent and will have Ohio republicans
back of him in one solid column.
"A more fitting and capable nominee
to meet Woodrow Wilson in the con-
test of 1916 and lead to a republican
triumph is not to be found"
Probable Convention Delegates.
The delegates-at-large to the repub-
Ncan national convention probably will
include Gov. Willis, Senator Harding,
Myron T Herrick and Harry NJ Daugh-
erty,
AS affecting state politics last Mon
days meeting is taken to forecast
understanding among republicans which
will mean Burton for the presidency,
Willis for denomination governor
and Daugherty for the Senate to op
pose the democratic candidate, Senator
Ponlerene.
Importance is also attached to the
presence in Mondays meeting of Rob
ert F. Wolfe, owner of the Ohio State
Journal and Columbus Dispatch, two
newspapers which have been very pro-
Wilson and pronouncedly antiBurton
up to this time.