The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24
ARRANGE FOR
CONVENTION
OHIO REPUBLICANS PREPARE FOR
BIG STATE GATHERING TO BE
HELD JUNE ~.
DELEGATES TO BE SELECTED AT
TO BE HELD APRIL
25-FIGHT FOR SENATOR

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 23-Rcpubu-
cans are making Preparations for the
state convention which viii De- held
June p for the purpose Of drafting "a
state platform and ratifying the pre-i-
Dental and vice presidential nomina-
lions and platform. ana selecting DIS
trict electors. There Is to be one del
cgate I'm the state convention for each
500 votes cast for Governor l.. E. Willis
in NOVEMBER. 1914 These delegates are
10 be selected at a primary 90 be h'll
on April %. The state committee has
divide the counties into districts for
the purpose Of selecting delegates tp
the convention. The spportioumcnt as
announced Is as follows.
Adams. 6: Allen. 10; Ashland. G: Ash
tebula, y; Athens. IL Auglaizo. Dol
mont. 16: Brown. 8: Butler. y: Carroll.
8: Champaign. S: Clark. II: Clermont. Q:
Clinton. Z: Columbiana. Il, toshoctou.
=: Crawford. :: CuyahoEa- 81: Darke. ITS
Defiance. 3: Delewarc. S. Erie. @. Fair
held. 9; Fsyette. S: Franklin. ~; Ful-
Ton, s; Gallia. B; Gcouga, .. Greene. -
Hamilton. II: Hancock .1o: Hardin.
10. Harrison. s; Henry, 8. Highland, 8;
Hooking s: Holmes Huron 10 Jeok-
Lawrence. . Licking 10. Logan. g. Loo
rain. 10. Lucas. -. Madison. s. Mahou-
ing. 20; Marion. 10. Medina. 4; MoiEs. O.;
Mercer. .: Miami. IL. Monroe. q: Mont
kingum. 16; Noble. 8; Ottawa, Z. Pauld-
Pieiaway. 4 Pike. . Portase. s.:
Preble. 6: Putnam 6: Richland. II: Ross
sh.i sSne - ssisrk. &C., SiG Summit. S So: Trum
bull. IL. Tuscarswas. u; Union. :: Van
inston. .; Wayne. .: Williams. I: Wood.
IL: Wyandof. 4
Lively Fight Coming.
No what former Ambassador hyron
r. Herrick OF Cleveland has entered the
contest for the Republican nomination
between him and II. N DauEherty Of
Columbus. former Republican state
chairman. Others in the race are Jude
d. u. woodmanse or Cincinnati and
former senator Charles ". Dick Of Ak
ron. Dick is expected 20 issue within
a few days a formal statement an
bouncing his position Congressman
Nicholas Longworth 81 Cincinnati also
is bein glrRed TO become a candidate.
II II pointed out that southern ONO
should have the senator as Senator War
zen @. Harding. Republican. comes from
Marion IN the northern part Of the stat"
and Atlee Pomeren'. Democrat. whose
term Is soon Co expire. &C. from Canton.
which Is also i'm thnT section or ONO.
II IS not believed that Woodmaneee vii.
make n very formidable candidate and
those who are nuNfOUe 90 bring tnH
senatorshin back TO Cincinnati whor,
81 was held for many years by J. II
Foraker. want Longworth Co go after o.
Republican State Chairman Edwin
Jones this week SGT ~ rest All rumor7
that he might seek tho Republican nom
nation for governor against Wills.
when DE- declared that wills should Doe
renominated. Tie also took "a shot al
John cline. former prosecutor az 'l'N'-
didat efor governor himself. although
no one else seems f0 rr possessed or
the idea that be uuEh 90 run Jones
has been urged 10 run i.r senator TOO,
but a. - entirely unlikely that De VIII
seek any office Whatsoever.
To Fortify The system Against GHp
hfn GRIP y or ti'. rNN Pc