Evening star., 1920-07-04
WOOD MEN IN OHIO
|NL|NEFOR HARDING
With Exception Of E. c. Tur-
ner All Have Pledged Their
Loyal Support.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 3.-1n their
state convention here Tuesday and
Wednesday the rel ublican leaders Of
the state took a long step toward
smoothing out the wrinkles in their
organization growing out OF the
asperities of the presidential prima-
Eies. w. H. Boyd of Cleveland, who
although not the manager Of the Ohio
interests Of Gen. Wood in the pre-
convention campaign. was really the
head and front of the fighting forces
on that side, appeared in the conven-
tion and really made the keynote
speech. though that assignment had
been given to another. He declared
that the Wood supporters would per-
nit no other republicans in the state
to outdo them in the support of
Senator Harding They went into the
Chicago convention as republicans and
they came out Of it republicans. The
delegates were swept off their feet by
Boyd's eloquence, and he was nomi-
mated as one of the candidates for
electors at large. Harry NJ. Daugherty
declined to be a candidate for the
was given to L. ]. Taber of Barnes
Vile, who in 1912 was a leading pro-
greSsive. and candidate Of that party
Tor lieutenant governor and is now
the master of the Ohio State Grange.
With the exception Of former At
torney General Edward c. Turner, all
the leaders of the Wood campaign in
the state have now openly allied
themselves with the support of SEN
ator Harding. In Turner's case it was
largely personal matter, and for
that reason the fact that Turner still
stands aloof is not regarded as sig
nif1cant. He will not oppose Senator
Harding. it is certain.
Suffrage and Prohibition.
No reference was made in the state
platform adopted by the republicans
to either suffrage or prohibition, the
party leaders taking the position that
both Of these things were accomplish
ed facts, so far as Ohio is concerned
and not subject to be made issues in
the state campaign. This may offend
some ultra-dry republicans here in
the home state of the Anti-Saloon
League where more interest is taken
in the liquor question than in the
world peace league proposition.
While the convention was in ses-
sion former Gov. Frank B. Willis and
walter F. Brown of Toledo, two of
the declared candidates for the United
States senatorship to succeed Senator
Harding. conferred alone-it is sup
posed regarding the proposition to
have one of them retire and the other
to make the race against Judge R M.
Wanamaker, against whom there
seems to be strong sentiment among
the party leaders, but no conclusion
was announced and both candidates
declined to discuss the matter.
Republicans After Governorship
Representative. r. c. McCulloch of
Canton. ex-Mayor H L. Davis bf
Cleveland and Col. Ralph T. Cole re-
main the leading candidates for the.
nomination for governor ON the re-
publican ticket. and it looks as
though they would remain and fight
it out at the primary pohs: 1t will
not be a vicious fight. however. and
no considerable party friction seems
likely to develop out of it.
The only friction apparent in the
republican ranks in the state now
is at Cincinnati. where c. P. Taft,
owner of the Times Star. seems deter
mined to force the retirement of R.
K. Hynicka as the head Of the re-
publican organization in Hamilton
county IT seems to be largely a per-