Evening star., 1922-08-23
REPUBLICANS GET
ACTION IN OHIO
Platform Indorsing National
and State Records to
Be Adopted.
MILLER MADE CHAIRMAN
Representative Fess and Senator
Willis Principal Speakers at
Convention.
MILLER MADE CHAIRMAN

BY the Associated Press. |
COLUMBUS, Ohio. August 22-With
the slogan. stand by the Preslueh.
and the National Administrations
Ohio republican leaders came here TO
day and laid their plans for the state
campaign, which will terminate at
the polls on November I. L
Representative Simeon D. Fess OF
Yellow Springs. the party nominee
for United States senator. sounded the
keynote of the campaign in speech
before the republican state conNen-
tion at Memorial Hall.
Shortly before the convention met
at O'Clock the state central commit
tee selected William II. Miller OF Co.
Iumbus as chairman Of the campaign
committee of nine members. Miller
is a law partner of caTm A. Thomp-
son. the G. o. p. nominee for governor
the keynote address and speech by
Senator Willis. recessed until 10
o'clock this morning. when plat
form was taken up for adoption.
After adopting q declaration of prin-
ciples the convention Will adjourn ana
the campaign will be on.
Platform Drafted Yesterday.
Work of drafting the platform was
begun here early yesterday by Repre-
sentative FesS and Col Thompson.
The republican platform. it was SAID.
would contain strong Endorsements or
the national and state administra-
tions In sounding the keynote Of the
campaign-"Stand by the President
and the national administration n
Representative Fess outlined the ac-
complishments of the republican Con-
gress and the republican national ad-
ministration under President Harding.
himself an Ohioan. Referring TO the
national budget system inaugurated
by the present administration. he de-
ciared that the day of the pork bar
rel legislation is forever gone.
Senator Willis told the convention
that something more than "a mere
state contest" was at stake in the
impending campaign. We must back
up the President and the national ad-
ministration,' he said. after declar-
ing that the eyes of the nation are
watching Ohio and that the outcome
of the state election in Ohio in No
vember will have a decided erect on
the next ational campaign. two years
hence.
Urges Solid Representation.
Senator Willis urged that special at
tention be paid to the reelection Of
solid republican delegation 10 Con-
gress from Ohio.
Both Senator Willis and Representa-
tive FeSS spoke chiefly of national
issues and the accomplishments OF
the Harding administration. Senator
Willis, referring to the international
policies of the Wilson admin istration.
declared that the Shantung treaty. to
which the United States subscribed
"is the most disgraceful piece OF
diplomatic work in the history of the
United States" He declared that the
democrats make problems and debts
and that the republicans settle them.
Representative Fess declared that
the day OF pork barrel legislation
had gone forever.
With the aid of a republican Con-
gress, President Harding. said Mr..
Fess. inaugurated national budget
system which had been vetoed by
his predecessor" and. "for the first
time in our history, the greatest bus
mess of all history now is conducted
as any we'll regulated private enter
prise is conducted He asserted in
this connection that the United States
was the only country in the world
(which has reduced its public debt
since the war.
After detailing a list Of bills Of
national Importance passed in that
time with a list of others passed by
the House but not acted on by the
Senate, Mr. Fess said: .The major
portion of any session is the appro-
priation mea sures. which never were
80 difficult as in this Congress. where
the work of cutting to the bone
saved billions of dollars of public
funds