Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1910 — NAME HARDING FOR GOVERNOR OF OHIO [ARTICLE]

NAME HARDING FOR GOVERNOR OF OHIO

Barfield Withdraws His Name from the Contest

At Columbus, O, George B. Cox the Republican boss of Cincinnati, handed over Judge Oren Britt Brown of Dayton, his candidate for governor in the Republican state convention and brought about the nomination of Warren G. Harding, editor of the Marion Star and an old-time Foraker man. By this stroke Mr. Cox drubbed Senator Theodore E. Burton and prevented the nomination of Representative Nicholas Longworth, ex-President Roosevelt’s son-in-law. and the candidate most favored by President Taft The preliminaries of the session disposed of, Senator T. E. Burton took charge as permanent chairman. . Jt all happened on the third ballot. Temporary Chairman Longworth had turned the gavel over to Permanent Chairman Burton, the latter had deliered his speech and John R. Malloy had called the roll of counties. The first ballot resulted as follows: Harding, 455; Browt.e, 413; Garfield,, 73; Longworth, 92; necessary to Choice, 534. On the second ballot the vote was: Harding, 497; Browne, 363; Longworth 164; scattering for Garfield. The Cuyahoga county delegates about the convention hall, calling upon the delegates to come out for Longworth. Result of the third ballot follows; Harding, 746; Brown, 120; Longworth, 195; Garfield. 5. R. R. Nevin Jr., of Montgomery county, who had named Judge Brown, moved to make Harding’s nomination unanimous, and this was done. Mr. Harding was brought before the convention by Mr. Nevin and Maurice Matche of Cleveland, and made a short address. The stand pat crowd under Senator Dick’s leadership, out generalled the radicals in the resolutions comnmtee. Dick stole Garfield's thunder on state issues. The state p’ank, the Garfield platform, were all inserted in Dick’s platform. But the bulk of Dick’s resolutions in this state platform.plastered lavish praise on Taft, the tariff and the Ohio delegation in congress. An endorsement for Taft for another term was written in. The platform is considered the stiffest piece of standpattism presented by any Republican convention this year. Only two nominations were made, that of Judge Orrin B. Browne and Warren G. Harding. The votes for Longworth and Garfield were purely complimentary. The “regulars" had control of the convention. An indorsement of President Taft satisfactory to both “progressives" and “regulars" was one prominertt result of the work of the subcommittee. Garfield announced shortly after the adoption of the platform, which ,s looked upon as being a victory for the regulars and a slap at Garfield, that he would not be considered as a candidate. His name Was not presented.