Show FORAKER FORAKE LOSES THE FIRST HEAT HT I Ohio State Committee Calls Republican Convention at Columbus March 34 PRIMARIES ON FEBRUARY 11 FOURTEEN FOR FAT BOY BOV SEVEN FOR FIRE ALARM A ARM Columbus 0 O Jan 2 The Republicans of or Ohio will be given an opportunity to express by direct vote their choice for forthe forthe forthe the candidate for president at primaries to be held on Feb 1 when delegates and alternates to the Republican Republican Republican lican state convention will be elected The Tho convention will wUl be held in Colum Columbus Columbus Columbus bus on March Z 3 and 4 I and It will select in addition to tour lour to the Republican national convention can candidates candidates for governor and other state of or offices flees Two to One for Taft The call for tor the primaries and con convention was as adopted this evening by the Republican state central committee after atter a protracted and lively session The of William H Taft secretary of or orwar war and candidate for the Republican nomination for president were in con control control control of or the committee casting fourteen votes vutes to seven for the supporters of or Sen Sentor Senator stor tor Foraker also an avowed candidate for the presidency The vote stood M U 4 to 7 on every proposition which requires required a a aroll aroU aroll roll roU call except the selection of a tem tern temporary I chairman of the state convention I IJames James R Garfield secretary of the in interior i tenor the choice of or the Taft Tart support supporters ers received thirteen votes to eight cast for Harry HarryM M 1 Dougherty of or Colum Columbus Columbus I bus Richard McCloud of or London a I close personal friend of or Mr Sin Doughtery Daughtery I but a Taft Tart supporter voted for him as against Mr Garfield Left to the Districts The state committee decided that it had nothing to do with the selection of na national national national delegates in the congressional dis districts districts districts and declined to make any an suggestion suggestion suggestion tion in regard re ard thereto The committee met early earl in the after atter afternoon afternoon noon and after a short session appoint appointed ed a subcommittee to draft a call caIl for forthe forthe the primaries and convention This committee called on Governor Har Harris Harris Harris ris during the recess to consult his wish wishes es in regard to the call A committee representing the supporters of or Senator Foraker also called on the governor and asked him to permit his name to be pre presented s for chairman of or the state con convention conventi convention venti on but the governor declined The call reported ported r by the subcommittee and adopted by the general committee by bya a vote of 01 It 14 ro o 0 7 Is one of or the most elaborate ever eer issued by b a state commit committee tee Amendments Voted Down Several Seral SeV ral amendments to the call caU were proposed by the friends of Senator For Foraker Foraker Foraker aker but in each case they were voted oled down The chief fight was made against the direct ct primary plan for the selection selection selection tion of or delegates to the state convention They proposed that delegates to county conventions be chosen hosen by direct vote the county convention to choose the dele delc delegates delegates gates to the state convention The call caU as adopted provides for a to total total tal tat of or lS 18 delegates to the state conven convention convention convention tion The Th Ih Australian ballot Is to be used in the primary If It petition is made the names of candidates for delegates may maybe maybe maybe be printed under the name of the per person person person son who may ma be bc their choice for presidential presidential presidential candidate The unit rule in the election of delegates will be observed in all except Cuyahoga and Hamilton coun counties counties counties ties which m y be divided Into districts Provision is made for challengers at the th polls which will ill be open from 1 to 7 p pm pm pm m Feb 11 Dick Held Aloof Senator Charles Dick was here to look after the interests of or his colleague Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Foraker but he remained at his room in the Hotel Hartman and did not go to the Neal Xeal house where the commit committee tee held its sessions Senator Dick re received received received many callers but had no communication communication so far as could be b ascertained with Arthur Vorys manager of the Taft canvass regarding the convention pre pvc preliminaries and no efforts at compromise were made an Sn either side although rumors to that effect were verc in circulation After the state committee had concluded its work Senator Dick declined to make any an comment upon it either In regard to the dates set for the primaries or conven convention convention convention tion or the regulations adopted for con conducting conducting ducting the primaries Mr Ir Vorys also declined to make any an formal statement saying that the results result speak for tor them themselves themselves themselves selves |