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Show HARDING MMED FOR SfflATORjROM ORIO Defeats Foraker for the Re publican Nomination by Several Thousand TOLLMBIS Oho Au" 1" Lead e s n the ma or pol t cal part es to n ght began prepar ng for the platform convent ons which w 11 be held n th s state on AuguBt 26 Eel able returns from yesterday s statewide pr mary had left n doubt ton ght only the nom inees for congress n one or two d s tr cts and nom nees n some instances for m nor offices The narrow marnn that had sepa rated former Senator Joseph Benson Foraker and Warren G Hard ncr of Ma,non early n the day was wiped o t by further returns that assured the nom nat on of Hard ng as Hepubl can candidate for ITn ted States senator Hard ng s plural ty w 11 be several thousand over Foraker and former Con gressman Ralph D Cole the latter hav ng run th rd The returns rece ved to lay only served to ncrease the total of Tim othy S Hogan present attorney gener al over h s two opponents John J Lentz and John L Z mmerman for the Democrat c nom nat on Frank B W 11 s congressman from the e ghth d str ct receive 1 a telegram th s afternoon f om h s opponent for mer State Senator Dav d Tod ongrat ulat ng "W 11 s upon h s nom nat on for governor by the Eepubl cans Will s s maior ty t is expected w 11 exceed 15 000 The maior ty of Governor Cox for renom nat on by the Democrats w 11 approximate 60 000 or more over Con gresBman John J Wh tacre of Canton It s conceded that the platform con vent ons of all part es w 11 g ve ser ous ons derat on to the quest on of state w de proh b t on wh ch w 11 be voted on n November James E Garfield who rece ved the nominat on of the Progressive party for governor has de glared n fa or of g v ng congress the power to deal w th the 1 quor traffic in the states Arthur L Garford Progress ve nomi nee for senator s an open advocate of statew de proh bit on |