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Show run iiiSiifLiiiiiii 0OLUMBUS, 0., Feb. S. After hearing an address at noon today by Governor Harmon, in which he took strong ground against Incorporating a clause for a state-wide lnitlathe and loferendum, the supporters of the ( proposed referendum and initiative plank won a decisive victory in the convention a lew hours later. The governor in his address said the Idea of direct legislation still Is in an experimental stage, and that Ohio would do well to wait until it had been given a thorough trial in other states. Ho defined his position on the subject as being the altitude of "the man from Missouri." Th0 deciaranon of the governor camo in the nature ol a sensation to tho supporters of the initiative and referendum among delegates In the convention, coming as It did at a timo when that body was about to take up for consideration a resolution by Delegate Dele-gate Halfhlll of Allen county The Halfhill resolution, backed bv opponents of tho Initiative and referendum, refer-endum, proposed to censure President Blgolow for having secured pledges from many members to abide by caucus cau-cus action on that subject The" resolution reso-lution declared that the action of tho president of the convention in securing secur-ing pledges for the caucus support of the Initiative and referendum was un-iair. un-iair. Following the address of Governor Harmon and at the close of an acrimonious acri-monious debate, the convention late today tabled the resolution, the vote standing 60 to 45. President Bigclow led the debate on the resolution declaring de-claring that It was being supported bv ' reactionists." and asserting that it was necessary to secure the caucu3 support to prevent the initiatlvo and referendum plank being lost because of tho divergence of views of its friends regarding matters of detail. oo . |