▁which ▁Clar ke ▁supported . ▁At ▁the ▁party ' s ▁convention ▁that ▁August , ▁Clar ke ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁the ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate . ▁Though ▁an ▁accomplished ▁or ator , ▁Clar ke ' s ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁rail road ▁att orney , ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁Bry an ' s ▁president ial ▁candid acy ▁seven ▁years ▁before , ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁personal ▁limitations ▁all ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁failure ▁to ▁ups et ▁his ▁Republican ▁rival , ▁Mark ▁H anna , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁ball oting ▁in ▁the ▁Ohio ▁General ▁Assembly ▁by ▁ 1 1 5 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁for ▁Clar ke . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁his ▁defeat , ▁Clar ke ▁reduced ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁party ▁politics , ▁foc using ▁instead ▁on ▁his ▁legal ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁Yet ▁Clar ke ▁was ▁soon ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁ar ena , ▁withdraw ing ▁from ▁the ▁partners hip ▁with ▁William son ▁and ▁C ushing ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁His ▁relationship ▁with ▁Johnson ▁suffered ▁after ▁Clar ke ▁supported ▁the ▁successful ▁candid acy ▁of ▁conserv ative ▁Dem ocrat ▁Jud son ▁Harm on ▁for ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ; ▁in ▁response , ▁when ▁nomin ating ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁race ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁Johnson ▁passed ▁over ▁Clar ke ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁At lee ▁P omer ene , ▁the ▁event ual ▁winner . ▁Clar ke ' s ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁progress ive ▁re forms ▁into ▁the ▁Ohio