Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-21
MONNETT
Talks Of the Trusts.
Says His Party Has
Broken Its Pledges
And Will be Punished
by the People.
Was Given No Support by Party
Leaders
When He Tried to Enforce the Platform
Columbus Letter.
Special Correspondence


Especial Correspondence.)
Columbus. May Ex-senator Fora
ker's influence in the Republican poll
tics of Ohio Is surely waning. In spite
of his urgent request, half an order
and half prayer, that Dwight Harri-
son of Brown county be retained In the
position of state inspector Of building
and loan associations, the state admin
istration ignored him entirely and ap.
appointed to the Office Roscoe j. Mauck
Of Gallia, an enthusiastic Daugherty
man. The senior Senator besought
the Governor to see tnat his man was
chosen even II 1t should prove neces-
sary to discharge every other employe
Of the office. notwithstanding his ap-
peal, clean sweep was made In the
department, with the trifing exception
that one extra clerk, a prominent G. a.
r. man, was retained. When the con-
tents of Senator Foraker's letter Lad
become known, Mr.. Herrison's subor-
dinates, naturally enough, turned
against him and worked both quietly
and actively to defeat his reappoint-
menf
Mr.. Nlauck was appointed for the
purpose cf creating as much harmony
as possible in the G. o, p. In prepara-
ton for the battle next fall. The ad.
ministration does not underestimate
the strength of the Daugherty faction
aud 1t is feit that President Mckinley
I will be In need of oil the votes he can
secure In November. Moreover, Mr..
Mauck has good deal of influence In
the southern part Of the state and his
appointment was urged by Hon, Sher.
man Granger, postmaster at Gallipo-
lis. who is a good man TO have on ones
|
side in political fight.
The Office is one Of the most import.
ant from financial standpoint within
the gift Of the state, or, preferably, of
the party In power. So certain did
Mr.. Harrison, the friend of Senator
Foraker. feel Of his retention In the
position at least until the expiration Of
his term In June Of 1901, that he wcnt
to the trouble of smuggling through the
legislature at Its recent session q bill,
now Il law, which increases the salary
OF the Office from $o,4oo to $1,000 per
year and which leaves the amount of
the ices to be appropriated by the in.
spector almost entirely TO his own iudg-
ment, It Is reported that Mr lIarri.
son has made the statement that, II he
might remain another year, lie would
be quite satisfied. The contro! OF
such offices Is q powerful weapon for
the administration.
! The appeirtees te the various other
positions in the department. wore all
chosen with view to uniting the dis.
ccrdapt clements of the Republican
party.
\. l. Vorys of Lancaster, whom Gov.
ornor Nash appointed state superin.
tendont OF insurance, has had no more
to do with distributing the patronage
than has the editor ~ tho Akron Dem,
ocrat Governor Nash, John Il. Nal.
10y, and the party,workers NJ. Wash
inSton dictated each appointment. Mr..
Vorys, a big, good. d.natured, gair,ninded
country lawyer who has never had
much TO do with the study
OF insurance conditions and who has
been prominent only in local politics,
IL worthy of sympathy. He was desir.
ous in his heart of choosing only the
best-eQuipped men for the positions
under his control, but he was pulled
this way and that by the powers that
be until he hardly knew his own name.