The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-26

board plan through so as to have a
pretty good leverage for a compro-
mise,' said prominent man in the
senate, Tuesday evening. Now don't
let your people get fooled on that
proposition. The senate is for the
Nash code, board plan and all, and It
is going to insist upon it. Look out
for deadlock, If the house thinks It
cannot recede from its position.
"Just figure a moment on the cir
cumstances surrounding the situation
in the senate. A clear majority Is
for the board plan. 1t has subsequent
ly been adopted. Why should there
be any tackdown In the conference that
is inevitable? Who will appoint the
conference committee for the senate?
Why, the lieutenant governor, or
course Who made Harry Gordon,
who had lived in the state only few
years, lieutenant governor Who had
ever heard of him in the capacity of
a statesman Wasn't 1t Cox's appoint
ment pure and simple? Do you sup
pose for moment that Cox is going
to recede an inch on the board propo-
sition? Do you suppose Gordon is
going to appoint conference commit
tee that will not stick for what Cox
wants? Can't Cox afford to pay his
men to stick. If it is necessary?
| Just look at the thing closely and
you will find the house is congratulat-
ing itself too early. Before Gordon
appoints any body on the conference
committee he is going to he sure that
he will stay for a boaru plan at least
for Cincinnati. He would be chump
if he didn't. Cox made him what he
is politically and he is not the migrate
who will overlook it.
And again, can the Republican
party afford to turn Cox down? You
will remember that Hamilton county
formerly was Democratic by big vote
Is 1t so now? Doesn't Cox always de-
liver the goods? Why should expedi-
ency suggest that Cox be turned DOWN.
They played expediency for while in
pletc control up there. He can't even
send a delegation down here to vote
for him for senator He didn't send
one down to vote for Foraker
"Retter lot Cox alone. Better give
him what he wants. He might decide !
Gratis for a change and he could just
about do it,"
1t has become evident that there is
a division among the Democrats of
the lower house as to the position
that will be taken on the code question |
when it finally comes up from the
committee and is before the house on
its merits.
The senate Democrats will support !
almost unanimously, If no; entirely
So the Royer amendment to the York.
Okey code. This has practically been
decided upon.
AS is known to the general reader
the Nash code is endorsed, board plan
and other impossible theories, by the
Republican majority in the senate.
The house code committee has agreed
to recommend the single head OF de-
partments, as provided in the federal
plan. with the exception that these
heads shall be elected by the people.
The Nash code as it will come from
the senate will not be acceptable to the
house. l.
So there are three propositions to
deal with, and the Democrats of the
house are divided. 1t is probable how
ever that the Nash code, as Il comes
from the senate, will not get Demo-
cratic vote in the house.
The division comes ON the other
plans.
b Representative Carle. of Tiffin, may
be said to he fairly representative of
what the smaller cities desire. I,
Mr.. Carle says:
Il am heartily in favor Of the code
that is being adopted by the house
committee. mean by that, the gen.
eral form of it. I am of the opinion
that a large number of the Democrats
of the house feel as do about it. The
claim has been made that the Demo-
Gratis are for the federal plan, in which }
the mayor is the responsible head and
appoints his cabinet. ! am willing to
say that think the federal plan as oh
jectionable az the Nash board plan.
In fact my people like the house COM
mittee plan Of single heads of depart
ments and ! feel that cannot do bet
ter than support it,"
What about the Roger amendment
In the senator" was asked
There are objections to that. There
is danger OF packing conventions or
primaries that my select candidates for
council of administration and while
people may think they would get some h
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