The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-04
Over His Turn Down by
Nash.
MAY MAKE TROUBLE
For Adm istrat,on at Extra
Session OF Legislature ..
Question OF New Mu-
nieipai Code.
fFrom a stafr Correspondent, /,


Columbus, July 2.-lt is bruited
about that Senator Archer may try to
make trouble for the administration at
the extra session of the legislature be-
cause the governor did not appoint him
lieutenant governor. AS the story
goes, Senators Cennell, of Columbiana;
Wilhelm, of Stark; Moore, OF Athens,
and Riggin, of Madison, who are close
friends of Archer. will decline to ac-
cert any measure which may emanate
from the governor. These statesmen
caused the governor much uneasiness
during the recent session of the legls-
lature by combining their forces and
holding up the administration tax
measures. 1t required much persua-
sion to bring them into line. Archer
was greatly disappointed over his fall
ure to secure the appointment of lieu
tenant governor. He was at Battle
Creek, Mich, when the supreme court
decided that the governor should ap-
point a successor to Lieutenant Gov
NlHDtll q
him by wire of the decision. Archer
at once wired George b. Cox, of Gin
cinnati, to get him appointed and re-
ceived from him this answer: I'm
possible. Governor has considered you
hit can't appoint you because your
membership in the senate makes you
ineligible" Archer telegraphed that
he would resign, but received no an
swer.
The senator, however, has served no.
tice that he will be a candidate for
lieutenant governor next year. The
appointment Of Harry Gordon as lieu
tenant governor displeases Archer both
as acting lieutenant governor and pres
ident of the senate and relegates him
to the chair of the president pro tenn.
again.
The question of whether or rot the
new municipal code bill will contain
the civil service feature is mooted
one. The big cities will probably fight
the incorporation of such a system in
the bill for the reason that If enacted
into law it would take away from the
politicians the power over patronage
and with no spoils to be bad the job
of the professional politician would be
lost. The biggest and most perplex-
ing proposition confronting the Iegis-
lators is how to pass code which
will be satisfactory to all the munich
Qualities of the state. large and small.
Governor Nash thinks police COM
nissioners should be provided for all
cities and that the appointing power
should be vested in the governor.
Representative Duval, OF Steubenville,
who is now on his second term, was
here yesterday comforting with Gov
ernor Nash about, the extra session.
He thinks it should be held as soon
as possible and says that the matter
Of politics should not be considered in
connection with it. He declares that
the questions demanding the attention
of the legislature are business propo-
sitions, pure and simple, and that they
should be treated as such.
The state association Of county pros
ecutors will hold its animal meeting
| in Columbus Wednesday and Thurs.
day. The program is, as follows.
Presidents address. Hon. Milton Say.
Ter. Tiffin; Criminal Law" Hon. Rob.
ert II. Day. Canton: "The Granting ol
Street Railway Franchises by County
commissioners." Hon., u. L. Taylor
Jr., Columbus; Modern Treatment Of
Criminals in Re6ormatory Institu
tions," Hon. ]. "A. Leonard. superin-
tendent OF the Msnsfield reformatory
Under the head Of Round Table
Talks" a inimter sfs topics SiH IL
discussed. f~ re 81 u