New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-11
HERRICK ON HIS VICTORY.
He Learned Where Tom l.. John
son Got His Inspiration.

Colonel Myron T. Herrick Governor-elect of
Ohio. accompanied by Mrs. Herrick. arrived here
from Cleveland yesterday. and is at the Waldorf.
Il thoroughly enjoyed the fight" said Colonel
Hcrrick and during the campaign met the de-
mands upon me physically. without suffering the
slightest i'll effects. Now however. that 1t is over.
l am feeling the reaction somewhat. am, new
ertheless. in New-York. attending TO some business
interests
Il have a measure Of satisfaction in both the
manner Of my nomination and my election. Only
in one other instance has Governor been nom
mated for first term by reclamation That was
in the OF Mckinley. The complete returns
give a plurality in the election of 1l4.o00 while
the largest plurality before given candidate
Tor Governor OF Ohio 11l,Oo. for John Brough.
against Nlllardgham
The nomination came to me because it was con-
coded that If any could eliminate factonalisrn
in Cuyahoga County. command the full strength Of
the party and carry the county, could do it. Con-
sdering the fact that the election of United
States Senator also involved in the results Of
the election. that regarded important How
well the belief founded that l would win IN
Cleveland and Cuyahoga County must be read
from the results Mckinley carried Cleveland by
20 plurality Johnson carried it last spring by
$500 Ny plurality in the city was 400. and l
carried the county by 5000
The result in Cuyahoga County was secured by
thorough organization. hard work and alertness
until the votes were counted. Shortly after my
nomination in June the matter of organizing
every OF the two hundred precincts in Cleve-
land was taken up by the chairman Of the county
committee. Precinct captains were appointed 20
reinforce the activities Of the ward committeeman
and began what called in de-ision at the
beginning the parlor campaign That is 10 say
We held a meeting at the home Of every precinct
captain. and. in all. was present and spoke AT
% such meetings before the regular formal cam
paign began. The successive defeats TO which the
party had been subjected had dsp!rited the Repub-
leans. and many Of them said II was no use. but
We kept il. and the interest grew and the peo-
pie became thoroughly aroused
I was often led to wonder during the campaign
to the real source from which Mr.. Johnson had
drawn the inspiration for his platform and his
speeches I have found il since coming TO New
York. II is disclosed in the lengthy biographical
sketch Of Congressman Robert Bates. Of Brooklyn.
which has just secured place in the Congressional
DIRECTORY Bates was for six years secretary OF
the Single Tax League Of the United states. while
Mr.. Johnson its president. find in Bates's
biography, every revolutionary declaration that
found a place in the platform adopted by the
Johnson convention Columbus. and 4 contains
every sentiment which NJ. Johnson ruug the
changes during the campaign Bates had been
elected to Congress. and Mr.. Johnson evidently as
sumed IL only necessary to exploit the same
line OF doctrines in Ohio TO win the GovernorShip
Il would the people Of Ohio wlNed II dIf-
ferenty. II has been source Of genuine saJisfac-
ton 10 discover the wellspring Of Mr.. Johnson
campaign arguments