Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-26
His Withdrawal From Guber-
Material Contest Provisional.
OTHER ASPIRANTS OUT
MYRoN T. HERRICK DEPENDENT
ON CLEVELAND ELECTION.
Prospect That the Democratic Mayor.
Tom Z. johnson, VIII Be
Reflected.
Special Correspondence of The Evening stas.

COLUMBUS, Ohio January q, 1903.
Though the final declaration Of Gen. Dick
as to the nomination for governor was not
as explicit as could be wished. politicians
have generally accepted 1t as taking him
out OF the contest for that nomination, and,
that being SO. the general opinion is that
Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland, Senator
Hanna's friend. will get the nomination.
Other candidates for the nomination do not
seem to regard the situation as hopeless.
however. Indeed, one sagacious republican
has come out a candidate since the sit
uation took on this phase-Senator Warren
G. Harding of Marion.
It is quite certain now that the with
drawal of Gen. Dick will not mean a clear
field for Mr.. Herrick. Besides Harding at
least Albert Douglass and H. NJ Daugher-
ty will be candidates for the nomination.
The Ohio State Journal is urging the can
dtdacy OF A. I. Vorys now state superin-
tendent OF insurance. Mr.. Vorys Is not
candidate-at least. not an open candidate,
but may enter the race later on. There Is a
persistent rumor to the effect that Gen. Dicks
withdrawal Is not final. but merely condi-
tional 1t is said that at the conference at
Cleveland, at which the gui,ernatorial NOM
nation was discussed by Senator Hanna,
Gov. Nash, Gen. Dick and other republican
leaders. Senator Hanna expressed a wish
that the city Of Cleveland might be carried
by the republicans at the coming municipal
election, defeating Tom Johnson for mayor
and intimated that Mr.. Herrick, IL given an
opportunity, could carry the city for the
republicans both at the spring and fall
elections. Gen. Dick, in view of this con-
dition expressed willingness to keep out
OF the gubernatorial nomination contest
until after the spring election, and if Her.
rick carried Cleveland for the republicans
to remain out.
If one can believe this he must expect to
see Gen. Dick candidate after all. for
Tom Johnson is practically certain to carry
Cleveland again.
Auditor Guilbert to Be Renominated.
Nothing Is more certain In the makeup
or the republican state ticket than that Au-
eitor Of State GQilbert will be nominated
for third term. There is some opposition
to him In the rank and file on purely third
term grounds. but it is known that Gov
ernor Nash desires him at the head of the
state department Of accounts while the
new revenue laws, in operation now for the
first time. are fully tested and established,
and the governors wishes will be generally
acceded to. So far not single rival can
didate has appeared and there probably will
be none.
do not favor another term on the supreme
bench for Judge ]. f. Burkett, who is now
closing his second term, a number of can.
didates have come out for nomination for
Judge to be elected to the supreme bench
Tor six-year term under the new law. He
Is now finishing his twelfth year on this
bench, and Is quite old. If he Is not nomt-
mated for another term, as seems quite GER
tain now, 1t Is likely that the honor will go
to Judge A N. Summers of Springfield
Mayor Johnson's Announcement.
The announcement made by Mayor Tom
Johnson In New York last week that he did
not want to be governor Of Ohio was well
come news to the anti-Johnson democrats.
who control everything outside Of Cuya-
hoga county, and 1t would be more so II
they could be absolutely sure they could
depend upon it that the mayor would really
not be In the race for the democratic nom
nation for governor. There was such q
bitter fight engendered in the last state
campaign between the Johnson and the
anti-JohnSon democrats that 1t is quite out
of the question for the democrats to make
better showing in the campaign this year
than they did in that of last year, no mat
ter who the candidates are. If an anti
johnson democrat is nominated the Johnson
democrats will knife him, and vice versa.
Early conventions are in favor among the
republicans. and 1t Is proposed to hold it
this year in April. If so the central com.
mtttee will soon meet to issue the call and
fix the time and place. Senator Hanna is
now specially anxious for an early con-
veution, as he has to make arrangement for
his canvass for re-elsc tion in the Senate.