Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
IN ALLOPATH|C DOSES
Third Term Will Be Injecte d
Into Ohio Politics.
SLATE HAS BEEN FIXED
HANNA, IT rs SAID, WILL DOM
MATE CONVENTION.
Dick Had Candidate for School Com
missioner, but His Name Will
Not Be Presented.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

special dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio May 3O-The state
ment by Senator Hanna that he will not
further oppose the adoption of a resolu-
ton declaring in favor of the nomination
of President Roosevelt in 1904, leaves little
of general interest to be developed in the
Ohio republican convention next week, and
not much of state interest, for the SLATE"
is almost complete and it is known who
are to get the principal offices
Though he misjudged the sentiment of
his party in regard to President Roosevelt
and would probably have failed If he had
persisted in opposing the indorsing resolu-
ton, Senator Hanna will dominate the con-
vention in all other respects, and the can
didates will be of his choosing.
Col. Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland is to
be the candidate for governor, as has been
generally known for some time. Though
Albert Douglass of Chillicothe still refuses
to withdraw it is probable that he will do
SO before the nomination is reached. He
cannot hope for more support than his own
congressional district can contribute, and
his candidacy is quite ridiculous now. For
lieutenant governor ii is believed that for
mer Representative NJ NJ Boothman of
Bryan will be nominated. Otherwise the
slate contains the name of no old soldier
E. E. Mutt of Sidney, also mentioned for
this nomination, has military service in his
record. but as he served only in the hun
dred day organizations he is not generally
regarded as ssch an old soldier as would
add strength to the ticket.
Harding Wants It.
State Senator Warren G. Harding of
Marion wants the nomination for lieuten-
ant governor. but has earned the enmity
of Senator Hanna and will not get it.
Harding was one Of half dozen entries
In the Ia cr,1h ,{ol
ton last winter, and claims that Senator
Hanna assured him that he would give
his influence to no candidate and all would
have fair field When Harding found
later on that the senator was behind Her
rlcks candidacy he openly accused him of
double dealing and refused to listen to a
proposition to make him the nominee for
lieutenant governor. ----.
Later on Harding changed his mind. and
concluded that he would like to have the
second place on the ticket. Senator Hanna
had also changed his mind about the mat
ter by that time. and concluded that IT
would be necessary to have a representa-
ton of the oldSoldier element on the
ticket for this position. Senator Harding
is a young man, not more than thfrty-five,
and never saw military service. He is the
owner and editor of the Marion Star
The third term question is to be presented
to the state convention in allopathic doses.
Up to half dozen years ago the rule of
two terms and out was universally adhered
to. Then there was let-down in favor
of certain judges of the supreme court and
the clerk of that court. Now not only
Chief Justice ]. F. Burkett of the su-
preme court, but State Auditor w. D. Gull
bert and State School Commissioner L. ID.
Bonebrake are candidates for third terms,
and Gulbert and Bonebrake are on the
slate to be nominated.
The argument in favor of re-electing Mr..
Guilbert is that the state has just entered
upon new revenue plan, by which the
funds for running the state government
are largely drawn from corporations. With
all this intricate taxation machinery Au
ditor Guilbert is more familiar than any
one else. he having drawn most of the
new laws and 1t is thought unwise to make
a change in the Office while the new meas
ures are being put into operation.
Twenty Years Continuously.
The fact of the matter is, however that
the office of auditor of state is the only
state office whose term is four years in
length. Most of the others are only two
years. Mr.. Guilbert has not only already
served two terms of four years each as
state auditor, but for two terms before that
was chief clerk in the office under his
predecessor E. w. Poe, and prior to that
he served two terms as auditor of his coun-
ty, making twenty years of continued office
holding for him.
1t is not strange. therefore, that in Ohio,
where office-seeking Is fine art there are
mutterlnSS against tle STATE IdheTS,
who have ordained that Auditor Guilhet
shall hold his place at the table where
political plums served
In School Commissioner BOnebrakeS IS case
it is argued that it is well known that the
school laws of the state are invalid and
must be recodified the coming winter, as
those governing municipalities were revised
last year. Professor Bonebrake has already
prepared a school code for the use of the
Legislature, and spent much time in the
study of the questions. They want the
benefit of his study and experience. There
is more practical explanation of the
Stating of Bonebrake, however, which
ascribes 1t to the hand of General Charles
Dick. He has candidate for the position
in his own city of Akron in Representative
Charles F. Seese. and he is anxious to place
Seese in the position. 1t was impossible to
DO so at this time, however, as the COVER
norship was already promised to Herrick of
Cleveland, and the state treaSurership to
w. S. Mckinnon of Ashtabula.
With Senator Hanna, who is to be the
nominee Of the convention for United
States senator. this would be sufficient
punching of the honors in the vicinity of
Cleveland without adding the of
Seese to the list. If outsider should be
nominated for the commissionership now
he would be entitled under the rule to
two terms. and Mr.. Seese would have to
wait six years for q chance to run for the
Office. instead of only three in case Prof
Bonebrake is nominated. for. he will, of
course, not ask fourth term.
AS already intimated, w. s. McKinnon
seems to be the SLATE" candidate for state
treasurer. 1t is believed that A. N. Sum-
mers of Springfield will be nominated for
supreme judge, instead of Judge ]. F.
Burkett. George H. Watkins of Pike
county is the only candidate for member Of
the board Of public works.