The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-08
THE ORGANIZATION"
METHODS.
South Carolina Methods Used in
the Ohio Legislature.

As indicative OF where government
by the organization" is leading, we
give the following account from the
Toledo Blade, of the proceedings in
the Olio House of Representatives,
last Thursday 1t is of piece with |
the appointment of delegates to the
by little Executive and
Central Committees, and the effort by
the organization" to take all power
away from the people and placed it
in the hands of few, called the "or-
ganization."
If these methods are pursued much
farther we predict a new reorganiza
tion of parties within the next few
years The Democratic party has
been disorganized, and is only held
together at all, by the solid South.
The increase IN manufactures and
the Panama Canal have virtually
settled the solid South, and it cannot
hold together more than one more
election and the affiliation of like par
ticles, will sooner or later draw the
shot gun politicians of the South, the
organization" Republicans of Ohio,
with their South Carolina methods
in the North, and the Populistic wing
of the Democratic party together,
under some common banner, to which
will be opposed the solid and better
element OF the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties. The hume rJus dick
ers with the Democrats, by a little
wing of the Republican executive
attempts to defeat Republican can
didates, their alliance with the Demo
Gratis to control the agricultural
elections, and their attempts to take
all power from the people is a sample
of the spirit of the ''organizers- over
the State. They are ready to help
the enemy, whenever they cannot
dictate everything.
The Blade says;
With only twenty member;
present this morning, the Chap
man bill to abolish spring elections
was read the first time in the house
ISpeaker Thomas exercising the gal
rule, and refusing to permit a rol
callor recognize members who wished
to move to adjourn.
At . o'clock, the hour for the meet
ing of the house on Fridays, ther'
lacked 81 members of a quorum pres
eut. The work of engrossing tn,
Chapman bill by the senate clerk
had not quite been completed, but i
was generally understood that i
would be messaged to the house witt
in very short time.
Representatives Hill and Fisher
Republicans, and Judy. Democrat, at
tempted to get recognition from tn
chair, intending either to deman
call of the house to show that
| quorum was not present, or to NOV
, to adjourn. Walter Brown, of Toled
, sat beside Speaker Thomas at hi
! desk, and the latter refused to rec
ognize any member until Mr.. Riegle
of Wood county, arose and moved
recess for fifteen minutes. This wa
a program move and the motion wa
declared carried.
When the house reconvened tn
speaker again refused to recogniz
any member, and at no time durin
the session was there a roll call Tn
Chapman bill was read the first tim
by the clerk and it will be rushed
the printer and read the second tim
Monday. 1t viii 60 the committe
that evening and be on the calends
for passage Wednesday.
After the reading, several member
stood until they were tired, but tt
chair refused to recognize them. NJ
Hills, of Columbiana, was one {
these. Speaker Thomas asked him
{ he wished to move to adjourn. Hi
said no, and as he did not inform II
speaker what he intended to do
: was refused recognition.
! Finally, Representative Fisher,
: Medina. obtained recognition al
: moved that the Chapman bill ar
I. Ricketts, resolution for constitutio
: al amendment. he printed and plac,
o upon the desks of the member
+ This carried without opposition,
/, did motion by Representative Rieg
Is to adjourn.
By the tactics adopted today, Il
administration gains one days tin
in getting the bill through. althoul
there will be storm of opposition
the house.
!. Representative Crist, of ColuI
biana, after the session said: ~
Il ought to go home and stay there u
l. til our leaders get all the bill
. framed. Then come back and pa
them"
Nome of the Toledo Representative
l. wtr. present this morning, haviI
: gone home yesterday afternoon.