The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-06
JNO. c, WELTY
And Other Horsemen
Roast Gov. Herrick.

Governor Herrick is not only being
roundly roasted by the church people
Of the state, but the horsemen all
over Ohio are abusing him for veto
ing the pool bill. The American
Sportsman, published at Cleveland,
has taken the trouble to interview
quite a number of. prominent men of
the turf, among them Hon. John G..
Welty of Canton. What Mr.. Welty
says is quite mild compared with
what the Clevelanders say of their
fellow townsman. They accuse the
governor of bad faith, the claim be-
interfere IL a fair measure were pre-
sented. Some of the extracts are CIV
en-:
DELIBERATELY LIED.
One prominent business man and
member of the Gentlemens Driving
club said THE governor has not on
ly struck killing blow to the harness
horse interests of Cleveland and Ohio
but he has deliberately lied to his
best friends and neighbors, and am
done with him"
President Harry X. Devereux, of
the Gentlemen's Driving club, OF this
city, who is also one of the directors,
said: According to the way feel
today would be willing to sell John
A. McKerron for about $40. / am dis
couraged with the racing and breeding
game, and disgusted with Governor
Herrick."
WEAK AND VAIN.
A prominent railroad man, hereto
for personal and political friend of
Gov. Herrick, said to an American
Sportsman representative: II am very
sorry Governor Herrick has made so
many mistakes. Had Senator Hanna
lived. his last mistake. the veto of the
Chisholm bill, would not have hap
pened. The governor has never known
what to do since the unfortunate
death of our great senator. You
know. Herrick is q weak, vain man,
very little of him outside of his
clothes and his money.
The elder Mr.. Chisholm said the
governor had not only played double
game but had violated his word given
to his best friends. 1t seems that
Governor Hrrick invited Mr.. CHS
holm, jr., the author Of the bill, to
his house in Columbus and gave him
personal assurance that he favored
the bill
The American Sportsman has the
information from four representative
citizens of Cleveland that he agreed
to either sign the bill or allow it to
become law And it is this bad II
and double dealing and lying that
causes Governor Herrick to be so bit
terly denounced by his old-time
friends.
WELTY TALKS.
A prominent Cleveland horseman
called up John c. Welty, of Canton,
prominent lawyer and banker and
breeder, well known all over Ohio as
an able and experienced lawyer. Mr..
Welty was severe in his criticism of
the governor because he sought to
hide his action behind the opinion OF
Attorney-General Wade Ellis. Mr..
Welty asked what the supreme court
was for If not to pass upon constitu-
tional questions, and that the govern
or was going outside of his true func-
tions in vetoing bill on the ground
that 1t was unconstitutional, after 1t
had passed the scrutiny of the ju-
dietary committee of both the house
and senate. What does a legislature
amount to II the governor can step in
and nullify bill after 1t has been un-
der the alert scrutiny of both branch
es Of the general assembly for six
weeks?" asked Mr.. Welty. Evidently
the governors pretense that the
Chisholm bill was unconstitutional is
only a cowardly dodge"