Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-30
PUSH NO CANDIDATE
Ohio Democracy Goes to st.
Louis to Watch Events.
COMPLIMENTARY VOTE
STATE DELEGATIONS VOTE FOR
CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE.
Very Little Campaign Work Before
Cool Days of September-Demo-
Gratis to Recover Districts.
COMPLIMENTARY VOTE

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June Cool James |
Ktlbourue, the principal 'favorite-son |
candidate of Ohio for the democratic !
nomination for President, will not at |
tend the convention at st. Louis next !
week. nor will there be Kilbourne head |
quarters there. Judson Harmon of Gin |
clnnati. for whom the Hamilton county |
democrats will ask the compliment of at |
least one solid vote of the delegation, |
will probably pursue the same course. !
DR. c. F. Gillian, who is Col. kilbourne's |
political manager, leaves for st. Louis
Friday. He carries with him printed mat
ter for distribution among the delegates
to inform them who Col Kibourne is.
but will do no other work in his behalf |
unless Il deadlock results, with an appar-
ent chance to secure the nomination of an
Ohio man.
\ majority of the Ohio delegation will
no doubt favor giving Col. Kilbourne a
complimentary vote on the first ballot, !
and this means, under the rule adopted in
the state convention, that he will get the
solid delegation on that ballot. L. G.. Ber-
ndrd of Cincinnati, who is sponsor for
Mr.. Harmon's candidacy, will then no
doubt, insist that a similar compliment
be given to his candidate. After that the
deIegatlon viii! be split up among the
candidates, and who will get the lions
share can only be conjectured.
Not Governed by Unit Rule.
The Ohio vote is not necessarily gov
erned by the unit rule. Whenever a ma
jority of the delegates deem best how
ever, the solid vote of the state may be
thrown to the candidate receiving a ma
Jority OF the votes of the delegation 1t
is modified form of the unit rule that
the state has adopted
1t seems a certainty that the support of
d1date. Hearst cannot secure more than
1our votes out of the delegation at most
which Is to say that he will not get any if
IL appears that there is any chance for him
10 be nominated. When the compliment
airy voting for favOrite sons is ended Ohio
will probably be found casting about thirty
votes Tor Judge Parker, six for German
-FOUR Tor Hearst and the others scattering
Campaign to Open in September.
Senator Dick has not visited the state re-
publican headquarters since he was chosen
campaign manager. but through his secre-
tary John r. Malloy. has stated that the
committee rooms would not be opened be-
fore August. 1t is probable that no at
tempt to do stump work will be made be-
fore the cool September days. Attempts to
do active campaign work in hot weather |
have uniformly failed here. Even in 1896 |
when the necessity of action seemed ur-
gent. the stump speakers had to be called
In after they were once set to work. No |
one came out to hear them speak.
Representative Harry c. CARRIER, who has |
been chosen 10 manage the democratic |
state campaign, is already preparing to |
open headquarters. The democrats are ex-
pecting to make the fight here mainly on
state issues The republican Legislature
certainly left plenty of campaign material
ready made at the hands of the democrats. |
Democrats Vulnerable.
But it has become almost proverbial in |
Chic politics that when the republicans
make a serious mistake and leave an open |
ing through which the minority may make |
u successful attack. the democrats may al |
ways be relied upon to duplicate it, and |
fail TO take advantage of the opportunity. |
With the extravaganza of the republican |
legislature last winter and the controversy |
with the Anti-Saloon League into which !
Governor Herrick was drawn, regarding |
saloon legislation, there was fine oppOr- |
tuiity for the recognized democratic party |
of the state-both the Bryan radicals and |
the Tom JOhnsonites being relegated to the |
rear-to choose new leader and fight a |
political battle with much more than the |
usual chance for success.
The reelection of Representative CARRIER |
as chat. man of the state campaign com |
mittee Is looked upon by many as equiva- |
lent to the throwing away OF these Oppor- |
tunties by the minority party. CARRIER has |
many bitter enemies IN the party-some of |
whom he seems to be proud Of. and takes |
no trouble to try to placate
Safe Republican Plurality.
There are many democrats in the state
whose services in the campaign would be |
valuable. who will not answer a call TO |
service from Mr. CARRIER and he is not |
likely to give it. There has been at no |
time any reason 10 doubt that Ohio would |
give the republican national ticket a safe |
plurality and if the democrats go on du- |
piCatiug mistakes through the campaign as !
they have begun. the republican state |
ticket in spite of the fact that Mr.. Laylin |
has been nominated for a third term for |
secretary or state and in spite of rank |
work by the republican legislature last win |
ter. VIII run we'll up with the national |
candidates.
1t should be stated in this connection that
the opposition OF the State Anti-Saloon |
League TO the republicans. referred to
above. is directed mainly at Gov. Herrlck. |
who is not candidate this year. The |
league Will reserve its fire until he comes |
UP for a second term next year. 1t has |
come 10 b. a very powerful organization
In this state now. surprising the organizd-
tons OF the liquor interests in both num-
bers and efficiency Of administration. II
commands attention and consideration now
far beyond anything ever accorded by poll |
tclars 10 the prohibition organizations.
Predict Election Results.
The congressional districts OF Ohio so
gerrywaudered that when the nominations
are made the results of the elections can
generally oe predicted with certainty. The |
failure OF the democrats of the third dis
trlct TO induce ex-Gov. Campbell TO return
from New York and be their candidate |
means that Ny Nevin will be reelected |
by the republicans The democrats Will |
recover the thirteenth district, which they
lost by accident two years ago. That is
conceded. The democrats will carry the |
fourth NTH and seventeenth districts as
usual. of course. Here in the twelfth dis
trict there may be some doubt. Judge ID.
G.. Badger will again be the democratic
candidate. He Is q very popular man. and
will probably be reelected. However, the |
republicans have nominated popular
young man. Edward l.. Taylor. who is just
finishing four years successful admins |
tratiOn OF the Office OF states attorney. and |
who candidate for that Important office |
has evinced considerable ability as q vote
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