Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-30
THE SECOND TERM TALK
GOSSIP IN OHIO OVER HERRIcK's
PROBABLE CANDIDACY.
Democrats See an Opportunity to Carr
the State-Tom Johnson's Posi-
tion-Candidates.
Evening star.
Special Correspondent

COLUMBUS, ONO, november a, lbV9s
Expecting confidently that the republicans
will nominate Governor Herrick as candi-
date for second term next year. and be.
lievng that this will give them an unusual
opportunity to carry the state. the demo.
Gratis are now casting about for a suitable
candidate to head their ticket for 1906 Not
since James E. Campbell was defeated for
reelection to the governors chair In 1891
have the democrats succeeded in capturing
state Office in Ohio. Formerly there SEEM
ed to be kind of periodicity in Ohio poll
tics. which resulted in a democratic VIC
tory at least once in six years, and this
gave the minority party constantly for q
great many years representative in the
United States Senate. In Senator Shern1an's
time some of his enemies were fond Of
charging that he preferred to have 1t that
way SO that he would not have to divide
the senatorial patronage with republican
colleague. But all that has passed away,
and twice six years have passed without
single democratic victory in the state.
Tom L. Johnson promises trouble at the
outset of the campaign of 1905 by announc-
ing that he will be either a candidate for
governor or mayor of Cleveland next year;
Under the new law combining the municipal
elections with the general elections, the
mayor and the governor will be chosen at
the same election. johnson is extremely un-
cratic party, at the head of which is John
r. Mclean. With johnson the demo-
cratic candidate, Governor Herrick would
win the race in walk. 1t is probable that
johnson will be induced to take another
term as mayor OF Cleveland. And in con-
nection 1t may be said that he has such q
hold upon the people of Cleveland that he
can be elected to that Office about often
as he wishes to be.
The Fight Against Herrick.
One of the names proposed for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor is John NJ.
Patterson of Clermont county He stands
high in popular estimation, is one of the
most prominent laymen in the Methodist
Church in Ohio, and in view of the fact
that the fight against Governor Herrick Is
to be led by the Anti-Saloon League. would
make an ideal candidate. He Is president OF
the Union Central Life Insurance Com
pany, however, and very busy man. 1t Is
by no means certain that he could be in
duced to accept the nomination. Some years
ago he served a term in the senate, but since
then has taken no prominent part in poll
tics. If he opposed Bryan in 1896 and 1900.
as he probably did. he confined his oppO-
sition to mere voting, and so Is not on rec
ord on this point.
John L. Zimmerman of Springfield is also
proposed as a candidate for this nomina-
ton. He has twice been a seeker after the
same nomination when II seemed less prom
Using, losing Ii both times. He is wealthy
manufacturer of agricultural implements,
and is prominent in the councils of the
Lutheran Church as Mr.. Patterson is in
the Methodist. Mr.. Zimmerman supported
Bryan and may be said TO be in good stand
ing in the party. He would probably ac-
cept the nomination.
Col. James Kilbourne OF this city. who
was Governor Nashs opponent the second
time he ran for the governorship, may be
the choice of the party. He was defeated
by only $1,000. which In the light of the
recent republican victory is a small figure.
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employing many hundreds of men in his
shops, and as his relations with his men
having been continuously pleasant through
| a great many years, he is strong with or
| ganized labor.
Other Candidates.
Walter B. Richie of Lima may be taken
as the minority party leader, on account
of his popularity with fraternities and Sc
cret societies. He not only belongs TO
nearly all of these but is high officer
in most of them. He was a political lieu
tenant of the late Senator Calvin s. Brice
and is shrewd politician. Affiliating with
Senator Brice, however. he naturally join
ed the gold democrats and was jealous
supporter of the national democratic tick
ct" This will of course greatly weaken
| him as candidate and probably lead to
| dropping him.
John II. Clarke of Cleveland, who was
| the candidate of the democrats for the
Senate against Marcus A. Hanna last Jam
uary, is also mentioned for the nominal
| ton. Clarke is a man of great ability and
high character and would make an ideal
candidate If he could be induced to accept
So far he has made no utterance on the
j subject He is the attorney for a number
of railroads and other large corporations.
but this does not deter him from attack
| ing large aggregations of capital in all lines
| of their operation which are In his opinion
detrimental to the public welfare
The only other person seriously consid-
| cred for this nomination now is Lawrence
| T. Neal of Columbus He was the demo-
| cratic candidate for governor against Will
| liam Mckinley the second time he ran for
! the office, and defeated by $1,000
| Some weeks ago friends reported that he
would not decline the nomination for gov
ernor next year provided Governor Herrick
| was nominated by the republicans, but
when asked for a statement for publication
| he secuted the idea.
The democrats in this state may be gen.
! orally relied upon to duplicate any mistake
| the republicans make, and which might
otherwise be turned into great party adj
| vantage, but just now when the democrats
are so thoroughly dsorganiZed, the chances
| for them to get together and act as a unit
| duced 1t is also no easy thing TO hitch
| the democrats and the Anti-Saloon League
| SO as to make a good pulling team.
| Death of George Seitz.
| George Seitz, retired baker, died at