The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18
QUEER SHIFTS IN
BIG OHIO PARTIES
Thousands Of Republicans for Pat
tison, Democrat; Thousands
Of Dems for Herrick.
BY w. w. Jermane.

! Washington, Aug. 1S. = An unusual
situation has developed in Ohio poll
tics this year. A large number of vot-
ers, hitherto reliably republican, are
supporting the democratic candidate for
governor, John M. Pattison of Batavia,
while an equally. large number OF vot-
ers, hitherto reliably democratic, are
supporting the republican candidate for
governor, Myron= E. Herrick, who is
seeking a second term.
The cause of this remarkable change
of base is the issue of temperance in
general and local option in particular,
with bossism on the side. Governor
Herrick will probably be reelected, ac-
cording to the best advices here, altho
it will be by reduced plurality. The
republican margin in Ohio is now so
and this is especially true in view Of
the very strong probability that the
defections from one party will about
balance those from the other.
Danger to Legislature.
The chief danger points to the legis-
lature. With a heavy cut in the CUB
ernatorial vote, many close legislative
districts, now represented by republi-
cans, may be carried by democrats,
and it would not take many changes of
| cratic. But as there is no senator to
be elected next winter, the political
harm that would follow such a change
In the legislature would not be as great
as the Ohio campaign managers are try,
ing to make people believe. 49,.
| The republican side of the campaign
is being run by Senator Dick, as chair.
man OF the state committee, and tho
democratic side by Representative H
9. CARRIER, now the only democratic
member Of the house from Ohio.
Liberals of Ohio.
For years and years the democratic
party in Ohio has been the party of the
so-called liberal element, the element
that delights to emphasize personal lib
erty, and which believes that it has {
right to it's beer on Sunday the same a.
on every other day in the week. The
republican party, for similar stretcl
of years, has been the party of the pro
hibitionists, the local optlonists, and o.
the various other grades and shades o,
percentage of the people actively in
terested in church work. This was tn
alignment Of the parties, broadly speak
ing, when Mckinley was elected gov
ernor, and it was the alignment whel
Mr.. Herrick was elected the first time
two years ago.
Local Option Bill.
Shortly after coming into office, Gov
ernor Herrick faced legislature whic'
passed a local option bill. Under tn
permitted to approve of certain sec
tions and provisions in certain classe
of bills sent him by the legislature, an
to veto others; and so it happened tina
when the local option bill, which be
| longs to this class, reached the GOV
; ernor's office, it was pretty thorol
overhauled before receiving the govern
or's approval. Certain sections wer
left out or modified and the general e:
feet of these amendments, the tempe
. ance people declared, was to weake
the act and give the liquor element
wider privilege. + To-.
=, Governor Herrick is personally
e charming gentleman, of temperate hal
it's, a strict churchman, and not give
: to association with the so-called iguc
interests. There is no doubt that b
made the changes in the act because b
believed they ought to be made, in tn
. interest of strict justice and fairnes
9 But he angered the temperance peopl
and for many years the bone and sine
of the republican, party Of Ohio, an
;: these people turned against him.
e Herrick and Boss Cox.
Governor Herrick has not made hin
self popular with the Ohio republica
: machine, headed by George B. Cox, IL
i boss of CINCINNATI; Senator Dick, ar
the remnants of the old Hanna organ
: cation, and these forces would have r
fused him a denomination could the
have done so without assuming hand
cap. It would obviously have bee
- difficult to nominate new man +
!, governor and make much Roadway wit
:, a local ISSUE, having the Hsrrick a
m ministration in the foregr5and. TT
ID democrats would nave asked, II u
state administration of the past tv