Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
THE OHIO REPUBLICANS
PERSONNEL OF TICKET PRACTI.
CALLY CONGRATULATIONS,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. May with the re-
J publican state convention but three weeks
Off, all seems settled as to the personnel Of
the ticket that is to be made except as to
the candidate for lieutenant governor. There
are six state officers to be elected this year
governor, lieutenant governor Judge Of
the supreme court, attorney general, treas.
urer of state and member of the state
| board of public works All the incumbents
in these offices republicans and all are
serving first terms.
Under the rule of the party all are en-
titled to second terms. AS matter of fact
all Will be nominated for second terms ex-
cept Lieut.. Gov. w. G. Harding. who has
declined it In advance. This had been at
tributed to a break with Gov. Herrck re-
sulting from what seemed to be Irritation
on the part of Mr.. Harding with the nomi-
nation for the first place on the ticket for
G1mself, but as matter of fact he stated
two years ago, when he was nominated for
lieutenant governor, that he did not want
the office, and only consented to take it as
matter of party harmony.
He has reiterated his Remuneration of the
office with more emphasis this time and
both Gov. Herrck and Senator Dick have
expressed themselves as III favor of taking
him at his word. There is some bitterness
In the party resulting from the discussion OF
TINS nomination, and the suggestion has
been made that Mr. Harding ought to be
drafted again harmony measure but
the suggestion stands little chance of being
acted upon.
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor.
The following are the candidates for the
nomination for lieutenant governor, all more
or less active: H. A. Mart1ng of Ironton.
]. D. Taylor of Cambridge, Hollis c. john
ston of Gallipolis, C. B. Wilcox of San
dusky, B. F. Writ of Youngstown, o. F.
Logan A persistent rumor has 1t that
George B. Cox. the Cincinnati boss, is to be
permitted to name Cincinnati man for the
place, but as Attorney General Ellis, who is
booked for nomination for a second term is
Cincinnati man, and the county could
hardly expect two of the six candidates, 1t
seems improbable. 1t is more likely that
Mr.. Cox may be permitted to name a man
from some other part of the state for the
nomination.
No doubt Mr. Cox would like to reward
Hollis c. Johnston of Gallipols with the
nomination If 1t were polite to do so, for
Johnston incurred great public condemna-
ton by introducing and supporting Coxs
canal grab bill in the legislature last WIN
ter. OF the list of candidates for the NOM
'ination for lieutenant governor now en-
tered it seems likely that Marting and
Bright will have the greatest strength.
They are well located geogra phicaIly. The
governor coming from the northern part
of the state IT is better to take the candi-
date for lieutenant governor from the op-
posite section Not only this but their
section of the state will not be represented
on the ticket at all If the candidate for
lieutenant governor is not taken from it.
Opposition to Herrick.
There is still opposition to Governor Her
rick in the republican party. but none OF
these opponents now hopes to prevent his
nomination. There will probably not be a
single delegate against him in the state
convention. Discounting this. the anti
Herrick republicans are even now nego-
tiating with democratic leaders to secure
the nomination of by that party
whom they can consistently support.
Four of the governors colleagues on the
state ticket will be W.. S. McKinnon OF
Ashtabula for treasurer. Wade H. Ellis
of Cincinnati for attorney general, W. z.
court and William Kirtley, jr.. of Defiance
for member of the board of public works.
The democrats waiting until after
the republican ticket is in the field to
make preparations for their campaign Most
of the leaders seem to think that an I'M
opposition to the governor, and the GER
tainty of his nomina ton.
There are nearly a score of candidates
mentioned for the democratic nomination
for governor The most prominent are
these: Lawrence T. Neal of Columbus.
McNeill of Cincinnati. John NJ. Pattison OF
Batavia, A.. w. Patrick of New Philadel-
phia, B. F. McCann- of Dayton, H. e. VAL
entine of Bucyrus John J. Lentz and d.
c. Badger of Columbus OF these Mr.. Neal
is actively at work trying to secure the
nomination. The others are working more
quietly G.