The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
STAND PAT
10 THE POLICY OF SENATOR
DICK AT COLUMBUS =,
The Akron Man VIII Run the Machine
and 10 Promised the Support Of
the state Office Holders.

and is Promised the Support OF
the state Office Holders.
Columbus, o.. Nov. 27.--Despite ali
adverse criticism that comes from the
rank and file of the party and despite
the protests of many influential party
organs and leaders, United States Sena-
tor Dick, chairman of the Republican
state executive committee, purposes
to continue the present organization
and to remain as the directing heat
Of It. This determination Is indorsed
] by all oil the present Republican state
| officers, elective and appointive and
! is also believed to have the sanction oil
Gov Myron T. Herrick, who has an
nounced that he does not propose to
retire from politics. This conclusion
was reached during the present week,
and the Endorsement was given &C 9
meeting held in the Hotel Hartman
here, where Senator Dick has had b cad
quarters since the close OF the cam
paign.
Since the election Senator Dick has
been in touch with the county leaders
and prominent men who have in the
past been identified with the Hanna
Mckinley organization. After some
study he invited the state officers re-
Gently elected and those already in the
Offices, together with the heads of
the various departments appointed by
Governor Herrick, to meet him at his
rooms.
STAND PAT" WAS THE CRY.
After briefly reviewing the situa-
tion and commenting upon the outcry
against the present leadership, Senator
Dick frankly asked his auditors wheth-
er, In their judgment, 1t was wise AID
expedient to continue the present or
ganization. 1t is understood that the
answer was unanimously in the af-
firmative. Coming down to the ques-
tion of the executive head of tn, or
ganization, eSnator Dick was request
ed by all those present to continue
his present position. and 1t is under
stood that he consented to serve.
To the. assembled officers the sena-
tor stated contrary to the statsments
published and uttered during the past
two weeks concerning the organiza-
ton of the house OF representatives,
and the election of the speaker. thai
he has taken no part on behalf OF
Representative Carmi Thompson OF
Ironton, who is tile leading candidate
for the speakership. He was inter-
ested onIy, he said, in the selection Of
a competent person for the clerkship.
1t Is not known whether or not the
present corps of officers Of tho state
executive COMMITTEES will he continued.
In addition to Mr.. Dick, these comprise
State Oil Inspectors John r. MailoS
who for many years has been the sec
retary of the committee, and William
f. Burdell, who has been the treas
urer IT is understood that Mr.. NAL
loy's intentions for the future have
not yet been decided upon and Mr..
Burdells caustic utterances regarding
Mr.. Dicks leadership must have pro-
duced a situation that would render
their future association rather uncon-
genial.
1t will be remembered that few
days after the election Chairman Dick
announced that the organization would
net be disbanded because of the REL
suits shown by the ballot and that
every effort would be used to keep the
Foraker men from gaming control. At
that tine it was simply his personal
statement, but row that Auditor of
State Guilbert, Attorney General Ellis,
State Treasurer McKinnon AMI others
have indorsed his views and asked him
to remain at the head of the organiza-
tion the situation becomes a serious
one.
1t is quite evident that the members
of the last general assembly who voted
for the Myers law, permitting them
to draw their two years salary of 5000
year at one time, acted without a
thought as to what effect that meas
ure would have upon their successors.
They wanted the money and in their
haste overlooked the consequences. ltI
is now asserted that tie members
elect will have to, serve three years
for $1,000, or s40O year, an opera
tion that will save the state $S4 4,800
This blessing TO the taxpayers, as 1t
now appears to be, came about in This
way: Toward the close OF the last ses-
sion the members decided that they
ought to be permitted to draw the ad-'
dltional years salary without waiting
for the year TO elapse.
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