Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-15
Political House Cleaning.

1Ol1IlCal house C16au1HR.
For this reason anti-boss republicans are
now talking about political houseclean-
ing season. and declare that, the issues be-
ing wholly local. and no senator to be chosen
by the general assembly, 1t is an ideal OPP
portunity to express disapproval of party
management. Everybody knows that the
wisdom of nominating Governor Herrick
questioned by the county leaders of
the party very seriously. Regardless of
the truth of many things charged against
him, it could be said at least that, with
50 many members of the party openly
against him, and SO many dubious as to
his denomination, the wisest course would
have been to secure another candidate.
Such was the sentiment that prevailed IN
the party when the party convention as
sembled, and the fact that not word of
opposition to the governors nomination
was heard there convinced the ant1-boss
republicans, If they had doubts about 1t
before. that the bosses were controlling the
party conventionS-controlled this one, any
how-and saw to It that sentiment that did
not suit them was not permitted to be eX-
pressed there.
Some Other Causes.
There are other causes and influences at
work upon the undong of the Ohio repub-
licans this year, but this feeling against
boss rule is the principal one, and 1t is the
condition that offers good soil to all the
others to grow in.
The grievance that the Anti-Saloon
League has against Gov. Herrick has been
SO widely published that even at places re-
mote from the state 1t is quite well under
stood. But strong as that organization is
1t could not alone accomplish Gov Her
rick's defeat. But while the preachers are
criticising him for his alleged opposition to
temperance, sporting circles denounc-
ing him for his veto of the bill legalizing
pool selling. The farmers are blaming him
for the new school code that takes from
them their local control of their district
schools and also for the law combining
local and general elections. He Is generally
criticised for leading the surrender to
George B. Cox on the school code question,
by which all the rest of the state was forced
to adopt practically the form of school
government that Cincinnati had, in order
that Cox's system might not be interfered
with
The claim made upon the governor this
week by Minnie Lee, alias Butler, alias
Lawrence, promises to have little effect in
the campaign, and its influence If any, is
more likely to be in his favor than against
him Even his more radical opponents do
not believe the woman's story, and probably
even with the more substantial support that
a person of good character behind 1t could
give 1t would not injure his political chances
much. Mayor Johnson Of Cleveland, who
was Gov. Herrick's opponent two years ago.
says he knew the Lee Woman's story then,
but he refused to pay any attention to it.
CARRIERS Statement.
Chairman H c. CARRIER of the democratic
state committee said the story came to him
in a letter several weeks ago, but he tore 1t
up and never even mentioned 1t to John NJ
Pattison Gov. Herrick's present opponent.
I'VE will not discuss anything like that in
this campaign" said he.
Discussing the state campaign prospect
with personal friend few days ago State
Chairman Dick of the republican state COM
mittee said that the opposition to Gov. Her.
rick was threatening but he felt sure that
he would be reelected, and in this he was
relying upon the support of the PERSONAL
liberty democrats, who. in his opinion. will
not be led to the support of a man of such
pronounced temperance views as the demo-
cratic candidate. Mr.. Pattison.
That has been the danger to the demo-
Gratis from the first. Fred ]. Heer, member
of their state committee for this district,
said the day before Pattison's nomination
that his nomination would drive 10000 Ger
man democrats from the support of the
ticket. 1t Is evident that Senator Dick and
this democratic leader have sized up the
situation in much the same way. 1t seems
quite certain that more than enough repub-
ernor, but the loss will be made good by
democratic detection. at least up to the
point of saving him from defeat.
Another development in Gov. Herrick's
favor in the last week is the fact that men,
bers of the Catholic Church will quite gen.
orally support him. This was made promi-
nent when the governor attended Catholic
bishop Moeller prayed that the governor
might be saved from his enemies and ex-
pressed the hope that he might be called
some day to the presidential chair.