The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-10
HOPES or ONO DEMOCRATS.
Tenn erancc md Religious E'emen's TO
Which They LnOk for \ u.

COLUMBUS. Ohio June SIN ONO thls IAN
a Governor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sta.e
treasurer Attorney-Gcneral. judge OF the
Supreme Court, member of the Board OF
fuhlic Works and a Legislature are 10 DE
elected. and tho people are to vote on con
stltutional amendment separating the NUM-
cipal from the state and county clcctiohs'
ana another eXempting from TAXATION S'ate'
county and municipal bonds Inc hepuo-
Ncans have held their state convention.
which W as presided over by secretary lalt'
and have presented their ticket aud plat
form. and in q few DAYS the Democrats will
hold their convention and try TO get together
on some issue which will give them lighting
chance OF Success They arc confronted
WIN Governor Ilerricss plurality OF ll4Wo
IN 1908 and President RooseNclts plurality
OF $4,000 in 1901. but local conditions nave
led them TO hope that they may be able va
defeat Governor lletrick, and unusual inter
est IA already manifested IN their approach
tnH Stute convention.
Governor HcrrCk is the first Governor
since the constitution was amended giving
the Governor the veto power In lts eSer-
else he has incurred the ennity OF some IN
fnential classes of his constituents. He
orended the farmers by cutting the appro-
prations for agriculture, and the sporting
element OF his own city tClcvelahd) ny Veto
ing bill leealzIng pool selling at race tracks.
and by thraats of a veto he compelled amend
ments to the residence local option bill in the
interest. 1t is charged. of the saloon Keepers,
brewers and liquor dealers, and thus aroused
the opposition of the temperance element OF
the State, and especially Of the Antl-Saioon
League. which had secured the bills passage
through both houses of the Legislature. Inc
agricultural press of the State was severe
in its dcnunciaton Of his action in singing
ont agricultural appropriations for the veto
KNIFE. Some of the farmers are stu sore
over 1t and threaten to VOTE against him, and
the sporting people of Cleveland who were
behind the bill legallzing pool selling are said
to have 1t In for the Governor. But the
most serious opposition is from the Anti
Saloon League because of h is action in regard
to he Brlnnock residence local option bill.
The Ant-Saloon League is the outgrowth
of movement against the saloons which
started IN Oberlln n.any years ago. 1T was
based on the idea that each community for
itself should have the right to decide whether
saloon IN the VILLAGE. and il is related that It's
opponents adopted the plan OF enrolling its
psasGns and y9s to nssS" them 6S m0 az
Oberlin College took his turn at watching the
saloon: he IS pictured standing WIN no io'tfd
barrooIn. watching and noting those who
went into and came out Of il. Moral suaslon
So dscSd "s M
communities to vote the saloons out, An
organization was formed, called the Oberlin
option Howard n Russell. studen, in
Qbcrlln College. became the active agent of
the all'anGr and in lssS mainiy through TO- its
ship local option,
The law was not all that IL advocates de.
townships outside Of cities. towns and vii
lagos
into and succeeded by the ANTI loon League.
which is now national organization. This
league took W the ,hght Tor municipal local
option and after long campaign and many
defeats secured III 1907 the passage in OHIO
of what i known a. IT," "Beae Law. which
pGr Of Voters TS to es # a 40
election and vote the saloons ont
The nd ,s o! TIE h.alG lazy were till
nal bill extending its benefits to wards in
municipalities was stricken out. They
wished to give to wards in municipalities the
given to townships The AntSaloon Teague
began an organized campaign for ward local
option.
In 1903 n Governor and other State officers
and Legislature which would choose Senator
Hanna's successor we're 20 be elected SEN
ator Hanna tried TO prevail on the leaders
of the AntiSaloon League not to press fur
Their temperance legislation then. but to defer
it to year when there was NOT so much at
stake. His efforts were unavailing and the
league went ahead and made an active and
vigorous canvass, With the result that large
were pledged to vote in favor of ward local
option.
hlt'r the LoRlSlat'lre inef SonatOr Dick and
Governor HerTick had conferences with the
leaders of the Ant-Saloon Lea que in regard
TO temperance legislation. with the result
that ward local option was aba ndoned in
favor Of local option in resldencc districts Of
municipalities A bill providing for resi-
dedce Local option ion was draw introduced
ture by large maiorities, A slight amend
mrnt in the Senate made II necessary to re-
and in The meantime the brewers and liquor
dealers associations made their influence
felt, and the Governor in a public interview
bill were made III their interest he would veto
it. This action aroused intense feeling among
the temperance psople Of the Stas and vas
upon II AS an unwarrantcd exercise of exccu-
tive power.
cally to meet Ihe Governors objections. and
; Geysd his qn25oEal The Governor was
Anii-Saloon. League and the religious press,
and resolutions censnrng him we're passed
by REPRESENTATIVES OF the various churches
tack. was so general and so violent that a
number of IL" Republican leaders among
to ranominatc him Some of his personal
FRIENDS advised him not TO he a candidate for
reelection, hut he told them he did not pro
made TO bring ont a candidate against him,
and lieutsnant,G Governor Harding was in
duced TO lend his name to the movement
1t was understood that he would have the
support of Senator Foraker. The Senator
came to Columbus for a conference over The
situation and decided not 10 be drawn into the
fight. Senator Dick had already announced
himself as iavoring Governor Herrick's re-
nomination and Secretary John Malloy of
the Republican State Committee had started
the cry that they could not afford to
let the Anti-Saloon League dictate the nomi-
nations Of the Republican parry.
An enssary from Columbus went to Gin
cinnati, caught George b Cox as he was start
nC, TO Hot Springs, Ark, aud induced him 10
make public announceNlrn' in favor of Gov
ern0r lorrlck's denomination This practi-
"ally settled the matter, and efforts to prevent
his denomination were abandoned.
When the state convention met he was
renomina ed by reclamation. In his speech
OF acceptance the Governor threw down the
gauntlet 10 his opposers and denounced their
oppost ion as "A virucnt warfare, as con
sCienCeIcsS as II il sanSeleSS.
The Anti-Saloon League is now directing
it, efforts. against Governor Herrick's re-
election, Its national and State hoadGuarters
are in Columbus, and its organ, the Anericrn
Issue is published there, 1t has its active
agents and workers in every county. city and
village; and an active. Vigorous BODY of men
at IT'S headquarters are directing them. 1t
receives liberal contributions from the
churches and religious ORGANIZATIONS.
and from temperance business men. Its
organ circulates in many thousand homes
1t is backed by the most influential religious
NNn nave rf l,., tny .x.f IL.