The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-07-20
STATE
CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.

Columbus, o., July 1i.-Wh.n
the Democratic State Central
Committee assembled at the Great
Southern Hotel this afternoon,
John M. Pattison, the nominee for
Governor, appeared before it and
recommended the selection of Con-
gressman Harvey G. CARRIER for
Chairman Of the State Executive
Committee. There was no htsi
tation nor halting; no evidence of
any desire to excuse his choice,
nothing but straightforward re-
quest for the naming of the man
he had decided upon as the mana
ger Of his campaign. 1t may
have been the promptness of the act
or feeling of admiration for the
fidelity prompting the recommend
alton that caused the committee
instantly and by an unanimous
vote to approve the recommends
tion and elect Mr.. CARRIER by ac-
clamatlon. OF course, it was full
ly understood that any rec
ON endation that the nominee
might make would be ratified, but
there was something more than
mere acquiesence on the part of
the committeeman to-day. Some
of them who last night thought
that under the pressure being ap-
piled to have CARRIER rejected that
he was confused and at sea were
today willing to admit that he is
possessed of strong power of de-
cislon. The fight against CARRIER
was continued up until the very
last moment, this being caused by
the delay in the arrival of the
members. The opposition to the
| Chairman seized each member as
he came in and explained the stu
alton, urging him to 60 at once
to Mr.. Pattison and enter his pro-
test.
These new arrivals found no
trouble in meeting the nominee,
for he was present in the lobby of
the hotel, and met them half way
in the daeision of the subject.
Two sessions of the committee
were held, the first for organiza-
tion and the second to hear from
the candidates and to name the
State Executive Committee. At
the end of the first meeting it was
evident that Mr.. CARRIER would be
selected, although Mr.. Pattison
had not yet made any open state
ment to that effect. The friends
of the Chairman on the commit
tee and large number of those
on the outside met the opposition
by counter arguments which must
I have been powerful, for. the state
ment was afterward made that if
a vote had been taken CARRIER
would have had Is votes to @
against him. This is denied by
the other side, who cay that
relatively large number of the
members who were personally op-
posed to the Chairman felt that it
was indelicate on their part to ap-
pear as debating to the candidate
when he should have the choice
without restriction. They agreed
that if he made no direct recon-
mendation that they would vote
for some one other than CARRIER,
but would go no farther. But 1T
SO happened that the recommen-
dation was made, and the opposi-
tion vanished like mist before rhe
rising sun. After his election
Mr.. CARRIER made a brief address
to the committee, and then. an
nounced that he had, according to
the empowering resolution, chosen
William L. Finley, of Kenton, as
Secretary, and Fred j. Heer, of
Columbus, as Treasurer. These
selections were duly ratified by
the committee for FORMS sake.
The new State Executive Com
mittee, as selected by Matt r.
Denver, of the Sixth District;
E. W. Crayton, of the Seyen-
teenth, and d. L. Rockwell, of the
Nineteenth, is as follows:
Judge Martin J. Burke, of Mar
ion; John E. Bruce, of Cincin-
natl; w. r.. Niven, Of Bellefon-