The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-05

which brought the anti-saloon league
into the fight against the Governor and
consisted of a charge that by threaten
/, ing to use the veto against the Bran
mock law Governor Herrick had COM
PEELED changes In that measure. The
Brannock law provides local option for
residence districts and the changes re-
ferred to were those fixing the per
centage of voters whose petition would
secure such an election and the ratio
of business and residence property con-
shutting a resident district.
This phase of the campaign was par
ticulariy bitter. the anti-saloon league
securing endorsements In many church
gatherings and seeking to array the
church people against the Governor. 1t
was the influence of that league which
settled the choice of the Democratic
candidate for Governor, former State
Legislator and former Congressman
John M. Pattison. pronounced temper
ancc man. Methodist, In which church
the anti-saloen league counts Its lead
ing members. and a successful business
man.
Although criticised for, his action on
the Brannock law. Governor Herrick
and the Republican speakers have
maintained that the changes effected
were necessary to make the law con-
stitutional. that the Ohio temperance
laws are the best in the United States
and that they were put on the statute
books by Republicans against the OPP
position of the Democrats and in some
instances of the anti-saloon league
itself
The Democratic candidate, John NJ
Pattison. is the head of a prominent
Ohio life insurance company. and has
therefore been subjected to many
queries as to his possible action on any
- -
surance agitation aroused by the New
York Investigation being used indirect-
ly against him.
Liquor Dealers Endorse Herrfck.
While many of the church people who
have been allied with the Republicans
have declared against Governor Her
rick, there have come endorsements OF
the Republican candidate from the
State liquor dealers and brewers assoc
Citations. who declared that they APP
proved the Governors attempt to treat
all classes with equal fairness.
Another phase of the campaign and
one having its particularly compfica-
tons has been the attack ON political
bossisn. This was particularly direct
ed against George b. Cox. the Repubif-
can leader in Hamilton County, and In
addition to the speaking campaign
against him. noted ehsteril cartoonist
was Imported and cartoons against
'.bossisms have been published IN the
opposition press throughout the State.
Although the Republicans generally
maintained that this was Cincinnati
matter and should not be- allowed to af-
feet the state ticket, the Democrats
claimed that Herrick was subject to
''the boss" and to complicate matters
further Secretary Taft in his Akron
speech supporting Republican policies
criticised the methods attributed to the
Cincinnati leader. AS result
the outcome in Cincinnati is only
second to that ON the State ticket
with these many complications and
bitterness the campaign has been filled
and most of the political prophets re-
fuse to make predictions, although in
a general way each claims, certain vic
tory for his own party.
Chairman Charles Die ktoday gave
out the following ante-election predic-
ton:
Based upon the final poll reported
by the County Chairman from the
eighty eight counties of the State ev-
cry doubtful vote having been counted
against us and every statement made
upon the most conservative line. not a
a Republican plurality of S3,951 is
shown for Governor Herrick.
I'm my experience covering many
State campaigns, actual Republican
pluralities have exceeded, rather than
fallen below results indicated by the
poll. and / have every confidence that
this viii be the case at the election
next Tuesday.
"The same reports also justify tho
claim that the Legislature will be
strongly Republican In both branches"
(Signed) Charles Dick
Chairman Ohio Republican State Ex-
ecutive Committee"