The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-12
DICK WINS EASILY IN OHIO.
SENATOR'S ORGANIZATION PUTS
BURTON FACTION TO ROUT.

PrOtege OF Mark Hanna Reelected Chair.
maR Of state COMMITTEES -aenators
win NE Endorsed Equally with ROOsc-
yeIt-FOraker Scores Ex-GOv. Herrick.
DAYTON. Ohio. Sept. n.-Senator Charles
Dick tonight clinched his victory when he
was reelected chairman Of the State execu-
tive committee. a position he has held
almost continuously for fourteen years.
by q 5 to l vote.
Walter Brown Of Toledo was elected
chairman Of the State central committee
to succeed Grin b. Gould. warden Of the
Ohio penltentiary. who refused reelection.
Dicks organization. built up by the late Sem
ator Marcus A. Hann and nursed by Ohio's
junior Senator since Mr.. Hanna's death.
crushed the recalcitrant faction led by
Congressman Theodore +. Burton Of Cleve-
land and Harry NJ. Daugherty Of Columbus,
independent Republican leader
Dicks triumph in the preliminary skir-
mish OF the Republican State convention
~insures him and his colleague. Senator
Foraker, an Enforcement equally as strong
as that to be accorded President Roosevelt.
Dicks organization controlled the State
central committee, having the support OF
fourteen Of the twenty-one districts. and he
undoubtedly will rule the convention to-
morrow as he wishes.
Much OF Dicks success, however, is due to
the efforts Of Senator Foraker. whose fol-
lowing backed him solidly in every fight
this afternoon.
Amovement was started tonight to urge
Dick to resign the State craftsmanship.
Even his closest friends are pressing him
to a this action, claiming that while his
victory to-day vindioates him the welfare
Of the party demands that another man
conduct the campaign. 1t is believed that
Dick will yield to these entreaties.
Foraker was the hero OF the convention,
which opened at 4 O'Clock this afternoon in
Welfare Hall.
Myron 7. Herrick Of Cleveland, who was
defeated for reelection for Governor by the
late Gov. John M. PattisOn, was temporary
chairman Of the convention and sounded
the campaign keynote.
He made a yelled attack upon Dick and
Foraker when he referred to bossism and
urged a hearty Endorsement Of President
Roosevelt.
Foraker then was introduced. With all
his old time fire he asserted his independence
and his right to be governed by his own
judgment and conscience in all his acts.
After lauding Roosevelt and getting his
audience up to the right pitch t he Senat
worked in the Endorsement question.
"0f course said he, Il do not agree
with the President in all things. l cannot
subscribe to his views on the subject OF
phonetic spelling. IL does not seem the
correct thing to me-
This caught the audience, and the speaker
then talked about the honor OF being Sem
ator, not because OF the compensation,
but because it implies ability, character and
| c6pability to legislate in the interests OF the
American people.
If l am to be rebuked, said the Senator,
then you take the honor away and so far
as l am concerned you may take the Office. =
h audience was responsive and the Sena-
tor smiled proudly at this popular indorse-
ment that apparently is the %forerunner Of
convention recognition.
He scored Herrick for favoring tariff
revision, took a whack at Roosevelt with
the same sort Of a big stick that the resi-
dent uses on certain occasions and fired a
few shots at the devoted head OF Burton.
Foraker's speech was the feature OF to-
days session OF the convention and it is
believed Will forestaI any attempt to STAN
pede the convention tomorrow to Burton.
Burton takes defeat philosophically. He
said tonight that the present contest is a
war, and that a wal is made up of several
battles. They will find out that this is a
war" he declared tonight. and although
we may be worsted in the first battle we are
confident Of success in the end. The war
will be continued, and within two years we
shall triumph. Although defeated, we have
lost nothing. We shall continue fighting
for principle until success crowns our
efforts"
To-day's victory for Dick is regarded
as a defeat for the so-called Roosevelt
partisans.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton tonight decided on Gov. Harris for
permanent chairman and Wade Cushing,
former public safety director Of Cincinnati,
for secretary.