The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-02

machine and which he still con-
trolls, is determined that he shall
be vindicated at whatever cost of
party harmony.
When he was defeated by 43, ,00O
majority, while all the rest of the
ticket was elected by about the
same majority, it was hoped that
he and his partisans would have
the good sense to absent sthem-
selves for awhile from the center
front of the Republican stage in
Ohio.
But he is still able to control IA
out of 81 votes of the Committee
and now he is brought forward
for "vindication.' 1t appears to
these astute gentlemen that it is
safe to again affront the $50, 900
Republicans who voted against
HIM, by appointing him to sound
their "keynote." 1t remains to
be seen how many of them will
dance to the Herrick piping.
Senator Overturf has announced
that the reason the Convention
was taken from Columbus to Day
ton is in the interest of thar
mony."
"Said Senator Overturf of Della
ware, member of the committee
from the Eighth district, 'The
primary reason that your city was
not chosen was the fact that the
pseudo party organ was hostile.
Things were said and done that
did not promote party harmony
and there was no earnest that
ethere would be any cessation of
lthis policy Other committee
men expressed similar senti-
talents. .''-Cinclnnati Enquirer.
Sd But it seems to be thought ex-
Bsedingly conducive to party har-
kony to faunt Mr.. Herrick in the
ices of his 100000 Republican
R R. RRjppossrs.
NJ 1t seems that the sober sense of
some of the twenty-one members
Iof the Republican Central Com
jmittee was opposed to the Herrick
lslate. But as in the last Republi-
| can convention, there were enough
stuck to the man who had official
ly created them to put the plan
through.
1t was an open secret that he
was not wanted at the front. The
Ohio Sun account, July 10, seys:
"One of the stories that was cir
culated Wednesday was that Sena-
tor Dick really wanted Governor
Harris as temporary chairman of
the convention that former Gov
ernor Herrick desired the vindica-
tion that he felt such an honor at
the hands of his party would give
him and therefore made person.
al plea to Governor Harris that he
refuse to act as temporary chair
man. Out of courtesy to his run
ming mate on the ticket last fall,
it is said that Governor Harris
could not refuse and therefore
stood firm against pressure that
was brought to bear on him. For
|, this reason, so it is said, Secre-
tary Flickinger went to the COM
mitteemen Tuesday night and cir
Iculated the word from the Cover
blnor that under no circumstances
would he be a candidate nor would
4 he accept the honor if rendered.
al "The opposition to Herrick was
hot thought to be as strong as it
.lproved Wednesday afternoon,
when seven districts rallied around
dIGeneral Keifer, who is not believed
sito have known of the plan"
4 We wish to say that-aecording
ITO our reliable inside information
l}-the above account is true, so far
lat least as reluctance to bringing
SlHerrick forward was concerned.
Trhe same people who felt that his
4 candidacy last year was burden
held that the party ought not to
Icarry him again. They did all
l uIthey could to shelve him, short of
lbreaklng with the organization,
hut the Herrick grip on his COM
.snittee was too strong.
4 Frederick Bader, of the First
district. In explanation OF the
1Qpposltion of his district to Her
ed X, said
uEff i A=spn anr wav yva fhink that