Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-19
Trouble Reported Brewing for
the Republicans.
A NEW MARK IN BOSS RULE
Cox Declared Out Of the Whirl in
Name Only.
TALK AGAINST DICKS CONTROL
Representatives in Close Districts
Alarmed Over Sentiment Among
Constituents-Diek Plans.

Special Dispatch to The Star. --
COLUMBUS, Ohio September 19.-The
Ohio republicans have never been able to
agree as to whether 1t was the opposition
to Gov. Herrick's anti-temperance use of
his executive veto or the sway of the bosses
In their party that caused the disaster of
last year, but probably the campaign that
Is now opening will throw some light on
the subject. If opposition to boss rule did
it, there Is trouble again brewing for the
party here. 1t is true that George B. Cox
of Cincinnati. whose rule in Cincinnati has
been most Objectionable to the upstate re-
publicans, has, nominally at least retired
from politics, but the action of the united
senators in the control of the state conven-
ton at Dayton has set a new mark in the
manipulation and control of state conven-
tons in this state.
Judging from the personnel of the Ham
ilton county delegation in the Dayton con-
there-his retirement from politics seems
a withdrawal in name only.
The element of the party that opposed
Gov Herrick last year seems to hold SEN
ator Dick responsible in some way for the
attempt to re-clect the governor, and for
that reason objection was made to his serv-
Ice again as the head of the campaign COM
mittee He was held responsible for what
the anti-Herrick republicans declared was
an affront to them, in selecting the ex-gOv-
ernor to be the temporary chairman of the
convention, and in that capacity to make
the keynote speech Of the campaign.
These republicans evidently expected that
the ex-governor would take advantage OF
the opportunity to defend himself and de-
nounce the republicans who accomplished
his defeat last year. but he did nothing of
the kind ailuding to the disastrous cam
naiRu Of last War and his connection
with 1t in the most distant way, The dec
laration Ct Gov Herrick against Senator
Dick as campaign chairman before the
convention had been called to order, shows
quite clearly that Senator Dick was not
specially interested in securing this or any
other honor for Gov. Herrick.
Responsible for Wrangle.
1t seems pretty clear that the Ohio
publican congressmen-or such of them as
are candidates for re-election-are ultimate
ly responsible for the wrangle the Ohio
publicans have had over the Craftsmanship
of the state executive committee. Shortly
before the adjournment of the last session
of Congress they held caucus discussed
the condition of Ohio politics and agreed
that they wanted Senator Dick to direct
the campaign again.
The state ticket was small and quite I'M
important. For that reason they argued,
the congressional elections would over
shadow the state election. and they be-
lieved they had a right to say who should
be the executive chairman. Senator Dick
was called in. advised that he was the
unanimous choice of the delegation as cam
paign manager and he accepted the call.
Returning to Ohio the senator submitted
to an interview, in which he announced
that he was to manage the state campaign
again. Instantly there a snort of
disapproval from the anti-Herrick repub-
lfcans. They wanted to know if it had
come to this. that Senator Dick could make
such declaration before the delegates
to the state convention had been chosen.
1t was supposed. they said, that the
vention selected a state central committee.
and that committee. in conference with
the candidates, formed the executive or
campaign. committee. and named its Off
GERS. With biting sarcasm, such repub-
Iican newspapers as The Toledo Blade The
Cleveland News and The Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune, remarked that if Senator
Dick would but be kind enough to pro-
coed and name the state ticket the ex-
pense and trouble of a state convention
might be avoided.
The fact is that the republican repre-
sentatives in Congress had not mingled
with their constituents intimately when
they proposed 70 Senator Dick that he
conduct the campaign. or they would have
known that the feeling against the senator
among a certain element of the party was
as strong as that against Gov. Herrick,
and that their proposition would prove
very unpopular.
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Immediately upon their return home they
found that a serious mistake had been
made Those who had comfortable repub-
lican pluralities in their districts said moth
ing. but those in close districts became
very uneasy at once. Representative Grant
Mouser of the thirteenth district, who
must have the most favorable conditions to
stand any chance to be Reelected conferred
in alarm with Gov Harris hn n
unwilling to interfere Albert Douglass
who has been nominated to succeed Gen.
Grosvenor. felt that his four or five thou
sand republican majority would not be safe
with the Objectionable senator managing
the campaign, and came to Columbus to en-
ter his protest. They realized however
that the condition was one of their own
making, and none of them felt like asking
Senator Dick to stand aside. He was not
asked to do SO. ---j
While matters were in this situation
personal attack was made upon Senator
Dick, emanating from Cleveland, with
which all who now opposed his selection as
state chairman joined. They made common
cause against both senators, alleging fail
ure to support the President on important
measures as the ground. The sena tors thus
forced to cooperate against them, Saw that
for either or both of them to fail to secure
vote of confidence in the convention would
reputation and mean the beginning al
once of a fight against their return to the
Senate.
The result is known. Senator Dick has
been made chairman and will not with
draw >from the Office. There was a time
when he contemplated resigning the chair
manship as soon as he had been vindicated
by election, but before he had won his
victory the nature of the attack made upon
him made that impossible That there is
widespread opposition to Senator Dick is
very evident. How it will be expressed at
the polls is the subject Of much discus
sion here.
Senatorial Alliance Disproved.
The senatorial alliance is not looked upon
with favor. Senator Dicks failure to sup
port the President on the Philippine tariff
measure, and the vote cast by Senator
Foraker against the railroad rate BILL are
laid up against them by many members of
their party. Not all republicans in Ohio
by any means are following Senator
Hanna's injunction now to "stand pat on
the tariff. At least two of their leading
newspapers, the Ohio State Journal and the
Toledo BLADE are insisting upon Immediate,