Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14

are condemning them with editorial and
cartoon. while 30 strong and open Is the OPP
position to them among the rank and ME
of the party that the proposition to o1er
resolution In this years state convention in
dorsing Sena tor Foraker as candidate for
the republican nomination for the presi-
dency In 1908 has been dropped. There Is
not the slightest doubt that the presentation
OF such a resolution would provoke the
hardest kind of q fight.
Too Much Washington Authority.
After the defeat OF last year republicans
of all factions agreed that there had been
too much direction of the organization from
washington. Tickets were really nominated
there, and conventions had come to be mere
ratification meetings. This must be stopped,
and all promised that 1t would be. Never
theless, every candidate for office who ex-
poets to go before the republican state con-
vention this year has visited washington
within the last two months and sought the
favor of the senators. There Is murmuring
among the republicans because OF this, and
1t Is not certain In view of these things,
that with the nomination of candidates by
the republicans who are not morally cul-
pable the party will this year come into the
control of the state through the polls by its
old time majority.
A large element of the voting population
who had been under the impression that no
moral legislation or administration could
be expected from the democrats have had
that notion thrust aside. The present leg
isature which considering the veto power of
the governor must be set down as demo-
cratic gave the state more, and more eff
fective temperance legislation than any
other in the history of the state. The moral
forces did not ask any legislation that 1t
did not give and no proposed legislation
that those forces opposed was passed.
Governor Pattison has been unable be-
cause of Illness to administer the executive
office as he would have wished. but all that
he has said and done since his election have
been in keeping with his utterances In the
campaign SO far as moral matters are con-
cerned, and no one will claim that there Is
disappointment anywhere with him on the
part of the moral organizations that contri-
buted so largely In his election, most OF
them coming from the republican party.
Gov. Pattison Moving Slowly.
Gov Pattison Is moving very slowly in
the matter of reorganizing the state de-
garments and institutions. He Is not a par
tisan and the circumstances under which
he was elected probably make him less a
partisan than he would otherwise be. 1t is
likely that few OF the departments and in
stitutions will be put In democratic control
before the next state election comes. but
the officers and subordinates in them will
not be assessable for campaign funds. This
will put the republican party In this state
In a very different position from what 1t
has usually found itself In when coming
INTO q STATE CamQdiSu. Liz SlilcWS VI
war; as the campaign assessments have
come to be called, win be wanting.
Though Governor Pattison has been a
very Ill man, he is now improving rapidly.
and 1t is believed that he will ultimately re-
cover his health. The effort made by subor-
dinates In the state prison to save their
positions by resisting the appointment of a
manager of that institution this week. has
been severely condemned by democrats and
republicans alike So vigorous were the
protests that came from the members OF the
republican organization of the state that
the retiring manager. Coleman GILLIAN, who
had agreed to resist displacement in order
to make case that would force the courts
to decide as to whether Governor Pattison
IL able within the meaning of the state
constitution, or should for disability give
way to Lieutenant Governor Harris, who
Is republican, backed out and refused to
do 1t.
To Test Governors Condition.
Former Representative Emmett Tompkins
OF Columbus has been employed by those
who desire such test of the governor
condition to be made. and he still insists
that some such action will be instituted.
but 1t is believed that the influence of the
republican state organization, which OPP
poses 1t chiefly for the reason that 1t re-
CARDS 1t as exceedingly bad politics. VIII
be able to prevent 1t. There is danger.
however, that case with a similar object
will be raised as soon as execution day
draws near for some condemned man. On
the plea that 1t Is uncertain who Is really
governor de jure, and therefore clothed
with pardoning power, he will gain at least
q stay of execution for few days, for no
court would deny the application.
The action of the Cincinnati courts in de-
ciaring the legislative committee appointed
to Investigate the government OF Cincinnati
and Hamilton county TO be invalid Is Sc
verely commented upon by republicans as
u,e{l q 0fbar of q
state. where the political work of George
B. Cox, the republican boss. IS generally
regarded as corrupt. IL the supreme
court, where the matter Is now pending,
affsrms the Judgment It will be a hard blow
ID the republican party I'm the state, which
rs an organization has been allied with
Cox for many years.
The fact that the committee had discov-
cred and compelled to be returned to the
public treasury over quarter OF q million
dollars that had been Illegally taken, in
the short time 1t had been at WORK, in
spite OF the fact that Cox officials threw
situation all the more aggravating to the
honestly inclined people OF all parties
throughout the state. The question OF The
powers OF the investigating committee ~
TO be heard BIZ the supreme court on juno
g. SO that before the court adjourns for Its
summer vacation the matter will be decided
Chairman Drake OF the investigating COM
mittee said last week that Il the COMMITTEES
sessions would be resumed at once. II the
DEVELOPMENTS It makes are equal to Wha.
It has already done its sessions will pr.1.
duce great deal OF democratic campaign
10 Runish Hsrriek Boltera
One Of the mest notable events Of the
state carnpaisn Of LIST year vas the boiting
q the noEnination e Gov. Herrick BY Rep
kesentative - b Webber Of thu fourteenth
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