The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16
INSURGENTS RALLY
TOWARD BURTON
Republican Who Has Unique
Position in Cleveland
and in Ohio.
STRONG PLACE IN HIS PARTY
Ohio Tired of Bossism and Disappointed
With Dick, Yet Likes Mr..
Burton's Style.

1nsurgent Ohio Republicanism is turn
Ing TO Theodore +. Burton, of Cleve-
land. for leadership in its fight against
the present party machine. If he will
give his consent the antagonists of the
Dick organization viii rally around
him for the inevitable contest in the
coming State convention tor control OF
the organization.
MIR. Burtons position I'm Ohio politics
IS unique He has for many years rep
resented one of the silk-stocking dis
tricts in the city of Cleveland. He is
absolutely independent and speaks TO
suit himself and nobody else. frequently
IS at odds with his party leaders, and
has become so strong at home that
the Democrats In his district VIII prob
ably, under the advice of Mayor Tom
Johnson. nominate no candidate against
him.
Renaissance Of Hanna.
Ohio is fairly scething with anu-Dick
sentiment. Dick is a "reminiscences of
the old Hanna organization. which he
inherited when Hanna died. and which
he induced 20 elect him To the Senate.
Ohio has grown tired of bossism, bur
IL might stand being bOssed a little
longer if the boss We're different
man But the State that has produced
such Senators as Thurman and Sher-
man and Foraker ana Hanna ItelS
that Dick fails utterly TO measure up
To its standard. and this Is helping 10
crystalline the opposition.
Foraker personally j. popular ana
strong at home, but politically he is
weak al present because OF his uppo-
sition 10 the railroad rate legislation
II Is the almost unanimous opinion or
Ohio people who have been in Washing
ton lately that the State is likely 90 go
Democratic again this fan. Tt viii In
VOlVe nothing Of large importance. this
being an or year, with no Legislature
and only a few minor State officers TO
he chosen
Pattison Not Forgotten.
The Democrats have the sympathy of
all the neople who voted for Patuson
last year, in the feeling thar Pattison's
death deprived the Democrats OF the
chance 20 which they We're entitled. and
that ii Is only fair TO give them another
trial. This sentiment It Is declared Is
giving The Republicans more Worry than
auvthiug else.
Mr. Burton would probably be Speaker
OF the House some day 81 hc should elect
10 remain In that body. Even q year
ago there was persistent Tumur OF
movement To substitute him Tor Speaker
Cannon, IT he should take up the con-
test for State leadership and win, he
could have anything Gc asked governor
ship OF SeEat1rsGlp, or continuance in
MS house seat he seems TO bt In Lllr
comfortable position of having merely
10 indicate what he wants. That the
Dick regime is soon 10 be ended in Ohio.
and that both be and Foraker viii be-
fore long leave the Senate Is admitted by
almost every Dhioau. IL is widely de-
cl8red that Foraker viii not ask re-
election and that Dick could not get It,
Resembles Bonaparte.
Mr.. Burtor is more like Secretary Bon
aparto than any other man i'm public
life. They even look somewhat alike.
Each is the scholar. the aristocrat. the
student, the doctrjnaire, the independent.
Each IS regarded as assertiye 10 the
point of arrogance. But both have en-
5oye5 the unbr0ken Tepute Of absolute
honesty ana sincerity. Both have oeen
opponents of machine rule and of boss
lsm-eXcepr when they were the bosses
ar. H0naparte is now practically Repub-
li1au boss iu Maryland, and Mr. Burton
is likely To De boss iu Ohio. But they
are not the kind Of bosses those Sta.es
have ordinarily had.