The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
PROTEST
UNHEEDED
Republicans Must Take Boss
Made Ticket.
MACHINE IS AT WORK
Auditor Guilbert Seeks Seat
In the Senate.
If Program of Cox, Gilbert and
Brown is Carried Out, Ohio will
be Worse Boss Ridden Than Ever

The Plain Dealers representative in
Columbus, in the Sunday issue of his
paper gives the following valuable and
interesting information concerning the
political situation in Columbus and
Throughout Ohio. The article will
lprove interesting to all who are
watching political developments.
"The people of Ohio must swallow
the dose administered to the state
convention by the new bosses of the
Republican state organization. This
lis the ultimatum of Walter Brown,
chairman of the new committee;
George B. Cox, playing politics as
of old for the sake of big business,
,and state Auditor Guilbert.
THE protest against the nomina-
tions for attorney general, auditor
and treasurer, did not fall upon dear
ears. The bosses have held star
chamber sessions the past week and
a decision has been reached. The
program contemplates mockery OF
shall not be supplanted by an organi-
zation more powerfully welded to-
gether for purposes of personal ag-
grandizement.
~. G. Denman for attorney gen.
leral, e. VI. Fullington, for auditor
and Charles C. Green for treasurer
are to remain on the ticket. Pro-
family greets inquiry as to whether
there is any ground 70 rthe statement
that any or all these candidates will
be withdrawn. Instead of being forced
from the ticket. as has been demanded
/ from within the Republican party,
these men are TO be elevated to posi-
tons of great power If as finely an
adjusted political machine as was
ever organized in Ohio can push them
across the line on election day.
Brown, Cox, Guilbert and their i'm
mediate subordinates have been
housed to early action because OF the
hot criticism aimed at their manipu-
laiton OF the state convention. II
was not intended to organize the
state executive or campaign commit
tee until after the national conven-
ition. But quick action is now
deemed necessary.
"The state central committee will
meet I'm this city next Thursday to
perfect the organization of the body
that will direct the state campaign.
The national campaign will be left in
other hands Under cover of a cry
for the national ticket, Brown, Cox,
and Guilbert will have their eyes
fastened on the main chance. And in
this instance the main chance means
the big state offices which, manipu-
lated together, bring commanding
financial and political power.
"The present program Is to name
Henry A. Williams, Ohio manager of
the Taft presidential campaign, as
lchairman of the state executive com
Imittee to replace Senator Charles
Dick. w. H. Phipps, of Paulding,
member of the state central commit
,tee from the fifth district, is to be
named secretary. He will supplant
John r. Malloy, who has served as
Republican campaign manager under
IDick for twelve years. But most inn
portant of all, to Brown Cox and
lGuilbert Malcolm A. Kanshner, boss
of Columbus, will be put at the head
of the organization committee. He
will be the man entrusted with the
work of getting "the boys" together
for the state contest and he will be
under command always.
CALLED with II all he has sena.
'torial ambition. A desire to go TO the
United States senate is gnawing at
the breast OF Walter ID. Guilbert.
He hopes the state election this fall
will point the way His Is a twofold
Iobject in using his powerful personal
machine during the convention, to
laid Brown and Cox.
THE succession of II. NJ. Fulling-
ton TO the office of auditor means
much to Guilbert II will help him
In big business. The defeat OF the
deputy auditor will snuff out the
senatorial chances of his present
chief at one stroke.
'Guilbert and his methods are des-
Itined to be a real issue in the COM
ling campaign. This is inevitable pro-
Iyiding the Democrats of Ohio nom
mate a candidate for auditor worthy
Iof support at the polls,
"Sphinxlike and secretive this man
lGuilbert has based long and sue
lcessful political career, successful
from personal Standpoint, upon the
Spots system. He counts upon the
,spoils system for further preferment
both In business and in politics.
| with spoils as a basis Walter d.
,Guilbert has entrenched himself so
THAT he Is the most powerful official
In the state. A multiplicity of laws
have been weayed into the statute
books of Ohio during ti.e past twelve
years all tending to increase the pow
er OF the auditor. Their initiation
and enactment has been due TO a
single master hand. Comparisons
show that the state auditor OF Ohio,