The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-08-27
Editors Meet With Judge
Judson Harmon and
Hon. James E.
Campbell.

was snlTb sIeeNe toh'e'ehcc bh"t
the editors of the Democratic pa
pers in Ohio held with Judson
Harmon md James r.. Campbell
today upon the subject of ways
and means fo" shifting the common
enemy in this campaign.
The weather was so near stitling
that the common SO, Sc molders of
thought, as they gathered in the
private dining room of the Great
Southern hotel, "shncked" their
outer raiment and insisted that
the candidates do the same.
The conference was summoned
by Chairman w. l.. Finley, of the
State Executive Committee, for
the purpose named, and it proved
to be success far beyond expec
tations. As is usual at meetings
of political nature these days the
temperance issue came up, and it
was handled in rather an open and
free fashion, many editors relat
ing the conditions in their terri
tory aud telling of the efforts of
the opposition to manipulate both
sides.
N. r. Webster, of Paulding
County, a strong temperance man,
created stir by making the dec
laration that certain Republican
state official and member of the
organization of that party In
Paulding had been charged with
coming to Columbus to make a
deal with he Anti-Saloon League,
whereby no election was to be
called on the local option question
until after the NOvem ber election.
This accusation was backed up by
representatives of other counties,
who alleged that the Republican
workers were using similar tactics
in order to hold both the liberal
and temperance elements in line
until the Novenl ber crisis was
passed.
The discussion evolved the gen
eral sentiment that the temperance
question was not the dominant one
in this campaign although the
Republicans had seized it to cover
other shortcomings. This idea
was expressed by Chairman Fin
ley upon introducing Judge Har-
mon in the description, "That he
is SO big and broad a man that no
issue of inferior magnitude may
attach to him. His character and
reputation constitute a sufficient
answer to any question that Gov
ernor Harris or any other Republi-
can may ask of him. He is not
identified with any class or inter
est and represents only the Demo-
cratic party"
This utterance was loudly ap-
plauded showing the feeling that
swayed the editors. Speeches by
Vallee Harold, of Portsmouth;
James Deidrick, of Canton; James
R, Alexander, of GAINESVILLE; Geo.
F. Burba, of Dayton; j. E. Hum
NELL, of Wilmington, and Adam
Bridge, of Franklin, indicated
that the fight should be made for
the principles of Bryan and the
Denver convention and on the mis-
takes Of Taft and the malfeasance
of the state officials now under
fire.
Former Governor Campbell, who
repeated his prediction that Bryan
would carry Ohio, declared that
the veteran Holdiers would not for
get Taft, "the man who uncovered
the skeleton of Grants life." He
asserted that If Bryan had made
that speech the Republican press
of the country would be ahame
with Indignation, and that he
would haye been denounced as a
ghoul and vampire, Judge Har-
mons address was upnn general
lines, but he made the point that
this was the first time he had ever
been a candidate before the peo-
pie. When he was named for
Judge in 1876 the praiseworthy
custom existed forbidding judicial
nominee from soliciting votes.
The game was, therefore, really
nev to him. Recounting his ex-
perience as United States Attor.
ney- G General, when the first suits
against the trusts were completed,
he cIitici, ed Judge Taft for his