The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
GOV. HARRIS
May Not Gall a Special
Session If Heeds
His Friends
MANY REASONS GIVEN

Columbus, Nov. 29.-Governor Har
ris may decide to follow the advice OF
some solicitous friends and refuse tc
call special session of the legisla
ture before going out of office. He
is being urged-strongly urged-to dc
this, and the reasons put to him are
potent, and such as are receiving his
consideration.
These friends, several of whom
have talked to him within the past
few days. make the claim in the first
place that the calling together of the
legislature, under his administration
would be an unwise move in politics
and react to the harm of the party.
They contend that if it is called at
all, Governor-elect Harmon should be
the official to do it, and then the bur.
den would not be upon the shoulders
of Republican official. This is an
admission that probably the general
assembly will succeed in making some
foolish moves before adjourning and
for a Republican governor to bring
them together would only aggravate
the situation from a Republican stand
point, a standpoint from which the
view is already none too rosy.
But there are other reasons given.
1t has been poured into the governor S
cars that the Republican state organ
ization was none too urgent in loyalty
to his candidacy during the last cam
patgn. In support of this they point
to the vote, an argument which can
not be denied.
This same organization is now hur-
rying around the state pledging legis-
lative votes to the candidacy of Chas.
P. Taft for United States senator, an
Office the governor would be more
than willing to fill. If the legislature
were to be called into session, during
the time Mr.. Harris is still in office,
It has been told him that his hopes of
securing the place would be greatly
diminished They have endeavored to
make it plain to him that no good rea-
son exists why he should do the party
an absolute injury and at the same
time assist in helping Mr.. Taft to an
Office which he himself would like and
they would enjoy seeing him have.
If the senate, during the seven days
between the fourth of January and the
eleventh. when Judge Harmon comes
into Office, were to confirm the recess
appointment of Governor Harris they
would continue in office some men
whom the friends of the governor in
sist were much buster, during the
campaign, in helping to make Taft
president than they were Harris chief
executive of the state.
The employees in the governors Of
fee and the Office of the adjutant gen.
eral, the two most closely associated
with Mr.. Harris, will all probably be
removed soon after the new governor
comes in. 1t is certain that the ma
jority of those holding the more i'm
portant positions will. The loyalty of
these men to the governor has never
been questioned. Therefore, those
who oppose the calling of a special
session have urged upon Mr.. Harris
that they know of no good reason
why the heads of other departments,
and especially those who were so en-
thusiastic for Taft should not suffer
the same result of the election with
out complaint.
During the past few days a number
of letters have been received by state
officials from friends declaring that
the calling of a special session, by
Governor Harris, would be a political
and urging against it.
They insist that the wise part of
politics would be to permit Governor
elect Harmon to issue the call and
then let Taft and Harris fight out the
matter on an even footing.