The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
Boom Started for Him for
Lieutenant Governor.
ENTERS AS DARK H0 aSE
-INuElM MzlE
Friends Are Determi ed in
Boosting him.
One of the Big Fights of the Con-
vention Promises to Come for
Second Place.


may figure as a dark horse in the
battle for lieutenant governor is evil
denced in an article which appeared
in the Ohio Sun, today. 1t follows:
''While the office of lieutenant gov
ernor is not one about which the av-
erage man becomes excited to frenzy,
It is cutting the largest figure in the
preliminary skirmishes of the Repub-
lican state convention, which opens
here today.
Late last night an already mixed
situation developed additional compli-
cation when a boom was sprung for
Congressman Grant Mouser for lieu
tenant governor.
This movement was not started by
Mr.. Mouser himself, but by num-
Der of his friends who viewed the
situation as in so chaotic condition
as to make the entrance of dark
horse most timely.
'Tn fact, the whole situation was
in the air Tuesday, till it was discov-
cred what Cuyahoga county intended
to do. One report had 1t that Con-
gresham Burton and Maurice Masch-
Ike had fallen out over the disposition
of the Cuyahoga county delegation.
This was denied later and it appeared
that the delegation had decided to
harmonic along all convention lines.
Congressman Burton yielded the unit
rule point largely because he could
not enforce it and Maschke yielded
the question of unqualified support
'of Francis w. Treadway for lieuten-
ant governor on which Mr.. Burton
had been insisting.
THE Cuyahoga county delegation Is
therefore for Treadway and will stick
to him as long as he has chance.
1t was figured last night that he was
little better than an even bet for
the place, but that may be all changed
today.
"The boom for Congressman Grant
NGouser Is not to be denied. It Is OF
Importance If the others get into any
think like a deadlock in the conven-
| ton.
Second to Treadwly-their friends
of course, place them flrst-come
/ Senator West and ex-senator Writ,
with Speaker Eagleson so close that
1t Is difficult to tell which is ahead
Each has a strong element OF
strength. That of West and Eagle
son has been conceded for severrl
days. That of Writ came suddenly
"Haillng from the Mahoning Valley.
where the furnace fires light the
heavens at night and the smoke of in
dustry beclouds the sun in the day
season, Senator Wirt's following is
of sturdy Republican character. If
he makes the same headway he mqde
yesterday he will be a more formid-
able candidate than even the wisest
political prognosticators calculated
upon.
Dow Akin, author OF the Akin law
Is claiming the Eighth district. but
his strength Is divided by West.
who is from the same district West
came in after some OF the delegates
had pledged their support to Akin.
else there would not be so much of a
ldivision. II Akin were out of the
way the district would go solidly for
West. 1t Is argued by friends OF
other candidates that the nomination
of Akin would be too much OF slap
at the liquor interests.
''Frank Kerr, Of Steubenville, will
have some strength for lieutenant
governor, but he is not now among
the leaders.
ut was said. Monday night, that
the Anti-Saloon league took hand in
the Cleveland trouble and declared II
would not support Herman Baehr
AS Mr.. Baehr has not been candi-
date at any time, Ahis had nothing
to do with the attitude of the Cuya-
lhoga county delegation. Were Mr..
Baehr candidate he would receive
the solid delegation for state treas
urer in the event Treadway did not
Hand for lieutenant governor.
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