The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-28
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pledge TO assist in enacting legisla-
tion that would prevent the shipment
Of liquor from "wet" territory into
dry" sections.
1t Is also authoritatively stated
that promise was held out TO the
liquor forces to do business in the
Ohio legislature. The enactment of a
bill providing for the regulating of
saloons on character basis, estab-
fishing a system of character certi-
fication for all saloonkeepers, Is one
of the things dangled before the eyes
of men handling legislative affairs for
the liquor trade.
lt has also developed that a play
has been made for support from heads
of the state educational institutions
AS particular means of bringing
pressure TO bear on the FIVE Franklin
county legislators, assistance was prof
fered for a ten-year appropriation
bill. The suggestion was to clear
the way for a bill that would make
an annual appropriation of from $780,
900 to $75 900, for at least ten years,
as a permanent building fund for
Ohio State University.
So far as can be learned the halt
hasn't been taken in n single instance.
Both the Anti-Saloon league and the
Personal Liberty league have 50 Ear
kept out of the senatorial contest as
organizations. No headway was made
on the proposal TO deliver ON the mat
ter of university appropriations. This
latter play was made with particular
hope of mailing down the vote of SEN
ator-elect A. r TuttIe or The Frank.
lin county delegation who is pro.
fessor in the university.
Tuttle went west early last week
Last night information came that he
will not return until Saturday, or
just in time to participate in the Re
publican caucus TO organize the SEN
ate. After declaring that his in
chnatiOn was TO vote for Congress-
man Burton, he left the capital and
is remaining away to avoid the per-
sistent bounding Of the organization
agents.
Representative Eartley, the one
member of the Franklin delegation
counted certain for Taft, made a
formal statement lastnight to the ef-
feet that he was a free agent and
his vote for senator wouldn't be de-
livered by anyone. He was employed
at headquarters during the cam
paign.
Following the attack on the public
record of Congressman Burton, par
ticularly with reference to his atti-
tude on the tariff and ship subsidy
| Charles p. TAFT has ignored the chal-
lenge of Burton to debate these and
othe public questions. The answer
to the challenge of Burton, however,
| Is coming from the members of the
assembly. Some twenty Republican
members have notified Burton OF
| their Endorsement of his proposal to
have a public discussion of the big
questions the new senator from Ohio
will have TO deal witn in congress.
Plans are under way to call a meet
ing Of the entire assembly for this
week, Tuesday or Wednesday night,
to hear the senatorial candidates
Burton is enthusiastic for the meet
ing. The other candidates have not
yet been heard from.
Burton, as did the other senatorial
candidates, last night received a COM
munication from the Merchant Ma
rine league, asking support for the
present bill before congress carrying
! provisions for a mail subsidy for
! South American and Pacific steam
ship lines. The letters are signed by
j. G. Butler, of Youngstown, presi-
dent and John Penton, of Cleveland
secretary of the league.
Because his position with reference
to ship subsidy has been brought to
the front in connection with the SEN
atorial contest Burton will make a
public reply to the letter. He would
like the opportunity 10 discuss the
question before the assembly and the
indications are the chance will be
Afforded Last night he said
81 am emphattcauy opposed 10
straight subsidy for ocean vessels
now, as | have been for ten years.
i am in favor OF a bill providing rea-
sonable compensation for carrying
the mails to South America, but am
not i'm favor of any measure that pro-
vides a subsidpy in disguise, 1t will
be an interesting thing to enter into
the question in detail at q public
discussion"
Efforts by the Taft organization 10
tamper with the Cuyahoga delegation
have not been abandoned Members
of the Taft organization, notably Wal
ter Brown of Toledo and Malcolm
KarShner, "boss of Columbus" have
been making repeated mysterious trips
to Cleveland. Karshner made his
third trip of the week Saturday night.
Reports came to Burton headquarters
that Karshner has been dealing with
'"Bill' Crawford and Frank Sarstedt
Buy Furs now at half price. Lud-