The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-07-09
Stung Foraker Man.

er's personal appeal In behalf o
the retention of Frank Dimon as |
deputy fire marshal for the San
dusky district was an absolute
detriment rather than a benefit tt
Mr.. Dimon.
Senator Foraker sent telegram
to Governor Harris asking that
Dimon be reappointed, and wher
Dimon was let out he came to town
to see what crime he had committed
or wherein his record as a fire mar.
shal had been at fault.
He came to Columbus Wednes.
day and first called on Fire Mar
shall Rogers. Mr.. Dimon put the
direct question, and Rogers gave
evasive answers until Dimon pinn-
ed him down and made him admit
that he had been let out for "polit
ical" reasons. Dimon knew that,
but wanted the admission from
Rogers, which he secured by a
process of crossquestioning which
compelled truthful answer.
Mr.. Dimon went direct from the
fire marshal's Office to the Office of
the chief executive of the state,
and now the high chief executioner
in the Taft program of intolerance
and elimination of Foraker Repub-
licans, and had talk with Cover
nor Harris.
The governor tried to explain at
first that the Sandusky and Cleye-
land districts had been consolidat-
ed as matter of economy, and
that necessarily let him out, but
when pressed by Dimon for a more
specific answer, the governor also
admitted that he had been let out
for political reasons, seeking in
his "Foxy Grandpa" fashion to
take away the sting by saying that
he and general Rogers had fol-
lowed the advice of the Erie coun-
ty organization, now controlled by
the Taft people, with Carl Will
liams ut the head, which was in
effect that Sandusky would rather
have no appointment than to haye
Dimon, whose devotion to Foraker
had been extremely offensiye to
the Taft people.
1t is understood that Williams
had the assistance of the Republi-
can organization in his efforts to
dislodge Dimon, his chief backer
being Walter F. Brown of Toledo,
chairman of the Republican state
central committee.
Senator Foraker had not been
apprised of the facts in the case
when he made his speech at Gin.
cinnati Wednesday evening, in
which he paid Secretary Taft a
tribute as a man, but declared that !
as candidate he was standing
for fatal principles. The wonder
is what Foraker will say in his
next speech.
As matter of fact, all Republi-
can state officials who have any
to make are rubbing |
II in on the Foraker people, and if
any Forakerlte gets an office it
will be because they don't know
his utilization.
Any number of positions have
been passed out during the past
week or two, but not Foraker
man of any pronounced tendencies
has landed one of them.
State Fire Marshal Phipps has
made 40 appointments, not For
aker man among them.
Fire Marshal Rogers has made a
dozen or more, not Foraker man
among them.
Inspector Morgan has made 18
,r 20, and not a Foraker man or
woman among them.
Secretary of State Thompson has
the Taft organization
all appointments made
,y him and followed their recon-
nendations.
The Foreker-Dick people are
lighly indignant over the treat
nent of their friends in the state,
and Governor Harris is hearing
from them in plain terms. Mr..
Dimon has taken it up himself to
let his friends know the reason he
was let out Is because he has affili-
ated with the Foraker people in
The preconvention contest which