The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
An ohio RepubIiean Reyolt.

The victory gained by the Taft people
in Ohio was won at the heavy price of
submission to an obnoxious machine
headed by George B. Cox. This machine
controlled the recent convention and die
tated the nominations. to the intense dis
gust OF many honest Republicans, whose
Indignation is finding expression in the
columns of numerous Republican organs
throughout the State. The Cleveland
Plain Dealer. an independent Democratic
newspaper, mentions as among the pro-
testing journals the Toledo Blade, San
dusky Register. Mansfield News. Ohio
State Journal. Bucyrus Telegraph. Day
ton Herald. Norwalk Reflector, and even
the Cleveland Leader. The Toledo Blade
editorially condemns Taft's Ohio manager
for his betrayal of the party into the
hands Of the bosses I'm return for the
Presidential Endorsement. II asserts that
the Cox machine had a slate at the con-
vention and put it through. thereby paw
ing the way for complete control OF the
party should the Republicans carry the
State in November. The Blade describes
the enormous power i'm State affairs
lodged in the Offices of the auditor OF
State. State treasurer. and attorney gem
eral''-nominations for which were made
at the convention. IL says:
These three officers. BY virtue Of their positions.
control important state boards which haye to do
with not only the vast sums Of the State but with
the great corporations which pay millions in excise
taxes. With the secretary Of state. who is AZ the
bead Of the election machinery they are able 10
WELD influence in politics Well-nigh absolute
Back Of Fullington. Green. and Denmsn. If elect
ed. VIII stand Guilbert Cox and Brown triumvi-
rate which seeks 10 control the Republican party in
Ohio and the way viii be clear if these candidates
are elected.
And the Mansfield News, stanch party
organ, remarks that
1T is beginning TO dawn upon more than one Re
publican that the gag and force methods employed
cstensbly for the sole benefit Of the Taft boom by
OF the chief were in reality adopted FOR
the purpose Of more firmly intreDching the per
nicious system
II the nominees Of the State convention
are tools of Cox and his friends. as Re
publican papers allege. It is easy to up-
derstand the feeling of honest Ohio Re
publicans that they have been "bunkoed." I"
Cox was dethroned several years ago.
and Secretary Taft helped in the undoing
OF the Cincinnati boss. Now. under the
stress OF a Presidential campaign. Taft
has been forced into the unenviable posi-
tion of suppliant for favors from Cox
He has been awarded the delegates. while
Cox bags the State ticket and comes into
power under the wings Of the Taft boom
AS the facts regarding the State conven-
ton gain currency, the protest against
Cox methods grows THE revolt against
corruption and boss domination" SAYS
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. 'Is as
marked as it was during the Pattison
campaign" But It does not necessarily
follow that the Democrats will win. for
they are as sadly boss-Tidden as the Re-
publicans. Elimination OF the Democrats
bosses, the Plain Dealer thinks. is abso-
lutely essential 10 Democratic victory
and it warns the party against falling
into the trap by which the Republicans
were caught Senator Foraker can well
afford TO smile over this situation. He
wasn't consulted and he wasn't there
It's up 10 Taft 10 extricate his Ohio
friends from their unpleasant dilemma.