The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

he said he would not be a candidate.
When asked yesterday If he thought
he had heard n Gail 20 the United
States senate, he laughed and re-
piled: .'They tell a pretty good story
on Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was
III and they were trying to get him
to take whisky. AT last they said
Abe. you must take IT,. and Lincoln
replied, We'll, If you give II to me
linOelmownst to me, gdess It will
be all right "
BY many the candidacy of DR.. C.
A. l.. Reed, John w. Warrington and
Judge Woodmansee of Cincinnati are
not taken seriously. While Arthur
l.. Vorys is recognized as a formid-
| able man for the race because of his
ability and his position of vantage in
the political machinery of the state,
1t is suggested that he would hardly
interfere with the candidacy of Som
! gressmun Burton. Wade II. ELLIS has
never been am avowed candidate. The
most that can be said of him in that
connection is that he would not re-
fuse the senatorial toga il his
friends saw fit to capture II for him.
When it comes to sizing up Charles
| p. Taft his strength Is not disputed.
Although he probably could not get
the support of his own county dele
gltion he woud have to be counted
on as factor, but there are few who
be!eve he will enter the race. For
fear Of the cry |to much Taft" II Is
thought he will not push forward his
ambitions.
Former Lieutenant Governor War
rem g. Harding, 1t is thought, will
get whatever strength Senator For
aker has at the start. There is a
pretty well defined feeling that the
Hamilton county delegation is pledged
to Foraker. Those rs votes would
be a formidable nucleus with which
to either fight for his own return
or to bring about the election OF his
own choice to succeed him. 1t Is
known that Senator Foraker will
make fight for either of these ambi-
Y
his strength is not TO DE discounted
The fact that John r. Malloy, for
mer state oil inspector, VINO has been
counted as a part of the Foraker ma
chine, has announced himself can
didate fer clerk of the senate, lends
crederco 10 the story that Foraker is
still in the fight. And It is said that
Malloy's chances are pretty good,
although Malcolm jennings is popu-
lar, widely known and we'll backed
by the state organization.
Anti-Foraker men will Likely insist
on Senator Frank N. Patterson as
president pro TEN of the senate. The
argument that he will be fair to all
will be used. 1t now looks as il Ed
w. Doty OF Cleveland will be a cam
didate for reelection as clerk of the
house. Captain John p Maynard
CT Fayette county, clerk in the seere-
tary of states department Is known
to have considerable strength, and II
is Thought will give Doty the rare OF
his pclltical career If he (Maynard)
decides to get inbo the contest. AS
yet he has not declared himself.
There are many stories out about
the senatorial fight. One of them is
OF a bipartisan alliance between Sen
ator Foraker and Governor Harmon,
whereby the Democratic strength OF
the legislature Is to be thrown to
Foraker in return for Republican For
aker strength In the senate for con-
hrmaticn of Harmon appointments
and rejeGtion of Harris appointments.
Meanwhile the Republican strength
In the general assembly seems to be
growing as the returns come in. Yes
terday IL was reported from the Ninth
Fourteenth district that Senator lsa-
iah Rose, author OF the Rose county
LEGAL cptlcn bill. Is elected over Gfl-
rette, Democratic, by 81 votes. This
VIII increase the Rerubllcan member
ship from 80 10 81 and the joint ball
let majority from 20 TO 81. A sena-
torial candidate will need As votes in
order to control the Republican eau
Gus.
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