The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-08

lorable office he may eliminate from
the records strange story OF a law
lyer from Lancaster who was disbarred
trom practicing before the Interior
Department of the United States be-
cause he had kept back from poor
woman part OF the pension that had
been allowed her by the government
for the services of her son In the
army of the United States in the war
for the salvation of the Union. What
an interesting fact 1t would be for
democratic orators and newspapers to
picture the Secretary OF the Interior
Summing through the records of the
lpension bureau and the Interior De-
lpartment to cleanse them Of any refer
ence TO himself.
The sorryspectacle OF bitter fight
over a division or the spoils OF a
merely factional victory in the recent
lRepublican national convention Is now
ION the political boards. A. I. Vorys
the Warwick Of the early Taft can-
vass, but later side-tracked In the in
lterests OF the redoubtable Hitchcock,
has been turned down for Che chair
maiship of the national committee.
The situation is an embarrassing one
for Mr.. Vorys, as Il Is well known
THAT the entire Taft machine In Ohio
was built up on promises OF future
Ifavors made by the statesman from
Fairfield county. he moment It was
intimated that Vorys was TO be rele-
gated to aome mental place in the
greater campaign to come, howl
went up from the favored ones Of the
preliminary campaign and their de-
mand to know whether the Vorys
lpromises are to be fulfilled, In event
of Republican victory, has become
insistent and Is now causing the Tafts
no end of worry. II Is understood,
however, that President Roosevelt has
made known his will in the matter
and that the selection he makes will
be ratified by the national commit
tee as we'll as by the Tafts.
The ambition of former Governor
Herrick to succeed either Mr.. Foraker
or Mr.. Dick In the United States SEN
ate Is to be fortified by a subsidized
chain of newspapers. Mr.. Herrlck has
ALREADY secured control of the Cleve-
land Leader and the Toledo Blade
and now has options on other papers
Throughout the state. Aided by his
vast wealth and by a shrewd system
of underground organization he conf
IDENTIFY expects to accomplish his pur-
pose. 1t Is understood that he has
formed working alliance with Chas.
p. Taft and each Is to help the other
in his struggle for togas now worn
by Foraker and Dick. Such a union
|of millions has never before been
formed in a single state for the ac-
quirement OF senatorial seats.
There was gnashing of teeth and
a murmuring of profanity, tropical in
It's intensity, among the pro-Taft lead
er shereabouts during the past few
days, following the speech delivered
by Senator Foraker before the Gin
clnnati Chamber OF Commerce last
"Wednesday evening. In this speech
the Senator praised the personal char
acter and fitness OF Mr.. Taft. the pres
idential nominee, but qualifying his
remarks said:
''But, unfortunately there is one
fatal weakness in the candidate, in
that he fayors a continuance of the
so-called Roosevelt policies. or which
we have already had far too much.
This sharp trust Is said to be an In
dex as owhat the Senator's attitude
will be during the coming campaign,
Taft organization men here have
sworn vengeance on the Senator and
declare that he win not be invited to
take the stump for the ticket; all OF
which Is probably entirely congenial
to the senator.