The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-13
DEMOCRATS.
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the perSOnal machine VI lue SehdVOl-
elect.
: BY their work yesterday afternoon
the fourteen Democratic senators
have not alone tied their hands for
the present session. In supporting the
Cox program they have repudiated
the legislative investigation of Ham
ilton county under the Drake and
Gayman committees, both created by
Democratic agitation in the last two
general assemblies Cox has deter
mined that the bills contracted by
the probing committee must not be
paid. He purposes to give the prac-
tice of legislative inestigations a
black eye. The schemes of Boss Cox
to manipulate important legislation
through control of the finance COM
mittee have been known for weeks.
They were exposed in bitter terms on
the floor yesterday afternoon. Yet
the Democrats put Cox in control and
paved the way for him to run
through his legislative program.
Senator Albert Mendelson OF
Cleveland led in the fight against Cox
by the presentation of minority re-
port OF the committee on committees
protesting against the selection OF
Baker to direct the affairs of the
financial committee. He put in his
report after Senator Duyall tRepO
had failed in an attempt TO have the
entire matter go over until tomorrow
Duvall had in his possession a call
for a caucus of the Republican SEN
ators signed by a majority of the
members. He was certain the Cox
program could be defeated by a ma
jority vote in the caucus,
The Democrats assisted in b'ork-
ing any delay. Senator Mendelson at
once moved to amend by inserting
the name of Senator Rathburn as
chairman OF the finance committee
instead of Baker and adding Senator
Tod of Youngstown and Tutt,e OF
Columbus to the membership of the
committee. Senator Rathburn hardly
got started on his speech attacking
the Cox legislative program when he
was cholted off by Lieut.. Gov. Tread
way on the ground that he was using
personalities in defiance of senate
rules.
Senators Patterson of Ashland and
Lawyer OF Ashtabula vehemently at
tackled the minority report, as did
Senator Mather of Summit, who de-
clared the charges OF attempted
domination by Cox to be unfounded.
These three Republican senator's were
largely responsible for the success of
Cox in first gaining control OF the
nominating committee.
Senator Baker of Cincinnati, Cox
automaton, moved in with a defense
of his political creator. He talked
of the magnificent Hamilton county
organization, and OF its leader,
George b, Cox, "a Napoleon OF pol
itics. Senator's Duva!l of Steubenville
and Tod OF Youngstown sharply re-
buked the proposal to turn the
finances of the state over to Cox
Duvall warned his Republican col
leagues that the state would not
stand for the methods employed by
Cox in Hamilton county.
' Tod made a vitrioilc attack on
Lawyer Gle demanded information
as to why his name had been strick-
en- from the finance committee ten
minutes before the report was sub
mitted Lawyer muttered a reply to
the effect that Tod was not qualified
to serve on the committee. Before
the presiding officer could restore or
der Tod had shouted out that the
opinion of lawyer was worthless on
committee qualifications, law, busl-
ness, Legislative matters or anything
else. -eg te
The Democratic members sat silent
whie the Republicans were fighting
turiously among themselves. When
debate was finally cut off the Demo-
cratic side played in with Cox and
his program without any attempt at
explaining their votes. The minority
report was rejected by a vote of 19
to 12 The twelve negative votes
were cast by Republicans including
Mathews, Mendelson and Phare, the
three senators from Cuyahoga, and
Senators Cameron, Clevenger, Dea-
ton, Duyall, Keller, Rathburn, Tod
Tuttle and Williams,
Those voting for the Gov program
were Bader, Baker, Crawford, John
son, Kuhl, Lawyer and Paterson,
Republicans; and Alsdorf Cetone,
Cory Dean, Gillette, Huffman, Nc
Kee, Mooney, shaffer, Thompson and
Yount, Democrats. The majority re-
port confirming Baker was imme-
diate'y adopted by a vote of 25 to s.
The members holding out 10 the end
were Cameron Duyai, Matthews,