The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-03
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side. 1t left Harding nothing to am
swer: nothing Whatever to say.
a In fact, he had to trail along behind
Harmon, i,laorslng that gentleman's
graft speeches, saying ME too" every
now and then, and declaring without
Euch force and effect, in view OF the
continual Democratic thunder. that he
would not mind having chance to do
little housecleaning himself
For the first three weeks OF active
campaigning Harding never rad a
chance to make a telling shot. But ne
blded his time until Harmon. iir'ng
what the Democrats thought was tho
biggest gun In their arsenal, sprung
his charges OF graft in connection with
the Ohio Canal.
s. They were pretty serious charges OF
general and petty tribute. bu. not par.
ticularly definite. Harding put the At
torney-General, Denman. 20 work, and
some small misdeeds were turned up.
Then as harmon continued to give pubs
licity to his canal charges Deninan
came down on him with a demand for
all the information in his possession.
Harmon shut up quickly. and up to
!, the present time hasn' produced evil
igdence of anything Of a serious or sem
/ sational nature. This antf-c1imax was
! sonnet thing OF a Democratic jar. and
4 since then Harmon has been on the de-
ifensive
Sending Hot shot.
This WIS HaruinY'S he
/ made the most of it. He has been
/ firing back good and strong ever since
mo longer on the defensive, the posi-
/ lions Of the candidates being reversed
I investigation OF State house graft
/ brought ten crooks to light-three
Republicans and seven Democrats.
One of the Republicans was sent to
turned the rake-off he had accuniu-a
lated. AT present the seven grating
4 Democrats are still holding their Jobs
and apparently are not Worrying.
charge that Harding brings against
i the Democratic Governor and candi-
date is that when Harmon was q re-
ceivcr for the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Rayton aapead the $685. q b os
the taxes on about s75.ooo.ooO OF the
\ roads assets, extending over a period
of five years There is no question
that this is hurting Harmon, who mas
answered the charge by putting any
! irregularity, II irregularity there be,
UP to the tax agent OF the road, who
! has recently assured Harmon, the lat
/ Ter says, that the returns were cor
irect.
some Charges Stick.
] But. leaving out the question as to
| the justice OF the various charges and
/ counter-charges being made. 1t IS
I Iuite apparent that the eampaign is
getting somewhat spattered himself.
4 And some of 1t is stricking and Is
tlosing him votes.
ment going into battle, with the off
4 GERS and men lighting among them
lselges. doesn't ordinarily speak we'll
4 Nor the probable efficiency Of that reg.
that's the best way to describe the
4 Republican organization in Ohio this
4 year. Ks ID "
Foraker has been praising Taft and
much Of an idol out this way, while
4 Gaffieid--just as much of q p rogres-i
i sivc as Foraker Is n reacti onary--ha
been beer praising Roosevelt slamming
Iintcly to mention the name OF the
4 fepubiiean candidate for Governor
~, ho,h i'romise to Ne COED: q.
l Ihen came the incident Of Foraker's
a aim BY the state Executive Committee
ana m. the announcement that after all
q ker would nj his speaking an
Il saGemcnts. Now, as "a result OF Hard
4 inB's personal efforts, Garfield win
& boost him by name from now until the
5end OF the campaign. Foraker. VIII do
u me same thing, and has al so pro- lsed
% .t t3s good md not stir up any further
tVnnble IN the party.
80 after all. while the various fac
tioDs q the Republican party Of the
slate have been hghting bitterly up
70 very reeently,8and even now nave
no love 70 spare each for the other II
Itte nov out forsS the II tic ket3 an d will
york nard for Hardin 's8 SUI cess And
ms p 4 condi the
seiteeiiNe campaignSwo rlS of the Repu
ilfan candidate3 already has won back
thousands Of otherwise Demo tic
gRltA and may turn @ rout nto g VIC
a SeTY on election day. ~, H s. 5ist
ne republicans are en- thusiastlc ana
h9nefnl the Democrats worried .S and
hfltitel side making any specl life claims
VI figures include ID. lit gss8g 3s1t35
ana that, In 10 genera E3Way, IS the
j fitraiinn In this old Repu bllcan state
a y oaio at the present time. sE5s
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