The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-18
|OH|O SENATORIAL
CAMPAIGN

Columbus, o., March 1S.-Two
months hence the Republican voters
of Ohio will take part in general
primary to decide the question Of a
successor to United States Senator
Dick. whose term will expire next
March. The primary will not be le-
gally binding upon republican legis-
lators, but morally 1T will hold them
to the carrying out OF the verdict
OF the people. according to political
view.
Not in decade or more have the
| republicans of the Buckeye State APP
peared to be so completely cup in
the air" as they are at present. With
the senatorial contest soon to be de-
cided and the gubernatorial election
but year distant 1t may be said
that as yet practically nothing has
been decided on in regard to candi-
dates or campaign issues. The DEM
ocrats, On the other hand, are ready
for the battle to begin. There is to
be no contest for the governorship
on their side, for there will be no
opposition to the denomination of
Governor Harmon. The senatorship
is not bothering them at present
The party leaders believe that if
they succeed in capturing the legis-
! lature there will be an abundance
of good material from which to
choose senator.
The result of the coming legisla-
tive elections cannot be foretold now
with any degree of certainty. The
| existing conditions are so badly mix
ed that the best informed men of
| both parties do not know what to
expect. If the campaign were to be
| fought out on national issues the
republicans would feel confident of
success. But as the liquor question
promises to predominant over all
other issues the party leaders hest
tate to predict the result of the con-
! test
Senator Dick has announced his
candidacy for reelection and APP
pears to be confident of success. Mr..
Dick has for twenty years conduct
ed campaigns in Ohio and is thor
oughly familiar with every twist and
turn of the political game in this
state. He has many warm personal
friends in every quarter and they
are said to feel encouraged over the
outlook. There is undeniably an
element in the republican party that
would prefer the election of ex-Gov-
ernor Myron Herrick or Harry
Daugherty, both of whom are re-
garded as candidates for the toga,
to the reelection of Mr.. Dick. But
after all, the activity of the demo-
Gratis is the real menace, and when
the proper time arrives it is expect
ed the rival factions among the re-
publicans will patch up their differ
ences and work together to elect
their candidate, whoever he may
be.
President Taft is clearly neutral
in the senatorial contest. He has
so informed his friends here. If his
brother, Charles P. Taft, of Cincin-
natl, were to enter the contest the
President naturally would like to
see him win. The understanding is
general, however, that Mr.. Taft will
not enter the senatorial fight, but, on
the other hand, will use his influ-
ence to have the successful candi-
date elected by the legislature, If
that body is republican.
1t is interesting that there is at
this time no symptoms of rehabili-
tation of the political fortunes OF
former Senator Joseph B. Foraker.
After he left Washington a year ago,
he returned to his home in Cincin-
natl, and there is now no prospect
he will be called out of his retire