The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-20
The Democratic COnventIOn at Day
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| nAlAc VIII ut uHtCtou Nnla WIN tuW4fN
the work % the Democratic State con,
ventiOn At Dayton. Ohio. tomorrow amt
on Wednesday. The main purpose Of thl
convention Il 10 renOmlnate Governor
JUDSON HARMON. the Democrat who IN
the Presidential year 1903 carried The
Presidents State by lo.STz. while the
Presidents plurality was 90 .Sol. Within
the last forty years Ohio has elected iive
Democrats Governors. a. follows: In
1871, by a plurality Of "a .E1O; in 1883, by
u, SO; In leso. by l0.s72; in 1908, by
a. si7. and In 1903, by ib.s72. The large
plurality Of the Democrats In leOs, when
PATTERSON defeated HERR1cx for re-
election, was duo In a measure TO the
speech Of President TAFT. then secre-
tary Of War in President RoOsEvRLE's
Cabinet, delivered at Akron. in which
hO attacked the Republican OrRaniEa-
ton Al the STATE In general and Boss
COx's Cincinnati organization in par
ticular. Il win be observed that In all
those years HARMON Was tho only sue
Oessfdl Democratic 0ubernatorial can
didate In a Presidential year.
The Dayton convention Ia also 10 con-
slider the issue injected by BRIAN,
whether or not 10 name the candidate
for United States senator. 10 succeed
CHARLES DICK. who shall be voted for
by the Democratic members az the Leg
stature a. Columbus next winter Tom
L. JOHNSON Of Cleveland has Joined
hands with BRYAN In preoipilating this
issue. u will be recalled that BRYAN
forced the same issue upon the Demo-
Gratis Of Indiana, thereby enlisting the
services Of Governor MARSHALL. and
In the convention BRTAN and MARSHALL
won over Tom TAO0ARr and named
JOHN W. KEKN, BRYAN's running mate
on the Presidential ticket Of Isns.
On the eve Of the Dayton convention
II IL instructive to reprint WILLIAM J.
BRYANs open letter 70 Governor HAR-
MON on this subject and compare Il ir
respect Of tone and intelligence with
the reply Of HARMON. Here IL BRYAN's
letter:
Have you any iaaasnee win ne Drmocrauc
STATE oommistse' u gou have Why I'D yea not
urte Shs COMMITTEES 70 ineluds ~ sslstuon Of 4
candidate tor Uni,sd Stats, senator In ~ can for
NE sAie coavsausa'
u yOu urged this upon ne committss and
wtfs turned aowa. uhT donb you appsai 10 ~
a. 0ovsruoF MARSHALL dlat
Are voa wiling 70 foll0s his eHamplei 70 BOT.
hov Win you explain yoar atuiaasi 10 you hck
courage. OF do you pfuisr ne DARK lantern meth.
DDS tina, are responsible tor ne slsvaaoa Of 10
many eorporahoa tools 70 the senates
They may svea suggest ne nams o. JoHNR
Aci.s,S. vhOss paper h aae Of ne bodies, assas.
slna Of Dsmscrauc poHolss. No you think you
ran carry HIN thrOuah a campaign
THIS "a a crisis Whlch Win show your slre. Ar.
rou ready 70 have your measure aken. II you
iAlter, prepare 70 stand sside. The Demoerauc
pary IL Ia 10 mood 70 be Eiaed win. u has
suffered % nueh from me secret inauipulauons
II ne predatory interests that Il demands DAY
ishi methods and hoasst poIicssa.
tits up 70 you, Governor
Here follows Governor HARMON's
reply:
am ronvinced hat IL would bs best 10 slee,
senators by dirert vote Of ne peopis BAT uhsthsr
anu Iris change u efected stisnapts should BE-
made 70 ascertain the yin Of Jns vo,srs and I'M.
pose Il On ne Legislature depcnds on conditions
- thsy etist sueh measures have worked vel
N some states and badly In oIhSs Al some dine.
md not a. othsrt.
Ia OHIO lhia year TIE ssaumeha amoag ne
Democrats has been that ne natter should BE- ,st,
10 me members % me Legislature and thsir eon.
lu'usau. II was 20 stroas that though . NUN.
Der Of prominea, men aspirs 70 shs Seaatorship
lone Of hen ,oOE advantages Of our new primary
az 70 90 before TIE voters. a. thsy misHs have
lone. HEs senator DloE- or. en- told. even
thought Of dong 80.
-wheh ire committee me, win q fui attend. |
,nee 10 issue Ins call for tbs state eoavsaton q
'ecuHed 70 nobody even 70 surgss, that ne
,oH'inauoa o. iadorssment Of a candidate for
senator be included In the Business 70 be done.
did not create this sentiment. Ghorgh ! Shared |
{. and share II sun.
III Il due "a the general belief shsa 70 ths prs,
nt unusual situation In OHIO an attempt 10 sssus
Ne ssnatorship IN sdvanos voula Increase hs
isk Of having no SeaasoFuhip 70 sstns. May
y thoos wbo Euoceoaed n having Ms course
AIKEN 81 tie last eonvsna0a opposs n nou.
'og the frat line Ne delegates wtR 10 chosaa a. |
ecuy BY ne eiestogs under ne saneuoa Of Iaw |
aAny Of them are already siersed ! have fslt
nd stlH feet mat o. ] may myself hs senogsd By
No convention I should not ansmp, 10 eoairol
y sedoa h other respects svsa n could. Bat
hSuid trust ne judgment of . thousand direct
u Ire Dsmoarauu votsa A.
lhely 70 BE- better thAn ny 0Wn. Ihough ! eve
hem whatsoever benefit thsEs may bsln ne knOwi.
dgs o. H.
. u ne sublest uas - be laksa 70 % 90 u
hSuld have bssa dons az ne primary. Pail
lg nat ~ should have been iueludsd 10 ne can
b. ne Uoenon OF dsleRatas Por ths conven.
lon nov ~ tahs ~ % would pEoducs disoard
nd lead 70 charges Of bed iaiih ana snap iudR.
rent % en- oooaaian 70 uAich al Demoeras
1Ok forward Win FiadHeus and hops. And n
svsEtheless me psopis shsuld elect q Demo.
RAIDS LeEiaiatuSs aoundant sneusea could be
aardsd 70 msmbss inr FsfBuias 70 - bound
y ne action os tbs couvsnusa.
Mr.. hHraxs opini1n Il aiwuys saauaa 70
~ greatest respect. but en- csnndelt that ne
,ag sbssnes has made him unfamiliar win shs
recent REGULAR casaiasss is ohio aad nat n
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