The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-29

Republican nominees for the house
and senate of the state legislature
from Cuyahoga county have adopted
the following resolution:
Whereas, The Republican conven-
tion of Cuyahoga county on May 20,
1910, adopted resolutions declaring
that the candidates for the general
assembly chosen by that convention
were not bound by the result of the
so-called senatorial primary; and
Whereas, We are unalterably OPP
posed to the reelection of Hon
tor; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we, the candidates
on the Republican ticket for the gem
cral assembly, hereby pledge our
selves to vote against and oppose Hon.
Charles Dick for United States sena-
tor, If we are elected"
Candidates who thus formally an
nounce In advance that they will not
obey the law If elected are not fit men
for public service. And If men seeking
seats in a law making body are so bold
as to give advance notice that they
will break the law they should not
be entrusted with the sacred duty Of
making laws.
The Republican convention of Cuya-
hoga county has no authority to re-
peal an act of the legislature The
law under which Senator Dick was
regularly nominated as u Republican
candidate for United states senator IL
the same law under which these Cuya-
hoga county candidates were nominal
ted for seats in the state legislature.
They are bound by both party obli-
cation and statutory requirement to
vote for Dick If elected, because the
Bronson primary law under which all
of them were nominated was cham
pioned by Senator Burton and other
Republican leaders az q Republican
party measure" when IL passed the
legislature.
Senator Dicks denomination under
the Bronson primary law by vote Of
over $4,000 at the polls, being more
than majority of Republican votes
recorded at the May primaries, is as
binding upon n Republican Legislature
in Ohio, IL one should he elected, as the
denomination of Senator Ia Toilette
would be upon a Republican legislatur
in Wisconsin. Both were made in the
same way and both are in compli-
ance with the laws of the two states
respectively
AS II is not the province Of a Re-
publican convention in any county to
repeal a state law neither Is II the
province of candidate or group of
candidates to repeal n law before they
are elected which the Republican con-
vention of Cuyahoga county and the
legislative candidates nominated there
| by presume to do by resolution, like
the celebrated tailors of London who
arrayed themselves against the parlia-
ment OF Great Britain.
The Republican legislative candi-
dates in Cuyahoga county may favor
the repeal of the Bronson primary law
If 1t Is not satisfactory to them but
even that would not release them from
their obligation If elected to vote for
Dick who obtained his nomination un.
der the law in the regularly prescribed
manner, SO even the repeal of the
law could not he made retroactive to
Dicks detriment in case Republic
can legislature Is elected.
If n Republican Legislature Is elected
every Republican member will be
bound to vote for Dick for senator on
be classed as law maker who is AT
the same time a law breaker. There
fore the Republican legislative can
didates Of Cuyahoga county should he
defeated because of their resolution
to defy the law, IL for no other rea-
SON.
There Is only one way to honorably
| and honestly deprive Dick of the ben
eft of his regular nomination for sem
ator under the Bronson primary law