Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-03-18
SENATORIAL CONTEST
In Ohio Is Puzzle-Senator Dick
May Not Be Returned.
The Outlook.
(Herald Specially

(Herald Specially
Columbus, O., March 1S.-IWo
months hence the republican voters of
Ohio will take part in a general pri-
mary to decide the question of sue
cessor to- United States Senator Dick,
whose term will expire next March.
The primary will not be legally bind
ing upon republican legislators, but
morally it will hold them to the car
rying out of the verdict of the people,
according to political view.
Not in a decade or more have the
republicans of the Buckeye State ap-
peared to be so completely up in the
air" as they are at present. With
the senatorial contest soon to be de-
cided and the gubernatorial election
but year distant it may be said that
as yet practically nothing has been
decided on in regard to candidates or
campaign issues. The democrats, on
the other hand, are ready for the bat
tie to begin There is to be no con-
test for the governorship on their
side, for there will be no opposition
to the denomination of Governor Har-
mon. The senatorship is not bother
ing them at present The party lead
ers believe that if they succeed in
capturing the legislature there will
la oh, Of nnn6 r1atnriQ
from which to choose a senator.
The result of the coming legislative
elections cannot be foretold now with
any degree of certainty. The existing
conditions are so badly mixed that the
best informed men of both parties do
not know what to expect. If the cam
paign were to be fought out on ma
tional issues the republicans would
feel confident of success. But as the
nate over all other issues the party
leaders hesitate to predict the result
of the contest
Senator Dick has announced his
candidacy for reelection and appears
to be confident of success. Mr.. Dick
has for twenty years conducted cam
paigns in Ohio and is thoroughly ia
miliar 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-Governor Myron
Herrick or Harry Daugherty, both of
whom are regarded as candidates for
the toga, to the reelection of Mr..
Dick But, after all, the activity of
the democrats is the real menace, and
when the proper time arrives it is ex-
pected the rival factions among the
republicans 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 liz
formed 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 gen.
eral, however, that Mr. Taft will not
enter the senatorial fight, but, on the
ether hand, will use his influence to
have the successful candidate elected
by the legislature, if that body is re-
publican.
1t is interesting that there is at this
time no symptoms of rehabilitation
of the political fortunes of former Ser
ator Joseph B. Foraker After he left
Washington a year ago, he returned
to his home in Cincinnati, and there
is now no prospect that he will be
called out of his retirement.