Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-08

Ohio republicans. from President Taft
down, believe they have taken the first
step toward unifying the factions In that
state by the selection of Wade Ellis,
trust buster of the Department of JUS
tice, former attorney general of Ohio. as
chairman of the republican executive
committee, a position carrying with it
management of the coming campaigns in
that state.
Announcement of this selection was
made at the White House late yester-
day afternoon, following two or three
conferences of Ohioans with the Presi-
dent, the first with Senators Dick and
Burton, Mr.. Ellis being present, and the
second, late in the afternoon, with Sem
ator Dick, Mr.. Ellis and Walter Brown,
chairman of the state central committee.
Mr.. Ellis has resigned his position in
the Department of Justice to take effect
March 1, but Attorney Genera Wicker
sham has insisted that he remain as
special attorney with the department in
certain trust cases now in the courts
and as special counsel of the department
in the beef trust cases. His salary as
special counsel will fully equal that as
assistant to the Attorney General, which
has paid him $1,000 year.
Mr.. Ellis succeeded Milton D. r>urdy of
Minnesota. the best known trust breaker
in the department.. unless the title belongs
to Frank D. Kellogg, special counsel in
the Standard Oil and other cases. Mr..
Purdy was made judge in Minnesota,
but as his nomination to that place did
not suit Senator Nelson he resiened. 1t
is not improbable that he may a.ain be
offered the position formerly held by him.
"Unify," Not "Harmon-ize."
President Taft will give a dinner to
Mr.. Ellis and other Ohioans week from
tonight, and this dinner will practically
start the ball to rolling to reclaim the
state from Gov. Harmon and the demo-
Gratis. The shadow Of Harmon is worry
ing the republicans and when Mr.. Ellis
was asked whether he proposed to "Har-
monize'' the republican party in the state
he laughing,y said he supposed unity
would be better word.
The Sc ection of Mr. Ellis has received
the approval of President Taft Senators
Dick and Burton and other leaders. Mr..
Taft issued statement saying that while
he regretted to lose Mr.. Ellis from his po-
sition in the Department of Justice the
demand for him as head of the party was
too strong to resist. Senator Dick issued
a statement comp .imenting the abilities of
Mr. Ellis and sanctioning the selection.
and said that the ''sacrific s. Mr.. Ellis
made will not go unappreciated by the
republicans of the state. Senator Bur-
ton issued SINH ar statement.
Mr.. Ellis is widely acquainted through
out the state, is familiar with all gu 81
tons at issue. both in state and national
po itics, and knows how to be discreet.
Henry A. Williams chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee at the present time, is
now national bank examiner for the
Cieveland-Pittsburg district, the best pay
ing national bank examine. job in the
country, and it was necessary for him to
resign.
Ellis Is Foot Free.
In his statement Mr.. Ellis says that
he neither desires nor expects to be a
candidate for any Office, "either now or
later, nor will my influence be used for
or against any candidate for republi-
can nomination In Ohio This referred
to the talk of Mr.. Ellis as a candidate
for COVE. nor on the republican ticket,
and to possible senatorial aspirations.
The senatorial fight is giving as much
trouble In the state as the gubernatorial
nomination. Senator Dick wants to sue
coed himself, and there are a number Of
other candidates in the field, including
Ha ry Daugherty of Columbus.
Mr.. Ellis will do some stumping for
the republican party in Indiana, Illinois
and Iowa in the congressional campaign
2ext fall.