The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-06-14
MOUNT VERNON, OHIO
8 MONUMENT SQUARE
HERRlck's LOST OPPORTUNITY

remember that when Dick was taken
ont OF the house and sent to the SEN
ate to fill a vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Hama. six years ago,
Myron r. Herrick was governor of
Ohio, ana Warren G.. Harding was lieu
tenant governor
That was the hey-day of Herrick's
popularity. Only few months before
he was elected governor by over l00,-
900 as result of spirited campaign
for "Herrick Harding, Hanna and
Harmony"
Herrick had been governor but a
few weeks when Senator Hanna was
reelected One mouth later Senator
Hanna died, and Immediately the
same legislature which reelected him
was confronted with the duty of Sc
1ecting a successor to fili out more
than year of his uneXpired term and
also for the full. term ensuing.
Those OF you who remember the cir.
cumstances will recall that most of
the Republican members of the legis.
lature favored the election of Herrick.
His popularity had not yet begun to
wane. Senator Foraker also urged
Herrick to become his colleague.
All this was before Dicks name was
seriously considered in connection
with the senatorship.
You will remember, perhaps, how
Herrick refused the offer of Foraker
and Republican members of the legis
Iature. He declared Sacred trust
had been reposed in him which he
was bound to fulfll, and that he
would serve out his time in the gov
ernor's Office before seeking other po
litical honors.
II was well understood then that the
reason why Herrlcl would not accept
the senatorship which he could have
had without opposition, was because
Harding would have succeeded to the
vacancy in the governors office. Her
rick and the Hanna cohorts feare'
that such change would restore th
Foraker faction to control The sac
red trust Herriclt had in mind wa
to keep the Foraker faction out o
power.
Had Herrick taken the senatorshil
he might have escaped the wltherinl
unpopuarity which developed durini
his disastrous administration, fol
4, IA "A -
the polls in 1905. and he would now b
IA candidate for reelection to the ser
ate.
After Herrick turucd down all o'
crtures, Dick became the only aspii
ant for the vacant senatOrship and II
was elected withg,H oppositton ia
the uneXpired term aud ensuing fu
term as Herrick might have beer
Now Dick is candidate for re.cie
ton, and HerriclS IL believed TO be
dark horse" candidate who Is wal
ing to see whether Republican lc;
islature Is elected with view
matching his purse against the i5O
O00 votes Dick received al the polls.
Herrick helped to eliminate E'oral
'ar He probably feels that II IL sci
bis sacred trust to Keep the Fo
aker faction out OF power. But III
funny part OF Il all Is that he woul
now violate that Sacred trust whic
he felt encumhcut upon him six yeai
ago TO hold the Hanna forces intac
by also trying with the power Of h
purse 70 eliminate Dick who was ila
mas chief lieutenant in all OF Hanna
political battles In ohio
No wonder the Republican voters
Ohio are 30 thoroughly disgusted thu
they are resolved TO iortify GoyernC
IIannon's reelection this year by Il
election of legislature with a Dem
cratic majority In both branches
give him united support aud TO sett
the unseemly &. o. D. wraugle over Il
ssenatOrship.