The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-14
POMERENE' :
Continued from rage One.

"Tf what l have said peases you
then 1 am glad. If Il does not
please you cannot help 1t. l spoke
my firm convictions and those alone.
Here In this Democratic, Gibraltar
the feeling in this Democratic
the feeling seemingly exists that the
election of state Chairman Hanley
can have no other effect than to di-
vide the party into hostile armies
and create division that inc eitably
seriously will involve the administra-
tion of Coy. Harmon. The immediate
effect of the speech as Interpreted by
those who heard 1t tonight, Is that II
will have q serious effect on the Han
ley candidacy. The effect II will have
on the candidacy of Mr.. Pomerene
himself apparently will not be learn
ed until after the people of the state
particularly the Democrats. have had
a chance to read 1t and think II over.
A disposition to delay judgment
was noticeable among the Democrats
making up the crowd here tonight.
The necessity Of having men in the
senate who will represent the whole
people rather than public service cor
porations or a political machine was
the text from which Mr.. Pomerene
spoke. In celebrating on this theme
Mr. Pomerene said he had question
which he wanted to put before every
voter in Ohio as follows:
N VIII People Stnad For HanIcyp
'.Do the public service corporations
need another representative in the
United states senate and If so are
the people going to stand for it?"
He said that If he was convinced
majority of his party was hostile to
his candidacy he would withdraw at
once and called on Mr.. Hanley to
take the same position.
IN senatorial toga is beautiful
garment when II comes without
money and without price, but 1t Is a
miserable rag when it is bought and
/ for one do not want IL at such a
cost" he said.
one of the most significant things
about the meeting n gathering that
established new political epoch In
Ohio, was the response that greeted
the sentiment that the voters must
have a chance to express themselves
directly on the selection of United
state senators.
w. d. Fulton, Democratic member.
elect from Licking county was at the
meeting. He refused. however. to
commit himself in any way either as
to his vote on the scnatorshlp or as
to what he thought about the innova-
tion of senatorial campaigning. Full
ton, his friends say, thinks he has a
chance to land the speakership of the
house of representatives.
Licking county's representative, w.
ID. Fulton. declined tonight to com
init himself on the senatorship. but
It is known he is not friendly to Mr..
Pomerene. Representative Fulton met
Mr.. Pomerene at the station, enter
tained him at dinner at the Sher-
wood and. escorted him to the Penn
sylvania station. The general senti-
ment here is friendly to Pomerene.
Mr.. Pomercne said i'm part:
"rhe question which Is now interest
ing the people of Ohio Is one of prin-
ciple rather than of men. Who the
coming senator shall be Is not of so
much importance as 20 know what
he shall be. Is the Democratic party
going to part from its mooring or
are we going to keep faith? For
twenty-five years and longer we have
been deprecating the practice OF
sending men to legislative halls ma
tional and state, who have been al
lied constantly and closely with the
interests, so-called. This has not been
idle talk. The great plain people OF
the country have realized that the
important legislation of our country
has been dictated and controlled by
the interests in their behalf and with
out due consideration to the public.
For years the great moneyed in
forests have controlled the tariff leg
islation, the railroad and transporta-
tion legislation and the disposition OF
our public resources. For many
years the representatives of the pub
lie service corporations have been
better able to take care of their re.
spective interests than the represen-
tatiyes of the people, who are often
unskllled in these subjects. AS a re-
suit evils have been constantly ars-
ing which requires correction. The
voters realize this situation and for
twenty-five years and longer they
have been crying out against the
practice CT sending people to the leg
islative halls whose whole lives have
been spent In the service of the large
81 am not here to impugn the mo.
tives of any man, but | do say that