Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-11
HARMON'S
TROUBLE
is over
Ohio Democrats Select Good
Man for Senator.
Governor Can Now Turn Attention to
Other State Affairs and the PFeSi-
ideRdy---HllSOn Still Has to Win
New jerseys Senatorial Fight.

Washington, d. c., January 10.-The
settlement of the Senatorship in Ohio
by the election of progressive Demo-
crat, wholly free from corporation
chains, has filled the souls of Demo-
cratic leaders here with satisfaction.
Ohioans here regard Atlee Pomer-
enc, who has gained the caucus nomi-
nation in their state, as a distinct asset
to the party nationally. Unfettered by
business alliances that would classify
him with the unresponsive elements lr
warp his judgment i'll dealing with
public questions, it is contended ne
will come to the Senate, unbiased and
open-minded, with no predictions
that will prevent his standing square
ly for the soundest and safest Demo-
cratic principles on every proposition.
Friends of Governor Harmon are par
ticularly gratified at the outcome of
the Senatorship fight in the state.
Pomeron is his personal and political
friend, and while it is not claimed here
that his selection by the Democratic
caucus has strengthened Harmon's
Presidential chances throughout the
country, it is contended that the sue
cess Of the Governor gracefully clears
a political pitfall that might have been
b;c ,,Ddoinu
Settlement of the Ohio ISenatorship
struggle will, beyond doubt, redouble
interest in the New Jersey situation.
Harmon having cleared his Senatorial
hurdle without hitting the top rail, the
friends of Governor-eiect Woodrow
Wilson will be more anxious than be
fore that the outcome in his state shall
be satisfactory to him While Wilson's
friends in Washington feel that victory
in the fight between himself and James |
Smith, Jr., will greatly improve his
status as a Presidential candidate, be !
cause of the open battle in which ne
has engaged, they contend that defeat |
will not diminish ii nor minimize his
chances The argument by which this
is sustained is that it never |
hurts a public man to make a losing
fight for a righteous cause so long as
he fights gamely and squarely. The
thing that hurts is to compromise his
principles for the sake of political eX-
pediency, which was what Theodore
did at Saratoga when he
the incorporation into the
platform of standpat'
tariff plank utterly at variance with
his expressions on the subject in the
West
The fight Wilson is making in New
Jersey now is simply the logical resl.t
that was to have been expected from
what Wilson said on the stump before
his election. 1t is merely proof of his
sincerity and ought not to surprise
anyone,
A week before his election Dr. Will
son, in an interview, made this state
ment: q believe in political organ
izations that confine themselves %
politics, but | am opposed to political
organizations with a business end |
That sort of an organization should be
hit on the head with a club. Since
the election he has characterized Mr. |
Smith as the leader of that sort of an
organization and he is very frankly
doing his best to hit him on his polit-
ical head with a club. And the general |
Democratic hope here is that he win
succeed.