The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-13

Things-Rlohard Pearson Hobsor
Prominent Among the Gentle Sex
Democrats Agree That Taft viii Be
Next Republican Candidate.
Spring Lake, n. j.. Sept. l3-Em
met O'Neal. governor Of Alabama,
and positive person. sat in the
house Of governors and listened to
western governors say pretty things
about the initiative, referendum and
the recall until he got tired. Then
he rose up, grabbed the recall in his
right hand, slapped II, pulled its nose,
kicked 1t in the shine and slom.
med II down with a few remarks to
the effect that he had low opinion
of folks who held by such insidiOus
popular vagaries. Whereupon Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson of New Jer-
sey, who had been smiling rlacidly
and beaming on all the governors in
sight. hustled to his feet to iemark
that the governor of Alabama might
know what was going on in his own
state. but that elsewhere in land
full OF slippery officials such state
ments were pifIie.
The set.to between the governor OF
Alabama and the governor of New
jersey perked up the session consid.
erably. Drowsy governors who had
leaned their ears for six hours
against solemn speeches calling for
some more power to the governors
and speeches acclaiming the recall
as divine institution. Strengthened
their backs and began to take an in.
terest in the proceedings. There was
a bellicose look 10 O'Neal md VIII
sons Jaw muscles were workiig, but
nothing happened after all. So the
governors leaned back TO watch Con-
gresham Richard Pearson Hohson
OF Merry-smack fame ariiculate
among the women suffrasists and
wait till the dinner gong sounded
Politics, at least the variety of pol
itics that concern the personal am
billions Of those present, we're ta-
booed. The two governors who are
expected to be leading candidates
before the next Democratic national
convention ~ Woodrow Wilson and
Governor Harmon - were am iably
mum. Lots of people tried to get
Governor Harmon in corner and
extract Views and opinions from him
but II wasn't any. use. The most
that could be obtained was the re-
mark that Governor Baldwin of Con
necticht seemed to be mighty well
thought of in that state and that
MASSACHUSETTS, appeared to set con
siderable store by Governor Foss
Governor Wilson pooh-poohed all the
talk of politics. One thing stuck out
sharply from these corridor conver-
satlons-the Democratic governors to
a man figure President Taft as a Ger.
tainty for the Republican nomination
In 1912. Taft. they say, is the man
they will have to beat If there is any
beating done The Democ-a at any
rate, don't seem to take much stock
In the LaFollette boom.
Governor Norris OF Montana made
an address on Strengthening the
Power OF the Executive" The Mon
tanan thinks that people are playing
a joke on themselves by olectlng
governors at all, They put him in
Office and expect him to do lot of
important things that are whc'ly out
OF his power. Then the governor
squirms and wriggles about and
makes himself and everybody else
uncomfortable He ought 20 have
the power, the governor said, OF re-
moving inefficient state officials. and
the right to initiate legislation and
refer II TO the voters. The recall.
Governor Norris declared, would rob
public officials of their independence
OF character. firmness OF conviction
and lcygltg r. rrinqirIA