The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-18
HARMON LEADS g
IN PAPER POLL
Woodrow Wilson Comes
Next In Favor.
BRYAN GETS NARY A VOTE


Difference Of Opinion Between
Senator Bailey and Champ Clark
over Manner Of Revising Tariff.
ohio's Governor Speaks at Confer.
enoe Preceding Banquet.
Baltimore. jan. 1S.-The much.ad-
vertised Democratic conference here
developed radical difference OF
opinion between Senator Bailey OF
Texas and Champ Clark, speaker-to-
be, over the method the Democrats
should follow in revising the tarir.
Otherwise it was perfectly proper
harmony conference, harmless and
full OF good cheer.
The nearest approach to the bu2-
zing of the presidential bee was the
taking of poll on fayOrite candi
dates by Baltimore newspaper.
This count was taken on the speciai
train from Washington which brought
about 800 representatives, senators
and other guests. Judson Harmon
led by q good-si2ed margin as the ia
vorite candidate. and Woodrow VII
son came next Bryan and Governor
Foss OF Massachusetts got nary
vote.
Eleven hundred plates were laid at
the banquet and the diners included
most of. the new Democratic mem
bers of the house of representatives
and many senators in official life.
Theodore NJ. Bell Of California,
William Jennings Bryans close
friend, declared that fate had de
creed that Mr. Bryan never should
be president of the United States and
that the Democratic party would not
again be called upon to nominate
him. 1t was the only time that
Bryan's name was mentioned in the
| days proceedings.
The fact that Mr.. Bell took occa
sion after speaking OF Bryan to sing
the praises of Champ Clark led many
TO suspect that the peerless leader is
preparing to throw his support to the
Missourian in the coming race for
the Democratic nomination.
In his speech at the conference
preceding the banquet Governor Har'
mon said, among other things: "The
people have now decided TO try the
Democratic party again, after an un
usually long interval and 1t is for us
who are chosen to act on its behalf
to justify their confidence. We car
only do IT by each one individual.
devoting his time and talents to the
public business with an eye single tC
the general good, and by all actins
in cordial harmony TO accomplish tn,
common purpose. Personal prefer
ences, iealousies and ambitions mus
not be allowed to spring up an
| breed confusion in council and a,
tlon We are not Cnly on trial, bu
| it's limited trial. We must b,
| faithful I'm the few things entrusted
to MS before we can hope to be giyer
more OF even to keep what we have
one Of the things which it is plain
| the people will no longer tolerate /,
the narrow partisanship which treat,
party supremacy as an end instead OF
a means, and seeks to perpetuate IL n
ways which demOralize the publ,
| service. a party must now reach tn,
reason and conscience Of the voters o
the years OF its rule are soon mum
bered.
For 1G years the Republican part
has controlled the body which Origi
mates all appropriations of the none!
collected from the people, For almos
as long that party has managed tn
entire government. SO on it rests thG
responsibility. . this has now beer
brought home \ lth indignant prot esi
National Extravaganza.
During that period the expenses o
the army have increased fourfold, o
the navy Gvefold, Of the sundry civi
service fourfold. Have the real pub
lie needs required this multiplication
Of demands on the people for funds
If so, what are those needs, and wht
created them? The cost Of othe
branches of the government has great
ly swollen, too, until the total eX
penses have nearly trebled, not count
ing the Panama canal and congress /
appropriates $1,000, 100000 ever
year. Are these enormous sums reall
required for the proper conduct of tn
public business? Are they spent will
prudent watchfulness for purpose
wisely chosen and planned, so tina
the people who supply them get jus
returns in public benefits?
When we can attention to thi
nazing growth in the cost of admin
: istratlon, we are asked what eNpendi
. | off CIV
us a look at the books and into tn
methods of donig business and we wi
tell. We now have the opportunity
Let us take IL.
This subject Is closely conneete
with another, and the two are ehiefi
what the thunder was about In M
\ | vember.
Needless expenditure OF money doe