The Washington herald., 1911-05-21

legislation is killed by lobbyists and that
much bad legislation is passed by lob
byIsts
in 1905. Mr.. johnson gave out an in
terview in which he said that / ought to
be nominated for governor. I had not
talked with him. nor heard from him, and
] didn't see the interview until the Sec
ond day after its publication. reporter
spoke to me about it and / thought he
was joking. 1 was not inclined. however.
to dispute Mr.. Johnsons judgment. An
other local candidate came before the
primaries in our county. / beat him six
TO one. So / was in the race officially
and in earnest. The anti-Johnson men,
after some wandering around. centered on
Judson Harmon. who was nominated on
the second ballot. I was seventy-five
votes short in convention composed OF
about 900 delegates.
"The contest had been spirited, bitter
perhaps, and feeling ran high among the
factions. Called on to sound a note OF
cheer at my own funeral, 1 counseled
harmony. pleading for it, but thanking
my friends for their help and sincerity.
The speech helped matters in the party
and was Of great benefit to me personally.
/ campaigned the State and thus extend
ed my acquaintance. Harmon was elect
ed. He was renominated in 1910 by ac-
clamation. i was temporary and perma-
nent chairman of the convention. There
were several candidates for lieutenant
governor.
Compelled to Take an Office.
"At the calling of the roll. delegates
began voting for Pomerene. I didn't
want the nomination, going to the floor
and saying So Instead. I meant to be-
a candidate for United States Senator
g. LoI II t1,a1 aeyFc-
lature. But 1 was nominated, even though
I stood up and vigorously said I should
refuse the honor. I left the convention
fully determined that should decline to
go on the ticket. But I underestimated
the pressure. I listened for a day or two
while my friends talked: likewise, I read
many kilograms and letters. and then
yielded to what seemed to be party
necessity Nevertheless, my mind was
shut for good with respect to the Sem
atorship. / should be candidate for
the office no matter what happened. Last
January 1 was elected
do the Democrats Of Ohio believe
that Gov. Harmon will be nominated next
year for PRESIDENT"
They do. absolutely. He has been the
ablest and the most active governor In
all our history as a Commonwealth
Elected the first time by 1900 plurality.
ne was reelected in November, 1910, by.
a plurality exceeding 10000 votes. many
Of which were cast by Republicans. He
IS Democrat thror\;h and through. has,
plenty of courage ami tremendous energy
and is one Of the best lawyers in the
country. being enabled TO see daylight
through a dense legal tangle as quickly
as any one ever heard off,
So runs the story and such are the
views Of the man who is now managing
Judson Harmon's campaign for the Pres
idential nomination. who will be Judson
Harmon's chief helper and conndant II
the Ohio governor becomes the Demo-
cratic candidate. and who will probably
sit in the next Cabinet II the country
refuses TO re-elect Mr.. Taft. He can look
very grave and also very pleasant. A.
an orator he is fervid and direct. When
he talks. face to face. there II some.
cause to his words while he constructs
the sentence that win express his mean
ing. A trim and precise man externally.
he endeavors to be trim and precise IN
his thinking and speaking.
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