The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-11
0HIO'S CHOICE
Sends Penereue to United States Senate
il Place Il Di K.
HELPS HARM0k'S CAUSE

Plscc Of kean and From New York
II is Hoped a Good Man WIZ
Go.
TIE Washington correspondent OF
tie Augusta Chronicle says Governo.
Harmon has Won out again and
strengthened himself at home An
abroad through the action OF the
caucus OF the Democratic members OF
the Oa.o legislature II selecting Al
lee poEecone :or United States Sea-
a,or 10 succeed Charles 4. Dick.
The friends Of Pomeroue IN the
Ohio delegation are confident taat
his selection viii be great :aine for
the party nationally. and brinc ::it"
the United States Senate aaotner
strong man. L Is especially pleas
ing 20 friends who are backing Jn,'-
son Harmon 20. the Democratic noia-
nation in 1912. to7 ;hry belle. tbs
new evidence OF his strength a :"!fe
vii. help hi., naturally ab-os..
TIE United States seaato-ship fight
IN Ohio IS one Of the foGr IN which
the Dem nocra;:c party is v!tailJ inter-
ested. The other contests are Me-
York. New Jersey. aad one taat "'.l
be p.ectp!tated IN Wes, Virgin: {"
select successor 20 Senator Eikins.
I. the OHIO contest had brought
abou. any charges Of corruption or
bribery. or even anything savoEins OF
unseer,ly tactics. it would have been
EN- bar.assing 20 the party end pari!c-
u,arly distressing the Democracy II
these early days OF its ;rian:Fa. II
the interests OF tie pcor,e was not 10
be served By the retirement OF men
like Charles 4. Dick. Chauncey De-
pew. and John kea2. ,hea the coun-
Try would rot be disposed 10 t:ust
the Democratic party with complete
na:.oaa! control.
Contests IN New York and New
Jersev are now OF. In the former
! state t: IS reported taat Tammany
IS in complete control and tsas
Charles F. Murphy can put in the
United S,a.es senate any man he
chooses. The st.on :es, Kind OF pres
sure is being brought TO bear on
Murphy 20 the end that Ae may name
the right kind OF man. However.
any man chosen will be known as
Mur7hy's choice.
Woodrow Wilson. the new gov
e-ro- OF New Jersey. is making
ta.d fgh; 20 7.c"ent the election OF
former Senator lanes Smith. He IS
backing James :. MARITIME. who was
endorsed for the senatcrship in the
Democratic pri!narr Il "a sa.t Smith
IS no: a proper man TO represent
New Jersey in the senate. and that
his selection would be 4 calamity for
tie parry
when the primary was on It vas
not thought -eGo;el: possible that
be would oGe.. Now ,ha; the OPP
portuni;y for the people . express
their choic, is past. he wishes TO sub
mi, bis claims 20 the legislature
which he believes IS friendly. Ad-
vices received. however. are 10 the
!! cTec, that Woodrow Wilson has
enough Strength 10 defeat the cleo
:.or o. Smith. even Il !:e IS rot able
20 win with MaTtine.
Detyias the criticism that has
sprung Up as the result OF his active
participation - this a:At. which has
led 20 h!c, being callei dictator.
Governor Wilson las insisted that re
is a leader and not boss. and that
ne IS commissioned by tie people 70
Go the very work &c is dong.
Unless the OHIO legislature can be
Influenced" IS was the Illinois leg
stature which c3cse LorimeT. !: IS
safe 70 say that Pomeroae will come
10 the senate. lie aad barely enough
votes 70 elect il the caucus. and there
has been talk OF bolt and the Sc
lection o. someone else: but little
weigh = attached 20 these stories.
The Democrats in tie Ohio delega-
;ioc 81: Fcme-one IS all right and
has no Interests - serve apar: from
those OF the people.
Had man OF large wc,!th. or one
prominently identified with the o!s
corporations. been chosen from Calo.
i Ia conceded !; would have serious
y embarrassed Governor Harmon It
is roi TOO Mach 20 say that be aas
been strengthened as 7 presidential
candidate by t.e action OF the dem
ocrats 0. rs STATE The genera! I'M
preston here is that he will give
rood accoua; cf himself during the
mex, ;so Years. Az. strengthen the
favorable opinion already formed OF
rim oS iaaie-