The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-12
FRIDAY, JAN. -. 1912.
SOMETHING ABOUT OHIO.

.NNhat of Ohio" is not a new
question of politics, especially in Re-
publican politics. The Buckeye state
has been conspicuous in politics ever
since the Northwest territory was Gre
ated in 1857, and the attitude OF tha1
state has been of interest To the whole
countr every four years since 1885,
when the Republican party was or
ganized. In the first national con-
vention Of the Republican party ohlo
had TWO favoritc sons whose names
were before the country. Judge John
Mclean of lhe United States supreme
court and Salmon i. Chase, but both
names were withdrawn before the
convention, though many votes were
cast for Mclean. In 1850 Ohio again
was divided between Mclean and
Chase. but Lincoln was nominated,
and ohio cast her electoral vote for
him. In 1864, preliminary to the
convention, Chase. though a mem-
her of L%incoln's cabinet. was n re-
ceptivc candidate for the nomination.
but the political atmosphere cleared
before June and Lincoln was rcnom-
mated hN reclamation.
In 1865 and 1872 ohio was for
Grant, nl1 'tt1t tlIItl ItpipIlNtli WI
gan of tho state. the Cincinnati Com
mercial. bottled the nomination in
1872 and supported Greeley. Still.
Ohio's electoral vote went to Grant
in both years. In 1875 ohio WAS for
Hayes. and Vet did lot expect him
to he nominated. In 1880 the state
presented the name of John Sherman
az its candidate. hut there We're ten
Ohio delegates who never voted for
him. but went to Blaine and Ed
munds. and il was only when the
name OF Garfield was sprung on the
last ballot that Ohio voted as IL unit
in the convention.
Ii 1854 Foraker nominated Sher-
man, and Judge West. the blind ora
tor from the same state, made the
speech nominating James G. Blaine.
Ohio was again divided in the con-
vention. The same was true in 1888.
when a faction did not vote for Sher-
mans nomination.
In 1892 the Ohio delegates We're
nominally for Harrison. but voted for
Mckinley. and in 1896 the friends Of
Foraker controlled the state conNcn-
tion and named the delegates to the
national convention: hut Foraker,
leader of the faction that had been
opposed to Mckinley and Hanna in
state politics. nominated his rival in
the national convention. Foraker
men had control of the party ma
chinery. but rolled up the biggest
majority for Mckinley ever known in
the state up to that time.
In 1908 there was Il strong senti-
$500. -, nL;.. ~, fa1nr ff t1nr1, Ham
ma for president. and only his refusal
to give 1t countenance and later his
death In February prevented a dem
onstration favorable to his nominal
ton i'm place of Roosevelt. In 1908
Ohio was for the second time united
and enthusiastic for the nomination
of a favoritc son. with hope n con-
fdence in his nomination and cleo
ton.
Ohio has bcen in n state of poll
teal eruption for a hundred years.
and with virile men in politics neith-
err party has been often united be-
fore the date of selecting candidates.
New parties and factions have -four
ished there for many years. and some
times strong leaders have sullled in
their tents after election. but they did
not carry the people with them. The
electoral vote of Ohio has been cast
for the Republican ticket in every
national election since 1856. with the
exception of 1892, when one vote went
to Cleveland. with tw%enty-three for
Harrison.
Ohio had Il Nallandigham with a
considerable following in 1859, gave
encouragement to the liberal move
ment in 1872, to greenbackism in
1874, and to mugwumpery in 1884,
but these demonstrations We're no,
lasting. and at the polls the Buckeyes
voted the old tickets. They know how
to scrap before the convention and
get together on election day.
Senator Foraker said in 1896. 1--WE
are going to ave harmony if we
have to fight for it," and they had
both. the fight coming first and the
harmony behind Mckinley after
ward. June is a better time to size
up Ohio in politics than January.
They nave rare days in June which
breed harmony rather than strife.