The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-03-22
DEMOCRATS WILL
MEET IN TOLEDO
Harmon Forces Pick June 4
and 5 as Convention Date.
MOORE PRIMARY PLAN wins

Permits Any Candidate For PresI.
doncy Who Can Get 5000 sigma
lures TO Petition to Have Name
Placed on Ballot at May Primary.
Governors Chief Lieutenant Issues
Statement In Which He Reads Gar.
Der Out Of the Democratic Party.
Columbus, o., March 20.--From be
ginning to end the meeting Of the
Democratic central committee was
dominated by the friends Of Cover
nor Harmon, who selected Toledo as
the place for holding the state CON
vention and June and the dates,
the same being held before the date
Of the national gathering at Balti-
more on June rs. The anti-HarmOn
men wanted to hold the state con-
vention July 16 and II. The Harmon
men hope to enforce the unit rule on
national delegates at the state con-
vention.
Temporary officers of the conven-
ton were chosen as follows:
Chairman, George S. Long, Troy;
secretary, George B. Christian, Ma
rion; sergeant-atarms, James De
Vine, Cleveland.
Two presidential preference pri-
mary plans were presented. Congress
man Whitaker Of Canton, anti-Har-
mon, presented plan which merely
called for the election of six dele
| gates-at-large to the Democratic ma
tional convention and three presiden-
tial electors-at-large, to be elected at
the statewide primary May 81, when
the district delegates will also be
! elected.
Ed Moore. Harmon chief, intro
duced a plan whereby any candidate
for president, who presented peti-
tions signed by 5000 voters, should
have his name placed on the ballot
in. the statewide primary May 81.
Then the candidate receiving the
largest number Of votes should ap-
point the six delegates-at-large
,Moore's plan won by vote Of IA
to Z.
| CANS Garpor boa0tor.
After the meeting E. H. Moore
gave. out the following statement: .
"The action of the Democratic state
central committee affords to the
Democratic electorate Of the state an
opportunity for the expression Of its
will. 1t means that Governor Har-
mon will be overwhelmingly selected
as the presidential preference Of
Ohio's Democracy, and that there
will be a solid and enthusiastic dele
cation for him from Ohio. 1t sounds
the political death knell of National
Committeeman CARRIER and the elm
ination of Garberism in Ohio. The
remnants of his machine will be no
more successful in opposing Cover
nor Harmon's candidacy for the pres
idency than 1t was in opposing his
reelection for governor two years
ago, when he was reelected by more
than 100000 plurality.
| "Mr. CARRIER. who has been boast
ing outside of the state that he will
be delegate-at-large, opposed to
Governor Harmon, will not be able
to get into his county convention.
much less into his state convention,
except as a spectator or on proxy.
I predict that it will be many years
before another so-called Democratic
machine can be organized in this
state to make common cause with a
like corrupt Republican machine.
"In order that the Democrats Of
the nation might be given the oppor-
tunity to know the strength of the
governor in his own state, this pri-
mary plan provides for the printing
Of any candidates name upon the
ballot upon the petition of 5000
voters-less than l per cent of the
electorate-and does not make the
candidates consent condition
! precedent for that purpose, lest 1t
might be urged that the delicacy of
an outside candidate would prevent
his giving that consent.
"This opportunity for the expires.
sion OF the popular will, wrung from
the hands Of an unwilling committee,
. will furnish at the polls the best an.
, swer to the governors traducers,
and the best evidence of his tremen-
dous popularity with the voters OF
his own party. His untiring service
In behalf of the whole people has
gained for him among the people OF
the state, regardless of party, pop
ularity unprecedented among public
, men in the history Of this state"
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