The sun., 1912-08-05
|SAY IT'S MORE LUCK
FOR CONGRESSMAN cox
Ohio Political Observers so Re-.
gard DillOn's Withdrawal
From Race.
REPUBLICANS LOSE HE\b
No One TO Run for Go,cyu,r
Against Dayton Man--Thim
Ticket Blamed.

| 'tOXS luck. lnlS was an EXPRESSION
frequently heard about Ohio during tho
last week. when Republicans of the State
were thrown into n near panic hv tho
realization that they had headlcss State
ticket. The expression referred to the
fortuitous circumstances which have
marked the career Of Congressman James
NJ Cox, Democratic nominee for Governor.
Fifteen years ago he went 10 Dayton with
"A few hundred dollars, saved after several
years hard work as reporter and private
secretary to the late Congressman Paul
J. Sorg, wealthy tobacco man nf Middle
town. and used il to such good advantage.
together with his native pluck and brains
and the aforesaid luck. that he is now
so well of financially as TO be in posi-
ton to play with politics. Things hav.
broken very nicely for him, it's true but
his success hardly can be attributed to
luck.
1t must be ;ldiuitted, however, that when
he went to Dayton that city us ,Oep
presented "a situation with regard 10
newspapers not paralleled in another
city equally large and progressive; for
while as newspaper publisher he had
rivals he had no real competitors, and
when ne decided to run for Congress he
also had rivals, but these same rivals.
representing of course "A divided oppos.
ton made his entry into Washington
froli district then normally Republican
a genuine cinch. He twice has been re-
elected and both times. OF course, has
benefited by Republicans being split
several ways. factionallv speaking.
In June he was nominated for Governor
in d wakaway. In two weeks the Chicago
convention caused enough turmoil to
pave his way toward the State Capitol
and a month later, to make assurance
of his landing the Governor Office doubly
sure, the Republican candidate, Judge
IL. B Dillon. suddenly decided To quit
the ticke.. Another eSemplitication Of
the Cox luck people said.
| Ohio Democrats. from present indica-
tion-, don't have To bestir themselves TO
auy great extent to win the Governor
ship this fall, This too. in a State where
six years ago n Republican nomination
was considered equivalent to an elect ion
With the prestige of three successive
victories in the State the Democrats are
laying their plans with every confidence
OF winning again.
There is an element of doubt Of course
I for in 1894 Roosevelt carried OH o by a
! quarter of million plurality and Last
( spring, i'll a primary with Tart as his ol-
!, ponent. he carried the State with "a margin
of i7.W". Republicans and Roosevelt
, supporters think the State ticket with
, Dillon at the head was destined to be a
!, pullor Of votes \ new Gubernat orial
candidate. if his nam" appears on both
tickets as is proposed 10y Roosevelt men
may develop some strength " Roosevelt
comes into the State ~ campaign Tor the
ticket hut the chances at this time all are
favorable to IA Cox victory and this may
mean the same thing IA the Harmon
landslide of two years ago, when bunch
of Democratic candidates for Congress
the judiciary and county offices, limped
=. in.
h Ohio Roosevelt men. in suggesting a
1 fusion movement whereby the regular
. Republican nominees would be put Oh
n both the Republican and bull moose
" party tickets. without being COMPELLED
" tp pledge themselves 10 Roosevelt sup
:, distinctly frowned may have made the
!. proposal without authority. for Col
Roosevelt may veto the plan Mt Chicago
Monday. when he l. consulted. Inc
T President friends will fight the sugges-
= ton and Use their influence in the State
. committee to have selected a. the party
: nominee in place of Judge Dillon an out
and out Taft man. The Taft people con-
: tro, the committee but there Is some
2 difference of opinion among them and q
. few members Of the committee counted
T favorable to the President are said TO
! see IA ray Of hope for the party in the State
a if fusion can be arranged. just nov there
seeu,, to bc slim prospects OF the con-
mitteo selecting n nominee who would
Join the other candidates or be permitted
To join them in accepting Roosevelt
A Endorsement
t The Taft members Of tho committee
- who are disposed to favor the proposed
, attempt at party harmony are said 10
,, include the two Cincinnati members.
, senator Fred Bader and Peter ". Iurr,
Their tentative adhesion 10 the plan indI-
q Gates the opinion OF loahers OF the 'ln-
. cinnati Republican, organization thar "
! would aid in the election Of the Hamilton
y county ticket,
Chairman Brown did not ask the Taft
. members to act upon the proposal inS
I week, but 10 give 1t consideration and he
a prepared to act August IN, "hen a hohh-
I nee IL To h. selected.
Most Of the Taft committeeman and
the Taft leaders on the ground. includlng
Harry NJ. Daughcrty. Lewis {. laylli
Z and Willsm H. Miller of WilmingtoH;
: secuted the propo-' as 'inposs,bl" OF
= consideration hy any Taft adherent
! They are in search Of a candidate VIVA
would bo an mldisgnisable Taft candi'
date. The Taft men frankly say the,
wish 10 do nothing until after the Bun
Moose convention. The Roosevelt incn
slV petitions to nominate y kroH"fcI.
state ticket will not be started until attef
: that convention.
Without IA single word OF comment t!ie
: committee heard read and then accepted
the resignation of Judge Dillon. Judga
Dillon did not appear before the committee
He sen, "A tcrsely phrased statement,
= That document did not fully meet it'
. expectations either Of the Taft OF RooSe'
. welt men
5 His declaration, MIR. Taft, whom |
shall support. is now Justly entitled .,
2 an out and out Taft man as nomi' c'''
= was heraldcd by Taftite. Us shoW'!
& where Dillon stood. Roosevelt men, wa
(, recalled that Dillon had told them Pe :
for Roosevelt. emphasized the "'i
"now" in that sentence. towhich tnyT s''o
the i"'erDretation that Dillon dld !,
. consider himself II Taft canddAI" ''i
|. having failed 10 make head cay q, 10 i'n
: factional candidate because Tat ''i'''
c would not consent to hi. bclr2 'i -
tickets he washed his hands Of thr " +. ~
matter and put II M Ia Preside, 't' ~
name his own oanddntn.
| Roosevelt men pointed uu, that l'' /,
had forowarniug there Was to l" I'd + ~"
ticket in Ohio before he accented W"
I aominqtion. because that ann0un'''"N
:. was made by Col, Roosevelt ~ m'ak'
.@iore the second session oG th' WV
c convention.