The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-09
GOVERNOR At
THE BANQUET
Harmon Attends Jackson
Day Dinner After Sending
Regrets.
He MENTIONS CANDIDACY
Says no One Can Fail to Ap-
preciate Mention as a
Possibility.
Happy to Have Been Able
to Right Some of the
Wrongs in Ohio.

WlOllSS Ill OHlO.
Columbus, O.. Jan. 0.--For the
first time in public Govern
or Harmon last night mentioned his
presidential boom. The occasion was
the annual jackson day banquet Of
the Franklin County Democratic club
at the Southern hotel, which the GOV.
crncr attended after he had written "a
letter expressing regrets at expected
inability to attend. His unheralded
entrance was a signal for an outburst
Of applause from the 400 Democrats
present.
Toastmaster Karb had finished
reading the letter when the governor,
who returned from New Yorl, on an
earlier train than he had expected,
walked in. Marching straight past
John j. Lentz. who is head of the new
Democratic Progressive league. or
gani2ed to fight Harmon in Ohio. he
laid his hand on Mr.. Lentz's shoulder
in fatherly, patronizing way The
crowd took the cue and laughed.
The Past secure.
In mentioning his presidential cam
didacy Governor Harmon declared no
one could fail to appreciate mention
of his name as a possibility lie said
he sometimes doubted his fitness for
the tremendous responsibility which
the presidency entails.
THANK God the past Is secure"
said he. 81 am deeply grateful that
I should have been chosen to right
some of the wrongs from which we
have suffered In Ohio" He alluded
briefly to the administrations work IN
breaking up the treasury gratis, equal
izing taxation, enacting the working
mems compensation act and putting
state institutions on a business basis.
'When you mention me in connec-
tion with the presidency l know our
administration has merited the con-
hdence OF the people, and whatever
man will represent the Democratic
party in Washington, he must set
himself about TO work for the abolition
OF special privilege. That's what
Democracy means"
Stealing Democratic Thunder.
Lawton r. Iiemans Of Michigan and
S. A. Hoslllns OF WapalSoneta, who
spoke on THE New View" declared
Republican proGessives were stealing
old Democratic thunder Speaking on
"The Example Of Andrew Jackson, ."
Judge Hiram d. Peck OF Cincinnati
saw jackson as the original trust
buster IN breaking up the old Central
bank, and liltened Harmon's Inaugural
ton of the l per cent. tax law to
Jackson's official acts. Opponents OF
Governor Harmon in Ohio were fay
cd by A. u. Sandles, VINO spoke ON
Armies Do Not Desert Victorious
Leaders" Recalling that Jackson
once said 10 Senator Calhoun that he
would hang him If he didn't behave
himself Sandles caused a laugh by
observing, 81 sometimes think Wen
have to apply little Jacllsonlan
treatment on the ants in Ohio" He
warmly praised Governor Harmon.
Congressman James p. Maher OF
New York was unable TO be present
During the evening a telegram from
the Harmon club of Seattle, Wash,
Offering congratulations. was read.
Mayor Karb got in good word for
the Columbus centennial in presiding
and especially urged attendance at the
meeting Jan. II to boost the centen-
nial,
Tie Governors Letter.
In his letter to President Rubrecht
the governor declared this 10 be no
time for internal party dissensions. He
said in part:
1T is a deep satisfaction 20 all DEM
ocrats VINO think more Of the party's
success and welfare than Of any indi-
vidual interest or desire, that at the
last state election we won signal
and complete victory. And, better
still, It has been followed by an ad-
ministration of every department en-
trusted to us which, by efficiency
economy ana absolutely fair dealing
to all citizens alike, has won the
warmest approval OF the people Of tho
state. This afforded a splendid back
ground for the recent victories in tho
elections.
'"rhe extraordinary list of reforms
has not been accomplished without
stubborn resistance, I'm some cases
from Democrats, With some we are
bound TO attribute this to sincere diff
ference of judgment as to measures
proposed. With others II Is only too
plain that the motive was a desire to
make our great victory the occasion
to serve selfish ends, following the eN
2mples Of which recent Republican
administrations afford such an abund-
ance,
Glad He Was Leader.
II shall be glad to the day of my
death that 1t fell to me to be the lead
Il. 4 4.
more than so years won two Victories
IN succession, the last by a tremend
GUS majority, which could only mean
popular approval and i'm so far as
my own efforts, in connection with
those of my official associates, have
contributed to the present high place
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when the deer are Fat from a sum-
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they are best for eatinp The natives