New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-01-07
Harmon SEES SHEEHAN
Confers with One of Parker's
Managers in 1904 Race.
CALLS TARIFF MAIN ISSUE
Ohioan Intimates There II Room
for His Reforms at
Washington.

| II has been said that Governor Jutsyn
| Harmon of Ohio Is the candidate OF .Wa'
Street for the Democratic nomination FOR
| President this wear. Governor Harmon
| was I'm the city, at the waldorf. yesterday.
! and one Of the men with whom he held
conferences was william F. Sheehan, Of
the firm Of Parker, Hatch & sncehan.
Mr.. Sheehan was one Of the managers Of
the Parker campaign in 1904, representing
Wall Street. II was asserted at the time.
The great opposition TO Mr.. sheehan's re-
cent candidacy for the United States SEN
ate was that he had the backing OF big
corporate interests.
Governor Harmon came 10 the city to At
tend the dinner Of the Lotos CLUB las'
night. He did not make political speech
there. but he did consent 70 talk some poll
tics AT his rooms in the Waldorf In the
afternoon
81 think that Governor Wilson is right
said the Governor Of Ohio, In saying that
the tariff IS the main issue 10 be fousnt
out in the coming campaign. The common
voter has come 10 the realization that the
present tariff admits OF great favoritism 70
special interests
However" added Governor Harmon
there is another issue. ! believe that IN"
high cost OF government Is attracting as
much attention as the high cost OF Iiving
have Just enough OF the Yankee In me
NOT to want 70 see dollar go by without
having given full value / believe that
there is something wrong in goyernmen-
which pays more for its service than p''-
yate individual would have to 90. SUCH
government is not representative.
Speaking particularly OF the financial re-
forms that he had instituted In Ohio Gov
ernor Harmon was not at all unwilling TO
intimate that perhaps there was room Tor
some of his reforms In the national govern
| ment.
When IL came 10 speaking on his Pros'dfn-
tial aspirations Governor Harmon was *
tren1ely reticent. Some one mentioned that
arrangements had been made 10 open z
Harmon headquarters in this city.
"Why, that Ia the first I have heard ~
such thing" he said. II had not been ad-
vised that any OF my friends intended -
take such a step"
| II was not because Of the prominence that
is to be given 10 William Jennings Bryan
| at the Jackson Day dinner I'm Washington
I on Monday night that Governor Harmon
| is not 10 attend. he said That had nothing
70 do with II, although Mr.. Bryan IL cred
tied with saying that he will oppose any
| proposition TO nominate Governor Harmon
! so long as he has the breath 10 fight. He
| had another engs cement for that evening
! in East 81. Louis. the Governor said, ore
| that he could not well break. 50 he goes
back West this afternoon.
/ do YOU expect that the organization Of
| Progressive Democrats in Ohio will bother
| YOU much?' Governor Harmon wss asked
] NO. I don't think So he replied With ?
smile II am perfectly willing n lst TIE
| Republicans have all the troubles. We have
/ had ours long enough.
! Governor Harmon said he had not heard
much Roosevelt sentiment In Ohio As for
Senator La Toilette, who has Just made A
! speechmaking tour through the state. he
| had this observation 10 make:
| The Senator stirred Up the Taft people
| 70 an extent-sroused them 10 action. BUt
| il did not appear that he did any .psrticuls-
damage to their cause in the Republican
| party.