The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-17
OHIO DEMOCRATS
SEEK POSITIONS
FROM PRESIDENT
D. s.. Dreamer. Of ST. cIairsviile' Is
Seeking One Of the FEDERAL
PIums-Ohio News.
Intelligeneer Bureau.
Columbus, O.. March 10.

Ohio Democrats made a raid on
Washington this Week i'm the hope OF
landing "A number OF Offices under the
Wilson administration before thcy All
are taken. They have not been very
successful. however. ND 10 this time.
Bryan and the rest OF them say. never
theless. that OHIO viii be- cared Tor.
The buckeye state has no membe OF
the cabinet. which makes Ohioans a
little veNed. and they are demanding
A goOdly share OF the smaller places
In consequence.
One thing is certain. - :. Dreamer.
Of ST. Cliirsvillc. former state treas
urer. will not BE- treasurer of the Unit
ed States TO succeed Col. Carmi
Thompson. former secretary of state
in Ohio. That place was given TO
former Governor Burke. of North Da'
koia Saturday. Now u Dreamer gets
anything at all. he will nave to hustle
Rround and fN his eyes ON some other
position. This is a great ~disappoint-
men to Creamer. because he thought
hat his record in Ohio where he col
lected LARGE sums as interest on state
money entitled him to recognition.
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Ohio has applicants for nearly ev-
FRY ofifice that the new president has
at his disposal. Judge C%laypool. ot
ChillicOthe. wants 10 be solicitor for
the navy department. and Dr. Geutch.
of New Philadelphia. pension cimmis-
Hioner. W. W. Durbin. Of KentOn. who
opposed Harmon in his fight FOR the
Ohio DELEGATES to the Democratic a
tional convention last summer and was
himself defeated for congress IN the
Eighth district. vas IN Washington
This week seeking recognition for Ohio
Wilson Democrats. Tie was asked
what job he wanted and replied that
he would accept none. He was given
HGfrnnFg hnWnNRw that nhfn WnnId
not he sighted in the passing u OF
political plums.
Gov. Cox has been i'm no hurry TO
make appointments in Ohio. So Ohio
Democrats who can't wait to become
connected with a public pay roll
have had 10 turn 10 Wilson. Cox is
holding mp the appointments Of state
officials in order to influence the VOt-
5nc on n number of measures which he
has before the Legislature. When these
are finally disposed OF he Will recog-
nize The faithful.
Much interest was conferred this
week in the bill of "a congressional
gerry mandCr of Ohio. Nearly all the
congressman nave approved II but
others are very bitterly opposed 10
the new alignment. Among these is
Representative Aslbrook. Of Johns
town. who came TO Columbus this
week 10 lead in the fight on the gerry
mander bill because u places him al
n d~isadvant@Ee. his district being
changed entirely. He will be- opposed
for renomiation by W. ID. Fulton. of
Newark. tho chairman OF the house
committee on federal relations.
Gov. Cox has signed the Green Com
pulsory Workmens Compensation bill.
which Is declared 10 be the most ad.
vance piece OF legislation ever passed
in Ohio. The law goe~ into eject in
ninety DAYS.
The Ohio senate has backed up
again on the Smith I per cent tax bill.
which has proved one OF the most
puzZling bits Of legislation before this
n the preceding legislature. \ Few
Laws ago ;le seuat" passed a curative
act remedyinE the tax Law by making
the absolute limit one uer cent. yes
terdav y adopted another bill. nv a
vote Of ~ 20 T.. permitting fLs ieyying
OF f~ve-renfh~ Of "a mill beyond IN" Ter
mill Limitation without a vote OF the
people. The bll D. intended 10 aid