The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-06
WILLIS WILL BREAK
The COX MACHINE
AND WILL COMBINE SANE eusI.
NESS METHODS IN OHIO
GOVERNMENT WITH
ECONOMY AND EF-
CHENEY.
Some Radical Legislative Reforms In
View. Especially IN Correcting
Lump Sum Appropria-
ton System.

CLEVELAND. o.. Nov. 5.-Ohio's
Gosernor-elect. Frank II. Willis. will
have little time for rest and recrea.
ton prior TO his Inauguration as exec
utive OF the State on January n. He
expects TO remain at his nome IN
Ada during the present month 10
eaten up with bis work. necessarily In.
terfered with during his long and
strenuous campaign for election.
December Will find him In Washing
ton. where he will attend to his Con
gressional duties until about the end
OF the year. His term as national
representative from the Eighth Ohio
district expires March Z. but he will
resign his Congressional seat about
January I.
The Governor-elect has no idea oil
debating to the legislature what laws
II shall pass. He believes the people
elect their own representatives Ia
make laws. and that il is the province
and duty of the Governor TO see to II
that such laws as are constituuonally
enacted are enforced
The incoming administration. in
both executive and Legislative depart
ments. Is pledged TO smash the pollt
ical machine created and nursed un
der laws enacted by the present Gen
eral Assembly. to put a stop to extrav
sgant expenditures OF public funds
and to decentralize the one-man con
troll of government that has grown NJ
In the past two years.
Useless Jobs To Co.
On the stump in every part of the
state (.nNArnAV uFtIlt.
ed that II the Republican party was
returned TO power in Ohio IL would
restore government to the people He
served notice that were his party sue
cessful Republicans should not expect
10 NIL all the Jobs created under the
regime OF Governor Cox and that II
he were chosen to the executive Of
tice. useless places would not be nell
ed. The assembly will undoubtedly
be urged to abolish positions for
which there is no need.
The next administration will have
to face deficit in the general rev.
enue fund OF possibly $1,000 900. ap-
propriations on September Is exceed
ing the cash in the state treasury TO
the credit of that fund by 81, 800. 900.
Tax Assessors May Be Elected.
Another matter which will insure
early attention by the incoming ex-
ecutive and legislature will have to
do with amending the Greenlund
liquor license and Warnes tax rHws.
so as 10 take from them the provis-
ions which permit OF the creation OF
state wide political machines under
the control of the governor. So far
as known the character OF the pro-
posed amendment has not been de-
termined but may be worked out DC
Tore the assembly convenes by mem
bers- elect OF the legislature.
IL Is likely that whatever is done
VIII be along the line of taking the
appointing power for tax assessors
and license commissioners out of the
hands OF the governor and placing 10
In the hands Of the electorate OF each
county
What Is Worrying Democrats.
question already worrying the
Democratic organization leaders in
state and counties relates to the dis
tribution of patronage which must BY
law go TO members of a minority par
". Up TO the reign OF Governor Cox
the minority patronage went to the
second party In the State Under
Cox. however. the best places were not
given TO Republicans. but TO Progress.
sives. Moreover. Governor Cox per.
mitted Democratic organizations. in
some instances. TO dictate who should
have minority appointments
Now the organization Democrats
are fearful that the incoming Repub-
liean Governor will not recognize
their recommendations. but follow
the advice Of the anti-Cox Democrat.
lc committee or Republican commit.
tees in dealing out minority Jobs.
They do not seem to fear these Do
sitions viii be given to Bull Moosers.
who insisted on nominating a third
ticket with the hope OF defeating the
Republicans in Ohio. since the Pro.
gressive organization Is in a state of
collapse. and. having failed 10 poll
TO per cent. Of the total vote. will no