The Washington herald., 1914-04-08
Will BACK TOD
AS BUSINESS Man
To Be Principal Argument in
His Campaign for Ohio
Governorship.
CANDIDATE A POOR MAN
Announcement He Will Seek Re
publican Nomination Quickly Fol-
lows Prediction in Herald.
Nv r. n G.
Special to The Washington Herald.

lows fredlcuon IN rlcrdlo.
by r. ID. G.
Special to The Washington Herald.
Youngstown, Ohio, April I-David Tod's
official declaration that he was In the
governorship running came quickly after
its prediction by The Washington Herald
and clippings from The Herald sent by
Ohio Republicans holding office In wash
ington added to the Tod cheer of soul
He is mot running in Washington, but
appreciates the political wisdom and
patriotic interest in home campaigns OF
Republicans vigilant enough in other days
to win appointments under the Repub-
Iican Presidents, including Hayes, Gar
field, Mckinley, and Taft. OF Ohio.
AS indicated I'm The Herald, the Tod
argument will be for a business man in
politics and in State affairs, and while
the business proposition will not be over
worked, it will not be overlooked at any
stage OF the proceedings. There is po-
litical art in the pushing forward OF the
business man argument that would do
credit to a candidate much more OF a
veteran in real politics than David Tod.
and possibly the long-headed sagscious
Joseph G. Butler has had a hand in urg-
ing the keeping in the foreground Of the
business man proposition. Nor will the
hackers of the Tod ambition hesitate to
emphatic eloquence. that possibly the
lawyer and politician domination in Ohio
politics has been a bit overdone.
Nor will the promoters OF the Tod
campaign hesitate to remark with con-
| siderable stress that the candidate Is
a poor man and asking his nomination
chiefly because he has not yet laid up
the kopecks. There was unnecessary
lhearalding of the Congressman Willis de-
claration that he was poor and must
seek the nomination solely on merit and
! by his eloquence, rather than the legiti-
mate despensation of ducats. Other Re
publican leaders and candidates for gov
ernor in Ohio have been rich men aud
not only st!ffened up the party organiza-
ton, but made good governors chiefly
because they run the State on a business
basis.
From the Old Western Reserve.
| Coming from the greatest. industrial
section of Ohio, Tod would represent the
business interests more than any candi-
date yet named, and the Lord knows his
section has ever been regarded as the
one on which Republicans depend most
when majorities are needed and desired
to offset delinquencies in other districts.
The old Western Reserve really made Re-
publican sUccexs in Ohio possible in the
old days, and the array of big Repub-
lican leaders tell the story OF apprecia-
ton by section and State. Back OF the
civil war Joshua r. Giddings was a
pioneer in Republican organization and
was followed by Garfield. by E. B.
Taylor, and Gov. Cox. and then by WILL
lam Mckinley, Mark Hanna. Judge r.
w. Taylor, and a long list Of Republicans
from counties below Mahoning. and rang
ing down along the Ohio River.
The withdrawal of Burton from the
Senatorial contest gave the Tod ambition
n big push forward and fitted in well with
the argument that Northern Ohio was
abe ut due for governor and also due
to redeem the last four defeats of Re
publican nominees for that honor There
Is no fear Of Herrick coming home from
Paris to seek that vindication he thinks
due him after his defeat in 1896 and at
present Tod is the one Republican can
didate with reach and power north of
the watershed line Quickly enough the
geographical experts followed the Burton
drop-out with splendid statistics show
ing how Southern Ohio has had its share
of governorship nominations. and then
some, in both parties.
Parallels Are Drawn.
There was prompt paralleling of both
nominations and elections since Grand
father Tod, fine. bluff. old patriot, was
chosen in 1861. That was the only nom-
ination for governor ever given Youngs-
town and was followed by Brough, who.
though credited to Cleveland, was really
from Cincinnati After Brough came
Jacob d. Cox. from the county north Of
Mahoning. and then, bless your life, the
Republicans kept busy a long. long time
I'm the southern range OF counties, as
did the Democrats.
| r. B. Hayes had two nominations and
elections from Cincinnati, followed by E
+. Noyes with two nominations and one
election, also from Cincinnati. Hayes
came back in 1915 as a resident Of Ere.
mont, but had been away from Cincin.
natl only three years. In 1877 Bishop, q
|, Democrat, Of Cincinnati, was chosen ovel
West. Of Logan County, in Central Ohio
and Foster. in 1873, came from Seneca
in the Northwest, for two terms. Ther
came Foraker. from Cincinnati. with foul
consecutive nominations in eight years
winning two elections.
William Mckinley came from tn,
Youngstown locality for two terms, Civ
ing way to Bushnell, from the Mad Rive
region, south Of the center line, for two
I terms. Nash, of Columbus, also soutl
of center, had two elections, and theI
Herrick, Of Cleveland, won and lost {
term. Harris, of Preble. and Harding, o.
Marion, west and center candidates. lost
as did Brown, OF the lower Muskingun
region.
The Tod section Of Ohio has had bu
| the Gov. Tod term and the Mckinley fou
years added to the two nomination
given Herrick, while Cincinnati, alone
has had eight nominations. with Bush
nell and Harris, belonging in the South
ern half of the State. All this will b.
threshed over with diligence and dis
cretion once the Tod organization be