The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-24
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Th~se lset s~ren DAYS have been
pretty busy and exciting ones for
James VI. Cox. governor of Ohio and
Democratic senatorial and presiden-
tial aspirant. When the governor got
out OF bed on the Hateful morning OF
Friday the thirteenth. be found TO
his dismay that the Ohio Progressiyes
had been lambasting him and that
former Senator J. ID. Foraker also had
been taking a few wtacks at his po-
ii,icai head. Cox ala not say anything
10 reply to the Progrcssiyes but he
answered the former senator aud start
ed colloquy that wound up with
Foraker's likening him 70 a Chinaman
with a stink pot. Already they are in
iecting spice into the 1914 campaign
in Ohio.
That the Progressives can fight and
that they Intend 20 do so this year
was evidenced az the Progressive state
rally held nj Lima the other nigh.
Charges have been made that the
Progressives through their chairman.
Walter y. Brown. were in league with
Governor Coz: that Brown had prom
ised 10 put a III rd ncKef IN the feld
to divide the Republicans and make
Cox's reelection a certainty. in return
Tor which the governor was to give
offices. Well. this story was branded
a. q falsehood. in fact a lie. by the
Progressive speakers. And n the fol-
lowers Of the Roosevelt creed wage as
earnest fight In the campaign as
they have started. they will make
things pretty warm for the little Dem
ocratic governor.
A. the Lima meeting A. l.. Garford
announced his candidacy for the Pro
~ fFNN fsN ~
]. X. Garfield. former member OF the
Roosevelt cabinet. came out for gov
ernor. These announcements mean
they will be nominated. Thus the
Progressive party is first in the field
Garford and Garfield, the big G's,
spoke in favor OF the control OF the.
liquor traffic: Garford generalized a
bit. but II was for Garfield 10 make
the bitter attack on the Cox admins
tration. He is 10 oppose Cox. so Il
was his province 20 assail the gov
ernor's administration.
GARFIELD spoke Of the "upbuilding OF
a party and personal nadine by the
soyernor" and declared that Il is n
menace to the state. Garfield urged
all disgruntled Democrats. and there
are thousands OF them in Ohio Just
now. 10 join the new party OF protest
Garfield evoked cheers when he de
clared that the governors control over
the legislature has never been approx
mated by any OF his predecessors, and
the criticized the governor for the
Wholesale paroling OF convicts after
the peoples money had been spent to
convict criminals "or allowing them
the hospitality Of the state farm. as
one eX-coDyiCt has been" Garfield
Garfield charged that the initiative
and referendum as enacted by the
Democratic legislature is so loose THAI
gross frauds may be committed" and
added, "the Democratic legislature by
arbitrary methods prevented a refer
eudum."
The contrO, ersy between Senator
Foraker and Governor Cox also was
brought about through a Lincoln day
address which Foraker delivered a.
Mansfield and II has waged all week.
Foraker criticized the tendency Of
modern legislators to create commits
Sicns and To take actual control away
from the people. lie charged that
through the creating OF numerous com
missions and other offices, an eNecu-
i've may be permitted 10 build up Il
party machine dangerous 20 the state
ana its people. Foraker did not men
ton Cox. but as Foraker afterwards
sald' the shoe sens To IT." so Cox
came out with long reply. tending 10
SHOW that foraker's charges were IN
founded; that money had been saved
by consolidating the branches of gov
eminent. etc, ana denouncing as un-
True that ne was buiiding nm y poIifi-
cal machine. Foraker replying said
mat he nsd 90 most OF his facts from
ht report OF the Democratic auditor
OF the state. lie said this showed thai
taxes IN ohio had increased and there
had been great sXtravagance Cox
came back whit the declaration that
when FORAKER retired as governor the
state OF Ohio was nearly bankript
anu Fofaker ~ reloinder stated thar
tne state a. ONO was iu be ter Corgf.
tlon financially when hs retired than
~ was when he entered Office Finally
CoX ueret Foraker 10 Run for governor
ana tue former senator announced thar
he has no desire 10 do so.
Ihen he likeucd Cox TO "A Chinese
VIII sunltI0t and declared thar
nhlle ne ala not lack the courage TO
run Against Cox. he did not like the
chinaman'S weapons
ne cOlOquy was about the spiciest
DIV OF politics Ohio has seen for some
Eme and II reminded the Old fellows
~ me days when Foraker was actively
,ht sttsea IN poitics' n was fash OF
the FORMER senator old time fire
Congressman r. x. BathricE az Al
Ion. INN. week declined 10 enter the
contest Tor the Democratic nomInation
TOT governor against Cox as he had
p1een URGED 10 do by Congressman n
= FORMER State Treasurer
~. -. Cr'amer also declined 10 enfor
me race 80 long. az least. as tbara is
any nope mat former Governor hudson
Harmon, OF Cincinnati NAV again h.
n candidate. Dreamer believe tbst
Ine antiCoH element IN the Demo.
O ,,,at ar should get behind liar.
mon. Reports from 40 over me Sac.
declar" that Cox D. losing hold rapigi,,
ana there are fears on the rsrt ~
many mat he cannot b. re- .aiect.,t