The Washington herald., 1914-02-27
Willis BOOM
Dealt WALL0P
DR.. W. A. Thompson, Uni
versity President, Put For
ward for Governor.
SURPRISE TO S0LQNS
Senator Borah Declares War on
Monopoly in Addressing Get
Together Dinner.
SURPRISE TO S0LQNS
spcciaI 10 Inc washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Columbus, Feb. 26-The startling
feature of the Ohio Republican get to-
Ecther" banquet tonight was the unex-
pected putting forward Of DIR. William
Oxley Thompson for governor. The most
surprised guests were Willis, Fess and
SNitzer, the three lone Republican MEM
bers of Congress from the State who had
hoped to see the gathering resolve itself
into a ratification meeting for +. b.
Willis, who had indicated before leav-
ing Washington a willingness to head the
ticket.
The sudden demand for DR. Thompson
took the Congressional trio on their feet
II was apparent. too, that quiet or
Sanizatfon for Thompson has been al
work for some time with the intention
of making the first open declaration at
this first big meeting OF ONO hepuoh-
cans in two years.
DR.. Thompson has long been consla-
cred by many the most popular RepuDii-
can in the State. but as president OF tne
Ohio State University, he has kept out
of actual politics, never failing, however
10 indicate his loyalty to the Repuohcan
Iarty.
He was originally a preacher, coming
from Guernsey County in Eastern ohlo'
and has been active in college work 1or
MANY wears. His remarkable building
M OF the State University has won com
mendation from both Democrats ana he-
publicans in every section OF ONO ana
he would, If nominated, make a cam
paiEn of personal reach equal to Foraker
i'm the old days when Ohio was nrm IN
the Republican faith.
The Thompson advocates proclaim that
following the success of Democrats with
a college president in 1919, II is good poll
tics to try a college president ana
rreacher on the Republican side at
State campaign. Ohio Republicans have
not elected a governor since 1903. when
Herrick. now ambassador to France,
was chosen, and the continued domina-
tion of Democrats in State affairs has
become discouraging to Republicans in
State normally Republican, and which
has given the country four Republican
Presidents.
Berah Makes Address.
Ohio Republicans estimated in numbers
AT between 1,5Oo and 200 gathered here
to attend the dinner. !
They heard Senator William E. BorahI
argue for a national policy OF absolute
obIiteratioh of monopoly Senator Borah
also expressed the personal hope that
Ohio soon would enter the ranks OF
woman suffrage States and predicted that
equal suffrage would become nation-wide
eventually through adoption by individ-
y
tional amendment
War on monopoly was advocated by,
Senator Borah. The time. he said, had
come for remedies, not palliatives," in
dealing with industrial monopolies, and
he urged a vigorous policy on the part OF
the Republican party in this regard. At
the same time he assailed the attitude On
tins issue of such leaders Of the Pro-
Eressive party as former Senator Bev-
eridre of Indiana and George w Per-
kins. of New York, who, he said, main-
tanned that monopolies were the proper
thing and all they need is a little reg
ulation."
Pleading for all men who believe in the
principles of the Republican party to aid
IN its rejuyenation as a genuinely pro-
gressive party. Senator Borah declared
that "even IL the Republican party was
at an end 1 could never join the third |
party SO long as it stands, as it now |
stands, il I correctly understand its lead |
ers. on this question of monopoly"