The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-29
BUILDING UP
A MACHINE
With No Equal Since Days
Of Hanna
Is The Willis "DGCentFalizing'
Administration
Personal FavOriteS Are Get.
ting Big Jobs
Demonstrating The Hollow
ness Of Willis Claim
| Madp Dnrina Tho Camnainn
Made During The Campaign
Of Last Year

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Frank b. Willis himself has fathered
a, mighty good sort of machine In state
government, or he Is blessed with
mighty good neighbors. While the gen.
eral assembly has been fi0undering
around playing politics. wasting money
and filing more bills than can be TAX.
en- care of by harvest time. the admin
istrative officers aud the chief execu-
tive have been building up one of the
best little organizations the people Of
Ohis have known since the days Of
Mark Hanna. Every appointment made
has been In payment of political
debt or In the paving Of political
road to a continuance of the political
meal ticket, nor has there been
thought OF service or ability Of the ap-
pOintee. Here Is the list of appoint
ments to date and the former political
connections OF the favorites:
Forest Upton, Republican headquar-
ters, private secretary, salary $4,000;
Edward w. Fullington, secretary Re-
publican state committee, budget COM
missioner, salary $4,000; Benjamin
Hough, treasurer Republican state
committee, adjutant general, salary,
$500; Dudley FL. Foster, chairman Re-
publican speakers bureau, bank de-
partment. salary $1,000; Captain Mile
tus Rarner. legislative investigator at
tached to Republican headquarters,
commission clerk, salary, $1,000; d. G.
PembertOn. confidential representa-
tive Chairman Edwin A. Jones, clerk,
salary $2.400; Edward c. Archer. Re-
publican headquarters. cashier in
treasury. $3,4OO; q. Howard Gilkey, w.
A. Barnett, Edward Hughes, attaches
at Republican headquarters, Legislative
clerks at $5 per day; Clark G. Doughty
attached to Republican headquarters
$50; ID. 8. Creamer. attached to Repub.
lican headquarters as speaker, mem
ber of board of administration, salary
1000; Harry Hall, member state Re
publican committee, bank superintend
ent, salary $4,000; Homer Edwards. or
iginal Willis Republican, executive
clerk. salary $4,000; Ralph Dodds, W!l
lis personal representative In cam
paign. place to be fixed, salary $4,000;
las. Boyle. Republican headquarters
publicity chief, tax or utilities commits
sion. salary $1,000; G. l.. knight ant
E. G. Burkam, Republican headquar
ters. university trustees.
This is just few of them. The 9th
ers are yet to come, It is politics ant
meal tickets and then meal tickets
and politics.
The prize plum goes to Newton M
Miller. Republican dictator Of the cam
paign, who was named Wednesday t,
succeed Daniel G. Torpy, as Panam,
Pacific Commissioner at $4,000.
The resolution OF Representativ,
Black. of Nyandot, for committee I,
Investigate losses OF farmers from hol
cholera due to the quarantine, ha
been referred to the agricultural CON
. n,ittee. and hearing will be held mex
Wednesday night. with Secretary A. i
Sandles and DIR. Paul Fischer present
! The Republicans wanted to refer tn
matter to the finance committee, bu
Mr. Black objected, and pointed ou
Z the reasons
] The payment for losses is OF interes
to all farmers, whether they sustaine
i loss this year or not. for the reaso
J. that bill for this year will provid
protection In future years. Numerou
. letters have been received from Ind
!. vidual farmers. and from presiden,
and secretaries OF fsrmers institute
). urging adoption of the Black resol
, tion, and many OF these letters ha,
been read before the house. There