The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05
OFFICIAL
EXCURSION
Of Ohio Republicans To
Panama Exposition
Is To Be Pulled Off During
Next Summer
To Boost willis Nomination
For President
Political Football To Be Made
Of Utilities Body
Equity Associations Scheme
Stumped For A Time

Columbus, O., Feb. 2-With the an
nouncement that an effort is being
made to arrange for q special official
excursion of Ohio Republicans to be
run in August to Panama-Pacific ex-
position, the secret is out showing why
Newton M. Miller is to succeed Daniel
P. Torpy as chief commissioner, even
though the job does run less than one
year. Miller is not only Republican,
but he is politician. He is the pO-
litical maker of Frank B. Willis. and
why should he not be the pilot in the
wider seas Of national politics where
the trackless and uncharted path may
lead to the presidency? At any rate
this is the plan. The Republican ex-
cursion will be run under grise of Of
fetal trip SO the state can foot most
Of the bill, with the governors pri-
vate car, the commission expanded to
the breaking point with Willis boost
ers in another car, and string of Pull
mans to accommodate about five hun
dred members of the Republican state
committee, heretofore made state en-
ployes. Every member of the party
IL to be trained to the proper pitch of
enthusiasm to spring the magic name
OF Willis on an unsuspecting public at
the proper time. The idea grew out Of
the last corn boys excursion as q pub
betty feature, and the plan Is said to.
be in charge of T. p. Riddle who pro-
made up with the fellows who gavehim
had charge of the Cox tours up to the
middle of the campaign when he sud
denly quit. But it is long, long way
TO San Francisco, and besides the resi-
dents of the Barbary coast are not in
fiuential enough to make deal that
counts. for they have never been In
Cincinnati.
Not only is it common talk that
Harry Daugherty, lobbyist, has control
of the public utilities committees of
the legislature, but now he has been
given toe hold in the commission It.
self in the announced appointment of
Beecher w. Waltermire to succeed
n. w. Doty Waltermire Is also an
Ada friend of the Governors. But
the touch of Daugherty lies in the fact
that in 1912 he made goat Of Walter
nire as the candidate for lieutenant
governor, and that Waltermire is still,
rs always, an amiable gentleman. Be-
sides there Is no secret Of the admins
tration plan to make political foot
ball of the utilities body by reor
ganization which will permit the nam
ing of another Republican and DEM
Ocrat of the "glue" stamp. Verify, 1t
appears that the law practice of Har-
ny Daugherty and Of Ralph Cole will
look up little; and there may be a
boom in the manufacture Of things
needed by utility men.
The premature announcement Of the
plans Of certain representatives of the
Ohio Equity Association and the liza.
bility Insurance companies, through a
secular though free press, has stumped
the scheme for time. Unable to at
tack the compensation. law made com
pulsory by Cox-b0ssed legislature tc
the satisfaction Of employer and EN-
ploye alike, the idea of the administra
tion suggested to the Equity leaders
was to have another probe started and
thereby destroy confidence in the ad
ministration of the law. The plan was
to be worked through the legislator.
in the form of a resolution. But pub
licity has made the legislators sh!
and even embryo statesmen are won
to pass by on the other side.
Senator Justin A. Moore has no
for the fellows who tricked him Whel
ne double cross in tho matter OF OF