The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-17
For The Many Shortcomings
Of Legislature
Try To Make Way For Him
To Get From Under

Columbus, O., Aug. 14-Friends of
Governor Frank B. Willis who are SER
iously encouraging his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for presi-
dent are resentful at the criticism
that has been directed aginst the
present executive for the failure of
the current state administration.
They are assiduously and insiduously
trying to spread the information
through loyal press and otherwise
that Governor Willis is not respons-
lille for the shortcomings of the legis-
lature and now the statement is Of
fered that he did not have the whole
souled support of the majority lead
ers of either branch, who were hoping
they might get Willis in bad so that
they might themselves profit. At any
rate Willis bureaus are Industrious
ly trying to create an easy way for the
governor to get from under" and this
they see in possible presidential
candidacy. The wisdom of this is
two-fold, tbs said, for only presi-
Dental landslide can save the Republi-
can ticket in Ohio in 1916, and if that
most unexpected slide comes, Willis
would like to be in the van.
The two men who handled the now
discredited red book" of the last
campaign, Clark c. Doughty and John
l.. CARRIER, have both been recognized
by Governor Frank B. Willis. They
are now the Democratic CD members
OF the licensing machinery in Frank
lin county. Doughty is\a commission
er and CARRIER is secretary of the,
board. The huge buildings portrayed
in the "red book" are still crammed
with useless boards, commissions
and bureaus" But they are made up
of Willis Republicans and Glue Demo-
Gratis, such as Doughty and CARRIER.
Is it any wonder that the average
man shifts at the work of general as
semblies? Take this example,: The
house and the senate endeavored to
pass the same civil service ripper but
the incompetent clerical force caused
them to act upon separte bills Now
comes the legal adviser of the state to
say that it doesn't make any differ
ence and that the incorrect copy of
the measure now in the archives is
good law and cannot be challenged by
the records, which, he admits, will
show a totally different state Of facts.
With all respect to the attorney gen.
erals erudite mind, that doesn't sound
like sense,
Governor Frank B. Willis has at
last done a positive thing and has
wiped out the charge that he a do
nothing chief executive. According
to the press bureau attached to his
office he late eleven chicken gizzards
at one sitting at the jamestown
Chautauqua, saying that all his life
he had never been able to get enough
gizzards." 1t is pleasing to learn at
the time that the first citizen of the
state also cleaned off several plates Of
fxings and established record for
Gumplings consumed Eleven chicken
gizzards! Golly!
Preparations are being made at the
state house for the departure of the
great one-ringed presidential circus
for California on September 21. 1t is
hoped that the Burton menagerie, now
travelling in the west, will not injure
business for the Willis outfit.
What's become of the investigation
the good young governor was going to
make of the suppression of a bank ex-
aminer's report aginst political get