The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-18
POLITICS
State, District and County,
Have Begnn to Boil
Lima and Sidney Men Want TO Go
TO So. Louis -MannIx Has
Congressional Itch.

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Democratl
Candidates for the post of delegate tc
the national convention at st. Louis ar,
beginning to come to the front, the first
boom being that Of an out-and-out VIII
son man prepared to support the admins
traton in the preparedness program in
case a fight develops over the insertion
of that plank Of the platform. He Is
Howard Amos, chairman Of the Shelby
county central committee, son Of Col. j.
O.. Amos. editor of the Sidney News and
the Shelby County Democrat.
Emmett r. Curtin. Of Lima, has con-
sented to stand as "a Wilson delegate
along with Mr.. Amos. Allen county as
the largest in the Fourth district, Is en-
! titled 90 the representation which she
was denied in 1912 according to friends
Of Mr. Curtin, and the latter expects to
make the race as a supporter Of the pres
ident throughout. As Mercer and Aug
! laize have not yet presented candidates.
! it is reported that Miami and Darke VIII
| divide the alternate positions.
| DT. GaynOr Jennings. of West Milton,
! Is touted as the Miami alternate Darte
/ has not yet been heard from, but as that
| county Is always active the chances are
] llldL DltHAg VI lldlllta Will Ut AlgAAAlDlNh
within a few days. The short time limit
ten days, offers little chance for cam
pagning, but only five signatures in each
county are required. or 30 in all
One fact faVors Mr.. Amos above the
other possible opponents. As his name
begins with the first letter o. the alpha
bet, the odds are his way, II bein" a well
known failing of the voters to take the
first man in every case where they are
unfamiliar with all. Another factor fav-
Oring both is that he and Mr.. Curtin are
IN lfn rel a
tion's record, being Wilson men in all
particulars. Any who would oppose them
must take another angle, and the Wilson
sentiment is strong enough to prelude any
denunciation from any quarter.
The Fourth and Fifth Ohio districts
composed Of the Northwest tiers of coun-
ties, make up the strongest democratic
section of the state. This is the basis Of
a well defined sentiment for the election
Of one delegate at-large from this section
OF the state. Harman, Campbell and Cox
have been mentioned, also Pomerene, but
the state convention will take care of the
geographical distribution. The big four
is supposed to represent the entire state
and is composed of the biggest men avail
able This quartet is always, or nearly
always, chosen to unite all factions and
all sections and as Northwestern Ohio is
the bulwark Of Ohio democracy there ap-
pears to be demand about the section
to force the selection of delegate-at-
large from either the Fourth or the Fifth
district.
George W. Mannix, jr.. of Greenville, |
is the latest addition to the list Of con-
gressional possibilities The Darke coun-
ty attorney, it was learned today is in
the same boat as each of the other as
pirants-thinking it over, not ready to
announce and wanting to see just what |
half a dozen others do.
There is no doubt that he has his |
lightning rod out, and his friends say he |
is the one proposition with the power to |
heal the split between the Marker Maher |
and the Wiliams-B Browne factions, for |
personalities have done much to impair |
the regularity with which that county |
offers democratic majortties. -ie form |
er element represents the Harmon fac |
ton, while the latter sent an anti-Har- |
mon delegate to Baltimore. The Marker |
Maher crowd Whooped it up for Goeke |
and the latter for Cunningham in 1914, |
and the goVernorship may start another |
row. SO as things stand in that county |
at present the Mannix adhe~ents claim, !
some remedy must be applied to keep the |
G. o. =. from repeating with another ma
jOrity of LOO in place of the usual demo-
cratic edge of that size
Darke cOuntys last Offering was the
late a. G. Robson, formerly speaker pro-
tenn Of the legislature who was one of
the six on the ticket in 1910. With that
exception nothing has been heard from
that corner of the district since Harvey
c. CARRIER won out in the l, 400 ballot con-
vention contest, l2 years ago.
Just how much trouble will result in
the G. o. p. ranks by the ditching of
State Central Committee Chairman Will
lam l.. Parmenter is an open question,
but the reputation of the Wapakoneta
agreement of last month now looms up
as a bonehead play on the part of the men
who steered it-and this with all respect
same evening that saw the endorsement
Of that gentleman, Mercer and Shelby
counties lined up behind the state chair
man, thus putting the Allen county Or
ganization i'm a peculiar and rather awk-
ward position. Personal VengenCe is
stated as the cause of the disaffection.
an dthere is a vague rumor in some
quarters that the Lima crowd is groom
ing Haflhill for the gubernatorial prop
But if the latter is the case why in the
name of sagacity was he placed on the
TO have the support Of the
Parmenter contingent in any fight would
mean the vastly increased chances Of Sc
curing the nomination OF Halfhill, but to ,
the state chairman is poor
politics. He might have shelved grave
fully, but the abrupt reputation of p-e
agreement makes it look as
though somebody was going to get even.
Halfhills statewide possibilities have
not been noised abroad with a mega
phone, as the time is not right. Nothing
has been said locally, but his elevation
Friday evening has been taken in some
quarters to indicate that aim. That VIII
lis will have opposition is certain. Nne-
ther or no the G. O. p. leaders in the
state know it, treachery to Frank b. IS
not totally absent in Allen county How
many of the Lima crowd are making any
Willis noise? The game looks little like
4 Halfhill- for governor boom, all save
hat central COmmitte endorsement, which \
IS ready to explode when the Parmenter I
boys get started in the district with three
counties behind them.