Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-26
MANY VOTERS
TAKING NOTICE
RESULTS OF RECENT PRIMARY
SHOW THAT REVOLT EXISTS IN
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
VERY POOR SHOWING MADE
BY Cox and Pomerene-Democrat
Periodical Comes Out With State
nent as to Cause.
By Claude c. waItermire.

By Claude c. Waltermire.
CORRESPONDENT of the Ohio Republican
Editorial Association.
Columbus, o., May lit is an open
secret that around the Democratic
headquarters there has been consrer-
nation ever since the election returns
came in, with Cox's name at the head
Of the list of delegates on the ballot,
and with no organized fight against
him, he ran 10000 behind the Wilson
vote, and Pomerene ran 10000 behind
Wilson That shows that practically
more than one third of the party is in
open revolt against these candidates
How to get rid of them is the perpIex-
ing question. Pomerene is insisting
that he is entitled to a denomination,
and, with sure defeat staring him in
the face, he refuses to withdraw. Cox
has announced that, in a spirit of pure
patriotism, he wants to be candidate
SO that he "can help wilson,
The complete returns show that
Harmon carried A counties over Cox
and tied him in another, in spite of the
Cox organization, which did everything
in its power to eliminate Harmon in
all counties.
1t also shows by the returns that
Campbell carried 81 counties over Cox,
and that Pomerene, who was almost
scratched off the ticket, carried seven
over Cox
The Week, the only simonpure Dem
ocratic paper in COLUMBUS, in front
no0o ortic1o ie in oman r.oxroIf ouaiuct
| both Cox and Pomerene In an article
headed, "Cox Can Render No Assist.
Rnce." it points out the sheer folly OF
going down to sure defeat with such q
combination. Among other things ii
has this to say:
''It is believed that this poor show
! ing made by Senator Pomerene is an
expression of the feeling of opposition
On the part of many members of his
party against the way in when he has
lent himself to the Wolfe junta in aid
Of Cox by helping to put over the ap
pointment of H P Wolfe as a member
Of the Federal Reserve Bank, at a sal
ary of $4,000 per year. This vote By
all odds was the most distinct jar o
the primary election and should wax,
up some politicians to the fact tha
there are a good many voters sittin,
up and taking notice of what is gorn.
on around them"
Unpopular With Party.
Then the fact that Governor Willis
with his name at the bottom of tn
ticket, where voters had TO hunt for il
and with three avowed candidates il
the field against him, ran almost nee
and neck with the highest, and wit
many of the rural counties putting hin
over the line with the highest vote
is an discouraging to the Democrac
as it is encoura aging to the Reput
licans. The country vote, where Will
is the strongest and Cox the weakes
was not out. Cox ran so far benin
In his own county that it is plain tha
he is weakest where he is best known
. Taking the figures as a whole, the
point in no uncertain terms to the far
that both Pomerene and Cox are yer
unpopular with their party, and th
quandary is how shall they be sid
tracked and who shall come to tn
rescue. The older heads are incline
to let them take the nominations an
go down to defeat, and thus be rid {
/ them for all time; and in all probabi
ity that will be done.