The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
Charge OF
INGRATITUDE
Made Against Gov. Willis By
Newt. Miller
Seems To Be Based On Am
pie Cause
DaughGrty Throws Bomb Into
Republican Camp
In Crack At WabbIeFS Of -Four
Years Ago
Would Deny Them Any Party
HOnOrS Or Benefits
Would Deny Them Any Party
HOnOrS Or Benefits

Columbus, o., Feb. 4-Newton M.
Miller seems to have just cause for
complaint in the charge of base in
gratitude he prefers against Cover.
nor Willis, who named DR.. E. H. Ror.
ick of Fayette as member of the state
board of administration, rejecting
Miller's application. Miller, in a
formal statement, claims responsible
ity for all of Willis political advance
ment, says he has given more money
for his cause than he could afford. He
explains further that his rejection
leaves him broken financially and po-
litically.
"The governor persuaded me to ac-
cept q position at San Francisco
which could not afford to accept, ex-
cept for my great desire to be of
further help to him politically" says
Miller Taking a fling at the COVER
nor's advisers, he says: 81 believe,
however. the governor made the ap-
pointment as he could best see it with
such influence as he had surrounding
him"
There was great question of Mil
ler's fitness for the position but in re-
ply to this Miller's friends point to
the Philbrick appointment to the
same board, and to others equally no.
torious. While they grant the selec-
tion of DIR. Rorick is we'll made, and
above the standard of previous Willis
appointments, they charge that it was
really to mollify the Foraker contin-
gent, and was brought about through
the influence of former Senator
Rorick. one of the old Foraker wheel
horses in Ohio.
Efforts will be made to mollify Mil
ler and it is said in capitol circles
that he can have the appointment of
state purchasing agent IL he wants it.
Democrats who know Miller think
that is the stake for which he has
been playing.
A bomb mas been thrown into the
Republican camp of Ohio by the
declaration of Harry M. Daugherty,
who is a candidate for the nomination
for United States senator from Ohio.
Daugherty led the lost hope in 1912
and maintained solidarity to what
was left of the grand old party after
the detection of the Rooseveltian fol-
lowers. Frank B. Willis, then con-
gressman, maintained neutrality and
succeeded in getting reelection,
and later winning the Republican
leadership of the state. He is now
a candidate for a second nomination,
and 1t is charged has been aloof to
Daughertys candidacy since the en-
trance of Myron T. Herrick in the
contest Former Governor Herrick in
the PRONUNCIATION of his candidacy has
called attention to the progressive
wing of the Republican party as well
as the old regulars, that he was not
In the United States when the party
split came, and is therefore not en-
barrassed by any alignments of the
fatal year. In consideration of these
matters Daugherty minces no words
when he says:
"The men who took neither side in
the contest, but who wabbled and
apoIogized, who avoided the storm for
personal safety and chose later to be
recipients of honors and benefits at
the hands of the party, are the ones
who should not have support for nom
ination for any Office"
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The Ohio School Federation, po-
litical organization, headed by Mary
Il. Lee, which sought the destruction