The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-23

ing that Gov.-elect Cox will reorganize
the State Guard, may have influenced
Col. Proctor in deciding to resign at this
time.
Colonel Procter's close friends saw
that in the past few years he has in
terested himself in number of civic
movements as well as in politics. He
is member of the Rapid Transit
Commission, and as it has taken on the
possibility of definite work more and
more of his time has been required.
lie became member of the Republican
Executive Committee about two years
ago, when number of leading business
and professional men were added to the
committee. Later he was selected a
member of the State Republican Execu-
tive Committee and now he is on the
Committee of Nine, whose duty it is to
strengthen the State organization. He
is attending a meeting of that commit
tee at Columbus.
Colonel Proctor became member of
the First Regiment on March 20. 1914,
and was commissioned a lieutenant col
onel, this being also the time when Rob
ert l.. Huber of Dayton was made col
onel. When the mobilization of the
National Guard was ordered last spring,
Colonel Huber was placed with the
/ Third Regiment and on July 4, 1916,
Colonel Proctor was commissioned as
colonel 1t was through his efforts that
Camp Proctor was established an enter
prise much along the line of the Platts-
burgh training camp.
With Colonel Proctor out the officer
in command of the First will be ]. Dal-
by Crawlis ranking major, until there is
an election OF successor, unless the
governor deSignates someone else 1t is
said that Major +. j. Galbraith may be
named.
A report by the Government on con-
ditions of the First Regiment, made
public day or two ago, was based on
an inspection made in January and Feb
ruary, nearly year ago. The First
was inspected when in camp in August
and September by regular army officers
and highly complimented. The resiena-
ton reads:
81 hereby tender my resignation as
commanding officer, First Ohio Infantry,
on account of not being able to give the
necessary time for the proper execution
of the work"
The Hand of the interests.
That the hand of the interests is seen
in the resignation of Col Proctor is ap-
parent James NJ. Faulkner of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, and the foremost po-
litical writer in the State, speaking Of
"The Colonel" says
"William Jennings Bryan has his Com
moner Robert NJ. La Toilette has his
La Follettc's Weekly and-EIarry NJ
Daugherty has his serially numbered
pamphlets! True to his promise, the
modern Moses of the Republican party
who is leading it beside still and car
donated waters and away from the still
that distills, got out his first broadsidc
this week, timing it to coincide in ap-
pearancc with the session of the Big
Nine, of happy memory. While it had
good deal of fine reading about
whether the serpent of drink was to rule
the Republican party or vice versa, "a
has been the case in the past, the rca
brick that was wrapped up in its pape
folds smote Hon William Cooper Proc
!. ter, of Cincinnati, on his devoted dom
!, of thought. The warlike William c. i
strongly suspected in this vicinity o
harboring an ambition to give the Stat
of Ohio good business administrator
with himself at the head Of the machin
cry. Else why, ask the practical patriot
who wear the stuffed seats in the hote
I lobbies, else why does he give up hi
I coin in wheelbarrow loads and his tim
in unlimited periods? This unsellis
! striver for the common good, imltatin
+, the Big Nine, passes the buck In hi
Pamphlet No l. Volume l. Mr.. Daugh
! erty savagely, though virtuously, dc
! mands to know of William Cooper VIII
! he flew so furiously fast to the defens
! of the liquor interests when he, tn
F, aforesaid Daugherty, smote them in hi
! post-clection interview. Now, Williar
: Cooper had merely said that Mr.. Daugl1
7 erty had the God-given right as fello,
! citizen of the republic to shoot off hi
+! bazoo upon any given topic, but he wa
! not thereby committing the Repuf
! lcan party to his sentiments thus e>