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PoMERENE's OPPOSITION
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The announcement in Sundays pa
pers that former Congressman John
J. Lentz and former Attorney General
Frank s. Monnett, both Of Columbus,
had filed their declarations as en-.
trants in the senatorial primaries
against Senator Pomerene did not
come as a surprise to those familiar
with state and national politics. Pom
creme Is too good a Democrat-too
enthusiastic a supporter of the viii.
son administration policies-too much
of an American-to suit either Lentz
or Monnett. They are both anti-ad.
ministration in national as well as
state politics. They will drag other
issues into the campaign but they will
do that simply to befog the real pur-
pose of their campaign against Pom
creme. Neither one expects-or even
hopes-to defeat him at the primar.
les August 8. What they aim to do is
to muddy the waters" to build up an
opposition WITHIN THE PARTY
that will not embarrass not only Pom
creme but Wilson in the general cam.
paign, and If possible to encompass
their defeat at the general elections
in November. They have assumed
the role of chief aids to the Republi-
can party in Ohio. Democratic sue
cess is CALLING to them unless they
can dictate to those in power. They
have found they cannot get any
where" when 1t comes to shaping the
course to be pursued either by VIII
son or Pomerene, and because of this
fact they do not want Wilson in the
White House or Pomerene in the sen
ate Lentz and Monnett are eternally
and everlastingly for themselves
They care nothing for the success of
the Democratic party. Their motto is
rule or ruin. Not being able to get
anything by way of political prefer
ment for themselves they cannot bear
the thought of any other Democrat
bphAhit hilS Iilliiht hO hlhtlCi hOM
worthy that Democrat may be. Their
purpose is wholly selfish, and for that
reason, If for no other, will fail. Pom.
creme viii poll more voteS-thousands
more-than both of them together,
The real Democrats are not sleeping
at the switch. They are very much
awake. And they will take the mea-
sure of Lentz and Monnett long be-
fore August 8. No Democrat who
stands for Wilson and Americanism
is going to be fooled. Pomerene's
friends let the vote at the recent pri-
maries for delegates-at-large go by
default, but they are not going to let
the Pomerene vote at the coming pri.
maries go by default The IentZ-Mon-
nett anti-administration campaign
will put every Wilson-P -Pomerene Dem
ocrat I'm Ohio on his guard The
by the president through Secretary of
War Baker in his masterful address
before the Democratic state eonyen-
tion last Thursday, and the ringing in
dorsement OF Pomerene's record as
senator given by the convention It.
self in the resolutions adopted, carry
their own lesson for Ohio Democrats
who put party success and American.
ism above personal grievances. Pom
erene's friends have nothing to apollo
gize for They have everything to be
proud ot lie has made an enviabIe
record In Washington and that record
will be brought to the attention of ev-
cry Democrat in Ohio before the Sth
of August