The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-19
EASTERN
Paper Notes That Gov. Cox Is
of Presidential Size
And Ohio Likely TO Furnish Next
Democratic CandidRte-Her
Commanding Position.

Washington, Jan. 16.-In a lead
ing political article yesterday the
Washington Star discusses Ohio in a
manner evoking considerable interest
from the members of the Ohio colony
here.
Declaring the republicans are pre-
pairing for a finish fight with the dem
ocrats for possession of the state, a
fight in which Senator Warren G.
Harding and Gov. James NJ. Cox will
be central figures, and concluding
with the statement there is definite
campaign on to groom Gov Cox for
the democratic presidential nomina-
tion, the article says:
In Ohio politics is absorbing a
great deal OF attention these days
from both democrats and republicans.
The republicans, after their humiliat-
ing defeat last November, losing the
presidential electors, the governor
ship and the United States senator
ship are bending every effort toward
rehabilitation Of the party.
Senator Warren G.. Harding and
National Committeeman Hynicka are
the commanding figures in the party |
organization.
Progressive republicans are afll- |
iating in greater numbers with the
regulars, are getting increased recog-
milton in all the councils of the party |
and there is growing evidence of a
more cordial understanding between
the hitherto clashing factions.
1T is noticed the sphere of infu-
ence in republican councils is now
county (Cincinnati) instead
Of Cuyahoga county (Cleveland),
where Senator Hanna and Senator
Burton so long fixed it, The old Han
ma machine has almost entirely dis
and former Senator Burton
has removed to New York, to become
4 bank president.
Moreover, the political complex
on of that part of the state has
changed Once republican strong ;
lold, it is now democratic.
"Myron T. Herrick's leadership
vent a-glimmering when he could not
control Cuyahoga and his own terri {
ory, and lost the senatorship. Akron {
md Columbus went democratic and '
he republicans fell back to Cincin- '
lati, where they have dug themselves I
n. {
Senator Hardlng's leadership has t
,Iown with his prestige. First gov t
rnor and then senator he has con- e
tantly Kept in touch with all sections t
f the state. His fellow republicans t
we're gratified at the highly favorable /
he has made as presiding t
hicer of the republican national con- Fl
ention at Chicago, and he is now, +
Is is said of national Importance. r
"Ohio republicans claim their state n
,ill cut large figure in presidential l;
Olitics, first because it is now one of
he doubtful of the important states, b
fter beins so long safely republican, a
nd must be taken into account in all h
lture calculations on the electoral ii
ollege. r
"The democrats also are figuring
n Ohio being prominent in the next d
campaign and they are b
roorning a candidate in the person of r,
overnor Cox. They declare him
oming' democrat of national calibre.
He has powerful backing in the
ate, not the least valuable of which
that of R. F. Wolfe, millionaire
wner of two influential newspapers
Columbus. 1t is said that there II
already a definite campaign in
-ogress in behalf of Gov. Cox for the el
presidential nomination" n,