Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-30
OHIO DEMOCRATS WILL
SUPPORT POMERENE
Serious Presidential Possible
ties Involved in Buckeye
States Political Campaign.
WILL. GO AGAINST HARDING:
should Scnntor nc u.-Eu.,,,, a..
WIN lie ncraidcd ns Unmistrk-
nh'c Indication Of violent Rrnc-
ton AERinst q. q. T.
HF y. FrcdrrIck Essnry,
washington Correspondent OF

u.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2o.-prcs,dcn-
ial possibilities OF the most serious
sort are involved in the Ohio no
'iticai campaign. which has opened
with the Dayton Jackson Day dinner.
on tho one hand. and the tentative
candidacy or Representative Fcss for
the Republican Senatorial nominn-
ton. on the other.
That the Democratic forces In the
stat" VIII make r. supreme effort to
re-elcct Senator Pomerenc in Mo-
Tembrr and mt the same time break
heavily into the solid Republican
congressional delegation from ohio.
liz now well understood on all sides
VIII lie Violent Reaction.
And IL this drive should succeed.
II VIII not only be hcraldcd and ac-
ccptcd in most quarters as an UNI
misthkablc indication Of violent re-
action against the party in power.
ing. but II would label Mr.. Pomcrcnc
IA perhaps tho most conspicuous
Northern Democrat In either branch
Of Congress
With ohio redeemed. from Demo
cratic standpoint. the redecincr
would almost inevitably be measured
far and wide as available presldcn-
tial timber. And in the absence OF
other active and promising leader
snip, plus the prevailing belief that
Ohio. not New York. Is the great
pivotal state OF tn" Union. Senator
f"merene might easily become the
new white hope" OF his party
Democratic politicians ar. fully
alive To possibilities Of this situa
ton. They have just proved this In
their get-togcther rally al Dayton.
gathering OF State and national
leaders conceived and executed for
the primary purpose Of promoting
IL al Il
for the Senate.
In that enterprise. moreover.
former Governor James NJ. cox. the
democratic standard bearer In tho
last presidential campaign. entered
heartily regardless Of the effect upon
his own leadership ot the possible re-
election "f MIR. Pomcrcne. Ills
friends continue to insist tina, he
has M ambition to again head his
partN's ticket. certainly none II -
moro promising candidate .s de-
vclopcd. Ills enthusiasm for Pom
crcn" In tho present situation seems
Ia support that view.
Nor Is II to b." assumed that Re
publican leaders ar" mnmindtul OF
tho strategy OF the Democratic lead
crs In ohio. They viii not surrcu-
dor tho state by default hu, will
light hard to hold IL in tho R"puhli-
can column. This IL important. not
only "a u means OF kllilng on am
other ohio candidate for the prcsi-
dcncy. hut for the moral effect i,
will have upon the country at large.
Republicans entertain no notion OF
carrying Ohio in November by an
other 40o.oo0 majority. as did pr"st-
dent Harding in 1920. They cherish
no hop. OF holding all the seats IN
publicans. That is far too much To
expect. y few Republican Con
rressm"n. IL Is granted. will 20 by
the board. and the unprecedented
majority which MIR. Harding received
VIII he cut down.
q. a. a.. Confident.
hut with strong candidate for
tn" Senate. tn" Republicans are con-
WINGED that their battle cry OF
stand by the President" viii carry
the state and force the Democratic
party 20 look elsewhere than to Ohio
FOR a candidate L" pit against Mr..
Harding in tn. great contest which
Will he staged in 1924.
The problem OF Ohio Republican
leaders at the moment is to agree
upon the strongest man in the State
TO lead their forces against Pom
creme. Some OF them first believed
that former Governor Myron T. Her
rick. now ambassador To France. was
their best bet. hut they recalled that
six years ago Pomerene beat Her
rick. y campaign contribution is
sue and with the Newberry case
stu fresh in the public mind. it
might he unfortunate to put IN Her
rick a second time. Besides. Mr.
IIerrick eliminated himself with the
declaration that he would not run.
under any circumstances
Representative Nicholas Long
worth. who is popular and rich
enough To finance campaign. was
next considered. But he did not
seem To show especial strength Then
IL was that Representative Theodore
Rurton. who had served term as
Senator after long and distin-
guishsd career in the House was
put into the scale.
Itut while the weight was being
taken, Representative simeon f.
fess. chairman OF the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee.
let L; be known that he would ask
for the nomination. MIR. Fess has
popularity within his party. and
having worked for a generation I'm
the trenches. felt that he was en-
titled to promotion.
Brown May Enter Race.
Also. Walter i. Brown, OF Toledo.
progressive" OF other DAYS. and
committee I'm Washington. showed
symptoms OF candidacy, as did Gov
ernor Harry L. Davis. former Mayor
OF Democratic Cleveland Governor
Davis has since stood aside. saying
that he would not even run to sue
c"ed himself as Governor. MIR.
Brown is said to he waiting to see
II both Burton and Fess enter the
primary. II both do. he may go in
on a chance of beating both in
three-corncred race.
Attorney General Harry NJ Daugh-
erty is still talked about as pos
sioie dark horse" for the senatorial
nomination. He has given no en-
couragemcnt to his friends. but II
smashing primary fight looms ahead
and II becomes necessary to pick q
compromise candidate in order to
save the party from possible defeat
in November. Mr.. Daushcrty might
he prevailed upon to become the
SAVIOR.
Ohio also elects Governor this
year. and with Governor Davis out
OF the deal. a fight may be prccipi-
tated In that quarter. Carmi Thomp-
son. one time Secretary 10 President
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