Evening star., 1922-08-22
'P0MERENE RAKES
| c. 0. P. IN KEYNOTE
Senator Tells Ohio Demo.
cratic Convention Regime
Is Failure.
By the Associated Press,

By the Assoca ted Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, August a.
Plans for the coming political cam
paign in Ohio, in which democrats
seek to change the makeup of the
solidly republican state administra-
ton and congressional delegation and
return to the upper house of Con-
gress Senator Atlee Pomerene, were
being made here today. Republicans.
as we'll as the democrats. were hold
ing their state convention at which
ratification OF platforms and selec-
tfon of chairman OF the republican
executive committee was the main
business.
Charging that the republican ad-
ministration at Washington had re-
pudiated its campaign pledges Of 1920
and that great part of the legisla-
ton by the present Congress had been
| for the benefit of big business rather
than the ordinary citizen. Senator
Pomerene delivered the keynote ad-
dress at the democratic convention
predicting democratic. victory in
November.
AFTER March 4 next there will still
be one democratic senator in Wash
ington from Ohio and more than half
of the House delegation from Ohio
will be democratic" he said.
Scores Tariff Pork Barrel.
Bitter criticism of the republican
tariff bill, which he termed the
greatest pice Of pork barrel legis-
lation in the history of Congress"
! formed the major part of the address
which also touched upon what SEN
ator Pomerene declared the complete
failure of the administration to enact
constructive legislation. Republican
revenue legislation placed the burden
of taxation upon persons and busi-
nesses Of smaller income and relieved
wealthy persons and corporations
earning excessive profits. he declared.
Only passing mention Of the New
berry case and other senatorial mat
ters was made by Senator Pomerene,
who declared that he had mo
apology to make fer what l have said
or done at Washington" and during
the campaign he would give the
tineuish between false charges, on
the one hand, and facts, on the
other
Rumors that attempts would be
made by certain democrats to insert
in their platform a plank providing
for jury trials for all violations of
state laws-said to be aimed at pro-
hibition enforcement-were belittled
by democratic leaders. The league
of nations issue, 1t was said, would
not find a place in the state plat
form. According to custom. IT was
presumed that the 1920 national plat
form, which supported the league Of
nations, would be reindorsed.
The reported announcement from
State Senator John F. Burke Of Elyra
and Colleague George H. Bender OF
Cleveland that they would seek to
insert progressive" planks In the re-
publican platform apparently was
receiving only minor consideration
in the republican camp. At meet
ing last night, W. w. Durbin of Ken
ton, veteran of two previous cam
naiRns, was reelected chairman OF
the democratic state executive COM
mittee. Arthur p. Black Of Ashland.
secretary to United States Senator
Pomerene, was selected as secretary.
Keynotes ON National Issues.
William H. Miller. law partner Of
Carmi A. Thompson. republican can
didate for governor. was the pre-
convention choice for the head of
the republican executive committee.
KEYNOTE speakers of both parties
were expected to touch upon national
issues, for both are members OF the
present. Congress and will oppose
each other as candidates for the
United States Senate.