Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-29

out and vote. In 1924 Donahey was
reelected by an fmpressiveiy large
majority, despite the Coolidge land
slide, because his opponent, former
Gov. Harry l.. Davis, had legions of
Republican enemies. This time.
G. o. r. leaders say, Republicans
will vote unitedly ior their nominee,
Myers Y. Cooper. rich Cincinnati
business man. Both Donahey and
Cooper are drys, so prohibition does
not enter into the gubernatorial. as
Donahey a Strong Man.
Donahey. despite Republican op-
timism, is not going to be easy to
dethrone. AS q statesman, particular
ly Of the intellectual brand, he does
not rank high. but Ohioans. par
ticularly out in the sticks, still cherish
Honest Vic' because of cheese
pairing record as State auditor that
Controller General McCarl at Wash.
ington might envy. Donahey achieved
Statewide fame and popularity as q
primer Of expense accounts. He took
a f1endish delight in making Supreme
Court judges ride in street cars in
stead of taxis and eating at armchair
lunchrooms, instead of hotels. Auditor
Donahey made the taxpaying patriots
OF the Buckeye commonwealth believe
that he was the only man who ever
held high State Office In Ohio who
watched the peoples pennies.
He became governor on that record
and he has retained power four years
in this old stalwart Republican strong
hold by convincing the electorate that
DOnahey runs the State at large as
he used to run its expense accounts.
Despite his Celtic name, the governor
is a Protestant. He is also a dry.
He is Furthermore q Rooseveltian
parent--the father of nine children.
Once he used a campaign Autograph
and entitled it: Mine reasons why
You should vote for Donahey." An
unkind critic says the reasons" are
that the governor has a penchant for
giving his grownupS jobs In the state
house at Columbus.
Cooper, the Republican gubernato-
rial candidate, is new at politics, but
he is wealthy, resourceful and aggres-
sive. Ohio G. o. p. leaders look across
Lake Erie to Michigan, which has
just endorsed. at a. primary. Gov
ernor intrenched In hts fourth term
tGroesbeck), and say that Wolverine
gubernatorial history is about to re-
peat itself in this State. They're not
discouraged in this rosy view by the
Columbus Dispatch straw poll, a reg.
ular feature Of Ohio campaigns, which
shows Donahey substantially ahead
of Cooper. The same poll, inciden-
tally, shows Willis leading Pomerene.
but discloses that in two camps in
which Pomerene is supposed to be
Weak-the women and organized Ia
bor-he Is running neck.and-neck with
Willis. Railroad brotherhood men
used to knife Pomerene and fought
him in his recent primary duel with
Judge Florence Allen. But the Dis
patch straw ballot discloses railway
shopmen supporting Pomerene as
strongly as they are backing Willis.
Willis friendliness for Harry M.
Daugherty, for whom the brother
hood long have had an injunction rod
in pickle, Is hurting him among the
rail workers. William Green, presi
dent of the American Federation of
out for Pomerene.
Representative i'm House.
Here in the Commonwealth adorned
by Nicholas Longworth there is more
than passing attention in the various
contests for the lower branch Of Con
gress. At present the Ohio delegation
stands, 16 Republicans ana Demo
Gratis. The proportion seems likely to
be maintained. with perhaps a gain or
loss or two for either party.
Ohio Republicans say that two of
their Representatives, Speaker Long
worth and his northumberland, James
T. Begg, are largely responsible for
the expeditions manner in which the
House handled public business at the
last session of Congress. They are
bent on giving the Republican delega-
ton ringing vote Of confidence by
reflections all along the line. 1t is a
little early to predict whether their
expecta tons Of doing so will be real
lied. The Speaker Of the House en-
joys great popularity everywhere in
Ohio. He plans to stump every con-
gressional district for his party's can
dates.
If 1928 is a presidential free-for-all
for Republicans, Ohio will have fav-
orite son of that breed, and his name
will be Mick" LOngWorth.