The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-07-12
GOV. W HITE
STILL In RING
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/ keenly that he would "make deal" at
1 Chicago to achieve such an ambition.
Thus he would have been eliminated
as state candidate and it would have
! become necessary to select some one
! lacking an established record as chief
executive to succeed to his guberna
torial candidacy.
Political strategists among his OPP
ponents figured that would have made
things easier for the Republican can
didate who, having spent $65, 900 to
win the primary nomination, faces a
campaign in which he can only prom
Use governmental economy and like
benefits to the taxpayer which the
governor already has accomplished.
Their obvious chagrin over the turn
of events at Chicago was not shared
by White who commented: Il have no
regrets, no disappointment. | shall
give Governor Roosevelt and Speaker
Garner all possible support and we
will win together on records of ser
vice that we can submit to the voters
without apology"
Ohio Democrats, Fundamentally
commencing the nominations Of
Franklin d. Roosevelt for president,
and John N. Garner for vice president,
predicted that victory in Ohio is as
sured for both of them and will be
made more impressive by the strength
lent to the ticket by Governor White.
Republicans as we'll as Democrats in
Ohio will be attracted by their first
hand knowledge of the White admin
istration's success in reducing state
expenses $10,000,000 in its first year
and its progress in economic and
banking rehabilitation and poor relief,
these forecasters contended.
Pointing out that Governor White
could have attained the vice presiden-
tal nomination at least if he had
chosen to advance his personal inter-
ests at the sacrifice Of honor, newspa-
per commentators generally agreed
that in preferring to let events take
| their natural course he added to his
reputation for fairness and square
dealing.
In the opinion of Richard A. Fors-
ter, Columbus correspondent, of the
Republican Cincinnati Times Star, the
governor emerged from the convention
with greater esteem and in better
grace" than would have been his if he
had elected to violate the harmony
agreement under which the Ohio dele
cation was pledged first to him and
then to any other Ohioan proposed for
nomination.
Harry A. Busey, political editor of
the Columbus Citizen, analyzing the
course pursued by the Ohio delegation,
wrote:
Criticisms of the Ohio representa-
ton have been voiced and we take this
opportunity to state our opinion that
Ohio came away from Chicago with
far more cause for pride than some
other states. Governor White had
promised, if his own nomination for
president proved impossible, to re-
lease Ohio's support to some other
Ohio candidate. And the governor
kept the promise. Perhaps this was
not smart politics. But we suspect
that Governor Whites conscience is
clearer than it might have been if he
had permitted ambition to over come
honor.
1t is recognized that by playing
| smart politics and making trades at
the psychological time the vice presi-
DENTAL nomination. might have come
to Ohio. Then why were no trades
made? The answer is to the credit Of
State Chairman Henry Brunner who
held his word to three candidates.
White, Baker and Cox-more import
ant than any advantage smart poll
tics might have brought. Brunner's
course may contribute to the success
of his party in Ohio through his dem
onstration of the stability of his lead
ership."
Ralph Burkholder, staff correspond
ent of the Cleveland Press, told his
readers:
The spotlight might have been TAX
en- by Chairman Henry Brunner for
the Ohio delegation but for one thing
the harmony agreement. All week
Brunner withstood pressure to get
something for Ohio out of IT, Brun-
ner's answer was that an agreement
was an agreement and that, so far as
he could control, it would be kept"
Besides the state government, only
few local units of government in
Ohio escaped adopting the install /
ment system Of buying in the last 20
years. In one Ohio county So per
cent of all revenue from all property