The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-02
His Own Boss

AMES GARFIELD STEWART, the Republican
candidate for governor, has been assuring the
voters that if elected he will carry on the policies
and programs of Gov. John W. Bricker-the impli-
cation doubt being that if the voters keep their
eyes shut tightly they won't know that Mr.. Bricker
has left the statehouse
We heartily agree with the Mayor of Cincinnati
that Mr. Bricker has been good governor and
that the state would benefit by perpetuation of
most of the Bricker policies, but emphatically
disagree with Mr. Stewards contention that he is
big enough to fill the Bricker Shoes We feel in
fact, that the only Mr.. Stewart heads the
COP state ticket is because he was put there by
cynical piece of political chicanery.
When Governor Bricker made known his decision
to seek the Republican presidential nomination. it
was obvious that two men in the party stood out
Gen. Thomas J. Herbert and Lieut.. Gov. Paul NJ.
Herbert Both had long and distinguished
records of public service and both had been
ciated with the Bricker administration since 1888.
The only question seemed to be which of the two
would be the party's choice to succeed to the gov
ernorship in 1915.
But the freak of circumstance that brought two
with the surname to the political fore
front in the same too much for the easily
seduced scrupes of Ed. d. Schorr Republican state
chairman, and his associates in southern Ohio, who
eagerly above principle, thrust Mayor
Stewart into the gubernatorial primary and obtain
ed his nomination, since the great majority of the
states Republicans split their votes futiely be-
tween the two men best qualified. This action in
itself indicates the dubious quality of Mr.. Schorr's
leadership.
1t is only fair to Mr. Stewart to observe that he
undoubtedly aspres to being good governor 1t
is equally fair, however, to observe that the cards
to be stacked against him. Mr.. Stewart
a less obscure figure when Mr. Schorr's
searching eye alighted upon him. He Gin
cnnati city councilman with the honorary title of
mayor. If he becomes governor it will be because
Mr. Schorr planned it that way, through machine
manpulations unpleasant to contemplate. 1t might
be that Mr.. Stewart would be able to resist the
temptation to do favors for Mr.. Schorr but it
to US that the public is entitled to at least
enable doubt
Mr. Schorr's plans evidently were based on the
assumption that any Republican candidate, good,
Ohio in 1914. There justification for
this belief Riddled by factional fights and weak
ened by successive defeats at the polls the Demo-
cratic Party of Ohio had reached low point in
effectiveness early this year,
Unfortunately for Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Schorr,
however, the Ohio Democrats reached outside the
ranks of the party regulars and came up with
strong candidate. Opposing Mr.. Stewart is man
of refreshing political independence, Mayor Frank
]. Lausche of Cleveland. He his nomination
decisivey, piling up a large majority over field
of opponents, none of whom had duplicate surnames
Mr.. Lausche has made point of not getting
along with Ray Miller, Cleveland Democratic boss
ground Like Governor Bricker, he is his own boss
He for the nomination and won it a record
of clean and efficient administration mayor of
Cleveland. We think he would make good governor