Akron Daily Democrat

Certain of Re-Nomination.
Trouble Enough Without Inviting More.
Mr. Kurtz Pays His Respects to Dick.
Rev. Baker Discusses the Political Situation.
(Special Correspondence.)
Columbus, May 16.-That Governor Nash will be renominated by his party at the State convention to be held in this city next month is certain. And now some of the Republican leaders say that Lieutenant Governor Caldwell is also to be made the party nominee a second time. There is no doubt that Caldwell is causing the Republican leaders a good many sleepless nights. for he has thus far refused to be pushed aside. but it is hardly probable that the party will adopt the suicidal course of renominating him. The Republicans are going to have troubles enough this fall without bearing an unnecessary burden, and the leaders realize it.

Charles L. Kurtz is the only prominent Republican who has ventured to express an opinion that Caldwell should be renominated. Perhaps Kurtz is not over-zealous in his desire to see Nash re-elected. In his interview advocating the renomination of Nash and Caldwell, Kurtz refers to an "official trickster," who, he says, is responsible for the opposition which has developed to Nash's renomination. He probably refers to Major General Charles Dick, of Akron, who has plenty of offices, at least. Kurtz's advocacy of the renomination of Nash and Caldwell has given the Rev. P. A. Baker of the Anti-Saloon League a golden opportunity to say mean things about both candidates and he has not neglected it. He eulogizes the two State officers in the following gentle words:

"Lieutenant Governor Caldwell will not be renominated. The Republicans have too much sense for that. His record in the last General Assembly was that of a consummate liquor lobbyist. If the people had known him before the election as they do now, he would have been defeated by 50,000. The way to prove the truth of this is to renominate him.

"Governor Nash will doubtless be renominated. His appointment of a distiller and a brewer upon his staff was an uncalled for recognition of the saloon interests that will cost him many votes. But his firm stand against prize fighting did much to quiet the opposition of the church people, and the talk of his enemies of turning him down because of this is making him stronger every day.

"The Anti-Saloon League did not before and will not now endorse the candidacy of Governor Nash. but if prize fighting is to be made the issue he will be re-elected with or without Hamilton county. There are a few people in Cincinnati that need to be taught that this is the State of Ohio and the beginning of the twentieth century."

ROBT. O. RYDER.