Show Governor Vic Vie Donahey of Ohi Ohio Nursing His Own for Presidency By Dr RODEnT ROBERT T SMALL SALL SI orr Correspondent 1 of ol Standard Standard- Copyright 1926 by Consolidated Consolidate Press Association COLUMBUS Ohio July 10 Ohio 10 Ohio modern mother o of president Is presidential several eral new some som of Qt them are areno areno r rno no larger than a a mans man's hand and hand ammay may moy never grow but at least l art one L being Inflated la I by II a trained politician This politician knows that the tho Is In safe ae and loyal hands hand It Is It his own child Governor Vie Ic Is ii booming himself for or the lc nomination two year hence and It If he h doesn't get gel the plum It will not be b for tor want of 01 trying I Governor Vie Is a going l to run I for a third consecutive term a as 48 go tov Qt of Ohio this tall fall and despite the support of 01 the th most prominent Democrats Democrat D ot of the th Buckeye elate there thero ther Is 1 a good chance chine that his sway away with the common people may still ho bo potent enough to pull him through U if Vie Vic he Donahey-be h prefers to be b called Vie Vic Instead ot of Victor wins Victor the election el cllon In November he b win will wll havo have equalled the th three term served JamesM by former Governor James M Cox ot of Ohio and by Governor AI Smith ot Qt New ew York I CONSECUTIVE E TERMS TERM Vie 10 point out the tact fact that his terns terms willbe It If his dreams dream como come true tru will 1 be consecutive whereas both Gov- Gov Governors Cox and Smith a year year two hiatus In their records Governor Vie Vic and his friend friends argue that It being governor three terms In a a pivotal state meant nomination to Governor Cox In 1920 and almost meant the to Al AI Smith In 1124 1924 there ther Is I 1 no reason why he h should not aspire to the th Democratic leadership In n 1928 ASmith Unlike Governors Cox and Al AI Smith however the th newest Ohio o aspirant hasn't the th solid support t of th the tho stat state organization Men lien like Uke Governor Cox Newton D Baker Bake and ana Atlee are out of sympathy with the th Donabe alms and aspirations aspiration It Is pretty well understood throughout the th state th that t t former farmer Senator Pomerene Pomer n was called upon to enter the th sen- sen senatorial sen senatorial rac race raco again this year ear as a means of ot checking the tho tb Donahey Donahe supremacy In the th state stale There Is a hope hop that It If he h wins Ins the th nomina lion Mr lr pomerene may de defeat leaL Sen Senator tor Frank B n WIlli r te 0 ne lie lie- publican Incumbent and take tak na- na national leadership again aIn as Ohio favorite ta son I r ruo nioM ROSY nosy The Pomerene pathway how Is not one of o roses It is virtually conceded that he be will defeat MI Miss Allen Aim Judge of the th su su- su supreme eme I preme teme court of ot the stale state for the but defeating Irani with his treat great dry support In addition to the tho th strength ot of the tho G o 0 P machine Is something else els again aln Vie Donahey y has won on the th governorship sc In two strong years ars He Is known through the tho state as Honest Vie Via His Ills opponents say y lie he h gave him himself self that nam name Ill His friends uy say s It t came from frem the tho th people peole In any suy aa event ent vent vie Vic accepted the th nomination n n nas as Honest Vie Vic and proclaims tl 1 bis I I honesty and Integrity ane anew anew- Day by day In every way hs h's growing and As state auditor ho he used to cut bolted boiled pota pola- potatoes toes oC off the th expense acco accounts of state officials lie He II was a sort of f General General Controller McCarl 1 of ot Wasll-i Wasll Ington except that ho he out ut McCurl Thata That when They Uley first be becan gan to call hint him Honest Vie Vic Although he h glows a a ruddy red from basking In the Ohio suu Gov bov Governor Donahey Is not su SOl well known knon nationally When Governor AI ASmith Smith was In Columbus Columbua recently he was waa astonished to learn that Gov Governor Donahey had never been to New York That to Al AI was nine Huh nol How any man of the tho prominence of II a a governor and only a u night ride rido rid away should over ever have havo tailed failed to visit the metropolis was too much for tor the son ot of the th east side aide HES HE'S GOING EAST JAST However er Governor Donahey Is going to attend to all that He H is Ie going east cast later this month first Qt all to dedicAte the Ohio build build- buildIng buildIng Ing at aL the th expo then to bask by the th sad sea e waves at Atlantic City Tho The gOV- gOV governor hasn't committed himself to t any a as yet et and It IL will wUl be en- en en In accord with willi his political politic philosophy If It he h should give Americas America's greatest city the go by toby lust Just to show that the tho th sons of the central west weaL are ar by no means beholden to the east easL or any o of It Its was wa's ways With such tuch strong elements of ot the Ohio Democracy as former Gover- Gover Governor nor Cox Newton Bak Baker r and Alice Alloe Pomerene opposed to him It Is I dif dlf to see se Just lust how Governor Vie Vic could w win in the th Ohio delegation to the th next Democratic national con con con- but h he evidently e b believes he forthe h can and i is II pointing himself for to th the rac race If Pomerene should win In the son len this fall tall the tho th Pomerene forces would Quid be turned turne to the latter and with some Borne one on definitely to work for tor they might defeat Honest Vie Ic If It Vie wins and his opponents lose look out to for trouble on |