What Judson Harmon a Real Governor Has Done In Ohio
A. V. Abernethy portrays Governor Judson Harmon as a reformer who dismantled graft and centralized authority in Ohio. The piece recounts investigations into former officials, anti graft actions, and the Wyman Oregon plan for US senators, plus tax, labor, and public works reforms. It also notes Harmon’s political resilience, bipartisan support, and the 1910-1912 push to modernize state government and finance.
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Judson Harmon
Ohio
Harmon
Commonwealth of the
United States
General Assembly
Senate
Ctimen
Govemer Harmon
W. S. McKinnon
I. B.cameron
Taft
Dayton
Republican General Assembly
Treasury
William H. Taft
Middle West
Guilt and politics in Harmon epigrams on elections
Guilt is personal and voters’ will shapes party support. Emblems in municipal races mislead the public, while better to keep parties out of local elections. The state’s powers can curb new conditions, tariffs, and corruption. a lawyer’s honor remains his own crown.
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A. V. Abernethy
Olumbus, CO
Spectral
Ohio General Assembly
Judson Harmon
Swift
Roosevelt
Paul Morton
Santa Fe
Harmon
Teddy
Morton
Ohio
United States
Ohio reform agenda items outlined in 1912 platform
The platform outlines measures across several areas including direct popular vote for president, nonpartisan judicial elections in Ohio, a workers compensation act, a public utilities commission, a corrupt practices act, limited initiative for Chico, centralized boards for state institutions, civil service for subordinate staff, a shorter ballot, election law reform to curb corruption, nonpartisan convention delegates by petition, agricultural instruction mandates, ratification of a federal income tax amendment, a call for a constitutional convention to elect US senators, competitive bidding for state funds, a $3 million annual road fund, tax law reform with a 1 percent levy cap, a women’s reformatory for girls, and notes that the public utilities bill, corrupt practices act, and initiative measures have passed both houses and await conference committee final form.
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Mark Slater
Walter D. Guilbert
Columbus
Gilbert
Harmon
Engineer Marker
Republican State Board of Public Works
General Assembly
Wyman
Oregon
United States
House
Senate
Ohio
Supreme Court
Peace
Buckeye General Assembly
Mark Hanna
George B. Cox
Ife
Public Utility Commission
Chico
Corps of Army Proyers
Civil Service
Boards of Infirmary
Ohio Village
Congress
General Levy
Ohieg
Confer
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State Tax Commission
Democratic General Assembly
Eee
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Pere Marquette
Ohio National G. O. P
Buckeye
Will
Olio
Cleveland
Richard Olney
Walter Q. Gresham
Washington
Hamilton County
Fittp
O. M
Michigan
Queen City
Baptist College
Denteon
Licking County
Cincinnati Law School
Cassy
West
Cincinnati
Hare
Capitol
Surry American Association
Oto Bentes
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