71- 27,490 JAUCHIUS, Rollin Dean, 1921- GUBERNATORIAL ROLES: AN ASSESSMENT BY FIVE OHIO GOVERNORS. The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1971 Political Science, public administration University Microfilms, A XEROX Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan © Copyright by Rollin Dean Jauchius 1971 THIS DISSERTATION HAS BEEN MICROFILMED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED GUBERNATORIAL ROLES: AN ASSESSMENT BY FIVE OHIO GOVERNORS DISSERTATION sented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Rollin Dean Jauchius, B.A., M.A. * * it it it The Ohio State University 1971 Approved by Adviser Department of Political Science ACKNOWLEDGMENTS There are many to thank. There is little space in which to do it. And there is always the nagging fear of unintended oversight. This is the classic dilemma that causes me, as it does most writers to shy away from writing acknowledgments. Nevertheless, in a project of this magnitude, one must try. This project's beginning can be traced to Professor Thomas R. Flinn, who pointed out the void in this area, and suggested, "You are the one to do it." Its execution can be attributed largely to Professor Francis R. Aumann, whose sense of obligation to his students, coupled with his capacity to provide blunt and salty commentary when needed, provides the kind of constancy that stimulates scholarly achievment. The project's feeder roots have received much nourishment from Professors Frederick W. Maguire, Randall B. Ripley, and Philip M. Burgess. These roots grow, in turn from the tap root that began its growth when I was an undergraduate before World War II. The advice and counsel of Professors Emeritus Harvey Walker and E. Allen Helms, in those days as well as in more recent times, is well-remembered and appreciated. I have also received valuable assistance in this study from three teaching colleagues, and a librarian with an uncanny knack for finding needed reference materials. They are Frederick J. Bunte, a sociologist who was most helpful in my research of the sociological concept of role J. Sam Ringold, who guided me in the area of social psychology; Martha Corrodi, a typing teacher who graciously put her skill and leisure to work for me to provide crucial help in meeting deadlines; and Allyn Ehrhardt, whose search for the hard-to-find is as unerring as his flies cast upon the water. Obviously, I am greatly indebted to five former Ohio governors. The candor and cooperation of John W. Bricker, Frank J. Lausche, C. William O'Neill, Michael V. DiSalle, and James A. Rhodes provides the solid empirical foundation on which this study rests. Let this final paragraph stand, then, for two purposes. One is to reassert my grateful acknowledgment to all of those whom I have mentioned. The other purpose is to assure them all that while I appreciate their help, I, alone, assume full responsibility for what I have done with it. VITA Name: Rollin Dean Jauchius Birth: October 29, 1921, at 462 Cedar Crest Avenue, Newark, Ohio. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William S. Jauchius, living. Education: Newark, Ohio public schools. Graduated Newark Senior High School, June 1, 1939. The Ohio State University. September, 1939, to June, 1942 March, 1946, to June, 1947 Graduated June 6, 1947, B.A., Journalism Graduate School, January, 1967 to present M.A., Political Science, June, 1968. Thesis: Gubernatorial Power. The United States Marine Corps Academy May, 1943, to January, 1944. Second Lieutenant commission August 11, 1943. Marital Status: Married December 25, 1943, to Helen Lucille Quick, of Birmingham, Alabama, at Washington, D.C. Two children Rollin Dean, Jr., May 9, 1945, and Helen Diane, August 10, 1949. Residence: Homeowner, 7025 Rieber Street, Worthington, Ohio, 43085. Employment Experience: September, 1939, to August, 1941, driver, Guy Scott Industrial Coal Hauling, Newark, Ohio. August-September, 1941, counselor and swimming instructor, Camp Ohio (Y.M.C.A.) near Newark, Ohio. September, 1941, to June, 1942, Commercial Rubbish Company, Columbus, Ohio, night pickup crew. June, 1942, to August, 1942, manager-lifeguard, Newark Municipal Pool, Newark, Ohio iv August 4, 1942, enlisted, U.S. Marine Corps, Columbus, Ohio. Commissioned second lieutenant, August 11, 1943. Five World War II campaigns and Japan occupation attached to U.S. Military Government Forces, Eighth Army. Korea, June, 1951, to March 1953. Retired on 30 years (with four years R.O.T.C. and C.M.T.C. credit) August 4, 1968, with the rank of colonel. March, 1946, to June, 1951: Political reporter and columnist, The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio. April, 1953, to January, 1957, State House and Washington correspondent, The Columbus Dispatch. January, 1948, to May, 1951, and May, 1953, to Dec­ ember, 1955, editor, Pierce Publications, Columbus, Ohio. January, 1956, to January, 1969, editor and co-pub­ lisher, The Tri-Community News, Gahanna, Ohio. January, 1957, to September, 1962: administrative assistant to Ohio Auditor of State. September, 1962, to November 15, 1962: Campaign Director, Rhodes For Governor Campaign. November 15, 1962, to January 14, 1963: administrat­ ive assistant-transition to Governor-elect. January 14, 1963, to January, 1969: administrative assistant (programming and financing) to Governor. March, 1947, to present: self-employed writer and novelist, The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln, The Bobbs Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1959; Johnny Shiloh, same publisher, 1959; The Court- Martial of Commodore Perry, same publisher, 1961; articles and serials for The Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, American Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Argosy, Field & Stream, and True; three cinema credits, and one television credit. September, 1968, to present, professor of Journalism, Franklin University, 201 South Grant Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. v Professional Organizations: The American Association for Education in Journalism Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism honorary, as of January 13, 1942. The Author's Guild of The Author's League of America, Inc., voting member as of June 3, 1960. The American Political Science Association, as of January, 1967. Pi Sigma Alpha, Omicron Chapter, as of May 14, 1968. The American Academy of Political and Social Science, as of July, 1967. Honors: Navy Letter of Commendation, 1944. Silver Star, 1945. Presidential Citation, 1945. Frank M. Heller Memorial Award for Public Affairs Reporting, through the School of Journalism, The Ohio State University, for a series of articles on local government, 1956, awarded in 1957. Interest Area: Teaching journalism, college level, and news media research with emphasis on impact on public policy and political institutions. FIELDS OF STUDY The Graduate School The Ohio State University PROGRAM: An interdisciplinary Ph.D. program structured by Dr. Lawrence J. R. Herson, then chairman, Department of Political Science, in cooperation with Dr. William E. Hall, Director, School of Journalism, and with Pro­ fessors of Journalism Frederick W. Maguire, Loyal N. Gould, and Galen R. Rarick, with an emphasis on the nature of newspaper press power, and the impact of that power on political behavior and public policy in the American political system. MAJOR: American National Government and Institutions * Public Law * Public Administration * State and Local Government FIELDS OF STUDY (Continued) MINORS: International Relations Politics, Political Behavior, Process COGNATE: Journalism Winter Quarter, 1967 P.S. 635 Political Parties and Pressure Politics He 1ms 5 A P.S. 605 Public Administration Walker 5 A Spring Quarter, 1967 P.S. 616 Public Law Aumann 5 A P.S. 606 Intergovernmental Relations Walker 5 A Autumn Quarter, 1967 P.S. 801 American National Government, Institutions Hale 5 B P.S. 813 Public Administration Seminar Walker 5 A P.S. 693 Individual Studies: The Presidency Hale 3 A Winter Quarter, 1968 P.S. 818 Public Law Seminar Aumann 5 A P.S. 876 Political Parties, Pressure Groups Flinn 5 A Spring Quarter, 1968 P.S. 818 The Judicial Process Seminar Aumann 5 A P.S. 999 Thesis: Gubernatorial Power Walker 6 S M.A. Degree (Walker (Aumann Autumn Quarter, 1968 P.S. 745 International Relations Axline 5 B P.S. 775 Political Parties Flinn 5 B Winter Quarter, 1969 P.S. 700 American Government, Policy Process Ripley 5 A P.S. 999 Research: Press Power and Policy Process Flinn 2 S Spring Quarter, 1969 P.S. 693 Policy Process Readings Ripley 2 S P.S. 693 Individual Studies: Political Parties Flinn 5 S Journ. 642 The Press and Basic Issues Maguire 3 A vii FIELDS OF STUDY (Continued) Summer Quarter, 1969 P.S. 693 Individual Study: Local Government Andrews 5 S Winter Quarter, 1970 French 571 Briola NC C Journ. 693.01 Press Power and Public Policy Maguire 5 A P.S. 605 State Government Harrison 5 A P.S. 757 Comparative Foreign Policy Burgess 5 A Spring Quarter, 1970 French Imhoff NC B Journ. 693.01 Public Affairs Reporting Maguire 5 S P.S. 693 National Security Burgess 5 S P.S. 693 Parties and Process Flinn 5 S Summer Quarter, 1970 P.S. 999 Research Aumann 10 S General Examinations: written section S Public Law, August 19, 1970 Public Administration, August 19, 1970 State And Local Government, August 21, 1970 Political Parties, August 21, 1970 International Relations, August 24, 1970 National Security, August 24, 1970 Autumn Quarter, 1970 P.S. 999 Research Aumann 10 S General Examinations: oral section S Winter Quarter, 1971 P.S. 999 Research Aumann 10 S Spring Quarter, 1971 P.S. 999 Research Aumann Dissertation: Gubernatorial Roles: An Assessment By Five Ohio Governors viii PAPERS: Press Power And Presidential Power Hale Reporting Public Financial Affairs Walker The American Governor And The Press Hale Tax Policy In The American States Harrison The Politics Of Public Expenditure In Ohio Flinn One-Man, One-Vote: The Ohio Experience Aumann Policy Process In The American System Ripley Press Power And Public Policy Maguire Reporting Public Policy Maguire The Press As A Linkage Mechanism Harrison Tax Policy In The American States Harrison TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .............................................