New-York tribune., 1879-10-11
THE ELECTIONS NEXT WEEK.

STATE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF TIVE LtGisLA-
TURE TO BE VOTED FoR-PRoPosED CoNsrITU-
TUTIoNAL AMENDMENTS.
The election in Ohio will be held on Tues
day when Governor and other state officers. memoers
OF the Legislature aud county officers VIII pe eiec"u'
The people will also vote upon four proposed amchu-
ments TO the Constitution The four tickets before the
people given below:
For qor,,,or Charles Foster Thomas Ewing
Lieut. -Gor,rnor A. Hickenloopcr Amerifus y, iee'
ATorncy- Gcncrdi George X. Nash. Isaiah Pillars
Auditor Oglevee. .naiies h99ep SI
Treasurer . Joseph Turney ANTHONY hOWelis
Mem I'd Tu6 W'rksiJames FnlingtonPatriok o Narah'
s,s, crsensq%ck %s,, c,al%S rrSAI','s%. % stewart
S%%e%s e. g%dgcH NJ Jackson j. HARDING
im%nay "'"''" sAn,Irew Roy. MichaelJ Tanning
ire asrer ...... Charles jenkins. Elias Blair
ucn Bd PnJ iks,;corcc W Plat. James H. Horton.
Rcnomiuat.d Unsuccessful candidates in 1877. Ex
Mine Inspector Grccuback candidate FOR secretary IN 1873
The pro noscd amendments to the Constitution have
attracted very little attention, and II Is probable that
the great majority OF the voters know nothing about
them The first amendment adopted by the LesisIa-
turc April TO- 1870 relates to the judiciary and
changes Sections aud of Article " The other three
amendments were passed by the Legiature Aprll IL.
and relate the election OF members OF the Legisla-
ture (Sec . Art ID. the election OF Executive officers
(Sec l. Art II) and the election Of township officers
(Sec. 4. Arr. X). That part Of the first amendment
which amends Section of Article ~. relating to Com
mon Pleas Judges, does not seem TO be necessary The
Increase in population the State since the adoption
Constitution has made increase in the number
Judges and the amendment so changes the
Constitution meet this want There does not. bow
ever seem 10 any need of changing the Cons
tuition in this particular than there il for changing the
text Of the original judicial apportonment for the Con
expressly gives the Legislature authority 10
ucrp Sh lie number Judges
or districts by twOthirds vote. The
amendment 10 Section Of Article Nv. pro-
poses a complete change the District Court system
AT present the Common Pleas Judges of the district
compose the District Court. but the proposed amend
ment provides Tor the election Oi Disllcl Jue, III
each Conn Pleas district. Many members of TIE Dar
believe that this change Is mperayrly demanded IL
the amendment Is adopted, Common fleas JudIcs VII
longer he called upon 10 consider III the Dtrict
Court appeals of which they passed upon rs Com
mon Pleas judges. The amendment Ia Article H. pro-
vdes for the biennial election OF members OF the Legs
second Tuesday of October The amendment to Article
Ill makes similar change In the provisions i"r the cleo
tiou of Executive officers Ii has hcen asserted in some
hv n law nrovidine Tor elections I'm November
Had such a provision been made in the amend
mcns the people would undoubtedly reject them'
for nnder the present system the OHIO elections
attract the of the whole country aud give the
"A greater Importance than sAc would have II cice
lions were he'd in November. As IN Ocoher state ONO
also enjoys Ne privilege or having the servlces OF
sneakers from many oher statesi THIS would all be
changed If she voted u November II these amcAdmcnts
are adopted of election will be fixed bY statute
law ard may changed every year If the legislature
should take such notion For tins reason alone there
are many persons who think the amendments uuwise;
holding that tie time OF election should be fixed
by the Constitution. TIE only change made
ship Trustees shall hold flee ior thr,e years In
stead year II The change Is made three trustees
Will be- elected the seyera townshifs on the first Mon
dav in Auii 1850. 10 hold for ne wear. one or TWO
years and Tor three yta-. and every lc thereafter
one trustee viii be elected ter Term OF three years
None the proposed amendments have been approved
IN the party platforms hut i H. said That tnc Democratic
state Committee j. trying 10 secure their adoption The
fact that the members Oi the Le-isaure Who urged their
passage decline to champion them before the people,
goes prove tha tine obj c0ns against them cannot
Ice easily met.