The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-17
TO FORCE SELECTION
Of Ex-lleutsnant Governor
Judge Oakley Of Columbus Back
Of Petition--Eighte In
Another Fight.
GEO. r. BLAKE.
(Staff CorrespondentJ

to file petition mandamusing Govern
er Nash to appoint lieutenant gov
ernor. He asks for the appointment
OF lieutenant governor, who will
serve until his successor is qualified to
take Office, the vacancy to be filled at
the fall election. Judge Oakley con-
tends that the resignation of Carl I.
Nippert as lieutenant governor created
vacancy which still exists. He sets
forth in his petition that the governor,
entertaining doubts respecting his
duty in the premises has neglected to
make such appointment, and submits
that in the ordinary course of law. he
has no remedy. The state committee
in its convention call will make pro-
vision for the nomination of lieu
tenant governor and desires the mat
ter tested at an early date. Govern
or Nash is equally anxious that the
court pass on the case without delay.
In round numbers, $50, 0,000, 900 are to
be added is- the grand duplicate of
Ohio as result of the decision OF the
United States supreme court In case
involving the state of Ohio and twelve
Cleveland national banks. Attorney
General Sheets received telegram
Thursday afternoon announcing the
decision of the court. The decision Is
that national banks have no right to
deduct from their valuation the tax
alton, the aggregate of the personal
debts of the stockholders and that no
further notice other than that which
Is given in the statutes Is necessary
before the state board Of equalization
of banks may increase the taxable
valuation of such property. The case
has been pending in the courts for
16 years.
The program has been issued for the
annual meeting of the State Bar as
sociation, which meets at Put-in-Bay,
July 8-11. James A. Troup, chairman
of the executive committee. will call
the meeting to order, after which the
annual address will be delivered by
President S. s. Wheeler. On Wednes-
day, July 8, ]. X. Richards, United
States solicitor general, will speak on,
"Our Insular Possessions" Some of
the acts of the recent legislature will
u
Cincinnati will discuss "The Govern
A. Shauck, OF the supreme court, will
discuss 1.-The Present Methods of
Work of the Supreme Court of Ohio"
Memorial addresses on the lives of j.
living Brooks, of Salem, late second
vice president Of the Pennsylvania
company, an able lawyer; John F. Fol-
let and Martin Walker by William A.
Lynch, of Canton; Judson Harmon. OF
Cincinnati, and A. s. Mcclure, of Col
umbus. On the closing day officers
will be elected and three delegates
chosen to the annual meeting of the
American Bar association.
The Eighteenth district figures quite
prominently in the fight over the pos
session of the Offices in the judiciary
building of the state capitol which are
occupied by the state medical board Of
registration and the pharmacal board.
The legislature. In the allotment Of
rooms, assigned State Labor Commits
sioner M. d. Ratchford, of Massillon.
to the quarters occupied by these
boards, and gave Mr.. Ratchfard's room
to State Librarian G. B. Calbreath, OF
ical and pharamacal boards refused to
vacate and Adjutant General George
r. Gyger. OF Alliance, has been asked
to evict them. He doubts whether or
not he has authority to do Sc. An at
tempt has been made to drag State
Railroad Commissioner ]. C. Morris,
of Youngstown, into the muddle in ac-
cordauce with the fitness OF things.
but he has thus far successfully held
aloof from the embroglio. Attorney
General Sheets .intimated some time
ago that the right course to pursue
would be to bring ejectment proceed
ings against the recalcitrant boards,
but it is not likely that this will be
done.
It is state that Canton will try to se-
cure the Republican as we'll as the
Democratic state convention next
| year.
The war over the assignment of
| rooms in the state house made by the
last legislature has broken out again,
and before II Is over there may be
suits in ejectment filed against some OF
the high officials of the state of Ohio.
The rooms now occupied by the state
medical and pharmacal boards were
awarded to Labor Commissioner
Ratchford, but the boards refuse to
vacate and the labor department Is left
without a home, as the rooms formerly
occupied by 1t have been given to the
state library. The adjutant general
feels doubtful about his authority to
eject the boards and has referred the
matter to the attorney general, who
may bring suit In ejectment and thus
settle the trouble.