The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-01
Nash Names n. L. Cor
don Of Cincinnati
AS LIEUT.. GOVERNOR
Eighteenth Gets Two Members
on Republican Executive
Com mmittee - Dick Re-
tains Charm q n ship.
(From a Stan correspondent.)

From a STAFF Correspondent.)
Columbus, June Ex-senator Frank
h. Archer, of Bellaire acting lieuten-
ant governor, is out of Job. In ac-
cordance with the decision OF the
court, Governor Nash, Thursday even
Ing, appointed Harry l.. Gordon, of
Cincinnati, member of the board of
supervisors of that city, lieutenant gov
ernor of Ohio. The suit involving the
Office of lieutenant governor was
brought by the state Of Ohio eX rel
John L. Trauger against Governor
Nash to mandamus him to appoint
successor to Carl |. Nippert who re-
signed as lieutenant governor The
court held that a vacancy existed and
ordered that it be filled. Senator b.
H. Writ, of Youngstown, was among
those mentioned In connection with
the appointment Of lieutenant gov
ernor.
The Republican state central COM
mittee met in this city Thursday ar-
ternoon and selected an executive COM
mittee which shall have charge of the
fall campaign. The temporary officers
selected at Cleveland, namely, John B.
Clingerman, chairman, Springfield; w.
c. Wallace secretary Columbus, were
made permanent. The officers Of the
old executive committee were re-elect-
ed as follows: General Charles Dick,
chairman; John r. Malloy. secretary,
and w. F. Burdell, treasurer. Hon.
Isaac B. Cameron, Of Lisbon, was hon
ored by being made a member of the
executive committee. John H. Fitch,
OF Youngstown, was reelected to men,
bership on the committee. julius
Whiting, Jr., of Canton, was present
at the meeting as the representative
of tbe Eighteenth district. The fact
that each county in the district has
personal representative on commit
tee may be taken as indicative that
the Eighteenth will play an important
part in the conduct of the campaign.
The sweeping decisions of the su-
Drene court Thursday will, it is gen
orally believed, make an extra session
Of the legislature inevitable Briefly
summarized, the court holds the Roger
act to be valid; decides that vacan-
cy existed in the Office of lieutenant
governor and declares unconstitutional
the Cleveland charter law and the po-
lice ripper bill for Toledo. The deci-
sions are the most important and far
reaching ever handed down from the
Ohio supreme bench. The ac-
tion Of the court in upholding the
Roger act cuts out its jurisdiction in
about 95 per cent of the cases in error
and makes the circuit court court
Of last resort in these cases. The ques-
ton Of the courts Jurisdiction was
raised In two cases from Tuscarawas
county in which Hon. John C. Welty,
Of Canton, contended the court had
no authority to act and on this ground
he filed motions for the dismissal OF
both actions. Both motions were al
lowed by the court and the victory
achieved by Mr.. Welty is a notable
one.
Some profess to believe that the de-
cision bearing on the Cleveland char
ter law and Toledo police bill will
make necessary the enactment or
municipal code as the action of the
court declares invalid the system of
classification of Ohio cities. In The
Cleveland case the court stayed the
judgment of custer until October 2
with the idea in mind that the govern
or will call an extra session TO deal
with the question which this decision
places squarely before the people. The
decision divests Tom johnson of much
power and deprives him of his cabinet
officers. II knocks out his entire
board The Toledo decision restores
Mayor Jones Of that city to power.
The act declared unconstitutional pro-
yided for the appointment of a police
board by the governor and took all
police power out Of the hands of the
may or. The decision Gusts the new
hoard.