The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-23
Columbus Gossip
GEO. r. BLAKE.
0taR Correspondent.)

Columbus, Jan. 22.-Before the holi-
days 1t was promised an opinion rel
ative to the election Of school boards
would be given from the attorney
generals department about the first
of the new year but thus far one has
not been issued. AS the municipal
code makes no provision whatever for
the election of school boards these
bodies are at loss as to how to pro-
ceed in the exigency. Under the pres
ent laws one-half of the members re-
tire this year. but as the ward lines
have been altered an election to fill
the vacancies Is impossible. The Co.
lumbus board of education, taking the
initiatory, has decided to hold no elec-
ton this spring, and the members
whose terms expire this year will SIM
ply hold over until next year or until
their successors are elected and quail
field. In the opinion of many this is
the only way out of the muddle. Sew
eral weeks ago Wade Ellis, of Cincin-
natl, one Of the code architects, gave
it as his belief that this would be the
only proper course to pursue. The at
torney general will not give an
opinion concerning this question un-
til requested to do so by State School
Commissioner L. d. Bonebrake. and
the latter is said not to be much In
the mood to ask for one for the reason
that he pointed out that just such a
condition as now exists would follow
failure upon the part Of the legisla-
ture at the special session to enact
remedial school legislation. He pre-
pared two bills which would have
bridged the chasm over until the next
regular session of the general assem-
bly,, but they were ignorand in accord
ance with the wishes Of the admins
tration.
Mr.. B. F. Sullivan, Of Alliance who
was fourth sergeant-at-arms in the
last senate, stated in this city We'd
nesday he would be a candidate for
the same position in the next general
assembly. He came here from
town north of the city where he went
on business. Mr. Sullivan said poll
tics was warming up in Stark and that
Alliance would probably furnish two
candidates for representative-Fran
Holes, editor and manager of the AL
lance Review, and l.. w. Ballard, a.
dentist. Lincoln Leonard, a teacher
of Lexington township, near Alliance.
and a young man named Finley, of
Lawrence township, he understands
will also enter the race. The sena-
torial' candidates, he said would be
Hon. r. A. Pollock, Of North Law
renee; Hon. J.. B. Snyder. of Canton;
Judge u. c. DeFord. OF Carrollton;
William b. Crawford, of Augusta, who
was member of the last decennial
board Of equalization, and Hon. ID. o.
Rutan, Of Carrollton. Mr.. Sullivan
has received letters from many of the
candidates.
Robert Legg, Of Massillon, was hon
ored by being placed on the commit
tee on resolutions at the national con-
vention Of the miners at Indianapolis.
The Ohio delegation is leading all
others in demands. They are asking
for an increase of 25 per cent in the
mining wage rate.
The Anti-Saloon league has given
out statistics tending to show that the
Of the saloon is followei
by decrease in the tax rate. s..
Clairsville. with a population Of 1910.
has four saloons and tax rate of
14.45 mills, while Barnesville with no
saloons and 3,721 population, only has
a local tax rate of 1905 mills.
81 ; u
Edward Cruise, a Franklin county
burglar, received two weeks ago, es-
capped from the penitentiary Wednes-
day night by crawling through venti- |
lator shaft and reaching the wall from
which he lowered himself with a rope.
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