The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-14


tefests for months and II SstntSto ~
the alinost unanimous opinion OF tli01e y
who have appeared before tias com.
mission that the q constitution needb
amending. The farmers, a. Z rttly,
want an amendment; the mercantile
interests are all IN favor Of II; mann.
facturers cay II IL necessary---th ~
uatiof 70 almost Ike the statelnent "A
welI-kpown medicine advertisement
--people cry for II and Of course whae
the people want they can get. 81 y
h fg.f4 ~ 80 sSsl ~, e z -
The municipal elections IN. the large
cities Of the state bring TO notice =
curious state Of affairs. That party
lines are not closely followed In inu-
nicipal elections. is apparent. II 10
doubtful II the voters OF any state ex-
exercise more Independence In purely
local political AFFAIRS than they do in (
Ohio.
In Cleveland the Anti.Saloon league
10 supporting Congressman Burton.
Republican, for mayor. This means,
OF course, that the so'called liberal els.
ment Will be for HE opponent, Mayor (
Johnson. &
nus opehy espouseu 'he cause oi 'ne
DeI''ocfs''c icsnoiua'e ior mayor
1uoge duncan. Az result the I'D
era's are i1neq up Tor the republican
candidate, Mr. BOND,
IN loiedo' tne an'tsaloon forces arc
asa'nst mayor Whhiock' independens
cahoioate TOT re-eiecuon Tnis VIII
iorce 70 mayor wn'tioek's support tne'
iperal eiemeht OF tnat CITY.
An CINCINNATI IL IL hke'y tnat tns
anti'saioon iorccs VIII rally around the
city Party or independent ticket. "
II you VIII cast your eye overltnss
last iour paragraphs again. you VIII
note tnat there IS q grand mix'up ins
one city one party gets the support
OF tie Ant'saioon league or the oppo-
sit'on OF the Antfsaioon ieaguers, ana
IN another city conditions are re-
versed. In no two OF the four Jewels"
OF the state are the seme interests CIV
Tnat tue AntISaioon ieaeuers are
not alone IN activity - evidenced BY
the following Cincinnati dispatch
wnicn appeared In the Ohio State
Jourhai:
AT the closing session OF the thir-
teenth annual convention OF the Ohio
Brewers association today. resolus
ton was adopted providing for the e.
tapiishment OF bureau to investigate
complaints against disreputable ~
looms. The bureau VIII cooperate
suppression ol vice. Inc associatseAf
hopes 70 put tne saloon on : .nisner
moral p'ane oyE weea'ne ouf tne oisi
pu'ao.e sa'oons' IL was siso aecidse
70 es'aDnAn .n exchange lor the return
" .,~, uU."ee anu oases ~ ~. D'ewsI
ne mex. convention W',l'De ns'd ~
o'eve'anu' 'ne ua'e 70 pe nxsa Dy tne
'es,s'auve executive ooara
The vacancy on the. pardon board
caused by the resignation Of John r.
Fox OF dreenyllle. who has left the
STATE mas been niieds by Governor Hars
ris naming Judge Duncan Dow Of
beiieiontaine'' one OF the best EknowA
men OF tne state n
Judge DOW was member of~ths
mouse OF reprcsentatives from 1872 to
1919 ana OF the senate from 1885 TO-
1900. ne was the anthor of7tne DOW
TAX law ne recently retired from ths,
common pleas pench. rr- 81 NJ ~.
ses ssfeEr'-i ~ y
There Is . rumo- current In the
press that Senator 8. H. West Of
bellefontaine will be pushed for the
Republican nomination for attorney
general. Sam West comes from o.
family learned IN the law, and hts old
uncle, the BIND Man Eloquent"
Hon william II West, served ~ at-
tOrney general from 1863 to 1870 This