Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-12-20

tSTSSIb IOr months anu IL SeeniS W uS
the almost unanimous opinion OF those
who have appeared before the COM
mission that the constitution needs
amending. The farmers, as a rule,
want an amendment; the mercantile
interests are all in favor of 1t; manu-
facturers say it is necessary-the sit
uation is almost like the statement in
n well-known medicine advertisement
, people cry for it and of course what
the people want they can get.
The municipal elections in the large
cities of the state bring to notice a
curious state of affairs. That party
lines are not closely followed in mu-
nicipal elections, is apparent. 1t is
doubtful il 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
is supporting Congressman Burton,
Republican, for mayor. This means,
OF course. that the so,called liberal ele-
mept will be for hiN opponent. Mayor
| Johnson.
In Columbus, the Anti-Saloon league
has openly espoused the cause Of the
Democratic candidate for mayor.
Judge Duncan. AS a result the lib
erals are lined up for the Republican
candidate. Mr. Bond.
In Toledo, the anti-saloon forces are
| against Mayor Whitlock, Independent
candidate for reelection. This will
| force to Mayor Whit.ock's support the
liberal element of that city.
In Cincinnati, it is lil.ely that the
anti-saloon forces will rally around the
| City Party or Independent ticket.
If you will cast your eye over the
last four paragraphs again, you will
noe that there is a grand mix-up. In
one city one pa:ty gets the support
of t &c Anti Saloon league or the oppo-
sition of the Anti-Saloon leaguers, and
in another city conditions are r.,
versed. In no two of the four ''jewelr
of the state are the same interests Civ.
ing support to the same parties.
That the Anti-Saloon leaguers are
not alone in activity is evidenced by
the following Cincinnati dispatch,
which appeared in the Ohio State
Journal:
AT the closing session of the thir-
teenth annual convention of the Ohio
Brewers association today, resolu.
tion was adopted providing for the es.
tablishment of bureau to investigate
complaints against disreputable sa.
looms. The bureau will cooperate
with the city and state officials in the
suppression of vice. The association
| hopes to put the saloon on higher
moral plane by wedding out the dis.
reputable saloons. 1t was also decided
to establish an exchange fer the return
of bottles and cases to the brewers.
THE next conve ntion will be held il.
Cleveland, the date to be fixed by the
legislative executive board"
The vacancy on the pardon board
caused by the resignation of John F.
Fox of Greenville, who has left the
state, has been filled by Governor Har-
ris naming Judge Duncan Dow of
Bellefontaine, one of the best known
men of the state.
Judge Dow was member of the
house of representatives from 1872 to
1876 and of the senate from 1886 to
1883. He was the author of the Dow
tax law. He recently retired from the
common pleas bench.
There is a rumo. current In the
press that Senator S. H. West of
Bellefontaine will be pushed for the
Republican nomination for attorney
general. Sam" West comes from
family learned in the law. and his old
uncle, the Blind Man Eloquent"
Hon. William H. West, served as at
torney general from 1866 to 1870. This
makes three possible entries for the
nomination-Senator West, Assistant
Attorney General w. H. Miller and
Special Counsel Smith Bennett. The
present attorney general, Wade H.
Ellis, will re-enter the practice of his
profession in Cincinnati, where he be.
gan it in 1894. and temporarily de-
serted the bar to accep the managing
editorship of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
Attorney General Ellis, although for
three years connected with the Com
mercial Tribune, from 1S94-97, thinks
1t the duty of every man connected
with the newspaper business to get
ont of IT, He recentlv said. "nurino,