The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
ELECTIONS.
In Larger Cities "Anti-Lld"
Candidates Are Successful.
NO CHANGE IN LEGISLATURE
"LocaI self.Government" a Subject q
Moment-lnteresting Political
Gossip About Politics ard
Politicians.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence.)
Columbus, Ono changes were
made in the politics of the general as
sembly through the last election.
There were five vacancies to be filled
and in each instance men of the same
faith as their predecessors were elect
ed to the Offices.
In three CT the elections the vacan-
cies we're caused by the elevation OF
the incumbents to higher political
preferment. and in the others by death.
In Licking county, Robert Howard,
Democrat, was elected to succeed
Hon. w. A. Ashbr3ok. who will go to
congress. Representative-elect How
ard is classed as liberal.
Granville Mooney, Republican of
Ashtabula succeeds D. W. Baldwin,
who is now member OF the state
board Of public works Mr.. Mooney
really is a big" man in politics-or
anything else for that matter, for he
Is more than a six-footer and Big
Jim" Williams. senator from Cuyaho-
ga county, will have to go some to
maintain his laurels
William r. Smith, Democrat, is the
successor to Dr. A. C. Criswell, de-
ceased, Marion county. Smith an
nounced early in the campaign that
he was opposed to county local option
and in three-cornered fight he won
out by plurality Of about 700.
In Lawrence county, DR.. A. c. Low
ry, Republican, was elected to succeed
Carmi A. Thompson, now secretary
of state.
In Clermont county L. w Hatch,
Democrat, was elected to succeed Dr.
Stevens, deceased.
While the results OF the municipal
prise to the voters OF the respective
cities, those unacquainted with affairs
in all cities did not look for a con-
firmed victory for anti-lid candidates
in She larger places.
OF course, the auti.lid interests al
ways are stronger in the cities than
| in the smaller places, but up to this
time they have not scored quite such
wide spread and decisive victories.
Lid" and "anti-lid" were issues
less alive in numbers of small towns
In Columbus the fight was avOwedly
lid and anti-lid. Four newspapers Of
this city attacked the Republican can
didate on the ground that II elected he
would permit the town to run wide
open. The Democratic candidate,
Judge Duncan, come out boldly on a
lid issue. The fight waged fiercer
than ever before In the history Of local
politics. Candidate Bond was charged
with being liberal league selection,
brewery representative, saloon
favorite and corporation controlled.
He never made answer to a charge.
The Democrats made their cam
paign fight Duncan and Decency,"
and Bond was elected by more than
5000 votes. The present incumbent,
Judge Badger, Democrat was elected
by about 5000.
Much to the surprise Of everybody,
Mr.. Bond announced that he favored
law and order, and that the laws
would be enforced The Anti-Saloon
league, which took leading part in
the fight, is in quandry over Mayor
elect Bonds attitude.
In Toledo, Mayor Whitlock, Inde-
pendent, was reelected over Demo
cratic and Republican adversaries
The issue was straight out lid and
anti-lid. The Anti-Saloon league op-
posed Whitlock. but their efforts were
fruitless.
In Cleveland the Anti.Saloon league
took stand for Congressman Burton
as against Mayor Johnson. The latter
was reelected by more than 5000 ma
jority. The lid issue was not the pre-
dominating one in the Cleveland cam
paign, but there's no doubt but that
anti-lid sentiment gave Johnson
enough votes to defeat Burton.
In Cincinnati, the most liberal Of
three candidates, Colonel Markbreit,
won by an exceedingly large majority.
According to the daily papers the
lid issue entered into score of elec-
tions throughout the state, and from
that same source. it is learned that
the municipalities in the elections
voted their sentiments as follows
Piqua, lid; Troy, anti-lid; Kenton,
anti-lid; Euclid, lid; Steubenville,
anti-lid; Napoleon, anti.lid; Lorain,
anti-lid; Coshocton, lid; Sandusky,
anti-lid; Bellefontaine, lid; Shelby,
anti-lid; Marietta, lid; Mt. Vernon,
lid: Wooster, anti-lid; Bryan, lid:
Canton, anti.lid
Anthony Moran was elected for the
thirty-fourth consecutive time as as
SCISSOR of Union county. His prede.
cessor, Horatio BurnhAm, held this
ONCE continuously for this number OF
yecrs. and it was Mr.. Moran's wish
that he be nominated and elected in
order that he could hold the office as
long as Mr.. BuTV ham. This makes
only two assessors in Union township
in 6S years. both being Republicans.
The retirement of Hon B. W. Bald
/ win of Ashtabula from the hoIse