Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-11
SUPREME COURT DECISION
Primaries Are Being Held in Ohio
Today.
MANAGER v0RYs IS CONFIDENT
Thinks the Convention Will Be
Unanimous for the Secretary.
Assemblies March 3.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. February 1.-THE
supreme court today declared that the
Roadway committee of Cuyahoga county
which is controlled by the Taft people. is
the valid county organization in that
county and today's primaries will be held
under the management of the organiza-
ton.
The committee which was sustained by
the supreme court today had previously
been declared regular by the republican
state central committee, by the secretary
of state and by two lower courts. The
Foraker people contended. however. that
the board of elections had final authority
by implication to decide which was the
rightful committee, and that it had rec
ognized the Harvey or Foraker committee,
that later. the board under direction from
the secretary of state and not because it
had altered it's opinion. recognized the
Taft committee. They accordingly asked
that the board be enjoined. from :exer-
cising it's executive power contrary to the
way in which it had exercised it's judicial
functions.
Court on the Case.
The supreme court in affirming deci-
sions given previously by the circuit
court and common pleas court of Cuyal
hoga county declares that the board of
election is without authority to ignore
the committee recognized by the state
central committee and that the committee
it named must be accepted Judges Crew,
Summers, Spear and Davis concur in the
decision. Chief Justice Schauck and
icin2ta
case.
Primaries Today
Primaries for the selection of delegates
to the republican state convention are
being held in thirty-six counties of Ohio
today. In fifty-two counties there is but
one list Of candidates, and no actual vote
will be taken.
In eleven congressional districts the
primaries today win either nominate con-
gressmen directly or select delegates to
congressional conventions. Opposition to
Taft is looked for in two counties only,
Knox and CuyahOga, and the Taft pO-
litical managers are entirely confident of
the result They expect to have the con-
vention unanimous for Taft when it as
sembles March 3, and declare that there
is no chance of. any anti-Taft men being
vention at Chicago.
The polls close at pm light vote
is generally expected.
From the Field.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, February Ire
publican voters in the first and second
congressional districts today went through
the form of naming delegates to the state
convention, but only one ticket had been
named, and Taft delegates were chosen.
A little contest for district committeeman
stirred one section of the city, but 1t did
not affect the general result.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, February H.
There is no opposition to the Taft
ticket here. and no primaries for state
delegates will be held today.
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio. February 11-No
primary for choice of delegates to the re-
publican state convention was held in
Ross county today. there being no opposi-
tion to the Taft delegates, who had been
nominated by the regular party organiza-
ton.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. February IL
Preparations have been completed for
holding republican primaries in this city
and county to select delegates to the state
convention. light vote is expected.
TOLEDO. Ohio. February 1-Consider-
able interest is manifested here today
over the republican primaries for the
selection of delegates TO the state con-
vention. There are two lists of delegate
candidates. the one headed by w. H. Taft
for President and the second by Capt
lists are really for Taft, but the Craig
list is opposed to the reelection Of Wal
ter Brown to the chairmanship of the
state committee.