The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-05

tnln8 as this issue, 1t leaves little
to fight about ut the polls but the
temperance propositions.
Judge Grant Of Akron has sprung
a pair Of decisions Of the United
States court to the effect that the or
dinance OF 1886 is deceased and that
when the state constitution was
adopted the people substituted the
constitution for the ordinance. Hence
in the ordinance that has not
written into the constitution
c> 70 force. Judge Grant makes
q goo. owing. but 1t does not avail
much. The supreme court has not
changed it's decision and probably
will not But the initiative and refer
endum people are going ahead Just
the same, IL only to show up the
court.
Nominations will be made next
Tuesday In every city in the state. At
the municipal elections in November
delegates to the constitutional con-
vention are to be elected. Many of
the names will be petitioned on the
ballots but the political parties are
not inactive. In some of the cities
the mayoralty fight is clouded with
the constitutional convention issues.
War In Cleveland.
In Cleveland, however. the fight be-
tween Newton D. Baker and Charles
p. Salen is not encumbered with side
issues. It is war to the knife as to
which shall be the nominee for
mayor. Salen made progress in the
past two weeks. but his friends are
saying now that he is not coming to
the front with the proper amount of
money that is required to win, and
that his organization will therefore
not be perfected.
Bakers friends work more for
glory and there is every indication
that Baker, the staunch supporter Of
Tom johnson and In many respects q
better politician than johnson, will
win.
In Cincinnati the nominees will be
Harry Hunt Democrat, and Dr..
Schwab. Republican. Hunt is the
busy prosecutor who tried to send
George B. Cox to jail, but didn't. DIR.
Schwab Is running for second term.
In Toledo the Democrats have no
ticket. Brand Whitlock dominates
the situation.
In Columbus it looks as If the Re-
publicans will nominate George s.
Marshall again. George ]. Karb will
doubtless be the Democratic nominee.
Henry Mason, who Is opposing him,
has not been able to get his candidacy
under way. It is apparent that Mar
shall and Karb will be pitted against
each other in November.
The state board of assessors and
appraisers has been trying to appoint
new member Of the Cincinnati
board Of review all week, but every
time It Is tried Louis Bernard gets
enough votes to block an election,
though not enough to win for him
self. It 10 beginning to look as II
Bernard will not land the place. One
Of John Wald Peck's men is more
likely to be put on the board.
Harmon Gaining Strength.
man Whitacre Of Canton lunched with
the governor this week and told him
what had been going on In Washing
ton. They brought encouraging re-
ports. Senator Pomerene declared
Governor Harmon was gaining
strength every day and had passed
all the other candidates, admitting
that any Of them had ever caught up
to him. Both men told the governor
he would be nominated.
Pending the municipal primaries
there is truce between the organi-
zation and anti-organization factions
in the Democratic party. There have
been movements for peace, but they
are in allegiance. All the organization
wants is a friendly candidate for gov
ernor. The organization fellows say
the other side may have the smaller
honors. The plan of uniting the
forces by an enthusiastic endorse
ment of Harmon for president and an
organization man for governor is be-
ing worked out. The Harmon en-
dorsement is certain anyway, but an
uncontested convention on the COVER
norship, 1t is argued, would make
the Democrats stronger at the cleo
tion. 1t is pointed out that 1912 is a
presidential year and with President
Taft, an Ohioan, running for a Sec
ond term the Republicans will have
something to fight for besides state
issues, on which they have been beat
en- every year since 1903. Necessity
for Democratic harmony is therefore
oil the more desirable If victory is to
be obtained.