Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-03-28


in Dayton and Cincinnati. One drug
gist was fined $100 and costs and was
forced to close his store as the result
of his conviction. A cooke" peddler
was fined 5000.
Suspicion that a species of money
trust prevails in Ohio financial circles
is in the mind of Gov. Cox He has
been informed that certain clearing
house associations are under the con-
troll of big moneyed interests, who
thereby are enabled to freeze out
those banks who hold out credit to
weaker competitors. In this manner,
the governor has been told, the big
interests of the state are in a position
to stifle the Small fry" The admin
istration is said to be ready to act
upon the information given and rene
dial legislation may be attempted in
the general assembly.
Many Want Federal Jobs.
| Ohio Democrats seeking federal
jobs under the new order of things
are being met on all sides by the stern
spectre of the United States civil serv-
ice. The extensive breadth of the civil
service is being emphasized by the visit
to Columbus of United States Senator
Pomerene, the biggest single dictator
of federal patronage in Ohio. Scores
of jobs which the Democrats thought
were negotiable politically are being
shown by Senator Pomerene as COM
pletely nailed down by the civil serv-
ice rules. Comparatively speaking,
,1tr fnr,y To-
service in Ohio remain loose. They
include the postmasterships, the in
ternal revenue in the customs service
and few places under the United
States marshal. Many of the jobs in
connection with the federal courts are
held firm by the fact that the federal
/ judges are Republicans and hold office
for life.
Statewide Primary.
The people of Ohio hereafter will
nominate by direct vote practically
every elective officer. They will have
the power also to express their prefer
ence for candidates for president.
These changes were made certain by
the action of the senate in approving
the statewide primary bill which al
ready has passed the house. The
amendments made by the senate are
not thought to be serious enough tc
tcause any opposition in the house and
the measure is practically law.
Its effects will be sweeping. Under
its provisions the party convention,
except in it's capacity as a maker OF
party platforms, will fade into
memory. In the new primary meas
ure the people assume the right to
nominate their own officers from gov
ernor down. Unless he devise some
new subterfuge, the party boss will
find himself minus job.
Statewide primaries are to be held
every year on the second Tuesday in
August. In the odd years the muni
nominated and in the even years the
state, district, county and officers ant
candidates for congress.
In presidential years the primary IL
to be held on the last Tuesday ii
April At such primaries the people
,, , select the delegates to the nationa
conventions and the provision Il
made that each candidate for dele
gate must state on the ballot his frs
and second choice for president. A
the same primary, on separate bal
lot, the people declare their prefer
: ence for president and vice presiden
as a means Of instructing the dele
gates selected. Also in the sam,
: primary, the people select delegates
to state convention for the purpos,
: of declaring state platform of prin
7 ciples.
The only exception made in the bill
to the general principle of popula
nomination of all officers is in tn
g case of townships and in municipal
o tiles of less than 1000 population
4 Officers of such subdivisions are t
Q be named under the old procedur
: unless the people petition for the neN
8 plan.
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Senate Passes House Bill.