Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-20

dropped. Both men were indicted for
Offering of alleged bribes to Senators
Drake of Erie county and Atwell of
Licking county to influence their votes
on the Rose county local option bill. |
They were tried several weeks ago,
the jury disagreeing, The alleged Of
fense occurred six years ago. The
state has come to the conclusion that
1t cannot make a case against the two
former officials. 1t is also likely that
the state will drop the case against
George e. Wood, former clerk in the
secretary of states office, who was
indicted with number of others in
volved in the old Ruggles-Gale cases,
in which state attaches were charged
with taking commissions on purchases
made by the state.
Laments Losing Job.
E. A. Crawford, former state print
er, who was replaced few days ago
by Frank Harper of Mt. Vernon, is
the first discharged state employe to
raise loud lament since the beginning
of, the Cox regime. in his public
statement issued here, the deposed
printer demands of the governor that
he give reasons for taking away his
job. mo man has ever questioned
my fealty to the Democratic party,
unless it be you," says the Crawford
statement to the governor. Then the
statement launches into bitter con-
demnation of the governors policy of
getting at" the old Harmon appoint
ees. 1t threatens split in the Demo
cratic party and the creation of never
ending factionalism. But probably
the most interesting part of the Craw-
ford lamentations is the part which
declares that the deposed official real
ly blames bill" Finley, former state
oil inspector, more than the governor
himself. In fact, Finley is blamed for
goading the governor on to a dis
missal of the Harmon men and the
reason given for Finley's attitude is
that he is angry for having been dis
missed from the oil inspectorship by
the former governor and now wants
to "even up" with all the Harmon ap-
pointees.
Governor Is Busy Man.
II you think it's soft snap" to be
governor of Ohio under present con-
ditions, you are probably the victim
of misapprehension of just what the
conditions are. The governor just
now is the center of whirlwind of
petitions, requests, demands, and COM
plants. In addition to the throngs
of office-seekers that belabor him
from morning till night, there are the
scores of other incidents of Office,
ences concerning things great and
SMALL People are running to the gov.
ernor with the slightest grievances
and no amount of persuasian will
cause them to be turned to some low
er official. Here Is the latest illustra.
ton. Some of the students of the
state school for the blind are piqued
at their superintendent, e. M. Van
Cleve. Their meals haven't been oi
the best quality, they aver, and be
sides they are not being given all the
social freedom they want. So theil
I first impulse is to seek out the gov
ernor and tell their troubles. And Sc
to the governor they go in person
demanding that the superintendent
be removed forthwith.
In a ruling just given, Secretary o
State Graves holds that in villages o
1000 and over, and in all cities candi
dates for school board shall be nom
mated either Independently or by par
ties. Where the population is below
1000, the candidates will run inde
pendently.
Deffenbaush Takes New Office.
e. f. Deffenbaugh, former sheriff
of Fairfield county, has JUS
taken his new Office as state fir
marshal, succeeding John w. Zube
of Paulding, who was appointed t.
this position by former Gov. Harmon
four years ago. The late w. S. Roger
of Cleveland, appointed fire marsha
by former Gov. Harris, was removes
by Harmon exactly one year after t
the day that he received his appoint
ment. and Zuber was put in in hi
stead. It seems to have become tn
custom to put former county officia
in the fire marshal's office. Zube
was formerly prosecuting attorney G
Paulding county. ID. S. Creamer, VIII
was fire marshal before Rogers, wa
former county official. Deffenbaug
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Congressman Is Plain Spoken.
Plain speaking is Congressma
John ]. Whitacre's long suit. He wa
lops everybody, including himsel
When he was in Columbus the othe
day talking over patronage with Co
Cox, he was asked If he had secure
leave of absence from congress, h
having been absent from Washingto
two weeks. Leave of absence notl
ing" said he. "You do not need 1
You grab your hat and leave and al
never missed" Whitacre said ths
Senator Pomerene was hardworkin
legislator and was always on the jol