Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-27
NO CHANGE FOR
INDEPENDENTS
Nominations in Larger Cities
Must Be by Primaries,
SAYS FRANKLIN CO. OFFICIAL
Declares Legislature Failed to Pro-
vide for Nominations by Petition
In Towns Having a Popula-
tion Larger Than 1000.
Special Columbus Correspondent,


Columbus, Ohio.
~ HOULp the contention of
~A Prosecutor Turner of Frank
lin county prove true, there
would be CONSERVATION in
many of the larger cities in the state
where Independent municipal candi-
dates nave long since launched their
campaigns. Mr.. Turner says that he
has made discovery to the effect
that in no city having a population
of more than 1000 can there be any
independent tickets this year. In
other words he holds that in all of the
larger cities and villages the NOM
lnations must be made at a primary.
This would mean that in most of the
cities and villages, candidates would
have to be nominated either as Re-
publicans, Democrats, Progressives or
Socialists
The trouble, says the Franklin
county prosecutor, who also is men,
Der of the Columbus city charter COM
mission, and has thus been studying
the question carefully, is that the re-
cent legislature failed to make any
provision for the nomination of candi-
dates by petition in the larger cities
and villages. 1t enacted a law to the
effect that in villages of less than e.
900 and in townships, nominations
could be made in no manner except
by petition.
If the Turner Interpretation is cor
rect, the independent candidacy in Co.
lumbus of George S. Marshall and in
Toledo of Brand Whitlock will be
blocked. 1t is also provable that the
right of the city of Cleveland to adopt
charter providing for nominations
by petition may be abrogated.
To See Public Gets Square Deal.
Far more important than is easily
imagined is the action of o. P. Goth
lin of the Ohio public service COM
mission in appointing a committee of
the national association of railway
commissions to attend the hearings of
the interstate commerce commission
and see to it that the public as we'll
as the railroads are represented when
the commission begins to fix the physi-
cal valuation of the railroads of the
country. Mr.. Gothlin is president of
the national association of state rail-
road commissioners. In appointing a
| committee of II representing the pub
lie service commissions of II states,
he declared that seemingly there was
nobody to see to it that the public
was getting a square deal in the valu-
alton of the railroads, whereas the
railroads were thoroughly organized
and had employed the highest paid
talent, both legal and technical to ap-
pear before the interstate commerce
commission. The committee named
by him will meet next Saturday in
Chicago and there will make plans
to be present either as a whole or
through a b-committee at all of the
hearings.
National Guard Encampment.
The first National Guard encamp-
ment of the season began when, early
Sunday morning, the sanitary troops
of the Guard, composed of the 1st
ambulance company of Toledo, End
ambulance company of Columbus, 1st
field hospital of Cincinnati, and End
field hospital of Columbus, started
from Columbus on a hike to Lancas-
ter. Lieut.. Col. Joseph A. Hall of Gin
cinnati is in command. Two war de-
partment officers accompanied the
troops to give them instruction. AL
most all the other organizations of
the Guard will hold their encamp-
ments at Camp Perry.
Drops $4,000 Military Property.
The war department has officially
| authorized the adjutant generals de-
| partment to drop from its records the
| $4,000 worth of military property
either lost in the flood or worn out
by the Guard during its period of re.
lief duty. A special act of congress
will be necessary to replace this prop,
| erty. A survey of the losses was
made to the war department and ii
has been accepted The making of
this survey involved, considerable
work. 1t was done under the direc-
I ton of Col. John M. Bingham, assist,
ant quartermaster general.
Governor Has Busy Week.
Last week was an exceedingly busy
one for Gov. Cox. He filled speaking
eh5a5Shiohts cNoiy uay' iio peSah
the week with commencement ad'
dress at Notre Dame university
South Bend, Ind, and closed it with
an address at a farmers gathering at
Troy Saturday afternoon. Thousands
of persons heard him speak during
the week. The governor expected to
announce the names of the members
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Pushina School Survey Report.