The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-17

State university, Is a member Of the
state agricultural commission, Just organ
lZed.
the first day of August the secretary
of state appoints two election board
members for all but six of the coun.
ties of the state, in compliance with
the recommendations of the county
committees, but if there are rival
committees of the same party, and
each makes different recommenda.
tions, the secretary refers the con.
test to the state comittee of the party,
involved to determine which commit
tee should be recognized in the max.
ing of the appointments. A number
of the old committees that were
ousted by Chairman Daugherty are
coming to life and are demanding
that they be recognized in the selec-
ton of the election board members.
Secretary of State Graves will refer
the contests between the old commit
tees and those that superseded them
to the Republican state comittee, and
as that committee is controlled by
Chairman Daugherty, it is not hard
to figure out what will happen. The
state committee will advise Secretary
Graves that the committees appoint.
ed to oust the old committees are
the ones to recognize, and so there
will be nothing for Graves to do but
to appoint the candidates recon.
mended by the new committees. For
years it was up to the secretary Of
state himself to determine which was
the controlling committee, but some
five or six years ago law was en-
acted providing that the state com.
mittee should settle contests of this
kind.
Industrial Commission Organizes.
The new industrial commission of
Ohio, having organized by electing
Wallace d. Yaple of Chillicothe, presi-
dent, and William c. Archer of Ian
caster, secretary, will now proceed to
get ready to take charge of the va
rious state departments affecting
labor which are merged into one de-
partment and will be managed by the
commission. Professor M. B. Ham.
mond of Columbus, one of the COM
missioners, by request of Governor
Cox, will retain his connection with
the department of economics at the
Ohio State University, although he
will only devote portion of his time
to his work there. While it has not
been officially announced, it is under
stood that the heads of the depart
ments to be taken over, will be re-
tanned. On Sept. the consolidation
will be in effect.
Say Banks Owe State.
The experts who have been going
over the books of the defunct Merch-
ants & Manufacturers bank and the
Union National bank of Columbus,
figure that these banks owe the state,
based on four and half per cent in
terest, approximately 100000, about
$15O,OOO of this being due from /the
first named banks. This money is al
legged to be due on funds deposited in
these banks contrary to law by state
treasurers. Before the state can
realize on these claims, an order of
the court will be necessary.
Want Mayor Removed.
Charges have been filed with Gov.
Cox by the Law and Order League
of Washington c. H., asking for the
removal of Mayor Harvey w. Smith
of that city. He is charged with
gross immortality and failure to en-
force the liquor regulation laws. 1t
is alleged he came to Columbus on
/, June Is with Fannie Laporte and ac-
companied her to resort, where he
| was arrested and taken to the police
station. The governor will set date
! for hearing of the charges after he
has had time to go over them. He
has removed one official since taking
Office. He was the mayor of New
Boston, Scioto county, and his remov-
al was for immortality.
Reappolnted Mine Inspector.
Robert s. Wheatley of Salinville,
Columbiana county, a Democrat, has
been reappointed deputy mine inspec.
tor. State Mine Inspector Davies has
just announced the appointment
which was given approval by Gov.
Cox. The salary of the position is
$1,000 a year.