The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-14
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS--OTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus


izer." First, the Republicans
make only the gerrymander a par
ty affair. But four days later
the Democrats met in conference
and decided to condemn the Nc
Dermott law and extoll the old
Greenlund law. Now come the Repub-
licans with another conference in the
office of the governor and decide that
the die of battle is to be cast owing to
the Democratic def. Thus the parti-
san warfare. What's it all about?
Many well-informed people don't
know. That is, there are many fairly
close observers of public affairs who
don't understand the McDermott law
contest and the nature of the pending
referendum movement. Well, the row
began during the late session of the
legislature when the process was be-
gun OF "decentralizing" the Greenlund
law, or the law licensing and regulat-
ing saloons. The Greenlund law,
passed under Democratic sponsorship,
was objected to by Republicans on the
ground that it gave too much author
ity to the governor in that it per
mitted him to name a state board of
license commissioners, who in turn
had the right to name the county
boards which granted saloon licenses.
Authority was too greatly central
ized," the Republican contingent held,
and the McDermott law was the out
come. The McDermott law gives the
governor the right to name a state
liquor license inspector, but entirely
abolishes the county boards and gives
their duties Of granting saloon IL
censes to a board consisting of regu-
larly elected county officials. More
over, with two exceptions, saloon Ii
censes are proposed to be granted in
districts instead of counties, and in
most cases the proposed districts COM
prise several counties. This is the me-
dium through which the McDermott
measure proposes to "decentralize"
the license machinery. Now, the new
law has been proceeded against
through the referendum and the filing
of referendum petitions suspends the
operation of the measure until the
people pass upon it in November.
Probably it is the delicacy of the liquor
question as a whole that has made the
parties shy of it. But their timidity is
now gone and they are ready to make
a campaign issue of tit and the
Sprague gerrymander.
Speakers for Prohibition.
The speaking campaign for the pro-
hibition amendment in Ohio will be-
gin on Oct. Is, according to the an
nouncement made at the Ohio Anti
Saloon League. From that date until
election speakers from all parts of the
United States will assist the Ohio bu-
reau in proclaiming the dry message
in all parts of the state. A partial list
of those who will assist in the Ohio
campaign shows: Former Congress
man Fred Landis of Indiana, Maj. Dan
Morgan Smith of Chicago, former
counsel for the Model License League;
Rev. Sam Small, formerly of Georgia;
Congress Richmond P. Hobson of Ala
bama; John G. Woolley of Wisconsin,
former Prohibition candidate for pres
ident; G. W. Morrow of Michigan, for
mer state superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League; M. Swodener of In
dianapolis, secretary of the National
Anti-Saloon League; George w,
Crabbe, state superintendent of West
Virginia Anti-Saloon League; E. S,
Shumaker state superintendent of In.
diana Anti-Saloon League; DR.. Scott
Mcbride, superintendent of Illinois
Anti-Saloon League. 1t is known that
William Jennings Bryan will speak for
several days in Ohio, but his engage
ments will be arranged by a special
committee of well-known Democrats.
viii Choose Matron.
One of three women certified by the
state civil service commission will be
chosen by the state board of admins
tration to act as matron of the new
women's reformatory at Marysville
The women are: Miss Kate B. Kobel
sperger, 40, Westerville; Mrs. Mary
Proctor Wilson, 54, Lisbon, and DR.
Cornelia B. Kennedy, SO, Findlay. They
stood highest in the examination fol
the position. They finished in the test
in the order in which they are men
toned. The salary is $4,000.
Will Aid Students.
Students who are working their way
through colleges are to be helped t.
get work during the spare hours they
have when not in school. The state
free employment Offices in the cities
where ther are colleges and universi
ties are arranging to give this assist
ance. Today letters were sent to eacf
free employment Office by the state in
dustrial commission, which controls
them, urging that a special effort bt
made to obtain work for the students
More Democratic Heads Fall.
Democratic heads continue to fall
State Fire Marshal Bert B. Buckley
has jdst let out three more Democratic
officials. They are James r. Beckett
of Columbus, a clerk, and Assistan
Fire Marshals E. M. Tobias of Bucyrus
and i. A. Frankowiski of Toledo
Beckett is son of Senator ]. o. Beck
ett Of Franklin county. The state ag
ricultural commission has let out more
than a score of Democrats. State High
way Commissioner Clinton Cowen has
received the designations of John Lay
lin of Norwaik and Ted Brindle ot
Ashland, division engineers.
Ohio Apples at Expo.
Ohio is to have an apple show
worth while" at the Panama exposi
ton. Prof. N. E. Shaw, state nursery
and orchard inspector, who is to man
age the show, will ship the apples fol
It this week. The Buckeye state now
has one of the finest apple crops in re-