The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-05-21
POLITICAL

In commenting In these columns last
week on the pproaching primary election
we erred In stating that candidates for
corporation and township Offices over the
county must llle their petitions not later
than June 10. The error, however. was
only In part, as the statement holds good
so far as Celina Is concerned. In all 9TH
er precincts however there VIII be no
primary elections.
II Is not necessary. therefore, for can
| dldates for offices outside of Celina 20
| file their nominating petitions until six
~ days before the November election, or
on or before September 2.
Candidates for offices, however Ia this
! city, must not forget tht their petitions
must be filed on or before June 10.
The election laws of the state, Section
1893, provides In part as follows;
Primaries under this chapter TO
nominate candidates for township and
municipal offices. Justices Of the
peace and members of boards of ed
ucation, shall be held ON the second
Tuesday OF August Of the odd num-
Under section 1851, It also provides, in
part, as follows:
1.-THE provisions Of this chapter,
(Which Includes Section 4693J shall
not extend Of be applicable To the
nomination OF candidates for township
offices, or for the elective offices Of
any municipality which has less than
two thousand population"
In lien Of the last quoted section there
will be but one primary election In the
county In August and that one in this
city.
In all other precincts candidates viii
80 upon the November election ballot by
nominating petitions, filed with the Clerk
Of the Election Board sixty days before
the November election.
The Cromey bill providing that can
didate whose name is written on the tick
ct must receive eight per cent of the
votes cast will hold good only in the pri-
~ ala Hon "a nfN
Besides the regular oftlcers-Mayor
clerk, treasurer, councilmen and mem-
bers Of the Board of Public Affairs and
Board Of Education, there must be nom
mated in this city four ward assessors,
positions again created by Governor VIII
lis taxation pet. the Whittemore
bill which becomes effective on Aug
ust 8.
The circulation this week of several
petitions for corporation offices has be-
gun to stT the politicians in this city and
il is expected that many candidates win
bob up the ensuing week.
Among the Democratic candidates men
toned for Mayor are City Solicitor John
ser and f. V. Short. Albert Mersman and
A. ID. Gemmil.
or this list John w. Loree. seems the
most favored. Solicitor Johnson has
quite a few hackers, but his reputed con-
troll of council in the past several years
and action tending to enhance the value
of his real estate, would be big factor
a bunch of enthusiastics but his strength
is materially weakened by the hundreds
of citizens who seem to feel (and we be-
leve unjustlyJ that the Mersman boys
have blocked the location of factories
here. The feeling however, is strongly |
manifest and would be against his fight
to occupy the job held down by Mayor
Rice.
DR.. Gemmil and Attorney Short have
both stated that they wouldn't consent
to haye their names go before the voters
and this leaves the fight at present be-
tween Messrs. LOree and SchlOsser, the
former being the most talked about as
pirant.
For marshal two candidates are al
ready in the field, constable John Youn-
ger an deX- night policeman, Henry Me |
haus. quite a bunch of other entries
are expected.
AS Yet no candidate has been sprung
to wage war against the immortal John |
NJ. Winter. although couple employees of |
the furniture factory have their pulses |
beating rapidly.
Barber Charles Detrick wants Perry |
Bakers job as Treasurer and has his Pc |
titon already i'm circulation.