The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-03-02
Special COLUMBUS Correspondent.

Z. Burton has been entered up
by Secretary of State Hide
brant as a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for the presidency
The declarations filed by Senator War
rem G. Harding and William Cooper
Proctor of Cincinnati with the secre.
tary, qualifying as candidates for del
egates-at-large from Ohio to the Re-
publican national convention, contain
the written consent Of Mr.. Burton of
the use Of his name for the presidency.
Both Senator Harding and Mr.. Proctor
give Mr. Burton as their choice for the
presidency. 81 consider this as suffl-
cient to qualify Mr.. Burton as a candi.
date for the nomination under the
Ohio primary election law" said Sec
retary of State Hildebrant, chief cleo
ton supervisor Of the state. 1t is
probable that a more formal announce
ment of his candidacy will be made to
the secretary of state by Mr.. Burton.
This will likely come by Friday, the
last day for the filing of declarations
of candidates.
Buy Direct From Manufacturer.
The dispute over the contract for
tags for the state auto registry de-
partment will probably be settled by
the elimination of the company at Ak
ron in which Senator Wickline is in
terested. 1t is found that that con-
cern is making a profit of nearly 5
cents on every set of tags used by
the state. 1t gets from the state-or
was to get-19 Ia cents a set, and the
New York Metal Ceiling Co. sold them
to the company for Is cents a set. In
view of this and the probability that
the contract with the Akron company
was irregular, it is likely that the state
auditors suggestion that the state buy
the tags direct from the New York
manufacturers will be adopted and the
issue Of tags can be made at once.
Attacks School Code.
The constitutionality of the school
code is attacked in a case filed in su-
preme court from Holmes county. 1t
is styled the suit of Albert E. Cline
against the board of education of
Nashville village district of that coun-
ty, and was brought to prevent the
boundaries of that district from being
changed. The question of the right of
the code to create county board Of
education is raised in the suit, the
contention being that such body is
null and void because it is not elected
by direct vote of the people of the
county. Heads of various district
school boards compose the county
board. The lower courts have upheld
the code This is the first time that
It has been attacked in the supreme
court.
Wilson Appoints Representative.
President Wilson has officially ad
vised Secretary of State Hildebrant
that he had appointed Edmond H
Moore of Youngstown, who is the
Democratic national committeeman
from Ohio, as his official representa-
tive in the Ohio primary elections Mr.
Moore is empowered to file with the
secretary of state any document that
may be necessary under the Ohio ,pri
mary election law to qualify the presi
dent to be a candidate for renomina
ton. Secretary of State Hildebran
said that the president had resortet
to every procedure which might bt
regarded as necessary to qualify as /;
candidate for the presidency under the
Ohio law.
Report OF State Tax Commission.
The annual report Of the stat ta1
commission to Gov. Willis refutes
claims Of former Gov. Cox that taxes
we're reduced in 1914 under the Coz
administration. On the contrary, i
shows that local levies increased
100000 that year-the largest in
crease in a single year in the history
OF Ohio. 1t is also shown that the in
crease was due to the state contro
system inaugurated under the Warne'
tax law, now deceased, which gave the
governor control over the taxing ma
chinery in the SS counties.
Propaganda Against Civil Service.
The Anti-Civil Service league will
soon launch it's propaganda to secure
the repeal of the civil service provis
ion of the constitution, so it is an
nounced. Three well-known Republi
cans and three well-known Democrats
one a former state official, are tn,
prime movers in the new organiza
ton. The prediction is made that thu
league will have 10000 members.
will be supported by voluntary con
tributions.
Says Prisoners Can Make Tags.
Warden P. E. Thomas of the peni
tentiary told Gov. Willis that prison
ers could not only make the state
auto tags, but could do it at a fai
profit for 10 cents a set. The state i
paying on the present contract 19 l.
cents a set. Besides it would give EN-
ployment for idle prisoners.
Ready for Convention.
Preparations for the big NATIONWIDE
missionary convention to be held il
Columbus March Is are nearly at al
end. Ohio churches are reporting
their quotas of delegates and deputs
tions of speakers are visiting churche
of all denominations in various part
of the state working up interest II
the big gathering. Many missionar
workers of international prominenc
will attend the convention and TAX
part in the speaking. The registration
bf delegates is limited to 1000. Thi
will be one of the biggest missionar
meetings ever held in this country.
Shipping Leper to Ohio.
DR. E. F. McCampbell, secretary o
the state board of health, has beel
advised that a man named Neusbaun
claiming to be resident of Cleveland
and who has weIl-defned case of leI
rosy, has been shipped from Sal
Francisco to Cleveland.