The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-21
To Represent Them In The
National Convention
Names Of Those Who May
Be Voted For Tuesday

Next Tuesday, April 25, Is primary
day in Ohio, when the members OF
political parties for the first time will
be given the opportunity to express
their presidential preference and vote
for delegates to represent them in the
national conventions, and in the state
conventions.
In the various precincts throughout
Knox county the polls will open and
close the same as on regular election
days.
The primary of next Tuesday has
nothing to do with nominating candi-
dates for office-that will come in Au-
gust.
At Tuesdays primaries the Demo
Gratis will have the chance of express
ing their desire to see President VIII
son renominated. AS there is no 9th.
er candidate before the primaries, the
vote for Wilson will be unanimous.
Also on the Democratic preferential
ballot will appear the name of Vice
President Marshall, who is a candi-
date for denomination. Another name
also appears for vice president-that
of Frank Monnett of Columbus. Mon.
nett is not seriously a candidate. He
enjoys notoriety and in this instance
his candidacy" for vice president is
no doubt prompted by his desire for
some free advertising.
For delegates.at-larg to the Demo-
cratic national convention, of which
four are to be elected, only that num-
ber of candidates have weighed in,
and they all will be chosen without
opposition. OF the four candidates,
three were former governors of Ohio
and one is at present United States
senator. They are James E. Camp
bell, James M. Cox, Judson Harmon
and Atlee Pomerene.
For district delegates to the Demo
cratic national convention, there are
two to be selected and there are on
ly' two didates-Columbus Ewalt
of Mt. Vernon and Fred Flynn of Ash
land, SO they will be chosen by unani-
nous vote.
There are seven delegates and al
ternates to the Democratic state con-
vention, which meets in June to Se
elected. They will be chosen in the
county at large. There is no contest
over the selection of delegates and
alternates.
On the Republican side, the pref
erential ballot contains the name of
Theodore Burton for president, and a
man by the name of Webster for vice
president. Webster, like Monnett, is
doubtless seeking a little passing no.
toriety.
For delegates-at-larg to the Repub-
lican national convention there is a
red-hot fight. For the four places to
fill there are seven aspirants. United
States Senator Warren G. Harding,
Gov. Frank B. Willis, William Cooper
Proctor and James j. Sullivan are the
hand-picked candidates-picked. by
Gov Willis. The insurgents" who
are protesting against the methods
adopted by Gov. Willis, have as their
representatives on the ballot for del
egate-at-large Matt Glaser, DR..
Schuyler o. Giffen and Ralph Tyler,
The last named is colored man who
was auditor of the treasury under the
administration of President Taft. The
candidacy of Tyler is especially Of
fensive to Gov. Willis, whose press
bureau, personal organs and political
machine have been assailing the col
ored man on all sides and lambastine
him right and left. The result has
been that the colored Republicans
are rallying solidly to the support Of
Tyler and in voting for him they will
also retaliate on the Willis machine
by not voting for Willis for delegate