Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
Special Dispatch to The Star.


the candidates on the state ticket in
dicates that they realize that there
is an element of weakness in the
party in their selection of a candidate
for governor-Mayor II. l.. Davis of
Cleveland. Since the amendment of
the federal Constitution providing for
the election of United States senators
by popular vote it has been the Gus
tom in Ohio 20 place the candidates
for the Senate beneath the candidates
for governor-not that it meant that
the office of senator ranked below
that of governor, but simply that the
matter of selecting state executive
officers was of prime Importance to
the voters.
The authority to arrange the bal
lot forms under directions of law is
vested in the secretary of state, who
is eX-officio the state supervisor OF
elections. Secretary Harvey c. Smith
promptly said in reply to the sug-
Sestion of change that there would
be no departure from the well estab-
liShed rule unless some good reason
based on the interests of the general
public was cited as a reason. With
this it is believed the matter will be
dropped.
The advantage sought was evil
IDENTIFY that the republican state
ticket would be presented to the
voters by the change with it's strong
est man in front, if former Gov.
Frank B. Willis, the candidate for
senator. should be placed at the top
of the ticket instead of Mayor Davis,
will undoubtedly be unpopular in the
smaller towns and the rural dis
tricts.
This is the first indication from the
republican side that they feel weak
ness at the head of their state ticket.
An attache of the republican state
headquarters said this week: I'VE
feel absolutely confident that Senator
Harding will carry the state. But we
do fear that there is question ABOUT
carrying the state on the head of the
state ticket-thiS both on account of
opposition to our candidate among
the farmers, and because of the popu-
larity of the democratic candidate
for governor, Mr.. Donahey."
Mfx-up Over State Fair.
This week has been marked by
rapid exchange of notes between Sen
ator Harding and the state board of
agriculture. AS soon as it was found
that three of the presidential candi-
dates were from Ohio the state fair
management decided to have all three
present on one day during the fair.
the day to be known as presidents
day" Some one. assuming to speak
for Senator Harding, tentatively ac-
cepted the invitation. Gov. Cox and
Aaron S. Watkins, the prohibition
candidate. promptly and decisively ac-
cepted their invitations. Next Tues
day is the day. But Senator Harding,
seeing that he was advertised to at
tend and speak. wired Fair Manager
E. V. Waldorf that the announcement
was unwarranted and that he could
not attend. The state agricultural
board ascertained that he had ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the
Minnesota state fair later, and used
that knowledge as a fulcrum for
their argument in favor of his attend
ance at the fair of his own state.
Through the republican state COM
mittee here application was made to
the fair management to have a re-
publican tent on the state fair
grounds, where Senator Harding's
Photographed speeches would be pre-
scented, but that application was re-
fused. The senator finally agreed to
attend the state fair, but said he
would not speak. Ohio state fairs
are generally we'll attended. and it is
likely that a hundred thousand people
will be present on Presidents day.
For this reason the fair management
is unable to understand the refusal OF
Ine senator 10 TAKE VI liic
opportunity to meet and address so
many people of his own state. unless
he regards it as breaking his plan for
a purely front-porch campaign.
Campaign Management.
Both the big party organizations
effected for the management of the
state campaign show that the work
will be determined largely from the
large cities of the state. The big city
leaders predominant in both commit
tees and their ideas will undoubtedly
rule. On the democratic side there
is Tom Motor of Cincinnati John A.
ODwyer of Toledo, Burr Gongwer of
Cleveland, James Ross of Columbus
and Edwin H. Moore of Youngstown,
who have formed the nucleus of many
a former state campaign committee
for their party-standing out as the
very backbone of this one. They are
adopts in state politics by long ex-
perinece and know where and how
to get the sinews of war for their
campaign
On the republican side . much the
same condition presents itself-the
executive committee being composed
of the big city party heads with
few additions to give this or that I'M
portant candidate personal repre-
sentative at headquarters. There are
Maurice Maeschke of Cleveland, Wal
ter F. Brown of Toledo, George II.
Clarke of Canton, and A. X. john
son of Ironton. with Newton ID. Mil
Ter of Columbus. personal representa-
live. of ex-Gov F. B. Willis and d. Q.
Morrow. uncle and special representa-
tive of C. j. Brown, candidate for
lieutenant governor. OF course
Maeschke is the selection of Mayor
Davis. the candidate for governor.
independent Candidates.
The filing of the declaration of an
other Independent candidate for Con-
gress in this district, by a former
member of the democratic party who
still has leanings in that direction,
makes it look still more like a re-
publican victory in the capital city
congressional election this year. The
new entrant is w. F. KRAFT, a ma
chiniSt, who announces that his prln-
cipal plank will be a modification of
the Volstead act, so as 10 permit the
manufacture and sale of light wines
and beer.
This is practically the same plat
form as that announced by Clark
Doughty, a former democrat, who
made his announcement last week
hut whatever votes these men get
will be so many lost to the regular
democratic candidate, Arthur =. Lam
neck. All will inure to the advantage
of Col. John G.. Speaks the republican
candidate. So threatening to the in
terests of the democrats are the
duplicate democratic candidates. that
both threats and inducements are
likely to be made by the democratic
organization to get the independents
off the ticket.
Democrats and Suffrage.
The democrats of the statesare a
little embarrassed by the sudden COM
inc of wOman'S suffrage because of