Evening star., 1920-06-27
OHIO c. O.P. BADLY
WORRIED OVER COX
His Nomination Might Threat
en- State Reliably Counted
Republican.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 26.-While
the democrats are gathering at San
Francisco to select their national
leaders Ohio republicans are watch
ing with much concern the develop
ment of internecine conflict in their
state organization which threatens
the loss of this usually reliable re-
publican state to the national ticket.
Though Rud J. Hynicka of Cincin-
nati secured reelection to the. repub-
lican national committee, he finds a
rising tide of opposition to him as
the head of the republican organiza-
tion in Cincinnati and Hamilton
county, on the part of the friends of
Senator Harding there, who urge that
because of his support of Gen. Wood.
and because he is, in fact, now resi-
dent of New York, he should step
aside. 1t looks as though Hynicka
would not be able to hold sway over
the republican organization at Gin
cinnati through anything like as long
period as did his noted predecessor.
from a conference with Senator Hard
ing, declaring that the senator as
sured him that his management of
republican affairs at Cincinnati is en-
tirely satisfactory to him; still the
tension is high at Cincinnati and it
-
down between the Hynicka and anti
Hynicka elements at once.
GubernatoriaI Fight On.
Four candidates have entered the
primary contest for the republican
nomination for governor-former
Mayor H. L. Davis of Cleveland, Rep
reSentative Roscoe c. McCulloch of
Canton. n. H. Fairbanks of Spring
field and Col. Ralph d, Cole Of Find
lay. Davis evidently has the favor
of the liberals and with the other
the other three. seems likely now to
get the nomination. Hynicka is re-
ported to want to throw the support
of the organization at Cincinnati to
Davis, while his opponents prefer Col.
Cole. Under prohibition conditions
dition to give very valuable aid to
candidate, and with Davis as the
candidate of the republicans the
party would labor on that account
under unfavorable conditions.
There is but one candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor,
A. v Donahey, at present the state
a solid party behind him, but will no
doubt draw to his support a great
many republicans who have been at
tracted by his policy of trimming"
the excessive expense blllS rendered
to the state by state officials and en-
ployes, which he has been following
through the eight years of his admin
istration of the office.
Must Iron Out Wrinkles.
State Treasurer r. w. Archer, who
is serving his second term. rs a
candidate for the republican nomina
tion for that Office again and is quite
certain to secure the nomination,
though he has an opponent. and the
republicans in that case will have a
third term objection to meet.
There are a lot of wrinkles in the
republican party here that will have
to be ironed out in the next few
weeks. if this state is to be placed
confidently in the republican column
especially if the democrats at San
Francisco next week take Gov. Cox
for either place on their national
ticket.
The governors friends are realiz-
ing, however, that the usually dis
Greet governor made a serious error
when, on the occasion of his visit to
Chicago last spring, he submitted to
an interview in which he declared ,
himself in favor of light wines and
beer under prohibition. 1t has made
an opponent out of William J. Bryan.
who has evidently listed him and
Gov. Edwards as men who must not
be chosen at San Francisco.
J. H. GALBRAITH.