Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-19

! ognition. 1t must then get. it's ticket
on the ballot by fling petitions con-
| tanning at least l per cent Of the
| total vote; SO far the petition car
been able to secure that many sig
natures.
In petition filed in court last
week their attorney sought to COM
pei the state supervisor of elections
to admit the ticket to the ballot any
how. he. claiming that the law on
the subject is unconstitutionai
Though the law has been long In
effect and observed heretofore by
| an ponticai organizations, it has
never been tested in the courts.
It looks as though there would he
but four state tickets on the Ohio
ballot this year-republican. demo-
cratic. socialist and single takers. The
nrst two have full rank as parties and
need no petitions The other two have
other party. like the prohibitionists.
is !aboring to secure admission to the
ballot with the chances greatly
against it. 1t is the farmer labor
party. which was organized at Chi
cago last summer as the result of the
eight. Up to date the latter organize
ton has filed petitions with the state
supervisor of elections. aggregating
6065 signatures. The required number
Is 1919. which is 1 per cent of the
total vote of the state at the last
regular election.
Six Woman Candidates.
Six women are now candidates for
election at the coming election-none
to q state office. however. excepting
Viola D. Romans. Nominated by the
prohibitionists for United States SEN
ator. and, for reasons stated above, not
likely to secure place on the state
ballot. The others are Florence E. AL
Ian of Cleveland. and candidate for
common pleas Judge: Mary K. Davey
Of Logan, candidate on the democratic
ticket for prosecuting attorney of
Hooking county: Blanche Walters of
Delaware, Independent candidate for
representative in the legislature: Miss
Mabel Rowe of Coalition, candidate for
probate Judge Of jackson county;
Mary Proctor Wilson of Lebanon.
candidate on the democratic ticket for
member of the state house Of repre-
sentatiyes. and Mrs. Dora Sandie
Bachman of Columbus. candidate for
judge Of the common pleas court.
In the court contest brought by Rob-
ert Crosser, who was defeated by a
single vote in the democratic primary
election in the twenty-first district
by Representative John J. Babka, de-
cision was given in favor of Babka
last week and Crosser Immediately
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Of the case in the supreme court. The
continuation Of the dispute is max
ing conditions still more favorable
for the republicans to win the district
and make one Of their predicted gains
in the Ohio delegation.
Kent Hughes of Lima. who was
nominated for judge of the supreme
court by the democrats In the state
primary election. then resigned and
later asked for permission to with
draw his resignation. has changed his
mind again and asked the democratic
state central committee to select a
candidate to take his place. His rea-
sons for this peculiar change OF at
titude have not been made public.
.Admissions Of Demoeratx.
Democrats prominent in their
uarty's management are admitting
here that things do
not look promising to the democrats
here anywhere along the line It may
he the result OF depression due to the
Maine election news. but many mem
hers Of that party will confess to q
that q republican tidal
wave is coming here that Will 60 over
the heads Of all democratic canoidaies
except those having unusually large
Democratic plufalities in their dis
tricts. ). n.