South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-08
Nation Eagerly Awaits
Result of Ohio Primary
Hot Fight Expected Between
PrOgressives and Stand
Patters" in Election.

COLUMBUS, O.. Aug T.-CBy A.
P)-Whether Ohio's republican
voters in Tuesdays statewide pri-
mary will follow the tail blazed by
Indiana, Pennsylvania and Iowa and
nominate a progressive candidate
over the organizations choice for
gov ernor: whether they will repu-
date the states stand in prohibition
and nominate a light wine and beer
car didate, and whether labors
choice of candidates will prove 10 be
the popular ones. were the dominant
subjects on the eve OF the balloting.
With Congressman Charles l..
Knight of Akron as their standard
bearer. the prOgressives hope TO
swing Ohio into the list of progress
sivC states. Administration forces
have pinned their hopes in the abili-
" of Carmi A Thompson of Cleve-
land. former United States treasure.
10 lead them to victory With
Thompson. also the drys under the
leadership of the anti-salon league
hope 10 hold Ohio i'm the ranks Of
absolute prohibition
The extreme vets are expected 10
throw their support 10 c. Homer
Durand. Coshocton. attorney and a
leader IN former wet and dry fights
The more conservative vets are eX
pected TO throw their support to
Secy OF State Harvey c. Smith Of
Daneville, who has been classed as
smith has contended prohibition is
not an issue and has advocated law
enforcement.
on the eve OF the balloting there
was filed with the secretary Of state
petition calling for the submission
OF a light wine and beer amendment
10 the state constitution 20 be voted
upon at the November election. A
statement given out by Maj F. w.
MarcoIin. secretary Of the Ohio ii
vision. Association Against the Pro
hihition Amendment. said the petit
ticn contained 23SO2e names. The
statement said a particular feature
Of the petition was the large number
OF women signers.
4 feature OF the campaign, en-
dorsement OF Thompson by the
Hamilton county organization, has
served as anomoly Hamilton coun-
" has been the bulwark of the wet
forces IN previous campaigns and
is endorsement OF Thompson has
served to bring out caustic remarks
from other avowedly dry candidates
during the campaign.
Senatorial Campaign
The senatorial contest. IN which
sen. Atlee POmerene and Congress
man s. D. Fess. former chairman Of
the republican national congress
sional committee. generally are ad-
mitted by political leaders 20 be the
leading candidates. has been COM
Dlicated by the endorsement Of their
opponents by labor organizations
particularly the Big Four rail
brotherhoods. Labor has given rs
endorsement 10 former Congress
man John j. Lentz, Columbus.
against Sen. Pomerene. and former
Sen. Charles Dick. Of Akron. against
Congressman Fess. Mr. Fess also
has two other opponents. former
Lieut.. Gov. John II. Arnold, OF
Columbus. and David ". Wood. an
inmate OF the Ohio state soldiers
home a. Sandusky. Q. Arnold
claims to be a progressive.
While most OF the incumbent
congressman have opposition, most
political leaders expect them 20 be
renOminated.
only two districts. the seventh
AMI fourteenth. where knight ana
Fess now are serving. are TO noml-
nate new men. All the candidates
for denomination have upheld the
record OF the administration and
few OF their opponents have criti-
cized its actions severely. All DEM
ocratic congressional candidates are
new men or old ones seeking
eQmeback.