The New York herald., 1922-06-11
FESS CALLS BONUS
v CAMPAIGN PLEDGE.
Ohio Senatorial Candidate
\ Adds Ship Subsidy and
Tariff Revision Law.
KENTZ ENTERS THE RACE
Opposition to POmerene, How
ever, Is Not Regarded as
Being Very Formidable.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June % (Asscci1te
Press). the keynote of the
coming Republican Congressional cam
paign throughout the nation, Represen-
tative S. d. Fess of Ohio, chairman of
the Republican National Congressional,
Committee and Senatorial candidate, to-
night declared that the Republican
Congress had made good on every one
f. of the platform pledges of 1920 and that
Republican Congressional candidates
will face the voters this fall on an "af-
firmatiye platform" The address was
made before the Buckeye Republican
Club.
''The Congress has three problems 20
handle to complete the list of campaign
pledges redeemed in full from the 1920
campaign" said Mr.. Fess. These are
enactment of a Federal ship subsidy
law. adoption of the bonus legislation
and revision of the tariff
"Some of these measures may not be
fully understood by the voters in their
real significance and actual effect upon
the economics of the nation. 1t is our
special job TO explain these matters to
the voters so they will understand just
What has been done. We will do SO
1ully before election day. And we rest
upon that showing satisfied that the
voters when they fully understand
what has be EN- done will give heatty ana
unqualified Endorsement to the Congress
by electing Republican majority to
carry on the splendid work of the pas,
TWO years.
"As an instance of explanation, take
ne ship subsidy bill This is absolutely
necessary legislation. 1t is not designed
no create an American merchant marine
That exists already. We have ten mil
lion tons of shipping built by the Gov
ernment during the war at lump cost
of three and a half billions of dollars
Legislation is necessary If the Govern
nnent is not to lose that vast invest
mcnt."
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 10.-Chief in
terest In the Ohio primary election to be
held August will center in the con-
tests for nominations for Governor. since
10 formidable opposition has developed
10 United States Senator Atlee Pomerene
of Canton for denomination on the
Democratic ticket or to Representative
Simeon d. Fess for the Republican Sena-
torial nomination.
Former Representative John ]. Lentz,
Columbus. head of the American Insur
ance Union. yesterday filed nomination
papers against Pomerene against whom
Aic iidue q Wedh li6ul III lSlV. LeiitH
was defeated for the Senatorial nomina-
tion also in 1914.
Representative Fesss opposition is in
Charles Dick. Akron. former United
State Senator John III. Arnold. Colum-
bus. former Lieutenant-Go Governor. and
David w. Wood warden of the Sandusky
Soldiers Home, none of whom has made
my showing in primary contests since
hey retired from the offices they once
held.
Nine weighed In for the Republican
nomination for Governor. Regarded as
hesprincipal contenders are Carni A.
Thompson. Cleveland manufacturer {;
Harvey c. Smith. GAINESVILLE, Secretary
of State: Representative G. L. Knight,
Akron. and Springfield publisher and
Rupert Beetham, Speaker Of the Ohio
House of Representatives. Thompson.
long has been active in Ohio politics
and is understood to have the backing
Of the Washington Administration. He
served in various capacities under for
mer President Taft for a while as his
secretary.
y In the contest for the Democratic
nomination for Governor are A. v.
nonahey, New Philadelphia. former
state Auditor. who was the Democratic
candidate in 1920. but was defeated
Judge James c. Johnson of the Supreme
Court. Springfield. who nominated
anies NJ. Cox for the Presidency at the
san Francisco convention in 1920 A. p.
csandlcs. macadam road promoter, and
Thomas ]. Duffy, East Liverpool. chair
man of the State Industrial Commits
sion.