The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-07-13
INTEREST GENTERS
ON GOVERNOR
THIRTEEN CONTESTANTS In TWO
PARTIES FOR OHIO
GOVERNORSHIP

Columbus, Ohio, CA. P)-Particu-
lar attention. in connection with the
Ohio primaries August s centers on
the Republican nomination for gov
ernOr. The Democratic contest for
governor and the Republican nomina-
ton for United States senator also
are developing sharp campaigns.
There are nine candidates for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination,
}and four are contesting for the Demo-
cratic nomination, although one may
be ruled out on technicality. Four
are in the race for the Republican
senatorial nomination. For the DEM
ocratic senatorial nomination, Senator
Atlee Porerene is opposed by former
Congressman John j. Lentz of Colum-
bus.
There are sixty-five candidates for
nomination for state offices on the
Republican and Democratic tickets,
the largest field the voters of Ohio
have ever been called upon to face.
Chief interest in the Republican
governorship race appears to lie in
the probable strength of Cami A.
Thompson, of Cleveland, who has been
endorsed by the organization in the
larger cities and who is reported to
be the personal choice of President
Harding, himself an Ohioan. Thomp-
son formerly was secretary of state
in Ohio and took a prominent part in
the American delegation at the Wash
ington armament conference
Among those pltted against him are
Congressman Charles l.. knight of
Akron, who is running as progress
ive-Republican," and Secretary of
State Harvey c. Smith of GAINESVILLE,
who has been characterized by the
prohibition forces as liberal candi-
date. Gov. Harry l.. Davis of Cleve-
land decided not to seek reelection.
Knight was a member of the Pro-
gressive party in 1912, and follower
of Theodore Roosevelt His friends
claim that Ohio progressives are as
strong as their victorious neighbors
in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Iowa,
and that Congressman Knight will
be swept into the nomination.
Knight has published The Beacon
Journal at Akron for years, and only
recently purchased The Springfield
Morning Sun.
Smith, formerly a probate Judge at
GAINESVILLE, has served two term as
secretary of state. Although he has
come out on strict law enforcement
platform, the Anti-Saloon League
charges that Smith is a "wet" and
that he-Miu- receive a. large vote from
those opposed to prohibition.
G. Homer Durand, of Cochocton, is
running ona wine and beer platform,
as is J. w. Durnell of Columbus
Daniel w. Williams, a Jackson news
paper publisher, also classes him
self as progressive-Re Republican"
He was the Progressive candidate for
Lieutennant-Governo in 1912 State
Senator Arthur H. Day, of Cleveland,
is running as soldier candidate. He
served overseas during the war and
was the author of the Ohio soldiers
bonus law. Rupert R. Beetham, of
Cadiz, speaker of the Ohio House of
Representatives has come out on a
platform advocating the curtailment of
expenses and the publication
before election of expense accounts
by candidates
Harry Clay Smith, Cleveland negro
editor, was one of the last to enter
the race. Friends of Secretary of
State Harvey C. Smith charge that
the Cleveland negro was induced to
enter the race by opponents to their
who hope to split Judge
Smiths vote through the similarity
of names on the ballots. The Cleve-
land negro opposed Judge Smith for
the nomination for secretary of state
two years ago.