The New York herald., 1922-08-08
Prohibition and Liberalism
Leading Issues in Ballot
ing To-day.
BEER REFERENDUM ASKED
Pomerene and Fess, Opposed
by Labor, Seen Victors for
u. s. Senate.

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. z (Associated
Press) Whether Ohios Republican vo-
ters in to-morrows primaries will fol-
low the trail biazed by Indiana. Penn
sylvania and Iowa and nominate a lib
eral candidate over the organization 3
choice for Governor; whether they will
repudiate the States stand on prohibi-
tion and nominate a light wine and Der
candidate, and whether labor's choice of
candidates, will prove to be the popular
ones, were tho dominant conjectures on
the eve OF the balloting.
With Representative Charles l.. Knight
of Akron as their standard bearer the
liberals hope for victory. Organization
forces pin their faith I'm Carmi A. Thcmp-
son of Cleveland, a former United States
Treasurer. The "drys," under the lead
ership of the Anti-Saloon League, have
rallied to the support of Thompson.
The extreme vets are expected to
throw their support to C. Homer Durand,
Coshockton attorney, an out and out
light wine and beer advocate.
The more conservative vets, however,
are expected to throw their support to
Secretary of State Harvey c. Smith of
Sandville, who has been classed as a
wet by the Anti-Saloon League. He
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 a pc
tition calling for the submission of q
light wine and beer amendment to the
State constitution to be voted upon at
the November election. A statement
given out by Major f. w. Marcolin,
secretary Of the Ohio division, Associa-
ton Against the Prohibition Amend
| ment. said the petition contains 238,022
names. The statement said particular
| feature Of the petitions was the large
number of women signers.
| One feature of the campaign, indorse-
ment of Thompson by the Hamilton
county, Cincinnati. organization. has
served as an anomaly. Hamilton county
has been the 1bulwark of the wet forces
in previous campaigns and it's indorse.
ment of Thompson has served to bring
out caustic remarks from other avowedly
dry candidates.
| The contests for United States Sena-
| tor, in which Senator Atlee Pomerene
| (Dem.) and Representative S. d. Fess
former chairman of the Republican
National Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, are admitted by political leaders
to be leading candidate, has been COM
plicated by the Endorsement of their op-
ponents by labor organizations. includ-
4 lHS lLc plB lOuE Idl UIolIcIllOOuS.
Labor has given its Endorsement to
former Representative John J. Lentz oi
Columbus against Senator Pomerene and
to former Senator Charles Dick oi
Akron against Mr.. Fess. Mr.. Fess also
has two other opponents, former Lieut..
Gov. John H. Arnold of Columbus and
Davis w. Wood an inmate of the Ohio
Soldiers Home at Sandusky. Arnolt
claims to be liberal.
While most of the members of, the
national Holse have opposition, mos
political leaders expect them to be re
nominated. All OF the present delega
tion except Mr.. Knight and Mr.. Fes.
are seeking denomination.
All have upheld the record of the Ad
ministration and few of their opponents
| have criticized this severely.
The present Ohio delegation is solidly
Republican, all Democratic candidates
having gone down In the Harding land
slide two years ago.
The State ballot are the longest ir
the States history. On account of the
large sballot 1t is expected that return.
will be slow in coming in. The polls
close at 5 80. Central standard time.