Evening star., 1922-06-04
PRIMARY ENTRIES
CLOSING IN OHIO
Governors Second Term and
Fess for Senate Two
Doubtful Questions.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 3.-Next
week will see the close of entries for
the Ohio August primary election.
Friday, June 8. is the last day. But
two uncertainties remain-will Gov.
Davis enter for another term, and
will Walter F. Brown of Toledo con-
test with DR.. S. D. Fess for the re-
publican nomination for the United
States Senate? Though there is still
room for doubt in both cases, politi-
cal opinion tends strongly toward
the negative as to both.
Representative Charles L. knight,
who will not ask for another term,
still says he will be a candidate for
the republican nomination for gov
ernor IL Gov. Davis dOese not enter
his name, but If the governor merely
preserves his present silence on the
A.. subject Knight will not have oppor-
tunity.
Pressure to have Gov. Davis ask
Tor nomination for another term
comes largely from those who are
holding state positions under him and
who realize that if he stands aside
with no agreement with the party
leaders they will have no defense
against removal from Office when he
leaves.
Blade Indorses Thompson.
The Toledo Blade. one Of the
strongest republican organs In the
state, came out this week with a
strong editorial Endorsement of Col.
Carmi A. Thompson for the COVER
norship. This is the first notable edi-
torial Endorsement of any candidacy
on that side of the party fence.
The contest for the nomination for
governor on the democratic side will
be between A. V. Donahey and
Thomas ]. Duffy. with the very great
probability that Donahey win be
have no opposition for the demo-
cratic nomination for the senator
ship. Mrs. Arnold Green of Cleveland,
who last spring announced that she
would be a candidate for that NOM
ination, having taken no steps to-
ward perfecting her candidacy. Flor
ence j. Allen. now a common pleas
court judge in Cleveland. has also
determined to remain in her present
position. and will not enter as a can
didate for nomination on the demo-
cratic state ticket as Judge Of the
supreme court, so that there will in
all probability be no women on the
state tickets in Ohio this year.
Fairbanks for Congress.
N. H. Fairbanks of Springfield. a
wealthy manufacturer and brother
w
Fairbanks. has entered as one of the
principal candidates for nomination
for Congress to succeed S. D. Fess in
the seventh congressional district.
There will be at least two other
ette county and Dow Akin Of Belle
fontaine. Parrett and Akin have
been members of the legislature.
Fairbanks never held a public office,
but has served as chairman of the
mi
OF the twenty-five members of the
Ohio delegation in the House all but
two will be candidates for reelection
DR. Fess Of the seventh and Mr..
Knight of the fourteenth district-and
of these candidates all but three will
stand on bone-dry platforms. The
three who will be inclined toward
liberalism are Mr.. Calm of Cleve
Stephens of Cincinnati. 1t reflects the
general sentiment in the state. and
indicates that the movement to break
the force of the Volstead law cannot
hope for much aid from this state in
the coming congressional elections.
Former Gov. James M Cox is to sa il
next week for Europe. to be gone
until late in September, so that he
will be out of the state through all
the primary campaign. His enemies
not be at all displeased II the re-
publicans carried the state this year.
1t would not make the vote for him
here two years ago look so bad. and.
with Senator Pomerene defeated,
possible opponent for the presiden-
tial nomination two years hence
would be disposed Of pretty effect
ually.
1t seems to be fairly safe predic-
tion of the result of the Ohio pri-
maries now that on the republican
side Col. Carmi A. Thompson will be
nominated for governor and DIR.
Simeon y. Fess for senator. On the
democratic side former State Auditor
A. v. Donahey has the lead for the
nomination for governor, and, OF
course. DR.. Fess will have Senator
Pomerene running against him Tor
the Senate.