New-York tribune., 1922-11-03

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Dina Bernabi, ,pho has Joined the
Na'ionatisss. Her life is carefully
ieu,e
| that he has been very unjustly at
| tackled, especially on the matter of tax
| alton. 1t is the old story here, found
true in almost every stote, of the
farmers and small town people blam-
ernor at the very least and including
| the President of the United States as
partially responsible.
| Actually the only increases in state
taxes have been one-half a mill for
the soldier bonus, one eighth of a mill
for state university building and one
fourth of a mill for buildings for other
state institutions.
Thompson Not Over-Sanguine
| Carmi Thompson is not making any
demagogic promises of what he is
going to do about reducing state taxa
tion. He admits being a successful
business man and promises to do the
hest he can to install business methods
| In the state administration.
Thompson is rather an appealing
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seem when it is recalled that he is a
millionaire. He started as poor boy,
however, the son Of coal miner, and
worked his way up, teaching school
while he read law. All of this is sp-
parently having a good reaction.
Two years ago Governor Davs's ma
jority over Victor Donahey, the present
Democratic nominee for Governor, was
only $4,000. while Harding had AGO.
Il No 1A,
disadvantage of being wet Gin view Of
the fact that the majority for the
drastic search and seizure Crabbe act
was 2so.0o0), while this year both
Thompson and Donahey are dry.
Another point made by Republicans
is that the Democrats have never
elected Governor without the aid of
/ the business men of the state. Cox
had their support to a remarkable de-
vote in Cincinnati. This year Repub-
lican leaders at Cincinnati assert that
while Fess will not make very good
showing in Hamilton County, which
includes Cincinnati, Thompson will get
good majority. The business men
are said to be very generally for
Thompson.
Donahey Record Popular
Aside from the general attack on
the Davis administration, the argu-
ments for Donahey are chiefly his rec
ord of two terms under Cox al State
Auditor. He got a great deal of pub
licity by attacking the expense &C.
counts Of state officials, which made
big hit with the farmers, but no hit
at all with the business men. Pictures
Of Donahey with his thirteen children,
labeled thirteen reasons why you
should vote for Donahey" are widely
distributed
Altogether, the surface Indications
would point to the election of Pone-
rene and Thompson. Democratic Sen
ator and Republican Governor, were
it not for the polls being conducted
! by two newspapers, "The Cincinnati
Enquirer" and "Thc Columbus Dis
patch" Both these polls show big ma
| jorities for Pomerene and Donahey,
and the disturbing feature is that SO
far the polls conducted by these two
| newspapers have never been wrong.
| Republicans point out that two
classes of voters are ignored in these
polls, the negroes and women on
farms. Women who work in depart
ment stores, factories and Offices are
polled, but no poll has been taken of
women who stay at home. 1t should
be admitted, however, that the polls
never counted negroes in former
years. though this did not prevent
their pointing to the winners.
Polls taken by other agencies in
and Thompson will carry Cuyahoga
! County. although two years ago Dom
ahey carried this county despite the
Harding lanslide and despite the fact
that his opponent was Mayor of Cleve-
land at the time.
Tariff Pro and Con. Heard
The Democrats have been pounding
rather effectively on the tariff, saying
it would increase the cost Of living.
The Republicans have been countering
by saying that high tariff never threw
any one out Of work and never closed
a factory. This is rather effective, be-
cause Ohio is tremendously prosperous
! at present.
In fact, business in Ohio is having
the biggest boom since the war impetus
slackened. There is crying demand
for more skilled labor. Factories are
running night shifts, in some instances,
that never were open at night before.
On the Congressional situation
conservative forecast is that the Re-
publicans will lose seven seats. They
may lose only six, and it may stretch to
ten, but seven seems more nearly ac-
curate.
At present all twenty-five members
from Ohio are Republicans. All are
candidates for reelection except DR..
Fess, who is the nominee for Senator,
and Charles L. knight, who was de-
feated for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion. Eight of Ohio's districts have al
ways been Republican, four have been
Republican three times, four have been
Republican twice and six went Repub-
,ican Tor the first time in 1920.
Six Normally Democratic
These six, therefore, are the normally
Democratic districts. They are the Sd,
9th, 18th, 18th, goth and 21st. Local
conditions may prevent all Of them
going Democratic this year. For in
stance, in the 21st Robert L. Crosser,
ormer member, whose war record is
generally credited with having defeated
him in 1918, is the candidate. In win
ming the Democratic primary he upset
the Democratic organization slate, and
here is going to be soma heavy slash
ing.
There ars sons who think. slsav shass 3 ~