Evening star., 1923-11-07
LANAPPARENTLy
VICTORIOUS IN OHIO
Mayor of Portsmouth, Who
Had 200 KIuxers Arrested,
Is Defeated.
BY the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, November -
Klux Klan figured as an issue shows
the organization to have been gener-
ally victorious, though in some in
stances it met defeat.
The greatest Klan victory scored
: yesterday at the polls probably was
in Youngstown. where the klan can
didate for mayor, Charles f. Scheible,
apparently rolled up a majority over
the combined vote of his five oppo-
nents. Two other important victories
going TO the klansmen were in New
ark and Portsmouth. In the former
A. stevens probably was elected
mayor over L. ID. Leach, and in the
latter Ralph Calvert defeated Mayor
William n. Gableman for reelection.
Mayor Gableman caused the arrest of
more than 200 members of the Klan
when they attempted 10 hold q pa
rade less than two weeks ago.
Probably the most important Khan
defeat was in Steubenville. where
Frank Hawkins, republican, defeated
herman Passevant, independent, who
had the klan Endorsement. An anti
hlan demonstration in Steubenville
several weeks ago, when the organi-
Zation attempted to hold a parade,
brought on the issue there.
Amendment Is Adopted.
Another Klau defeat apparently was
registered in the indicated adoption
of the elective franchise amendment
to the state constitution. The amend
ment proposed to strike out the words
white male" in the qualification of
voters, in order to make the state
constitution conform to the federal
Constitution in enfranchising women
and negroes.
The klan also opposed the other
TWO constitutional proposals on the
ballot. one of which apparently has
been adopted. This would authorize
torstall damage suits by employees
against employers who are contribu.
tors TO the workmen's compensation
fund. 1t was an agreed amendment
between organized capital and labor
The other amendment. giving tn,
secretary of state authority to pub.
lish official arguments on constitu
tlonal proposals and referred legisla
iion instead of mailing them direct tc
voters was defeated by substantial
majority.
In many instances mayoralty and
other local candidates who were sup
ported by the Khan were elected
though 80 open Endorsement of the can
didate ,.dS made and the candidate may
or may not have been member OF
the Khan. the issue not having been
raised In Columbus, where Mayor ]
j; Thomas was reelected by a large
plurality. the pronounced anti Khan
candidate. Randolph w. Walton. rar
more than 10000 votes behind.
Three Defeats Regisrered.
In the state wide election the three
legislative proposals. two taxation
bills and an old age pension bill, were
overwhelmingly defeated. Returns
from more than two-thirds of the
state showed majorities against the
measures ranging from 2O5,000 to
$4,000. In the same precincts, the
elective franchise amendment had a
majority or more than $4,000. and
the workmen's compensation amend
ment more than $4,000. The publica-
tion amendment had majority
against it of more than $1,000.
Approval of the elective franchise
amendment generally was ascribed tc
the woman's vote.
In the only statewide confess
Judge John j. Henderson of Meadville
republican, was reelected to the state
superior court over Charles d. Nc.
Avery. democrat. by large majority
Henry John Nelson, socialist candi.
date, was a poor third