Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24
candidates have been.

cut any sIaSn tnat VIII be ViSIDEg
without a magplfying glass. It's 60
ing to be a mighty interesting fight.
And as stated, IT is well that the pri-
maries are not until August Much
can and will happen between now
and then
The bass season is again open and
for the next few months anglers viii
be busy trying to land some of them
in the many well stocked lakes and
streams Of the state. During the
past few years Dent o. Thompson,
chief Of the fish and game division,
has been supervising the distribu-
tion Of millions of young fish which
have been placed in the streams of
almost every county in the state.
For weeks reports show that bass
are jumpin' and some record catch
Sc are certain to be reported Late
mess of season, the cold weather. has
delayed spawning at least two weeks,
and in many cases bass are reported
to be spawning. But the law recog-
niZes no cold season, and it is with
in the rights Of every Ohio resident,
Iif he can, to catch bass from now on
until the cold weather sets in. The
next distribution of fish by Chief
Thompson will be late in the fall,
and reports from hatcheries are to
the effect that the late distribution
will be even better than that of the
early spring
Governor Vic Donahey spent all of
last week in southern Ohio going
over the Ohio river route. 1t runs
through a picturesque section Of the
state, and reaches hundreds of
homes which until this road was
started by Governor Donahey, al
most isolated them from neighbors.
The farms are not such that the
owners could stand high taxes for
brick or othes. substantial roads, so
the governor decided 10 do the next
best thing, and started building Won
derful gravel roads. Gravel from
the beds of the Ohio river have been
used, thus eliminating high freight
charges, and today almost the en-
tire route has been completed This
work was started by Governor Don
ahey three years ago, and last week
he went over to see the progress
made 1t was natural that he was
given an enthusiastic reception at
all points, for it takes thousands of
splendid Ohio folks out Of the mud,
to attend district schools, and opens
up the main market arteries, which
had previously been practically
closed to them.
Jake Nesbitt, former Troy resi-
dent, but now residing at the Ohio
penitentiary, has taken up the study
of nursing He was sent to the
prison hospital for a minor opera
ton, and expressed a desire to be-
come nurse. 1t so happens that it
requires some intelligence to be ev
en- a prison nurse and the offer of
Nesbitt was at once accepted Mes
bitt is proving a model prisoner and
was expected to be assigned to cleri-
cal duties, but nurses are needed at
the big institution more than clerks,
so he takes up that work. AS he has
life sentence to serve it is expected
that he will become proficient in his
new work.
No Primary Campaign For Vic
Governor Vic Donahey is not go
ing to make a fight for the Demo-
cratic nomination for another term.
He says, 1.-THE voters know me,
Il L.; rf ol, i-fp
pected, and if they don't want to
nominate me it is all right Being
governor is mighty big job, and
intend to remain in my office look
ing after official duties" The ac-
tion of Governor Vic is not surpris-
ing. Two years ago he remained on
the job officially and made no cam
paign for reelection. There are a
multitude of official duties which
daily require his attention, and ever
since he has been governor, he has
been either in his office or within
reach and able to return. within an
hours time. The decision of Ohio's
chief executive means that the vot-
ers have the record of Vic Donahey,
and on that record they are to pass.
But with the large field of Republi-
cans anxious to fill the office, there
will be plenty of campaign promises
from those who have had neither
the experience nor training of Vic
Donahey. And that is what makes
his nomination about the only GER
tain thing of the coming state
wide primaries. To those who have
followed political events in Ohio, his
election for another term seems just
as certain. It's awfully hard TO de-
feat such an honest and capable Of
fetal in Ohio. and the majority of
those who follow political events do
not hesitate to say that "Vic could
win on any ticket"
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There is plenty of opposition to
the nomination of Judges Jones and
Matthias for the supreme court for
another term. They have each serv-
ed about II years and another term
means six years longer. One term
of supreme court jurist is as long
as three terms for other state Off
GERS, and with two very live op-
ponents for nomination and with
the Republican organization itself
only lukewarm towards them, these
two present justices are going to be
kept mighty busy during the next
few weeks if they prevent their cam
didacies from complete collapse.