Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
shng TOWARD Climax With Result in Balance Despite c. p Lead
OHIO LAKE CITIES
SWING TO SMITH
Cleveland and Toledo Turn.
irg. but Cincinnati Be-
comes More Doubtful.
Special Dispatch TO Tn. star.

Special Dispatch TO The star
COLUMBUS, Ohio October nth.
registration figures which have been
used as basis for the prediction of 4
record total vote in the State next
month come. it Is true. from the larger
cities of the State. cut reports based
on Other facts indicate lively interest
in the issues in the villages and purely
rural districts of the State as we'll
Coincident with the national election
county. State. Judicial and congressional
elections ere to DC held. which add a
strong appeal tn vcters everywhere
The combined urge upon the voters tt
go to the polls may run the total Ohio
vote up to two and a half millions
The State has polled 100000 at such
an election.
Smith Gains in Cities.
The IHterestlny development Of thu
past weak mas been the increased
strength FER Gov. Smith in the two
| large cities II the lake shore. Cleveland
and Toledo. On the present showing
both Of these cities will probably give a
majority for Smith but it will probably
be so small that the Hoover strength
in the counties In which they are sit
uatcd-n1arked in both cases-will be
3uf1cient to wipe out the Smith lead
| in the city votes and give the counties
to the Republican candidate.
On the other hand Cincinnati, which
because Of the wet proclivities of its
voters was from the first set down as
sure to so for Smith and by decisive
majority. seems now likely to be held
in the Republican column. This is
prcbsblv due to the aggressive cam
paign that is being made by Myers Y.
Cooper. who is the Republican candi-
date for governor and a resident of
Cincinnati. and tn the conservative dir
! position Of the German element Of thu
roters there. most of which has been
| traditionallv Republican.
Cincinneti at least seems much more
lfely tn be carried b" Mr.. Hoover than
| either Clevelend or Toledo. This turn
in the political situation makes it look
SIS though the position taken BY Gov
Smith on the QUESTION of Immigration
would have IS mu9l1 effect in this State
as his position on prohibition. Cleve-
land and Toledo both have large ele-
msnts of fcreign-born voters. Cincin-
natl has q large elcment of voters who
ere Of German extraction, but most OF
them are American bern. The situation
1T Toledo is said to be likely to call
Walter r. Brown, Assistant Secretary
ct Commerce. whose home is in that
city, back home for the balance OF the
campaign to give personal supervision
Of the work there.
Mr. Brown and Representative Burton
took the lead in getting thu bulk ri
the Ohio delegation for Mr.. Hoover in
the presidential URINARY early in the
year. and it would b. r>gr~table mat
ter for thnm If MIR. Hco~~r should lose
both Of their hcme cities. as seems
likely now.
Tho feet that the question ~ un4or
what ran1e nm should register for
"oting hos int been carried uD IN The
Stete Sllrcrrisor ri elections irSice =
that the sisters in the Strte arc nrepe--
ing to vote in thu coming election for
the first time Ctherrt;se the cu~gt;o~
Of whether they must under the L..
give their former farri'v nor,~s or tint"
religious names would have been va
upon before Tho-e that have a>p'i~G
for registration have b-eu r~~n,i.ted -
use their religious renlcs. with tn w.
1erstsndine that II the r,,'irg shcn'1 b.
otherwise thev will have the privilege
Of correcting it.
Hoover Leads Cooper.
On the State ticket, Cooper is shown
% be decidedly weaker than Hoover and
Davey. Democrat for governor. is slight
ly stronger than Smith. but the margin
IN each case Is not large enough to give
the Democrats hope of electing any of
their S>ata ti-'et if thu swcep to
Hoover is anything like what it indi-
Gates now.
Senator Burton. who will undoubtedly
lose some Republican votes in the ranks
ot the organization Of the late Senator
Frank s. Willis, will in all probability
more than make up the loss from dry
Democrats, his opponent for the short
tern Scnatorship. Graham r. Hunt.
making opposition TO prohibition the
sole basis Of his campaign.
Senator Fess Is being strenuously OPP
posed by farmers in some parts of the
state because of his opposition tn fern
relief measures. but, fortunately for
him. there have been some scandals in
the State Department of Agriculture
under the administration of his Demo-
cratic opponent. C. v. TruaX. that have
turned some Democrats against him.
The colored DETECTION here. which
looked threatening to the Republicans
at the opening of the campaign. seems
to have heen taken in hand effectively
by the Republican State campaign
management.
J. II. CALSRAITH.