Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
THOMPSON FACES
CONTEST IN OHIO
He and Burton May Stage
Battle in Senatorial
Race.
snecial DISPATCH to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 23.-Both
Representative Burton and Col. Carmi
A. Thompson having entered for the
Republican nomination for the United
States Senate, to succeed the late Sena-
tor Frank B. Willis, they may drag
over into the State primary contest
something OF the luminosity engendered
in the Republican ranks here in the
April presidential primary, III which
Col. Thompson figured as the leader
Of the Willis forces, and Mr.. Burton
was an outstanding figure in the
Hoover movement. 1t will not be ex-
actly as If they were alone in the con-
test. however, for Chief Justice Car
rington T. Marshall and former United
States Senator Charles Dick Of Akron,
with Gen. J. s. Coxey Of common
wealth Army fame and several other
lesser known persons, are In the same
race. Still Burton and Thompson are
looked upon as the leaders In the con-
test.
Though it was rumored prior to the
national convention that rival candi-
date for the regular senatorial term
would be entered against Senator Tess,
from the ranks of anti Hoover faction,
no one entered and the Senator will
have an uncontested nomination for q
second term Four Democrats are
entered for the nomination of their
party to run against Senator Fess.
George White of Marietta, Charles v.
Truax, now State director of agricul-
ture; Charles E. Wharton of Kenton,
and Thomas. S. Wright Of Lancaster,
but the real fight for this nomination
clearly lies between White and Truax,
with a strong probability that White
will get the mona alton.
White is strong character and pop
ular with the party, while Senator FeSs
has come out of the presidential pri-
mary fight with some enmities, which
will make the contest between him and
White close and interesting, unless the
Republicans should sweep the State
with an unusually large majority.
The wet opponents of Senator Cyrus
Locher. now serving the term OF Sera-
tor Willis by appointment, and cardt-
date for election to the full unexpired
term. got a candidate qualified to con-
test with Mr.. Locher in the primaries
for the Democratic nomination before
the time for closing entries -Granam
p. Hunt of Cincinnati, counsel for sew
eral liquor concerns of the State out.
lawed by the eighteenth amendment,
aYlQ since LllSIl dCNlfC NOAA w AAHFN
the amendment repealed Senator
Locher, silent on the subject until after
the close Of entries for the State pri-
mary, has since expressed himself IN
a letter to the editor Of the American
Issue as bone dry"
Eleven candidates filed for nonina-
ton for the ONCE of governor. five on
the Democratic side, and six on The
Republican.
Gov. Donahey is being driven about
by conflicting advice from party friends
the wet Democrats urging him Tor
the second place on the national ticket
with Gov. Smith, and the drys warning
him against considering that PROPOSE
ton
The Ohio delegation at Houston will
cast AZ votes for Atlee Pomerene for
president and one for Gov. Smith on
the frst ballot, and give Gov. Donaney
a complimentary vote on the second
ballot. After that the plan Is to throw
as many of the delegates as possible TO
the New York Governor--and that Will
probably mean all OF the delegation.
w. A. Julian of Cincinnati and Mrs.
Bernice Pyke of Cleveland will be re-
elected the States representatives In
the national Democratic committee.
j. II. GALB2A1TH.