Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
Centering Campaign Assaults on Debatable Territory
OHIO NOW TURNS
TO STATE ISSUES
Cole Offers Services to Re-
pubIicans and viii Take
Stump.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. September is
So far in this State. with only local
speakers on the stump, and those for
the most part State candidates them
selves, nothing but State issues have
been discussed. The building of roads
is the principal subject. with the Demo-
Gratis defending the policy and accom-
plishments of Gov. Donahey and the
Republicans dwelling on his mistakes
in this and other features Of his adj
ministration Whether the Democratic
State organization in charge Of the
campaign is in sympathy with Gov.
Delaney or not. 1t realizes that II must
defend the present administration In
every respect.
Representative Burton severely criti-
cizcd what he called whispering
campaign being made against Mr..
Hoover by certain Ohio Republicans
and demanded that ii stop. II is un~
derstood that Mr.. Burton meant that
some of the Republican opponents OF
Mr. Hoover in the State presidential
primary election last Spring arc repeat
ing quietly the assertions then made
against Mr.. Hoovers AmericaniSm and
Republicanism. No names were used.
ilOE ulO MI tDIICOIl ~ ulIO uctdliS dUOut
the matter. t.'-
1t had been supposed that all Of the
supporters of the late Senator Willis
had become thoroughly reconciled to
the situation and were ready to yield
him support in the campaign. 1mmedi-
ately after this frank statement by Mr..
Burton, former Representative Ralph
D. Cole Of Lima went to Cleveland and
assured Maurice Maschke. the national
committeeman for Ohio, Of his unquali-
fled support Of Mr.. Hoover, offering his
services on the stump In the campaign
wherever they might be needed. Later
it was stated that Mr.. Cole. would be
assigned to speak in a number of States.
Whether he will speak here or not Is
not yet clear. ..-r
e.. Worked for Willis.
Cole was the last of the Willis sup
porters In Ohio to come into the Hoover
camp. He was the leader on the stump
for Senator Willis in last Springs presi-
dental primary election in tnis State,
and after the death of the Senator tried
to shift the Willis support to ex-Gov.
Lowden. Those who were at the Kan
sas City convention will recall that after
Mr. Lowden suddenly withdrew his
name Cole placed the name Of Presi-
dent Coolidge before the convention, but
got almost no following in that effort.
Coles principal assistant in the Kan
sas City convention was Sherman Eagle
of Gallipolis. He Is also supporting the
Hoover electoral candidates, and II
would seem that what further is done
in the whispering" campaign referred
to by Mr. Burton will have no assist
ance from any Republican leader Of
Importance
In letter written to the late Sena-
tor Willis by Maurice Maschke early
last Spring, in which 1t was first init
mated to the Senator that the party
| organization at Cleveland hesitated to
pledge itself to support him, Mr..
! MaSchke gave as one of the reasons
for this that they felt Mr.. Hoover at
| the head Of the ticket would help the
party in Cleveland and Cuyahoga
County vastly more than the Senator
cate that the Republican organization
there needs that help probably a great
deal more urgently than Mr.. Maschke
could have realized then,
AS indicated in these dispatches. Gov.
Smith is making an appeal to the large
wet element of the electorate there and
to the very great foreign-born element
in Cleveland so strong that the Demo-
cratic electoral ticket will probably
carry the city. Much as the Republic
| can leaders would regret this, they have
still more at stake IN the local cleo
| tiors-the county patronage, ETC., not
to speak Of the Representatives TO be
elected in the three. districts that center
| in Cleveland
At a meeting Of the precinct cap
tains held in Cleveland last week, Mr..
Maschke did not hesitate to stress the
seriousness Of the situation and to urge
! the captains to prevent if possible this
party detection, which admittedly viii
be heavy on the head of the ticket, to
extend down into the State and county
tickets His efforts to prevent this will
be aided by the fact that the presidea-
tial electoral candidates are on ballot
separate from the ballot for State and
county candidates.
Three Appointments Pending.
Three pending appointments to Fed
eral JudgeshipS within the State may
prove embarrassing to the Republicans.
They are 70 fill vacancies-two created
by death ard the third by resignation.
Judge D. c. WeStcnhaver of the United
States District Court at Cleveland died
several weeks ago. No successor has
been appointed. Judge Maurice H.
| Donahue of the United States Circuit
Court OF Appeals at Cincinnati died this
week. Judge John NJ. Killitts of the
United States District Court at Toledo
advised Attorney General Sargent sew
eral months ago of his intentions to re-
| sign to take effect on his SEVENTEEN
birthday. That will be october z.
Already a disposition to bar out as
probable candidates for these judicial
positions those who gave offenSe in the
primary contest has been manifested
Chief Justice Marshall of the State
, Supreme Court because he contested
with Mr.. Burton for the nomination for
the short term United States senator
ship and Judge B. w. Hough of the
United States District Court here at
Columbus who would like TO be pro-
NOTED to the vacant position on the
bench Of the Circuit Court of Appeals.
because he was strong supporter of
Senator Willis for the presidential NOM
nation.
The party leaders will try to have
these vacancies lie untitled until after
the election-posSibly until after the
meeting OF Congress in December-in
senatorial recommendations, which
might adversely affect the partys in
terests in the campaign.
1t seems unlikely that the slump of
the Republican vote in either Cleveland
or Cincinnati, large as 1t may be. will
be sufficient to place the Republicans in
danger of losing any Of the five con-
gresSional districts involved. They stand
a good chance to gain district-the
fourteenth, now represented by Martin
L. DaVy. who dropped out to run for
governor on the democratic ticket.
J. H GALBPArTE