Evening star., 1934-02-04
Break With Former Cover
nor May Affect Execu-
tjVe's Senatorial Race.
representative TRUAX
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
Farmers Seeking to Have Farms
Exempt From Tax Under
Highway Plan.
BY ]. II. GALBRAITH.
epecial Dispatch to The Star.

8peCldl OlspdlCIl W lllc GNdI.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. February s.
A rupture between Gov. White and
former Gov James M. Cox seems
Imminent, growing out of threatened
shortage of funds in the Workmen's
Compensation Bureau. The work.
mems compensation law was an enact
ment of the administration of Gov.
Cox, and he was mainly instrumental
IN securing it. 1t worked we'll until
recently, when its formerly large sur
plus began to dwindle. Shallow in
vestigations brought out the fact that
unjust fees to doctors, undertakers,
etc. were being allowed, but this
hardly accounted for the shrinkage
IN the funds of the bureau.
Becoming uneasy lest the law be
stopped from operation by lack Of
funds, Gov. Cox addressed a letter
to Gov. White, pointing out that some
thing should be done, and gave 1t at
the same time to the press. 1t was
couched in perfectly proper language,
but Gov. White showed that he was
annoyed by it. What Mr.. Cox says
in his letter" he said, "is not news"
The fact Is that several pay roll in
spectors of the bureau have been in
dicted in CuyahOga County on the
charge of taking bribes to report pay
rolls Of firms below the actual num-
ber of employees The premiums be-
ing based on pay rolls, this, if car
ried on extensively by State pay roll
inspectors, would throw the finances
askew with actuarial estimates OF the
risks carried. and this is believed to
have been the main cause OF the de-
pletion of the funds. A break with
Gov. Cox may affect the candidacy
of Gov. White for the senatorial
nomination announced a week ago.
Truax Rated Low.
Representative C. v. Truax, who
stated that he would be candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
United States Senator Immediately
after the announcement OF Gov.
White, IS rated low in party strength
by many of the leaders of the party
in the State, but the same Democrats
rated Truax low when he became
candidate for nomination for Repre-
sentative at large two years ago, but
he showed remarkable ability as
vote-getter in the party primary, and
ran rather we'll in the general elec-
ton. Many Of the Democrats in the
State who are not in harmony with
Gov. White, have been bringing pres
sure to bear upon former Gov. A. V.
Donahey to have him come out as
4 candidate for the senatorial noml-
nation against him. Donahey is gen.
orally regarded as the most available
Democrat to run against the Governor.
To all these Donahey has stated that
he Is not ready yet to announce
decision, but he has said it with a
manner indicating that he Is strongly
inclined to make the contest with
Gov. White.
The letter of inquiry sent by former
Representative M. l.. Davey to the
Democratic leaders Of the State ask
ing them whether, in their opinion.
he ought to come out for the nomi-
nation for Governor will probably
bring answers from only such as are
favorable to his candidacy, and so 1t
Is generally expected that Mr.. Davey
will ultimately announce himself
candidate, making three-cornered
race for that nomination in the
Democratic State primaries.
The other two candidates for the
(Continued on Sixth Page)