The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-08
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Appointment Of two members o.
the Election Board ii each OF the ss
counties in the state, one Repnbll-
can and one Democrat was made BY
Secretary 81 state Earl Griffith, ef-
fertive March ] and 10 serve term
of y years. A county Board o.
Elections ii composed Of Elections y
composed Of four members, two Re
publicans and two Democrats, ana
annoi,tnaents are made upon the
recommendation Of the governing
party eonnlittee III each county. rms
wear. Secretary Griffith early noti-
fed the esuntv committees to exer-
else due caution aud discrimination
in making their recommendations as
only persons Of known integrity and
ability would be appointed In
neary every county there has beenl
fine cooperation and there are assur-
ances that the personnel Of the ONO
election machine has attained high
standard this year, said Secretary
Griffith ii commenting upon bis
new appointees.
The II. s Department. Of Com
merce reports the national income IN
1880 was S68, 100000 900. This IS 2
per cent more than IN 1888 and
slightly under 1897. It falls far be-
low the 1929 figure Of S82,7oo,ooo,-
900.
The Ohia Chamber Of Commerce is
planning The revival Of bill pro
vidin4 for centralized purchasing
SYSTEM III the counties Of the state.
Such 4 bill passed the enate, was re-
ported favorably il the House but
failed id get on the calendar for
passage 1T ibis session Of the legis-
latufe.
Al Tie result Of an investigation
made by the State Welfare Depart
ment, one employe Of the State Hos
pital fo, Epleptics At Gallipolis is
now under Indictment charged with
cmhezzIine $1,000 and forging sig
natures III state warrants. A
thorough investigation of ak state in
stitutions il now under way.
The two special congressional elec-
tions held il the Ohio 18th and 22nd
districts on February 26, resulted N
the election of both Republican cam
didates by substantial majorities.
The section III the 17th Dist. was
eagerly watched BIZ national observ-
ance as II Was taken as an excellent
cross-seetion which would Indicate
the political trend rs for o. against
the Roosevelt New Deal policies In
1893 this district gave the Democrat
congressman d majority of 50o5 but
the Republican candidate won in the
special election by margin Of 1900
votes. I'll commenting upon the
Republican victories, Gov Bricker
said. These elections reflect Ohio's
resentment Ill the treatment it has
received at the hands of the New
Deal. OF the "a Ohio congress
men now serving, fs are Republicans
and s are Democrats. The election
of Mrs. Frances Bolton in the 22nd
District, "a succeed her deceased
husband, gives Ohio its first woman
nenlber Of Congress.
According 70 press and radio re-
ports, Ohio is one of six states be-
ing mentioned as the objective IN the
federal justice departments cam
paien against political corruption and
major federal law violations. Having
finished the dean-upa IN Louisiana
and Kansas City, Ohio reports on
election frauds at Steubenvdle, Pike
and Lawrence counties and political
manipulation of the WPA admins
tration at vaious points are now be-
ing studied and early action is ex-
pected. Compulsory political contri-
buttons BY school teachers in some
Ohio counties has been tikened to the
tactics employed by the convicted
gangsters at Kansas City and New
Orleans. G-men are reported as
having been at work under cover in
Ohio for the past several weeks.
The federal Social Security Board
has again uled that the Ohio claim
for reimbursement Of $1,338,160,