The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-06

lcket.
John H. Beckett carried
Noble county by a slight edge
of some 80 votes over Fred H.
Johnson in the bitter fight waged
here for member of state central
committeeman.
Incumbent George c. Philpot
won the nomination for his sec
ond term as representative to the
Ohio general assembly over Ed
mund C. James by a margin of
some 800 votes on the Republican
ticket. In spite of the fact that he
had withdrawn from the race, j.
Bethel Bates received IS votes.
L. B. Frazier for judge of the
court of common pleas and Leo
E. Carter for judge of the probate
court, both of whom were unop-
posed on the Republican ticket,
received a high complimentary
vote
H. E. Sullivan and H. C. Will
liams ran neck and neck for the
second commissioner nomination
on the Republican ticket and Sui
livan was the winner by approx
imately 100 votes. Williams was
defeated in his bid for a second
term. Charles Rayner, who was
also seeking second term, was
high man in the race with six
seeking the nomination.
Rayner and Sullivan will op-
pose haywood Love and N. H
Bigley, who won the Democratic
nomination.
Incumbent George E. Bates
slowly pulled away from his op-
ponent, Dwight F. Wiley, in the
race for auditor, after the early
returns were tabulated and en-
joyed a safe margin of more thar
500 votes.
In one of the biggest surprises
OF the campaign, Gene F. Miller
| Of Center township, nosS,d ou
George L. Thompson, incumben
clerk Of courts, who was seekins
his second term. Miller was vic
torious by almost 100 votes.
Fred M. Davis won over Johr
Il. Christopher, Jr., in the Repub
lican race for sheriff, with a com
Portable lead of 1872 votes.
Jesse o. Mcdonald for county
recorder, Zern w. Mallett fo.
county treasurer, Homer Weedo1
for county engineer and Jacl
Berry for county coroner wer,
unopposed in the primary but al
received a nice complimentar,
vote.
On the Democratic ticket, Their
were only two contests, Whic]
accounts for the light vote cas-
Tuesday.
Noble county followed tn
other counties in the state an,
gave former Governor Frank !
J Lausche a handsome majority i,
his successful race for the nom
lnatlon. Lausche has always bee,
extremely popular in this county
Robert T. Secrest again heade
the Democratic ticket in thi
county, although he was unop
posed in his comeback trial fo
a congressional seat.
, Strangely enough, P. w. Grit
; flths, Republican incumbent con
gresham and Secrest lead thei
respective tickets in Noble coun
, ty. They will oppose each othe
at the November election.
, For member of the state cen
, tral committee, Charles D, Foglt
Jr., of Marietta, showed unde
Guy S. McKelvey, of Woodsfielc
in this race.
, Martha R. Secrest had littl
trouble in winning over Doroth
L. Haser in her bid for membe
J of the state central committee.
| haywood Love, of Elk tcwr
ship, and N. II. Bigley, of Share
1 township, were the two success!
full candidates for county commi!
Sioners on the Democratic ticke
, Harry Miley was the low man
} Bob M. Spriggs for represents
tive to general assembly, Ott
Polling, for judge of the probat
3 court, Ralph A. Hannahs fc
county auditor, Walton Starr fc
clerk of courts, Clayton McKe
for sheriff, Benny j. Fowler fc
/ county recorder, Ira Pryor fc
county treasurer and Grover
7 Smith for county engineer wer
s unopposed in the primary, Tue
day, but each received a hanc
9 some complimentary vote.
4 Although Beckett carried Mob,
county for state central commi
! tee, Fred H. Johnson was electe
5 by majority of 5000 votes, az
cording to unofficial returns earl
2 Wednesday.