Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-30

! tlrely new strange ana compute
ated ballot in use here in Ohio.
His plan, exposed by the Ohio
c. 1. o. Council, calls for con-
fusing enough voters so he will
be able to sneak back into of
flee.
1000 in fund
The nearly 100000 came
from two of the states wealth.
lest Chambers of Commerce,
National Manufacturer Assoc
iation satellites, bankers, in
surance executives, industrial
leaders and Taft henchmen.
The little contributor" we're
those who gave mere $3.50 to
finance this ballot tampering
proposal.
These facts were revealed
when the committee set up by
Taft's lieutenants filed official
reports, demanded by law, with
the Secretary of State. The re-
ports were filed we'll past the
deadline.
These reports show $4,000
was actually expended.
Taft is attempting to change
Ohio's familiar ballot to a new
type never used elsewhere in
America.
Will be confusing
His chief lieutenant, former
Congressman George Bender,
has publicly stated that the bal
lot-meddling proposal will mean
an additional 100000 votes for
Taft in 1850.
BY substituting confusion and
uncertainty for a ballot in use
here for the last SO years, the
Taft forces expect at least 100,-
900 votes which normally would
have been counted for Taft's op-
ponent, will be invalidated.
To achieve this disfranchise-
ment of 100000 Ohio citizens,
Taft's hackers have opened their
money bags, the official records
show.
Taft Contributors
The central committee reports
that the bulk of its contributions
came from big money organiza-
tions. Here's list of the big or
CARNATIONS that kicked in:
Cleveland Chamber of
Commerce H.. $4,000
Cuyahoga County
Republican Comm. 5000
Mahoning Valley
Indus. Council -. 5000
Stark County
Tax League NAM. 500
The record also shows indi-
vidual contributions like these:
E. c. Kaeser, Cinti 5 750
Ben Tate, Cinti. -. 5000
Joe BoWlby, Cinti, =. 1000
E. w. Edwards, Cinti. 5000
John Evans, Cinti., :. 5000
Its all big business
A check of these Cincinnatians
shows that they are all jointly
tied up with big business and
Taft.
For example, Tate, who con-
tributed $4,000, is the chairman
of the Republican Executive
Committee in Taft's home county
of Hamilton. Cincinnatians who
know the political score in their
city tag him as a long time Taft
henchman.
The other $4,000 contributor
John Evans, is top official of
the Ohio National Life Insur-
ance Company.
BoWly, who is listed as having
given $1,000, is an official of the
Eagle Pitcher Lead Company, /
which has ties with some of the |
nations most powerful mono
polists.
Edwards, also reported to have
one of Cincinnati's largest banks,
given $1,000, is tied up with
as we'll as the Edwards Manu-
featuring Company.
Kaeser, the contributor of
$50, runs a printing establish
nent.
Expenditure and contribution
'eports were also filed by groups
n Franklin and Mahoning Coun-
les. The Franklin County group
'eports it spent better than
5000 and lists contributions of
800. {
One thousand dollars of this S
anne from the Stark County {
FAX League while $4,000 was +,
ontributed by Douglas K. Full
er, secretary of the Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce. Y
The Mahoning County group c
pent close to $1,000 and re- 9
eived $3.50 of this from the |
Republican Club.
live silent treatment G
No other reports have been v
lied to date. The possibility ex- Q