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COLUMBUS, Ohlo, September 19.— It is to be a real fight in Ohio be- tween now and election day over the choosing of governor and state ticket. United States senator and rep- |resentatives -in Congress. The con- test between the democrats and the | republicans is to be no child's play. inotwithstanding President Harding carried the state by 400,000 and the republican candidate for governor by 120,000 two years ago. At this time the advantage appears, lon the face of things, to rest with the republicans, but flve weeks of intensive campalgning are depended [upon by the democrats to alter con- ditions. Despite the heavy handicap lof the 1920 plurality against them, the democrats are exceedingly hope- | ful. Local observers, viewing the | outlook from z neutral position, are willing to_give the democrats a good ] at least. is the President’s own state,” the republicans feel that they | must carry it 1 factions of republi- cans are unite and there are no c;\\tangl!ng alliances to embassas em. t] _The progressive element is march- ing in step with the old guard, Wal- ter 1. Brown and Arthur Garford, noted progressive leaders, are heart and soul for the state and senator- ship tickets. Basis of Democratic Hope. In the face of the tremendous re- publican plurality of two years ago the change. Geo. Plitt Co., Inc. HANDS OF VELVET IN A SINGLE NIGHT Queen Anne 3% on Savings me FRANKLIN NATIONAL eawx Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and Tenth St. y John B. Cochran, Pres. Thos. P. Hickman, Vice Pres. & Cashier “Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools who have not wit enough to be honest.”—Benj. Franklin. There are no strings to our offer of financial assistance to deserving industry. We generally know how to deal i with financing problems, large or small. Yours is not new to us. We want your banking business— - Savings, Loans, Commercial Accounts, Foreign Ex- question naturally arises what basis there may be for democratic hope of overcoming it. As nearly as can be made out from inquiry, the democrats are calculating upon capitalizing, first, the natural reaction from the swollen re- publican victory of 1920, which grew out of unrest and dissatisfaction with the party in power, and which, demo- c leaders think, will now turn present . dominant party isting ny classes, and which usually seeks the victim whose head ix nearest: third, the charge that the party in power in the state has enor- mously increased taxation. e believe.” leader, “that this is another of those occasions where thousands of voters body than electing anybody. The democrats are placing great upon_the farmers turning against 0. P.. which often has claimed proprietary rights over the farmer voters. Reports agree that farm con- ditions are not good in Ohio, wheat and other products are low, while labor and at the farmers buy continues high. onfident are the democrats that have valuable assets in the gen- eral unrest, in the grumbling against the republican Congress, in the charge 49 on Time Deposits AT Service " Hudson and Essex AUTOMOBILES We announce the occxiphncy of our new salesroom and office Connecticut Avenue at L. Street - Stationa—633 Massachusetts Avenws N. W, Phone Franklin 7700 said one democratié | will be more intent upon hitting some- | that the republican party has not car- rled out its pledges of 1820, that, as one leader put it, they feel they, “can let nature take its course,” and that re- ntment against the republicans will just naturally work to the furtherance of democratic ends. )Me-l Campaign Promised. It promises to be a clean campalgn, free from personalities, as all the top- liner candidates are men of high char- acter. There will be only two tick- ets in the fleld, democratic and repub- lican. In a national sense the senatorial contest is the most important,. in- Volving the seat in the United States Senate held by Senator Pomerene, democrat. It will be contested by Represtntative Simeon A. Fess, re- piblican. If Senator Pomerene should | win, natfonal politicians will look upon him as a potential candidate for the democratic nomination for the presidency in 1924, notwithstanding the fact that Ohlo is the home of Mr. Cox, the defeated candidate of the democratic party two years ago. Both Senator Pomerene and Mr. Fess are held in high regard in the state for character and attainments. Senator Pomerene is said to have, in addition to the solld support of the democrats, & following among inde- pendents and also republicans, on his record in the Senate as a level-head- ed business man and broad.states- manship. He has several times put patriotism and statesmanship above partisanship in his votes in the Sen- ate. The democratic managers are counting on galning votes for Sena- tor Pomerene from republicans and from independents, as it Is claimed that the spirit of independence .ot party tles is rife in Ohio at this time. I This increment is calculated as off- setting the possible loss of some rad- ical “dry” votes that might occur. | Drys Favor Fess. tepresentatlve Fess is counted as 100 percent acceptable to the drys, and while Senator Pomerghe is not counted a “wet” by any.means, it is thought that on that issue alone the irreconciliables *“drys” would choos& Mr. Fess. It is claimed that the bulk of the women's vote ig-against Sena- tor Pomerene, Which, If true, will be effective. It will be a close fight on the gubernatorial ticket, where Carmi A. Thompson, republican, Wwill oppose Vic Donahey, democrat. — Both are designated as “acceptable” to the drys, Mr. Bhompson was twice secre- tary of state and Mr. Donahey eight years auditor, in which office he made a splendid record of economy. Both are, therefore, well known to the | voters. The democrats are preparing to hammer strong on the question of increased taxes, levied under the re- pubHcan state administration. Their official campaign statement says: “The total taxes levied in Ohio in the past vear for state and local purposes was $220,012,521. The total levied in Ohio in 1918, en the democrats were in control, was $135.- 077,220.71. This shows that taxes in Ohio have increased $84,934,220,71 in three years. Republican Responaibility. “For this vast increase in taxation {in Ohio of nearly eighty-five million dollars In three years the republi- can general assembly and Gov. Davis are largely responsible. “In 1914 a democratic general as- sembly followed the advice of Gov. Cox and Auditor Donahey and_ re- duced the state tax rate to .45 of a mill. This was the lowest state tax yate in_the history of the state of Ohio. This continued to be the rate each year, until 1919, when a repub- lican general assembiy raised it from 45 to .65. This increase was vetoed by Gov. Cox, but the republican gen- eral assembly passed the increased rate over his veto. “Then the general assembly came back in 1920 without being called back by the governor and, without the approval of the governor, raised the state tax rate from .65 to 3.30. To deceive the publia the act pro- wvided that one mill of this levy should be retained by the county treasurers instead of following the usual cus- tom with a state tax rate of all go- ing through the state treasury. This was contemptible subterfuge, for the state rate made by the general as- sembly was 3.30—not 2.30—and the counties were prohibited from reduc- ing the rate below 3.30. See the session laws for 1920, page 1313. Change in Legislature. “That republican general assembly was succeeded in 1921 by the present | legislature with a still larger repub- lican majority and it has not been annoyed by the vetoes of a democra ic governor, for Harry L. Davis su ceeded Gov. Cox. This general assem- bly, in 1921, raised the state tax rate from 3.30 to 3.67% and later added .50 to this rate to meet payments on the bonds issued to pay soldiers’ ad- justed compensation. Thus, beginning with December, 1922, collection of tax- es, the state rate, as levied by the present republican general assembly will be 4.17% mills. The taxpayer, who 8 required by the democratic general assembly in 1918 to pay $4.50 will, the coming year, be required b}'l our present republican general as- sembly to pay on the same property taxes amounting to $41.75. Add to this the taxes levied in the eighty-eight counties for local purposes and the burdens of taxation, which must b met by Ohio taxpayers in Décem! THE EVENING STAR, WA F~ 1922, and June, 1923, are so monstrous and crushing as to be almost appall- in, Well.here you see the Issues and the candidates set forth. They will be commented upon vigorously dur- ing the next five weeks or so. It is too early to prophesy now, which glves ground, on the score o(‘rrnph&‘ in our 8y for saying “to be continue next.” PROHIBITION BIG ISSUE IN NEW YORK PRIMARIES Drys Active as Congressional Can- didates Go Before Polls—22 Contests to Be Settled. By the Assoctated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., September 19.— Statewide primaries were held today to nominate republican and demo- cratic candidates for Congress, the legislature and county offices’ and to select delegates to state conven- tions which will nominate state tickets and candidatessfor the United States Senate. It is the first time since the enactment of the direct primary law that candidates for governor and other state offices have | not been nominated at the polls. Most of the republican contests for i the congtessional nominations are in ! the rural districts upstate and in half | of these the i{ssue is the enforcement of the prohibition law. The “dry" forces have conducted vigorous cai- paigns In behalf of candidates who have pledged themselves not to tam- ! per With the Volstead act. There; are fourteen republican and eight| democratic contests for congressional | nominations. . - 1 HALT TRAINS AS TRIBUTE. | MONTREAL, September 19.—Notice | was given here today by W. R. Meln- | ess, "vice president of the Canadian ! ‘acific rallroad, that all work would be suspended and all trains s ped for two minutes commencing 5 p. m., eastern standard time, today as| a ‘mark of respect to R. B, Angus, a director of the Canadian Pacific. and of the Bank of Montreal, who died, un: | At Poople’s and other good drug stores. Price, $1.50. SHINGTON, D. C, PROF. TIERNAN IS NOW EXPECTED TO TESTIFY Likely to Follow Wife on Stand at Trial Involving Paternity of Baby. SOUTH BEND, Ind., September 15. —Mrs. Augusta Tiernay, young wife of John P. Tiernan, Notre Dame pro- fossor and plaintiff in the suit charging Harry Poulin with the pa- ternity of her ten-month-old baby, is cxpected to take the stand for fur- ther examination when hearing of the case is resumed here today. Mrs. Tiernan was being subjected to cross- examination by counsel for the de- fense when court was adjourned yes- terday. Prof. Tiernan was sworn in with other witnesses when the case was opened and it ie faid that he. also will testify today. The professor had announced previously that he would take no part in the trial and his ac- tion in coming actively into the pro- ceedings has occasioned added inter- est among followers of the case. SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK— $5.00 and $6.00 SHELL FRAME GLASSES for. . . .. FISCHER’ Remember the Name and A TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 19, -1922. - WILL DISCUSS PLANS. South Carolina Republicans Consid- i er Naming State Ticket. COLUMBIA, 8. C, South Carolina republi at noon today to discuss the guestion of putting up a ticket for the fall elec- tiof. Although it had been reported that a full state ticket might be pre- sented to the voters for the first time in many years, leaders were reticent. A fight on the leadership of Joseph 'W. Tolbert of Columbia, who has been nominated by President Harding as United States marshal for the South Carolina district, also was expected to develop. Candidates are to be offered in the first and fourth congressional dis- tricts, it was said September 19.— ns met here PERSHING TO VISIT FAIR. RALEIGH, September 19. — Gen. Pershing has accepted invitation to visit the North Carolina state fair October 18, which will be celebrated as “Military “day,” it was announced today. 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