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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (OHIO.) 



The Democratic nominations, made at Fargo 

 Aug. 1, were: For Governor, Joseph E. Cro- 

 nan; Lieutenant-Governor, Samuel K. McGin- 

 nis; Secretary of State, John Quaruni; Auditor, 

 John F. Morrison; Treasurer, James McDonald; 

 Attorney-General, Michael J. Barrett; Superin- 

 tendent of Instruction, Vilhjalmur Stevenson; 

 Commissioner of Insurance, Frank A. Wilson; 

 Commissioner of Agriculture, Oscar H. Will; 

 Railroad Commissioners, Peter L. Pritchard, 

 Charles P. Peterson, Oliver Knudson. 



For Justice of the Supreme Court, the Repub- 

 lican candidate, John M. Cochrane, was adopted. 



The platform declared strongly against the so- 

 called railroad merger, pledged a resubmission of 

 the prohibition law, favored initiative and ref- 

 erendum, demanded the repeal of the fellow-serv- 

 ant law. and called for the equal taxation of cor- 

 porations. 



The Prohibitionists met in small number at 

 Hillsboro Aug. 6 and nominated J. G. Giverson 

 for Governor and Charles H. Mott for Lieutenant- 

 Governor; but the names were not on the ballot. 



Representatives of the Socialists met at Fargo 

 in July, and nominated the following State 

 ticket: For Governor, Robert Grant; Lieutenant- 

 Governor, Ralph W. Simpkins; Secretaiy of 

 State, William Lamb; Auditor, L. P. Munter; 

 Treasurer, William Olson; Superintendent of 

 Public Instruction, William Ballou; Commis- 

 sioner of Insurance, P. T. Sande; Commissioner 

 of Agriculture and Labor, L. F. Dow; Railroad 

 Commissioners, W. J. Bailey, Soren Madson, S. E. 

 Haight. 



The election resulted in the success of the entire 

 Republican State and congressional ticket. For 

 Governor the vote stood: White, Republican, 31,- 

 613; Cronan, Democrat, 17,576; Grant, Socialist, 

 1,245. 



The Legislature will have 117 Republicans and 

 23 Democrats. For State Superintendent of Pub- 

 lic Instruction there were cast about 4,000 more 

 votes than for the other State officers, indicating 

 that number of women's votes. If the vote of 

 women in the State is comparatively the same 

 as the male vote, only about one woman in 

 twelve voted. 



OHIO, a Central Western State, admitted to 

 the Union in 1803; area (according to the Geolog- 

 ical Survey), 41,060 square miles, of which 300 

 are water surface. The population, according to 

 each decennial census since its admission, was 

 230,760 in 1810; 581,295 in 1820; 937,903 in 1830; 

 1,519,417 in 1840; 1,980,329 in 1850; 2,339,511 in 

 1860; 2,665,260 in 1870; 3,198,062 in 1880; 3,672,- 

 316 in 1890; and 4,157,545 in 1900. It ranks 

 fourth among the States in point of population. 

 Capital, Columbus. 



Government. The State officers during 1902 

 were: Governor, George K. Nash; Lieutenant-Gov- 

 ernor, C. L. Nippert, and H. L. Gordon, vice Nip- 

 pert, resigned; Secretary of State, L. C. Laylin; 

 Treasurer, I. B. Cameron; Attorney-General, J. M. 

 Sheets; Judges of Supreme Court, J. F. Burket, 

 J. A. Shauck, J. L. Price, W. T. Spear, Wil- 

 liam Z. Davis, William B. Crew (appointed July 

 19 to fill vacancy caused by death of Marshall J. 

 Williams, July 9) ; Clerk of Supreme Court, L. E. 

 Emerson; Commissioner of Common Schools, 

 Lewis D. Bonebrake; Dairy and Food Commis- 

 sioner, Joseph E. Blackburn: Board of Public 

 Works, Frank A. Huffman, Charles A. Goddard, 

 Washington G. Johnston. All the State officers 

 were Republican. 



The term of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, 

 Treasurer of State, and Attorney-General is two 

 years, beginning in January of the even-numbered 



years ; of the Secretary of State, two years, begin- 

 ning in January of the odd-numbered years; of 

 the Dairy and Food Commissioner, two years, be- 

 ginning in February of the odd-numbered years; 

 of members of the Board of Public Works and 

 Clerk of the Supreme Court, three years, beginning 

 in February; of the Commissioner of Common 

 Schools, three years, beginning in July ; of the Au- 

 ditor of State, four years, beginning in January of 

 even-numbered years; of Judges of the Supreme 

 Court, six years, beginning in February. All are 

 elected in November. The Legislature meets bi 

 ennially in January of the even-numbered years; 

 there is no limit to the length of the session. 



Finances. The balance in the treasury to the 

 credit of the general revenue fund at the begin- 

 ning of the fiscal year, Nov. 16, 1901, was $1,226,- 

 664.46; total receipts of general revenue fund 

 during fiscal year, $5,206,170.91 ; amount paid for 

 revenue fund during year, $5,269,098.42 ; total re- 

 ceipts of sinking-fund during year, including bal- 

 ance from previous year, $804,781.72; total 

 disbursements from sinking-fund, $550,212.49; re- 

 ceipts of State common-school fund, including bal- 

 ance from previous year, $2,111,735.80; expendi- 

 tures from State common-school fund, $1,829,924; 

 receipts to credit of university fund from taxes, 

 $374,720.47; aggregate payment to universities 

 during fiscal year, $322,329.58; payments for sup- 

 port of other State institutions, $3,148,571.91; to- 

 tal assessed value of real property in State, 

 $1,396,180,471; total assessed value of personal 

 property, $594,704,917; debt of State, bonded and 

 other, $200,000; unredeemable debt (school fund), 

 $4,729,936; aggregate debt of counties, municipal- 

 ities, and school districts, $106,368,137. 



Military. At the close of the fiscal year, Nov. 

 15, the total strength of the Ohio National Guard 

 was 6,466, of w r hich 26 were staff -officers, 5,6o7 in 

 2 brigades of infantry, 310 in naval brigade, 143 

 medical department and signal-corps, 220 artil- 

 lery; 110 cavalry. 



Railroads. The report of the Commissioner of 

 Railroads shows that in all classes of railroad busi- 

 ness it was the greatest year in Ohio's history. At 

 the end of the fiscal year, Nov. 15, the length of 

 main line was 9,059 miles. With new second, 

 third, and fourth tracks, the increase over the 

 preceding year was 361 miles. The increase of 

 capital stock was $10,644,536.25. The total in- 

 crease in capital stock per mile was $564. Cost 

 of equipment on lines operated in Ohio increased 

 by $14,739,959 for the entire lines an.l sti.ss4.ii71 

 on the part operated within the State. Total 

 earnings for the entire lines was $240.407.738.18, 

 an increase of $20,193,927.34 or 9.17 per cent. 

 Total earnings in Ohio from all sources, $101,001,- 

 341.37, an increase of $11.302.063.62, or 12.6 per 

 cent. The percentage of earnings in Ohio fo en- 

 tire earnings is 42.42 per cent. There was an in- 

 crease of $7,591,567.53, or 12.39 per cent., in oper- 

 ating expenses on the entire lines, and $:?.71 1 .-!">. 

 or 13.01 per cent., in that part of the line- 

 running through Ohio. Total number of pa 

 sengers carried in Ohio, 1902, was 2S.!i!i.:;r>. 

 an increase of 1,989,021, or 7.50 per cent. Num- 

 ber of tons of freight transported, 1902. 132.113,- 

 976. an increase of 14,485,124 tons, or 12.:51 per 

 cent. Average receipts per ton. 54. ~> cents, an in- 

 crease of 1 cent. Freight earnings per mile, 

 $0.990.13. an increase of $1,018.83, or 17.0(i pel- 

 cent. The total number of persons injured in 

 1902 was 8.092. an increase of 1.114, or 15.96 per 

 cent. Of the .V2 operating corporations within 

 Ohio, 21 paid dividends. 



Legislative Session. The General Assembly 

 was opened on Monday, Jan. 6, and closed its 



