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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
3
Biographical sketches praise Mr. Martin a temperance veteran and Methodist church member. The piece touts his long history with Prohibition and his role in leading the anti liquor traffic cause in Ohio politics.
E J Pinney of Cleveland is the Prohibition candidate for governor. The article details his early life in Ashtabula County, schooling, teaching and law career, residence in Jefferson and Cleveland, public service including school board and Good Templars, and his strong advocacy for prohibition. It argues he is eminently qualified and deserves ballot support.
Mahlon Roach of Wooster Ohio is named as a nominee for judge of the State Supreme Court. Born in 184 and raised in Ohio, his background is noted in the brief announcing the candidacy.
Roach, a consistent Christian gentleman and able attorney, is elected supreme judge of Ohio. He is trusted in his home community and possesses a mind suited for a judicial position and will honor the bench, the state, and Christian manhood.
John Harrison Hawkins is named as candidate for state treasurer. Born Sept 14 1826 in Steubenville he has long resided there and worked in the dry goods trade since 1848, later becoming a partner after entering the business of George Scott who ran the store.
John B Martin, Prohibition party nominee for Lieutenant Governor, reflects on a long life in Ohio and Ohio Valley scenes. His Civil War service includes Cadiz, Camp Dennison, Libby Prison, Mission Ridge, and Red River captivity. He later practiced law in Wooster and owned Martins Restaurant in Wayne county, courting reform and temperance loyalty.
Thomas W Shreve, a candidate for Attorney General, was born in Roscoe Quenhocton County. He is a graduate of Adelbert College class of 79 and University of Michigan Law class of 82. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1882 and began practice at Martins Ferry.
A veteran attorney has practiced before all U S courts except the Supreme Court and admiralty court, winning two thirds of cases in Ohio and federal courts. He handled divorce and railway litigation, is a church member in Martins Ferry, and has voted for Clinton B. Fiend since 1688, refusing to align with parties supporting saloons.
Clark County candidate Fred W Barrett seeks the position of supreme court clerk. The article notes his longtime business in editing publishing and selling legal blanks and books and his public service experiences. He emphasizes a strict platform stance and abstention from intoxicants, asserting eligibility for Prohibitionists of Ohio. Barrett attends Presbyterian services and has a wife and three children.
Eugene M Hiles of Toledo seeks the Prohibition party seat on the Board of Public Works. A Lucas county native born in 1849, he rose from rural hardship to real estate business in Toledo. He recounts a conversion from Republican to Prohibition, pledging integrity and service as a clear-headed, capable candidate.
The Ohio Prohibition Party reports a strong platform at the Akron convention. It denounces liquor traffic as a war on society and urges a united effort to enact and enforce laws banning manufacture sale importation and interstate transport of alcohol.
A call to unite under the Prohibition Party to curb moral decay from legalized liquor. The piece argues reform lies in abolition, not rehabilitation, urging readers to vote against saloons and join the prohibition movement. It also includes a doctored testimonial from 1890 about Catarrh remedies and a Toledo firm.
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