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Buckeye State. Ohio swept out the Republican (Ed Schorr) machine, swept in a new kind of Democratic politician: gangling, idealistic, good-government crusader Frank Lausche, 48, mayor of Cleveland. A party independent, Frank Lausche beat a party hack, James Garfield ("Jovial Jim") Stewart, longtime mayor of Cincinnati and roly-poly, flag-waving, glad-handing master of political clich...
...Republican side, Cincinnati's natty James Garfield Stewart, State Boss Ed Schorr's candidate, barely beat out two rivals, both last-named Herbert (TIME, March 13). One of the Herberts (Attorney General Thomas J.), was Senator Harold Burton's choice to derail the Schorr machine; he finished only 2,005 votes behind Stewart, and talked of a recount...
Ohio's Republican unity has been the province of slick Boss Ed Schorr, 50, of Cincinnati. His 1944 Republican strategy had Governor Bricker stepping down to run for the Presidency, while genial, natty James Garfield Stewart, 63, of Cincinnati, would go in his place. If Bricker missed the Presidency, the next Ohioan in line, Senator Robert A. Taft, could try. It was all set-except that everybody had forgotten about the junior Senator, Harold H. Burton, who was elected in 1940 without Schorr's support...
...primary. Then up popped a third Republican, a second Herbert: grizzled Lieut. Governor Paul Herbert, 54, who has been state American Legion commander and exalted ruler of Columbus Elks. Tom Herbert's friends promptly declared that Paul Herbert's campaign was just a Boss Schorr trick to confuse the voters...
Despite his thoroughness, Schorr did not get through his farewell performance without a slip. The spear he carried fell apart in his hands several minutes before Melchior was to sever it with a blow of Siegfried's sword. But Friedrich Schorr overrode this mishap. Said he: "I am really very happy. I consider it a great blessing to be able to retire of my own accord...