Democrats Are Generous Permit Foster To Run

Democrats Are Generous Permit Foster To Run

The democratic board of election commissioners, composed of Judge Watkins, County Clerk Blum, and County Treasurer Braun, unanimously decided today to put the name of Charles E. Foster, the republican candidate for county school commissioner, on the ticket election day.

The democrats declined to take advantage of any technicality. The law is plain that the certification of the candidates must be made within a certain time, and that time expired Tuesday. The ticket was given to the printer without any knowledge on the part of the board as to the republican candidate. Yesterday what purported to be a certification of Mr. Foster's name was made by Frank Creech as secretary of the republican county committee. The certification was not properly signed, but the board decided to put Mr. Foster's name on the ticket anyway so that the people might exercise their choice.

Mr. Foster owes the fact that he is permitted to run to the grace and fairness of his opponent, Mr. Smith, who undoubtedly had the right to object to the irregular way in which Mr. Foster gets on the official ballot.