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Show I TO OPPOSE TOM JOHNSON. Nominated for Mayor by Republicans of Cleveland, 0. Cleveland. Congressman Theodoro E. Durton, who has been nominated THEODORE E. BURTON. (Republican Nominee for Mayor of Cleveland, 0.) y by Cleveland Itopubllcnns to oppose r Tom Johnpon for mayor. Is a "scholar "schol-ar In politics." Speaker Cannon has said ho Is "tho ablest man In con-i con-i ress " Mr. Ilurtnn Is an authority on law and llnnnco. Ills work as chairman chair-man of the rivers and harbors committee com-mittee hu:i iiiiulo lilm a national figure. fig-ure. It Is said ho can glvo tho sourco and cotirso of every crook In tho I nltod States. Ho is 55 years old and was born In Ohio, whero ho was graduated grad-uated from Obcrlln. Ho has sorved six terms In congress. Cloveland Is regarded ns a normally Ilopubllcnn city by from 7,000 to 10,000 majority In nntlnnnl elections, and up to tho advent of Mayor JoluiBon, six years ago, tho Republicans had ruled tho city and county for years, with tho oxcoptlon of isolated cases, such as tho election of Mayor Farley, following fol-lowing the dofeat of tho McKIsson administration ad-ministration and the" 'rehabilitation 6f tho faction led by Senator Hanua. In tho last two campaigns made Johnson succeeded In Increasing the plurality which ho gained In his first election, six years ago, and In his limt race, two years ago, ho piled up a plurality of nearly 12,000. Tho county as well na the city adminlstraton has, ns a result of tho Johnson leadership, ( becomo nearly solidly Democratic. |