Show RULING WANTED IN OHIO Republican National Committee Asked Concerning District Dele Delegates Delegates Delegates gates and Alternates Washington ton Jan 12 Several re requests requests quests have been received at the th Re Republican Republican publican national committee headquarters for a ruling as to whether or not under the provisions of the call for the national convention and the Ohio elec election election tion laws Ians district delegates and alter alternates alternates alternates nates from that state can be b elected ted by b direct primary On this point Secre Secretary Secretary tary Elmer Dover of the Republican national committee tonight gave out a statement as follows No one has authority to interpret officially for the committee any state tate laws or the call and no opinion can be given gien which would in any way bind the committee or the national conven convention tion However for the guidance of oC the officers of the committee In to these and other requests for in information Information formation the legal question involved was submitted to distinguished lawyers members of the tho committee Copies of section 2916 of the Ohio stat statutes statutes utes and of the call can were to them with a request that they give gho their opinions on the issue raised ral e t Two of the three express the opinion that under a strict construction of the s sat stat statute at ute referred to district delegates and alternates to the national convention cannot be elected by direct ct primary The third has not yet given n a final linal or definite opinion |