Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-08
THE STATE ELECTIONS.
What Voters Throughout the Country Are
Interested i'm Besides the Presidency.
Pennsylyania.


PITTsBUaG. Pa, Nov. s.-Pennsylvania voters
Will have five tickets in the field to choose from
at today's election. The republican. demo
cratic, peoples, prohibi,ionist and socialist
labor parties each have full tickets in the field
In addition to the thirty-two presidential elect
ors they will cast their ballots for Judge OF
the supreme court. two Congressmen-a.-larye
2O4 assemblymen and twenty five state senators,
or one-half the state senate. The candidates
Tor supreme judge are: Republican John Dean
Hollidaysburg: democrat, Christopher Hey-
drlck. Franklin; prohibitionist. Amos Briggs.
Philadelphia: peoples. b. L. McCombs, New
Castle: socialist-labor. n. L. Griest. Pittsburg.
The legislature chosen today will elect United
States Senator to succeed Senator Quay. whose
term expires next March. The vote will be
compared with the presidential contest in 1888.
when Harrison had Is, SCI plurality.
North Dakota.
BISMARCK. n. d.. Nov. s.-This is North Da-
kota's first experience in presidential election
and fusion between the democrats and people
party is opposed TO the straight republican
electoral and state tickets. Gov. Bourke re-
publican, is a candidate for reelection; he is
opposed by c. d. Shortridge. peoples party,
with democratic Endorsement. The rest Of the
fusion ticket alternates between the two par
ties. For Congress each of the three leading
parties has its own candidate. The legislature
elected today will choose a successor to United
States Senator Casey. Returns will be COM
pared with two years ago.
South Dakota.
Huron, S. D., Nov. s.-South Dakota TODAY
will choose four presidential electors. two Com
gressmen-at-large. governor and full state
ticket and members of the legislature. Al
though the democratic electors appear on the
official ballot the members of that party have
1p6trnctaI n hair Al.
Weaver electors. Chas. II. Sheldon ia the re-
publican choice for governor. Peter Couch
man was the nominee Of the democracy. but A.
L. Van Osdel. the independent candidate, has
been Endorsed by the democratic leaders. The
vote will be compared with that of 1890.
Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. s-Kentucky votes
today on eleven Congressman, by districts, and
eleven presidential electors The democratic
ticket. with one exception, will be elected, the
republican. prohibition and peoples parties not
figuring significantly in the contest. In 1888
Kentucky gave Cleveland plurality of rs. SOS,
and this plurality will probably be increased by
about 5000 today.
California.
SAN Francisco, Nov. S.-This state TODAY
votes on seven Congressman, nine presidential
electors and state legislature, which will elect
a United States Senator to succeed Senator
telton, republican. comparisons should be
made with 1888, when Harrison carried the
state by 1000 plurality.
Montana.
HELENA, Mont. Nov. S.-This state elects a
governor and entire state ticket, one Congress-
man and three presidential electors. The cam
didates for governor are: Republican, John f.
Richards; democrat, Timothy E. Collins: peo-
pies party, Vim. Kennedy. Two years ago the
democrats carried the state for governor by
about 600 plurality.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Nov. S.-The state Of Iowa
does not elect a governor today although all
other state officers are to be chosen. Eleven
Congressman and thirteen presidential electors
are to be chosen. The democratic candidate
for secretary of state is j. H.. McConlogue and
the republican candidate VIM. Mcfarland.
Comparisons of the vote should be made with
1883, when the state went republican by 80. 600
plurality. The registration this year has been
unusually large.
Idaho.
BOISE CRY. IDAHO, Nov. 8-Idaho TODAY
elects an entire state ticket, one Congressman.
three presidential electors and a state legisls-
ture. The republican candidate for governor
Is William J. Mcconnell, the denocratic candi-
date John n. Burke and the peoples party can