Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-28
COMING ELECTIONS.
List of Contests Soon to be Settled
at the Polls.

Washington, Oct 24.-Ten states
vote this year. They are Colorado,
Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, Nebraska New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Virginia The gu
bernatOrial elections take place in
Iowa, Massachusetts,, Ohio and Vir-
ginia. Colorado is voting for a SUI
preme court judge, with William Cab
ben (dem. and pOp.) and Charles D.
Hoyt (rep. and silver rep). Iowa is
to vote for governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, supreme court judge, railroad
commissioner, superintendent of in
suction and school commissioner. Its
candidates for governor are F. e.
White (dem. pop), John Cliggett
gold dem), L. M. Shaw, (rep.), Chas.
A. Lloyd, (middle-o -the-road pop.)
and M. L. Atwood (pro.). In Ken
lucky, Robert A. Green (dem) James
r. Hindman (gOld dem.) and James
G. Bailey (rep.) are fighting it out
for the only office to be voted on, that
of clerk of the court of appeals. In
Maryland, Phillips J. Goldsborough
(rep.) and Thomas A Smith (dem.)
are contesting the office of state con-
troller. A clerk of the court of ap-
peals is also to be elected Massachu-
sets votes for the entire state ticket,
and the governOrship is being sought
after by Roger Wolcott (rep), Geo.
F. Williams (dem), DR.. William Ev-
erett (nat. dem.) and Prof John Bas-
com (pro.).
Nebraska votes for supreme court
judge and university regents. John
j. Sullivan (dem. pOp) contests the
former office with Warren Swetzler
(gold dem.), A. w. Post (rep). D. w.
Strong (pro.) and Mrs. cara A. Will
son Qiberty party pro-.
William J. Wallace (rep) and A.
B. Parker (dem.) are seeking the Of
flee of chief justice of the court of ap-
peals of New York state. A mayor of
greater New York is to be elected.
Ohio votes for the state ticket and
Asa S. Bushnell, the present repub-
lican governor, has opposed to him
as candidates julius Dexter gold
dcm), Jacob S, Coxey (popD, William
Watkins SOCIALIST labor and Samuel
Lewis NEGRO protectio...J.
Pennsylvania votes for auditor gem
eral and state treasurer. The former
will be either l.. G. McCauley 'ep),
M. E. Brown (rem) or w W. La
trhop (pro).
J. Hope Tyler (dem) is contrasting
for Virginia's gubernatorial honors
with Rev. l.. r. Cutler (proD and
Patrick H. McCaull (anti-laachine
rep. A lieutenant governor and an
attorney general are also to be voted
for
States in which legislatures will be
voted for on Nov. are: Delaware,
assemblymen in Northern Delaware;
Iowa, assembly and part of senator's;
Maryland, senate and assembly; Mas
sachusetts, senate and assembly; New
Jersey, senate and assembly, New
York, assembly; Ohio, senate and as
sembly; Pennsylvania, assembly; Vir-
ginia, assembly and half of senate.
The following states will elect new
legislatures Nov. 8: Nevada, senate
and assembly; Washington, senate
and assembly. The legislature of the
state of Maryland will, in January,
1898, choose a successor to Arthur
Pue German (dem) for the United
States senate. A United States SEN
ator to succeed Senator Daniel will
be chosen by the Legislature of Vir-
ginia. The new legislature of Ohio
will elect a United States senator to
succeed Mark A. Hanna