The times., 1898-11-08
THE ELECTIONS TODAY.
Voters in All Except Three of the
states Go to the Polls.

three of the forty-five States OF the Union.
Twenty-one States will elect governors
and State officers, as follows: California.
Colorado, Connecticut. Idaho. Kansas.
Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska. New
Jersey. New York, Nevada. New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts,. North Dakota,
Pennsylvania. South Carolina, South Da-
kota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and
Wyoming.
Representatives in Congress will be
chosen in all of the States except three
Maine. Oregon and Vermont, where they
have already been selected.
Twenty-three States will elect Iegisla-
lures which are to name United States
Senators. They are, California, Connecti-
cut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan. Minnesota Missouri.
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada. New York.
New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Texas. Utah. Washington,
wyoming. Wisconsin and West Virginia.
important constitutional amendments
are to be voted son in several of the
States.
foiiowing is a summary OF the Offices to
De hiled In the several States, accom-
panied by figures of the vote cast in the
preceding Presidential and State elections
IN the States where other than represen-
.tatives in Congress are to be chosen:
Alabama.
Representatives IN Congress only.
Arlsansns.
Representatives in Congress only.
California.
A complete set of State officers will be
ehoseh' one-half of the senate. and a
mouse of representatives The new leg
isiature will elect a senator to succeed
Stephen NJ. White Democrat. There
are four State tickets in the held-the
Republican. fusion of Democrats.
Populists and Silver Democrats. The Mid
Road Populist, and the Prohi-
bition.
Several constitutional amendments will
be submitted to the voters, two of which
are of general interest One would give
counties home rule In the framing of the
county government act, the legislature
to approve or reject as whole. without
power of alteration or amendment; the
other would extend the legislative ses-
sion from sixty TO seventy-fve days, di-
viding II into two periods. the first of
twenty-five days, during which bills
would be introduced, these bills to be
acted upon after a recess of from thirty
to sixty days. during which the people
would be expected to digest them, and
no new bills to be introduced after the
recess except enfp three-fourths vote
Rep. Dem. Pop. Pro.
1896 Pfes.) )...... 3.H6.6ss li4.7e6 2l.7s0 2 573
1894 Cow ...... .ll0 73s lll,9i4 81 30I l0,55l
Colorado.
Eleven comMete State tickets have
gained official standing in Colorado the
Republican: TIE wolcott Silver Repubn-
can identical With the Republican, except
as to the nomitee for auditor; the Demo-
cratic, the Teller Silver Republican, the
Populist dhess three in fusion on the
same nomineas); the Prohibition, the
Western Republican, the Liberty Union
the Business Yenef the Taxpayers (the
last three having fhe same nominees as
the fnsionistsf ard the Socialist A
house of representatives and one-half of
the State senate Win be elected.
Z, Dem. and
1897 Chief Jsn,est, .H..........dLoi y es.sss
1886 f'res) s..-.ss.::. .s6ZI9 l5s,Sol
Gonnccffcut.
In addition to the State officers already
chosen, Connecticut voters will elect an
attorney general, that position having
been created by the last legislature The
tickets nominated are those of the Re
publicans, the Democrats. the. Prohibi-
tionists and the Socialists. a majority
over all is necessary TO the election of
-.
chosen, which will elect a United States
senator, TO succeed Joseph r. Hawley
(Rep)
Rep Dem. Nat. Dem Pro.
1896 Pres.) ........ll02s5 5s.74o 4,ss6 1906
1894 (Goy.) ..----.-- sS,975 66,2s7 49,. 2,SIo
Delaware.
State treasurer State auditor and a
legislature will be chosen, the legislature
to elect United State senator to sue
ceed George Gray Dem.). Nominations
for State offices have been made by the
Democrats, by the regular Republicans,
by the Union (Addicks) Republicans. by
the Prohibitionists and the Single Tax
party.
Rep. Dem. Nat Dem. Pro.
1896 Pres ......... 20,452 l6,6l5 sG5 COZ
1884 (Gov.) ...-..-... 1852 1867 3as
Florida
tees of the Supreme Court and three
members of the Railroad Commission will
be elected: as also legislature. which
will choose a United States senator TO
succeed Samuel Pasco CDem). Only two
tickets have been nominated-the Demo-
cratic and the Republican.
Rep. Dem. Pop. Nat.D. Pro.
1896 (Pres) ..-.- IL ,257 29,9s1 1,977 l.772 GA
1894 (Cong.) ...... -. 2l,Gcs 4,i69 -. -.
Georgia.
Representatives in Congress only.
Idaho.
A complete State ticket and a legisla-
ture will be chosen in Idaho. Silver Re-
publicans and Democrats have united in
a fusion. The other tickets are the Re-
publican the Prohibitionst and the Pop
ulist.
Rep. Dem. 4 Pop. Pro. Pop.
1896 Pr5s) 6.3l4 23,l35 l72 -.
1894 Gov ..... Io,2Os 1857 2O5 7,l2l
A state treasurer, superintendent of
public instruction, two trustees of the
State University, one-half of the senate
and the house Of representatives will be
chosen The tickets are the Republican,
the Democratic-P -Populist Fusion and the
Prohibition.
Rep. Dem. Pop. NatD. Pro.
1896 (Pres.) COZ. $50 .52s 1000 $500 e.,ss
$50. tTreas .i55, ,sse ,459 1928 1885,
sBoth factions. -
Indiana.
The election in Indiana is for secretary
of state, stateAauditor. State treasurer,
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