The sun., 1900-06-17
ELECTIONS IN 1900.
Omcers Besides the Presidential Electors to
De Chosen This Year.

All the States Of the Union, now forty-f1ve in
number will choose Presidential Electors and
Members Of Congress on Nov. 8, except Ore
gon. whose two Conaressmen were chosen on
June4 All the Territories will elect Delegates
on the same day and the following State
elections will also be held In November;
Colorado to choose a successor to the pa6sent
Democratic Governor and Democratic-Populist
State officials.
Connecticut. to choose a whole State ticket
The present Governor IL a Republican.
Delaware. a Governor for four years in place
Of the Democratic incumbent. There is no
Lieu tenant-Ciovernor In Delaware.
Idaho, q STATE ticket for two years.
Illinois, a State ticket for four years. The
present Republican Governor Of Illinois is not
o candidate for reelection,
Indiana, State ticket for four years.
Iowa, a Secretary OF state.
Kansas, a Governor and State ticket for two
yenrs. -,,-.,
arising from the shooting Of Senator Goebel a
Governor In place OF Beckham. the present
Ing Governor and a Lieutenant-Governor in
place Of BecEham. promoted by Goebel's death
TO the Governorship,
Massachusetts, complete State ticket for one
year,
Minnesota, State ticket for two years The
present Governor Is Populist and his asso-
ciates In the administration are Republicans.
Missouri, Governor, and state officers over
the election OF whom there will be hard fight.
The term OF office IN Missouri Is four ytars
Montana. a Governor and other State officers
now divided between the Clark and the DAILY
NcbrasISn, which has Populist Governor and
| Populst Democrats State admin istration,
will all all these places, besides choosing legis-
lato-s who will have the selection OF two United
New Hampshire in which a Governor and
State officers will be chosen.
New York in which the Governor. Li~uten-
snt-(ioverf or and Sts.A officers. ss well As both
branche. OF the Legislature. will be voted for
North Carolina. in which a Governor and III
four years. and Constitutional amendment
be submitted 70 the voters.
North Dakota in which Governor and State
officers will be voted for.
Ohio In which Secretary OF State will be the
highest official voted for
Ponnsylvan'a. IN which two Congressnen- at
large will be chosen.
South Carolina. in which a complete State
ticket will be elected for two Y, ar,
South Dakota, in which Governor and State
officers will he chosen for ike period
Tennessee, In which Governor. Treasurer
and Auditor will be voted for There is no
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in Tennessee
Texas. in which a whole State ticket will be
Utah. in which Governor and State officers
will be chosen. Utah has not had State cleo
tion since 1905.
NhahlnGf0n, IN WhlTn n tOVpTnOT ana NrATe
ofricArs viii b. el- tod, for four wears The
present ndr instrntioh ih"re popultst
West Vrrinih, in which Governor and STATE
officers will he e.elccted for q like. period The
present administration of West virginia X Re-
Wisconsin, in which a Governor and State
ofY,cers viii he elected
Tn. States in which there will he no general
election 'or State officers This wear are Maryand
Mississippi. Nevadn, New Jersey and virginia
The states which have already hold thor State
-. ,tA.~ IL IN ltEh oh nTN.
error and State officers in April; Loui iNna.
which ho ds its stat election in the same month
and OREGON. which voted in June
year In advance of the November contest for
Presidential electors are Alabama. Arkansas
Georgia Maine and Vermont Aahama chooses
its Governor and State officers In August. Ar
kansas chooses a Governor and State officers in
Sept 'mber Georgia, In compliance with an Old
political custom. chooses u Governor Ard state
officers on the first Wednesday Of October. a
| plects Governor and other State sfIicers
Maine has no Lieutenant -Govtmor) on The sec
ond NJ ndny In Sentember. Vermont chooses
| Maine. a Governor. Lieutenant Governor. Sec
retary OF State and Treasurer for the like term
OF TWO years. and also two Representatives in
tits noticeable that all the doubtful and un-
certain States have by degrees fallen out Of the
list of those which hold prelimipary elections
| and this list now includes snly such stronc Dem
ocratic States A. Alabama, Kansas and Georgia,
, and such strong Republican States as Maine.
Vermont and Rhode Island By this mean. the
Indirect influence OF these pre- IN nary elections
has been very much reduced and the influence
OF the other doubtful States correspondingly
enhanced
In the year Of the last Presidential election.
| 1900 the State elections were fewer in number
than this year Kentucky had no State cleo
ton In 1890: neither did Utah. This year 8
election for members OF tho House Of Rerra-
sentatives will be the last held under the divi-
fion Of dlstrcts now eyisting The census will
be oompleted this year and the next succeeding
Congress will hA chosen on the basis AZ the ap-
portionment following the 1900 census and there
| will be reapporuonment OF Presidential
electors at the same time.