The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31

On mex Tuesday elections will be held
in forty-two states out of the forty-five
in the union, Maine. Oregon and Yer
mont having already held theirs. These
states will all elect congressman. Tween
ty-two Of them will elect governors and
other state officers. In eleven only
minor state officers are to be chosen.
while nine elect only congressman. Leg
islatures to be chosen in twenty-five
states will elect United States senator's.
Three states have already elected Iegis-
latures which will vote for senator's.
These are Askansas. Georgia and Ore
gon.
The principal state officers are to be
chosen in Massachusetts,. Rhod Island.
Connecticut. New York. South Carolina.
Alabama, Texas. Michigan. Kansas.
Minnesota. South Dakota Nebraska,
Wyoming. Idaho. Nevada and Califor-
MIA New Hampshire elects only a
governor, Tennessee, a governor and
railroad commissioner and PennsyIya-
mia. a governor and two other state Of
ficials.
Minor state officers. or justices of the
supreme court, are to be voted for. in
Indiana. Illinois. Missouri, Ohio, Iowa.
Florida, North Carolina, Delaware.
Utah.. Washington and Montana.
congressman only are to be selected
in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi.
Louisiana, Virginia. Maryland, Ken
lucky, West Virginia and New jersey
and delegates in Arizona, Hawaii, New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Porto Rico.
The terms Of thirty United States
senators expire March 4th, 1903. Five
have already beer filled by the election
of James B. McCreary (dem.), Ken
lucky: Joseph B. Foraker (rep)., Ohio;
Arthur P. German (dem)., Maryland;
W. P. Dillingham; (rep.,) Vermont, and
Samuel B. McEnery (dem.,) Mississippi.
In the following states legislatures
which select a senator. are to be chos-
en-: New Hampshire, Connecticut, New
York. Pennsylvania. North Carolina,
South Carolina. Florida, Alabama,
Georgia, Indiana, Illinois. Missouri,
North Dakota. South Dakota. Wiscon-
sin. Kansas. Idaho. Utah. Colorado. Ne
vada. Washington and California.
Aside from the two great political
parties there are several others which
have made nominations in various
states. OF these the prohibition and
the socialist are the most important.
The former has made nominations In
twenty states-Illinois, Texas. Idaho,
South Dakota. Missouri. Nebraska,
Iowa. Michigan. Ohio. Kansas. Tennes-
Colorado, California, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts,, Connecticut and Rhode
Island, while the socialists have tickets
in seventeen-Illinois. Idaho. Wyoming,
Montana, Missouri. Nebraska. Iowa.
Michigan. Ohio, Kansas. Washington,
Utah. Colorado. California. Massachu-
sets. Pennsylvania and New York.
The other parties which have tickets
in the field are the socialistic labor.
represented in Missouri. Ohio. wiscon-
sin. Washington. Indiana. P~ennsyIva-
na. Colorado. Massachusetts and Con-
necticut; the social democratic. in Wis
consin and Minnesota; peoples in Hi
nois. Texas. Idaho and Colorado: the
allied populists in Texas and Kansas:
the populist in Montana. ndian and
Minnesota; the labor in Montana: the
public ownership in Missouri: the liber-
al democrat in New York: and the
union republican in Delaware.
In the five states in which senator's
have already been elected for terms be-
ginning March 4. 1903. the democrats
Maryland Counting Wellington as :
republican although that party does
not now claim HIND. There will be no
political change made in the three
states which have already elected legis-
latures which are to choose senators
In the twenty-five states which are to
elect legislatures to chose senators there
will be very few changes. The repub-
The democrats will gain one from this
| state and perhaps one or two more. but
there is not the slightest possibility Of
| changing the political complexion Of
| that body. The greatest Importance of
| the election TO the democrats from 7
| national standpoint is that of members
| of congress. They claim to stand q
| chance of securing control Of the house
| of representatives.
THE On Al STRIKE COMMISSION.