The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
The OFF YEAR
ELECTIONS
They Will Be Held in Eleven States
Next Tuesday, Novem-
Der 8.
Chief Interest Centers in the Mayor
atty Race in New York
City.

New York, Oct. 27.-Elections will
be held in eleven states Tuesday, Nov.
! g.. Full state tickets are to be voted
for in Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa and
Mississippi, while In New York, Penn
sylvania, Nebraska and Colorado a
justice of the upper courts, regents OF
the state university, or minor state Of
| fcers are to be chosen. Municipal Of
fcials are to be selected in Greater
New York, San Francisco and Salt
| Lake.
The prohibitionists have a ticket in
all the states except Colorado, the so
cialists in all except Nebraska and
Colorado, the populists in two states
Iowa and Colorado; and the socialist
labor party in three-New York, Mas
sachusetts and Ohio. Fusion was eff
tho the republicans of New York In
dorsed the democratic nominee for
judge of the court of appeals.
| The most interesting contests In the
east are the state elections in Mary
land and Rhode Island, and the munic-
ipal and county contests in New York
city.
In Maryland the offices Of governor,
controller and attorney general will
be filled. >
The offices of governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, attorney
general and treasurer will be selected
in Rhode Island.
| Massachusetts will choose a full
state ticket.
Pennsylvania will elect an auditor
general, treasurer and two judges OF
the superior court.
Court of appeals judge is the only
state office to be voted for In New
York. Judge Dennis O'Brien, demo-
crat will have the race to himself,
having been Endorsed by the repubh-
cans. The interest in New York will
center in the municipal and county
contests in Manhattan and Kings
boroughs. Seth Low. the present
George B. Mcclellan, the democratic
nominee. Ex-Deputy Police Commits
sioner Devery is an Independent can
didate, and the prohibitlonists and So
cialists have also made nominations.
In the west the liveliest contest is
in Ohio, where Myron T. Herrick and
Tom l.. johnson, both of Cleveland,
are the leaders on the republican and
democratic tickets, and Marcus A.
Hanna and John H. Clark are strug-7
Cling for members Of the legislature
which will elect a United States SEN
ator.
In Iowa, Albert B. Cummins is max
ing his record race for governor, his
opponent being jeremiah B. Sullivan,
who is depending on the democratic
vote, the populists having their own
state ticket in the field.
Governor Beckham is seeking re-
election in Kentucky, the republican
candidate being Morris B. Belknap,
who is making very active canvass.
The democrats will have a walk
over in Mississippi, neither the repub-
licans nor, any other opposition party
having put ticket in the field.
The contest In Nebraska Is for a
justice OF the supreme court. The re-
publican candidate is John D. Barnes,
the democrats and populists fusing on
John D. Sullivan. Two regents Of the
state university are also to be chosen.
In Colorado the democrats made a
straight nomination for judge of the
up one of their own party.
The fight for municipal control of
San Francisco and Salt Lake, particu-
larly the former, IS very warm.