The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-11-04
CONTESTS IN # STATES.
Full State Tickets Voted For
In Seven.

Rhode Island - Massachusetts Re'
publican Candidates All Renominat
ed-Lively Canvass In Ohio Pro
hibition and PopuIist Tickets.
New York, Nov. 3.-Elections will
be held in II states today. Full state
tickets are to be voted for in Massa
chusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland,
Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa and Mississippi,
while in New York, Pennsylvania, Ne.
bIaska and Colorado justice of the
upper courts, regents of the state uni
versity or minor state officers are u
be chosen. Municipal officials are to
be selected in Greater New York, San
francisco and Salt Lake.
The Prohibitionists have ticket ii
all the states except Colorado; che
Socialists 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 ef
fected in only one state-Nebraska
though the Republicans of New York
endorsed the Democratic nominee for
Judge of the court of appeals.
The most interesting contests in the
Fast are the state elections in Mary
land and Rhode Island, and the munich
pal and county contests in New York
city.
In Maryland the offices of governor
comptroller and attorney general will
be filled. Edwin Warfield, the Demo-
cratic candidate, is fighting the issue
with Stevenson A. Williams, the Re-
publican nominee.
The offices of governor, Lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, attorney
general and treasurer will be elected
in Rhode Island. Samuel P. Colt
heads the Republican ticket, and Lll-
cius Garvin, the present executive, oc-
cupies the same position on the Dem
Ocratic ticket Last year Garvin VT.
set the plans of the Republicans by
securing an election, although every
other successful candidate was a Re.
publican.
Massachusetts will choose a full
state ticket. All the Republican can
didates were renominated. Bates, be-
sides having been governor this year,
was previously lieutenant governor
for three years. CASTOR, the Demo
cratic candidate, was last years nomi-
nee for governor.
Pennsylvania will elect an auditor
general, treasurer and two judges OF
the superior court.
Court of appeals judge is the only
York. Judge Dennis O'Brien, Demo
crat, will have the race to himself,
having been endorsed by the Republi-
cans.
The interest in New York will cen
ter in the municipal and county con-
tests in Manhattan and Kings bor-
oughs. Seth Low, the present mayor,
is the fusion candidate, and George B.
Mcclellan the Democratic nominee.
Ex-Deputy Police Commissioner Dew.
cry is an Independent candidate, and
the Prohibtionists and Socialists have
also made nominations.
The Brooklyn organization, headed
by Mclaughlin, endorsed Mcclellan.
but bolted the nominations of Grout
for comptroller and Fornes for presi-
dent of the board of aldermen. Grout
and Fornes were the fusion candi-
dates, but on account of their endorse
ment by the Democrats their names
were taken off the fusion ticket ami
those of Hinrichs and Mcclure substi.
tuted.
In the West the livelest contest is
il 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-
Cling for members of the legislature
which will elect a United States sena-
tor
In Iowa, Albert B. Cummins is max
ing his second 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, VINO
has made very active canvass
The Democrats will have a walkover
in Mississippi, neither the Republi-
cans nor any other opposition party
having put a ticket in the field
The contest in Nebraska is for
justice of the supreme court. rhe
Republican candidate is John D.
Barnes. the Democrats and Populists
tusing on John D. Sullivan. Two re-
gents of the state university are also
to be chosen
In Colorado the Democrats made d
straight nomination for judge of tic
Lupreme court, the Populists putting
rp one of their own party.
The fight for municipal control of
San Francisco and Salt Lake, partic-
ularly the former, 8 very warm.