The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30

VIC" VI NJ, oNlODCI WA
be held in eleven states Tuesday, No
vember 3rd. Full state tickets are to
be voted for in Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky.
Iowa and Mississippi, while in New
York, Pennsylvania and Colorado,
a justice of the upper courts. regents
of the state university, or minor state
| officers are to be chosen. Municipal
officials are to be selected in Greater
New York. San Francisco and Salt
Lake.
The prohibitionists lave a tick in
all the states except Colorado, the So
c~ialists in all except Nebraska n Col
orado, the populists in two ~states-Iowa
and Colorado; and the socialist labor
party in three. New York. Massachu-
sets and Ohio. Fusion was effected 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
east are the state elections in Maryland
and Rhole Island, and the municipal and
county contests in New York city.
In Maryland the offices Of governor,
comptroller and attorney general will
be filled. Edwin Warield, the demo-
cratic candidate, is fighting the issue
with Stevenson a. Williams, the repub-
lican nominee.
The offices of governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, attorney
general and treasurer will be selected
in Rhode Island. Samuel P. Colt heads
the republican ticket, and Lucius Gar
vim, the present executive, occupies the
same position on the democratic ticket.
Last year Garvin upset the plans of the
republicans by securing an election,
although every ether successful candi-
date was a republican.
Massachusetts, will choose d full state
ticket. All the republican candidates
were renominated. Bates besides hav-
ing been governor this year, was previ-
ously lieutenant governor for three
years. CASTOR, the democratic candi-
date was last years nominee for gov
ernor.
Pennsylvania will elect an auditor
general, treasurer and two judges of
the superior court.
Court of appeals judge is the only
state officer to be voted for in New
York. Judge Dennis O'Brien, democrat,
will have the race to himself, having
been endorsed by the republicans. The
i interest in New York will ME in the
municipal and county contests in Man
haitian and Kings boroughs. Seth Low,
the present mayor is the fusion candi-
date, and George B. Mcclellan the
4 1aronnra fio nnnoinnn w Nh Dn1ion
Commissioner Devery, is an 1ndepen-
dent candidate, and the prohtbitionists
and socialists ave also made nominal
tons. The result will be watched with
interest, owing to the split between
Tammany and Hugh Mclaughlin. The
Brooklyn organization endorsed Nc
Clellan. but at first refused to include
Grout for comptroller and Fornes for
president of the board of aldermen in
its resolutions ratifying the ticket.
Subsequently, a committee appointed
by the Kings county committee
adopted a resolution %pledging
support to Grout and Fornes. At fiji st,
it was believed that Hugh Mclaughlin,
the veteran leader of the Kings demo-
racy had approved the action of the
committee of fifteen, but the following
day he made a long statement. IN which
he declared his continued opposition to
Tammany Hall. The places of Grout
and Fornes on the fusion tickle were
taken by Hinrich's and MCGUIRE re-
spectively."
In the west the l~ivelieSt contest IS IN
Ohio, where Myron T. Herrick and Tom
L. Johnson. both of Cleveland, are the
leaders on the republican and demo-
cratic tickets, and Marcus A. Hanna
and John H. Clark are struggling for
members of the legislature which viii
elect a United States senator.
In Iowa, Albert B. CummiHs 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-elec-
ton in Kentucky, the republican can
didate being Morris B. Belknap, who is
: making a very active nvass
The democrats will have a ak
over in Mississippi neither the republi,
| cans nor any other opposition party
having put a ticket in the field.
The contest in Nebraska is for a jus
tice of the supreme court. The repub-
lican candidate is John D. Barnes, the
. democrats and populists fusing o. Johr
D. Sullivan. Two regents Of the state
5 university are also to be chosen.
: In Colorado, the democrats made 9
straight nomination for judge OF the
; supreme court, the pOpulisE putting
up one OF their own party.
!, The fight for municipal control Of
: a Francisco and Salt Lake, partjcu.