The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-17
ELECTIONS IN THE STATES
The Candidates and Measures Voted
On And the officers Elected.

Nine national political conventions
were held this year. and nine canCl-
dates for President and Nice-President
of the United States were nominated,
but OILY six electoral tickets were gem
erGfy voted for Tuesday. Beside the
two great political parties seven oth.
erS made minatious-People's. Pro
hibition. Socialist. Socialist Labor,
Continental Labor. National Liberty
(negro) and Lincoln tnagro,. The two
negro parties. however. apparently
ended their work when thc national
conventions adjourned. as 10 electors
were selected or at least none appeared
on any official ballot. and the Continen-
tai party seems confined to Illinois.
and perhaps. 10 Chicago. the place OF
its origin.
The terms of thirty United States
Senators expire March 4 next. Seven
of the vacancies have already been
filled and the Legislatures of twenir-
three States elected November viz
fill the other twent-three. Members of
the House Of Representatives were
voted for in all except three States
Maine. Vermont and Oregon - which
have already elected congressman.
In twenty-Seven States a Governor
and all. or nearly all. the elective State
officers were chosen Tuesday. In five
States minor State officers We're So
lected. and in thirteen only electors
We're voted FOR.
South Carolina enjoys the distinction
IL ;nl-a Of in
All the other States had from four to
six. Illinois leading with seven. There
were three Republican tickets in Della
ware. but only one variation i'll the
names of the candidates. the nominee
for Governor of the regulars refuS-
ing to abide by the decision Of the fac
tional conference which resulted in the
withdrawal Of the Union candidate
and an agreement upon compromise
ticket.
The Republicans in Wisconsin had a
choice between two tickets for State
officers. the "Stalwarts'' having decid-
ed to keep up their fight against La
Toilette. The electors on both tickets,
however. are identical.
The Democrats and Peoples party. or
Populists. fused on the State ticket in
Kansas and Nebraska. but in both
States the Peoples party named sep
arate Presidential electors. In Nevada
the Democrats and one wing OF the
Silver party divided the minor State
officers that were voted for.
Tie Peoples Party, which endorsed
Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and 1900. their
own organization in thirty-tWo States
State officers and electors being on the
official ballot in twelve States and for
electors in twenty. Efforts to this end
We're made in n number Of other States.
but the requisite number Of signatures
to petitions were not obtained.
The Prohibitionists put up electoral
and State tickets in twenty-seven
States, and electoral tickets in twelve
others-one less than in 1900.
The Socialists called in some States
Social Democrats) put up electoral and
State tickets in thirty-two States. and
electoral tickets in eleven others
seven more than in 1900.
The Socialist Labor party put up
whole or part electoral and State ticS
cts in twelve States. and electoral tick
cts in two others-six less than in 1900.
The following are the national tickets
nominated by the different parties:
Republican - President. Theodore
Roosevelt. New York; Vice-President.
Charles W. Fairbanks. Indiana.
emocratic-President. Alton B. Par
ker. New York; Vice-President. Henry
G. Davis, West Virginia.
ProhibitiOu-President. Silas c. Swal-
low. Pennsylvania; Eice-President.
George W. Carroll. Texas.
Peoples Thomas E. Wat
son. Georgia; Vice-President, Thomas
II. Tibbles, Nebraska.
Socialist-President.E Eugene V. Debs.
Indiana; Vice-President, Benjamin
Hanford, New York.
Socialist st-Labor-Charles n. Core
son, New York; ;Vice-President, Will
lam w. Cox. Illinois.
Continental NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Aus
tin Holcomb. Georgia; Nice-President,
A. King, Missouri.
National Liberty (negro)-Presidcnt,
George f. Taylor. Iowa: Fice-Presi-
dent, William C. Payne. Virginia.
Lincoln party (negrol-President. E.
?. Penn, West Virginia; Fice-Presi-
dent. John J. Jones. Illinois.