Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-19
ELECTIONS IN Tns STATES



were held this year. and nine canci-
dates for President and Nice-Prssidentl
OF the United States were nominated. /
but only six electoral tickets were gea- /
orally voted for Tuesday. Beside "the
two great political parties seven 9TH |
ers made nominationS-Peopie Pro |
hibitio1. Socialist. Socialist Labor. |
Continental labor. National Liberty |
(negro) and Lincoln neErol. The two
negro parties. however. apparently
ended their work when shc national
conventions adjourned as no electors
were selected OF at least none appeared
on any official ballot. snd the Continen-
tai party seems confined 90 Illinois
and perhaps. 10 Chicago. the place 81
its origin
The terms OF thirty United states
Senators expire March next. seven
OF the vacancies have already been
filed and the Legislatures OF tween -
three States elected November WIZ
fli the other twent-three. Members OF
the House OF Representative were
voted FOR in all except three States
Maine. Vermont ana Oregon - which
have ALREADY elected ConcreSsmeu.
In twenty-seven States Governor
/ and MI. or nearly all. the elective state
officers were chosen Tuesday. In hve
States minor State officers We're So
! lected. and ia thirteen only electors
were voted FOR.
South Carolina enjoys the distinction
| Of having only one ticket Ina the field.
All tho other States had from four 20
six. Illinois leading with seven. There
| were three Republican tickets In Della
ware. but only one variation In the
names 81 the candidates the nominee
Tor Governor OF tho regulars refus-
Ing 20 abide by the decision or the fac
tional conference which resulted IN the
withdrawal or the Union" candidate
aud an agreement upon "A compromise
ticket
The Republicans in Wisconsin had q
choice between two tickets Tor State
officers. the "Stalwnrts" having decid-
cd 10 keep mp their fight against Ia
Toilette. The electors on both tickets,
however. are identical.
The Democrats and Peoples party oT
Populsts. fused on the state ticket In
Kansas and Nebraska. but I'm both
, States the Peoples party named sep
aratc Presidential electors. Tn Nevnds
the Democrats and one wing Of the
Silver party divided the minor stat,
officers that were voted FOR.
e The People, Party. which endorse
I Mt Bryan in 1896 and 1900. thei
own organization In thirty-two state
State officers and electors being on th'
official ballot in twelve States and fo
r electors I'm twenty. Efforts - this enc
/. were made in number OF other states
q but the requisite number 81 signature
U 10 petitions were not obtained.
The Prohihitionists put up electora
md State tickets in twenty sevel
States and electoral tickets ia twelv
others-One less than iu 1900.
d The Socialists tcalied in some State
3 Social Democrats put mp electoral an
I I State tickets in thirty-two States. an
electoral tickets in eleven others
seven more than ia 1900.
q The Socialist Labor party put n
e whole or part electoral and state tici
q cts IN twelve States. aud electoral! ticl
cts in two othcrs-six less than ln lees
The following are the national ticket
= nominated by the different parties.
"a Republican - President. rheodOr
= Roosevelt Ncw York: Vice-Presiden
Charles W. Fairbanks. Indiana.
Democratic President. Alton r. Pa
kcr. New York. Nlce-Presideut. HcLr
g. Davis. West Virginia.
( Prohibition President. SilaS 4. Swa
. low. Pennsylvania. Vice Presiden
- George w. Carroll Texas
p People rrcsideu-. Thomas T.. Wa
g. son Georgia. Vice Pres dent. Thorn.
~ III Tihb.cS. Nebraska
r Socialist President. Eugene Y. Deb
Il Indiana. Vice President Beujam
,5 Hnnford. New York
,g SOcialist-I.abo Charles II. Corr
Pr gon. New Nork. Nilc-President. w
r. lam ". Cox. Illinois
Continental Laoorl-Pres ident. Al
tin Holcomb. Georgia, Nice-presider
A King. Missouri.
National Liberty ueCrol -Prcsidcr
r. George r. Taylor. iowa. Vice Pre-.
he dent William q. Payne. Virginia.
e. Lincoln party lnegrOi-President
er T. Penn West virginia: Vice Pre-
Ia dent. John ]. Jones. Illinois.