The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-17


were held tins year. and nine ranst-
dates for presia~Is aud SicrPrssidsrs
Of the United States were f1fUinste ted.
but only SIX electoral tickets were gen
orally voted for Tuesday Reside the
two great polIt!es! parties. ssvsn nth
ers made nomiua iions- Peoples fTo
hihiiion. Socialist Socialist Labor.
Continental Labor. National Liberty
tnezroi and Lincoln tuc=roL TIE :wo
negro parties however apparently
ended their work when s.Ic national
conventions adjourned. as lao electors
were selected. ~ 81 least none appeared
OF any officia. ballot, and the Coniinsn-
tai party seems connnea To Illinois.
and perhaps. 10 cbicsgo. The place OF
Its origin.
The terms of thirty United States
Senators expire March 4 next. Seven
of The vacancies have already been
filled aud the Legislatures OF TWEEN =
three States elected November viii
fill the other twent-three. Members or
the House OF Representatives were
voted for ~ nil except three States
Maine. Vermont and Oregon - watch
have already elected Congressman.
In twenty-sevep States Governor
and all. or nearly al. the elective State
officers were chosen Tuesday. In five
States minor State officers were Sc
lected. and in thirteen only electors
were voted for.
South Carolina enjoys The distinction
OF having only one ticket in the field.
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 in 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
choice between two tickets for State
officers. the "Stalwarts" having decid-
ed 10 keep up their fight against la
Toilette. The electors on both tickets,
however, are identical.
The Democrats and Peoples party. or
Popuists. fused Oh the State ticket in
Kansas and Nebraska. but in both
States the Peoples party named sep
Nrate Presidential electors. In Nevada
the Democrats and one wing of the
Silver party divided the minor State
officers that were voted for.
The 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
were made in number Of other States.
hut ho icit 70 hnr ~ ci 90
to petitions were not obtained.
The Prohibitionists put up electoral
and State tickets in twentyseyen
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 tick
cts in twelve States. and electora! 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.
Prohibition-President Silas c. Swal-
low. Pennsylvania: Vice-President,
George w. Carroll. Texas.
People's-President.T 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 Labor-Charles n. Core
gOn, New York: Vice President, Will
lam w. Cox Illinois.
Continental Uabor)-Presdent. Aus
tin Holcomb. Georgia; Vice-President,
A. King. Missouri
National Liberty tnesro)-President,
George +. Taylor. Iowa: Vice-Presi-
dent. William G. Payne. Virginia.
Lincoln party (negro)-President, E.
P. Penn. West Virginia: Vice-Presi-
dent, John ]. Jones, Illinois.