The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-01
NINE TICKETS NAMED.
But Only Seven VIII Appear on Bal
lot in Any State.

New York. Nov Mime national
political conventions were held this
Iyear. and nine candidates for presi-
ldent and vice president of the United
States were nominated, but only six
ELECTORAL tickets will be generally
voted for one week from today. Be
sides 1.-The two great political parties,
seven others made nominations-Peo
pies, Prohibition, Socialist, Socialist
Labor, Continental (labor), National
Liberty (negro) and Lincoln lnegro)
The two negro parties, however, ap-
parently ended their work when the
national conventions adjourned, as no
electors have been selected, or at least
none will appear on any official bal
lot; and the Continental party seems
to be confined to Illinois and, per-
haps. to Chicago, the place of its
origin.
The terms of thirty United States
senators expire March 4. Seven or
the vacancies have already been hlled,
and the legislatures of twenty-three
states, to be elected November 3, Will
fill the other twenty-three. Members
of the house of represer tatives are
I to be voted for in all except three
states-Maine, Vermont and oregon,
which have already elected their con-
greSSme len.
| In twenty-seven states governor
and all, or nearly all, the elective state
officers are to be chosen; in five states
minor state officers are to be selected,
and, in thirteen, electors are to be voted
for. -.-
South Carolina enjoys the distinction
of having only one ticket in the neio.
All the other states have from four TO
six, Illinois leading with seven. There
are three Republican tickets in Della
ware, but only one variation In the
names of the candidates, the nominee
for governor of the Regulars" refusing
to abide by the decision of the fractional
conference which resulted in the with
drawal of the Union" candidate and an
agreement upon a compromise ticket;
The Republicans in Wisconsin VIII
have a choice between two tickets for
state officers, the "Stalwarts" having
decided to keep up their fight against
LaFollette 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 sap
arate presidential electors. In Nevada
the Democrats and one wing of the
Silver party divided the minor state
officers to be voted for, but the Stall
wart Silver" men put up their own cleo
tors.
The Peoples party, which Endorsed
Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and 1900, has an ac-
tive organization in thirty-two of the
forty-five states, the nominees for state
cial ballot in twelve states, and for
electors in twenty. Efforts to this end
We're made in a number of other states,
but the requisite number of signatures
to petitions were not obtained.
The Prohibitionists have 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) have electoral and
state tickets in thirty-two states, and
electoral tickets in eleven others-seven
more than in 1900.
The Socialist Labor party has whole
or part electoral and state tickets in
twelve states, and electoral tickets in
two others-Six less than in 1900.