The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-30
CANDIDATES and MEASURES VOTED
FOR IN THE VARIOUS STATES

Nine national political conventions
were held this year. and min canGi-
dates for President and Fice-President
of the United States were nominated,
but only six electoral tickets were gen.
orally voted for Tuesday. Beside the
two great political parties" seven 9TH
ers made OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Pro-
hibition, Socialist. Socialist Labor,
Continental Qaborl, National Liberty
(negro) and Lincoln megrol. The W o
negro parties, however. apparently
ended their work when the national
conventions adjourned. as 10 electors
were selected. or ut least none appeared
on any official ballot, and the Continent
tai party seems confined to Illinois.
and. perhaps, to Chicago, the place of
its origin.
The terms Of thirty United States
Senators expire March + next. Seven
of the vacancies have already been
filled and the Legislatures OF twenty
three States elected November S will
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 4 Governor
and all, or nearly all, the elective State
officers were chosen Tuesday. In five
States minor State officers We're Sc
lected, and in thirteen only electors
were voted for.
South Carolina enjoys the distinction
of having only II 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 a compromise
ticket.
The Republicans in Wisconsin had 4
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 i'll
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, but the
"Stalwart Silver. men put up their
W electors.
The Peoples party. which Endorsed
Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and 1900, had an ac-
tive organization in thirty-two Of the
forty-ive States, the nominees for
State officers and electors being on the
official ballot in twelve States and for
electors in twenty. Efforts to this end
were made in a number of other States,
but the requisite number of signatureT
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, n
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 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.
Democratic-President Alton E. Par
ker. New York; Vice-President, Henry
G. Davis, West Virginia.
Prohibition-President Silas c. Swal-
low, Pennsylvania; Nice-President,
George w. Carroll, Texas.
People's-President. Thomas e. Wat
son. Georgia; ice-Presldent, Thomas
II. Tibbles, Nebraska.
Socialist-President, Eugene '. Debs,
Indiana. Vice-President, Benjamin
Hanford, New York.
Socialist Carbohydrates H. Core
ron, New York; Vice-President, Will
lam w. Cox, Illinois.
Continental NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Aus
tin Holcomb, Georgia; Vice-President,
A. King, Missouri.
National Liberty (negro)-President,
George e. Taylor, Iowa; Fice-Presi-
dent, William G. Payne, Virginia.
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