The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-11-04

Nine National Tickets I'm the Field.
"a United States Senator'S 90 be
Chosen-Governors to be Voted on
I'm % States.

New York. October 31-Nine ma
tfonal political conventions We're held
this year. and nine candidates for
President and Vice President OF the
United States were nominated. but
only six electoral tickets will be gen.
orally voted for one week from to-
morrow. Besides '-the two great DO
litical parties" seven others made
minations-People's. Prohibition,
Socialist. Socialist Labor, Continental
Oabor), National Liberty. (Negro),
and Lincoln (Negro). The two ne
gro PARTIES. however. apparently en-
ded their work when the national con-
ventions adjourned. as no electors
have been selected. or at least none
veil appear on any official ballot; and
the Continental party seems to be con-
fined TO Illinois. and, perhaps to Chi
cago. the place Of its origin.
TIE terms of thirty United States
Senators expire March 4th next. Sew
en- of the vacancies have already been
filled, and the Legislatures of twenty
three states to be elected November
Sth will ill the other twenty-three.
Members of the House Of Representa-
tives are TO be voted for in all except
three states-Maine, Vermont and
Oregon, which have already elected
their Congressmen.
In twenty-seven states n Governor
and I'LL. or nearly all. the elective
state officers are 10 be chosen: IN five
states minor state officers are to be
selected, and, in thirteen. electors are
to be voed for.
South Carolina enjoys the distinc-
ton of having only one ticket in the
field. All the other states have from
four to six. Illinois leading with seven.
There are three Republican tickets
in Delaware. but only one variation
in the names of the candidates the
nominee for Governor OF the Reg
ulars" refusing to abide by the decis-
ion of the factional conference which
resulted in the withdrawal OF the
Union candidite and an agreement
upon a compromise ticket. The Re-
publcans in Wisconsin will have a
choice between two tickets for state
officers, the "Stalwarts'' having de-
cided to keep UP thir 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 sep
arate presidential electors. In Neva-
da the Democrats and one wing of the
Silver party divided the minor state
officers to be voted for. but the 'Stal-
wart Silver men put up their own
electors.
The Peoples party, which Endorsed
Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and 1900. has an
active organization in thirty-two of
the forty-five 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
signatures to petitions were not OBJ
tanned.
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-seven
more than in1900.
The Socialist Labor party have
whole or part electoral and state tick
cts in twelve states. and electoral tick
cts in two othors-six less than In
1900.