The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-03
NEXT WEEKS ELECTION
Nine Candidates For President and
Vice President 10 be Voted For.
u STATES TO ELECT GOVERNORS
Peoples Party. Which Endorsed Bryan.
Have Active Organizations In Thirty.
two states and the Proh,bitionists In
TWcnty-seven.
Twentyseven

two states and the 9rohib'tionists In
Twenty.seven.
New YorL. Nov Nine national
political conventions We're tolt his
Year. and ninr candidates ;ar pres.
den and wee prr-idou, o. the United
Siafr- nero nominated. bur only six
electoral tirko's will be morally
yoied FOR next Tuesday Besidrs the
two great political parties. seven oth-
eis made nominations People s. Pro
hibiuon Socialist Socialisi Labor.
Coutuen'a. DLahorl Nationa Liberty
tNcgrol ano Lincoln ,Ncgroi The
two negro parties. however apparently
ended their WORK whom the national
conventions adjourned as no. electors
have been selected OF at least none
Will appear on any official ballot. and
thc Continental party seems to be- con
fined Ia Illinois. and. perhaps to CHI
cago the place OF its origin.
The terms OF 80 United states sen
ators expire March next Seven OF
the.yacancirs have already been nlled.
and the legislatures of % states To- b.
elected neNi Tuesday viii III the Otner
e2 Members of the house OF repre-
sGniatifes are tO be voted for IN all
cxcepi three states Maine Vermont
ard Oregon. which have already elect
ed their congressman
In p states a governor and all. or
nearly all the elective officers are to
be- chosen. in five states minor state
officers are 10 BE- elected. AMI In L.
electors are 10 be voted for
South Carolina enjoys the distinc.
tion ot having only one ticket in the
field All the other states have from
four to sin. Illinois leading with seven.
There are three Republican tickets in
Delaware bur only one variation tn
the names ot the candidates. The nom
inoe ior governor Of the Regulars
refusing 10 abide by the decision of the
factional conference which resulted In
the withdrawal OF the Union candl-
date and an agreement upon a com
promise ticket The Republicans In
Wisconsin will have a choice between
two tickets for state officers. the "Stal-
warts" having decided to keep up
their nght against La Toilette. The
electors on both tickets however, are
Identical
The Democrats and Peoples party.
or POnulisfs. fused on the state ticket
in Kansas and Nebraska. but in both
states The Peoples party named sepa-
rate presidential electors. In Nevada
the Democrats and one wing of the
silver narty 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 p Of the -
states. the nominees for state officers
and electors being on the official bal
lot in II states. and for electors In %.
Efforts to this end were made in a
number Of other states. but the requi-
site number of signatures TO petitions
were not obtained.
The prohibitionists have electoral
and state tickets in y states and cleo
toral tickets in - others-one less
than in lenn.
The Socialists tcalled in some states
Social Democrats) have electoral and
state tickets IN 81 states. and cleo
toral tickets in II others-sevcn more
than in 1860
The Socialist Labor party have
whole or part electoral and state tick
cts in u states. and electoral tickets
IN two othcrs-siX less than in 1900.