The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29
ELECTIONS TO Be
HELD IN FORTY-TW0
STATES NEXT WEEK

New York, oct. pa week from Tues
day there will be elections I'm 42 states
and three territories Oregon, Maine and
Vermont have already elected state OFF,
GERS and members OF the sxtieth con-
gress. In % OF the states a governor and
other state officers dn 20 Of them also a
legislature): i'm 10. minor state officers or
justices of the supreme court; in two,
congressman and a legislature. and in
seven congressman only are TO be elected.
oklahoma is TO vote on a state constitu-
ton, and Arizona and New Mexico are TO
vote on joint statehood.
The terms OF 30 United States senator's
Is Democrats and Is Republicans-expire
March 3. 1907. Virginia. Louisiana. Missis-
sippi, Kentucky and Arkansas have al
ready selected Democrats. and Georgia
has a legislature which will elect another.
while Maine and Oregon have legisla-
lures which insure the return OF Repub-
licans. OF the 20 states i'm which is 10 be
chosen Nov. 6 a legislature that Viii elect
United States senators. IL are now repre-
sented in the senate by Republicans and
eight by Democrats.
A national house OF representatives. is
TO be elected-the Sixtieth congress, with
3S6 members. The present house Is COM
posed OF 80 Republicans and 1876 Demo-
Gratis Maine has already elected four Re-
publicans, oregon two and Vermont two.
There is fusion in only one state. Nc
braska. where the Democrats and Popu-
lists agreed upon a division OF the state
nominations, thought in several other
states the Republican or Democratic can
didates for state officers have been nom
mated or Endorsed by one or more of the
minor parties.
AS usual there is one state ticket. the
Democratic. in South Carolina. Pennsyl-
vania leads this year with the greatest
number OF State tickets, IL. Parties are
numerous, those having tickets in the
field being Independence Leagues, Citi-
zens, Commonwealth, City, Referendum
jefferson, American. Anti-Administration
Republican, Reorganized Republican and
Lincoln Republican. Six of them. how
ever. are confined to Pennsylvania.
The Socialists have tickets i'm 25 states,
the Prohbltionists I'm %. Socialist Labor
in seven, Populists or Peoples i'm four and
the Independence, League In three, while
Public Ownership has a ticket in one
state.
The number OF tickets in the different
states is: South Carolina. !; Alabama.
Washington. 2; Delaware. Montana, Ne
braska, North Dakota. Rhode Island
Michigan. Minnesota, Missouri. Nebras-
ka. New Hampshire. South Dakota, Wis
consin. wyoming 4: Illinois. Iowa, Kan
sas, New York, ohio. 5; Indiana, Massa-
chusetts. Texas, s; California, Z; Pennsyl-
vania, 12.
The Socialists have tickets in California,
Colorado. Connecticut. Florida. Idaho. IL
linois, Indiana. Iowa. Kansas, Massachus-
etts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire. New
York North Dakota, Ohio. Pennsylvania.
South Dakota. Tennessee. Texas, Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming.
The Prohibitionists have tickets in Call
fornia, Connecticut Delaware. Idaho. IL
linois, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas. Massachus-
etts. Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri Ne
braska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio.
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island South Da-
kota Texas. Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The Socialist Labor party has ticket
in Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas
The Populists. or Peoples. appear on
the ballot in California, Indiana. Iowa
and Kansas.
The independence League has tickets In
California. Massachusetts, and New York
The Union Labor i'm California and
Pennsylvania. Public Ownership" In
Minnesota, "AntiAdministration Repub-
lican" in Texas are some of the tickets
The Socialists and Prohibitionists have
nominated candidates for congress I'm
many districts. and have indorsed Demo
Gratis or Republicans who are believed to
be favorable to their cause