The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-11-05
WATCH FOR RETURNS
Official Washington Keenly
interested in Elections.
MANY NEW TICKETS IN FIELD
Pennsylvania Alone Has Twelve
Parties Bidding for SupDOrt-Forty-
two States and Territories VIII BE
Heard from neutrality-suspicious.
Have Much the Best of IL so Fnr.

Heard from Tuesday-ReDubi1 cans
Have Much the Best of II so Far.
Official Washington has its eyes strained
on forty-twO States and Territories where
general elections will be held Tuesday
While New York, OF course, occupies the
center of the political stage. and the spot
lights are trained on Candidates Hughes
ana Hearst, the results generally through
out the country viii be awaited at the
National Capital with the keenes,
anxiety.
The first and second tiers of officials
want to see a Republican House elected
not only as an Endorsement Of President
Roosevelt, but because they believe it is
highly essential to the success of his ad-
ministration that both branches OF the
Legislature shall be in harmony with him
in q political sense until ne leaves the
White House in March, 1909
Those who just hold Jobs" want TO
see the Republicans triumphant, because
they are opposed TO a change. If the
Democrats should win this year the great
army Of officeholders would accept it as
a probable Indication OF disaster to the
Republicans two years hence. And while
most of them are covered by the civil
service blanket, they don't want TO take
a chance with Democratic administra-
ton.
Elections Are General.
Elections will be held Tuesday in every
State, except Oregon. Maine. and Yer
mont, and IN the territories. except
Alaska, where elections have been held.
The States named have already elected
State officials and their representatives
10 the Sixtieth Congress. In twenty-three
States q governor and other officers will
be elected; in twenty Of these legisla-
ture also; in ten. minor State officers or
justices of the supreme/ court; in two,
representatives in Congress and a Iegis-
lature, and in seven representatives only.
oklahoma VIII vote on a State constitu-
ton, and Arizona and New Mexico will
engage in a collar and elbow affair on
Joint statehood.
The political situation in a number Of
states is interesting. Down in South Car
DINA there is only one ticket in the field.
Democratic. Pennsylvania has twelve
tickets bidding for votes. Among the
parties doing business this year are. In
dependence League. New Idea Citizens,
commonwealth, Roosevelt Square Deal
CITY, Referendum. Jefferson. American.
Anu-Admlnistration, Republican. Reor-
8anized Republican. Lincoln Republican,
Pennsylvania, and Bryan Democrat
Socialists Have Many Candidates,
Socialist tickets are up in twenty States.
Prohibition in twenty-three. Socialist
Labor in seven. Populist or Peoples in
four and the Independence League In
three. while Public Ownership has a
ticket in one State. The States in which
the Socialists are running tickets are
California, Colorado, Connecticut. Florida.
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Kansas.
Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri Mon
tana, Nebraska. New Hampshire. New
York, Ohio, North Dakota, Pennsylvania.
South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas. Wisconsin.
and Wyoming Socialist-Labor: Illinois.
Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio.
Pennsylvania, and Texas In addition TO
New York the Independence League Is
running tickets in Massachusetts and
California.
nominated candidates for Congress In
many districts, and in others labor
unions or federations have Endorsed Re
publicans or Democrats, who are believed
TO be favorable to the labor cause
Hope TO Get Senator's.
In addition TO controlling the House in
the sixtieth Congress. the Republicans
are hopeful that the result of Tuesdays
elections will give them a stronger. grip
on the Senate. Il is expected that Re
publican legislatures will be elected in
Montana, Idaho. and Colorado. and that
Republicans will succeed the three Dem
ocratic Senators from the States named.
who viii retire on March next.
Republicans Have start.
Whatever may be the result Of the
Congressional elections, the Republicans
have already the start Of eight members,
that number-two in Oregon, two in Yer
mont, and four in Maine-having already
been elected. All Of these were re-elec-
tions- Elections, therefore, to complete
the choice in 3sS districts are to be held
in 37S districts
The lists OF nominations given out by
the Congressional camraign committees
Of the two parties show that the Repub
hcans have made nominations in go dis
tricts, while the Democrats have made
nominations in $50 districts. This excess
IN the number Of districts in which the
Democrats made nominations is accounted
for by the fact that in only 50 of 100 dis
triets in ten Southern States have the Re
publicsEs made nominations. In only
thirteen districts, and they in Northern
States, have the Democrats failed tn
make nominations
Many Not RenOminnted.
The denominations number 3o-lq7 Re-
publican and lG7 Democratic. The pres-
ent complexion of the House being 90
Republicans and 13I Democrats: . Re
publicans and 30 Democrats having not
been renOmina ted.
This year the Socialist and Prohibition
parties made nominations IN an unusually
large number of districts the former hav-
ing to its credit 1S3 and the latter 16o
other parties or ideas represented by
candidates are as follows with the mum
Der OF nominations made:
Independence League. a; Socialist
Labor, 9; Social Democrat, 8; Labor. :;
onion Labor = Independent Labor. 8:
Public Ownership 1: LI-cOln. i. hide
p-ndent, Populst. and Peoples. , each.
AID / each for the following curious as
sGtment: Roosevelt Square Deal. Bryan
DtmocTat. Progressive All. Lindsey.
UIion Work. Antitrust. Municipal
Ownership. New Idea, Constitutional
American. and Pennsylvania Blacksmith