The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-30
LAST DAYS
Off Year Campaign is Draw
 ing to Close

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
 New York, Oct. 3O-The last week of the most hotly contested otf.year politi- cal campaign which the United States has experienced in many years is at hand. The majority in the national house of representatives is the chief bone of contention.
 There will be elections in 42 states and i've territories. Five states, Ark ausas, Georgia, Maine Oregon and Yer mont, and one territory, Alaska, have already held elections. Arkansas and Georgia elected state officers and will vote for members of congress next Tuesday. The republicans carried Maine. Oregon, and Vermont by re duced majorities. The democrats carried the southern states by normal maiorllies and ia Alaska the indepen- dents won by a large majority over both democrats and republicans.
 In 23 states a governor and other state officers aswell as congressman are to te chosen: iu ten states minor state officers or judges of tie supreme court and congressman are to be voted for, and iu nine, congressman only are to be elected.
 The principal state officers are to be chosen iu Alabama, California, Cobra do, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
 New Hampshire elects only gover- DOT. Tennessee a governor and railroad commissioner, and Pennsylvania a gov ernor, lieutenant governor, auditor general and secretary of internal affairs.
 Minor state officers or justices of the supreme court are to be voted for in Indiana, Illinois. Missouri, Ohio, Flori. da, North Carolina, Delaware, Utah. Washington and Montana.
 Congressmen only sae to be elected in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky end New Jersey aud delegates in Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
 The terms of thirty United States senators expire on March I, 1907. The legislatures of Maine, Oregon, Ark ausus and Georgia, which elect senators, have already been chosen. Ia the fol- lowing s.at.s the legislatures will be elected next month: Michigan, Dels- ware, Texas, Kentucky, New Hamp- shire, Kansas, Tennesse, Montana, Massachusetts, IIlinO.s, Iowa, New Jersey, Idaho, West Virginia, Louisiana South Dakota, Mississippi Virginia, Nebraska, Alabama, Minnesota, Cobra do, North Carnliua, South Carolina, Wyoming and Rhode Island.
 Aside from the two principal parties 8 dozen others have tickets in the field. The Prohibitiouist and Socialists have uckets in nearly every state. In less than halt dozen states have the popu, lists put up candidates. Ia California Hearsrs independent league has put uI 8 separate ticket. | New York ard Massachusetts the candidates of the Independent league are the same a; those on the democratic tickets. 1T New York the municipal 'ShiE party has ticket in he field. IT Texas the republicans are split into t.O factions and each has nominated state ticket, In Colorado there is ai independent candidate for governor il addition to the tickets put up by thD republicans, democratic and socialist organizations. h several states th independent labor party hss put u candidates h Arizona and New Mexi co the question of joint statehood vii be voted upon.