Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
new men TO RULE
Twenty-Five Governors Will Be
Sworn In.
new HAMPSHIRE CONTEST
Gubernatorial Election Has Been
Thrown Into Legislature.
HUGHES SWORN IN TOMORROW
In Many States the Legislatures Meet
old Governors Hold Over for
Unexpired Terms.
HUGHES SWORN IN TOMORROW

| OF the new year many STATE governments
will change. Most of the legislatures meet.
| In other states the old governors hold over.
| but even in these the legislatures get to-
| gether for business.
| In Alabama Gov. Braxton B. Conner, dem
| ocrat takes Office for four years. His
| heutenant-go governor will be Henry B. Gray;
secretary Of state, Frank N. Julian; at
| torney general, A. M. CARRIER: treasurer,
w. D. Aud The legislature. which meets
! January IA, will have democratic major
| ity in the senate Of IS, and in the house of
g. Republicans and populists each have
| one vote in the house $3.50
John g. Little, democrat, becomes gov
| ernor of Arkansas for two years. The
! lieutenant governor will be John P. Lee;
| secretary Of state, O. c. Ludwig; treasurer,
H. c. Upton attorney general r. L. Rog-
ers. The legislature meets in January
| with a democratic majority Of 33 in the
senate and 80 in the house. Republicans
the house.
James N Gillett, republican, will be gov
| ernor of California for four years. Alden
Anderson will be lieutenant governor: G..
treasurer; ]. B. Lauck. attorney general.
| In the legislature which assemblies jan
uary Z, the republicans will have a ma
| jority Of 20 in the senate and q In the
! house.
| Henry A. Buchtei, republican, will be-
come governor Of Colorado for two years
| on January 10. E. r. Harper Will be lieu
| tenant governor; Timothy OiConnor sec
| rotary of state A. E. Bent, treasurer, and
William H. Dickson, attorney general. The
legislature meets January 2. The republic
| cans have a majority Of ID in the senate
and SO in the house. The democrats have
| 20 votes on joint ballot.
Woodruff for Two Years.
In Connecticut Rollins s. Woodruff, re-
| publican, takes office for two years; the
| lieutenant governor will be E. j. Lake
secretary of state, Theodore Bodenwein;
treasurer F. F. Patten; attorney general,
| NJ. H. Holcomb. There is a republican ma
tor,ty of 142 in the two houses.
| The term of office of Gov. Joseph M.
| Terrell Of Georgia ends in June The leg
| islature meets June %, when Hoke Smith
| will become governor.
In Idaho, Frank R. Goodlng, republican.
| will take office January Z; Ezra A. Burel
will be lieutenant governor; Robert Lans-
don, secretary Of state: c. A. Hastings.
treasurer; John j. Guheen, attorney gen
eral. The legislature meets January Z. 1t
| will be republican.
| Iowa will have Albert B. Cummfns, re-
i publican, for governor for two years more;
| Warren Garst will be lieutenant governor;
Morrow, treasurer; H. w. Byers. attorney
| general. There will be a republican ma
| jority of % in the senate and AZ In the
| house
Kansas will have Edward w Hoch. re-
publican, for governor for two years more
| from January 10; w. ]. Fitzgerald will be
| lieutenant governor; c. e. Denton. secre-
tary Of state; Mark Tullty, treasurer; F. c.
will meet January 8, with republican
majority of 81 on Joint ballot.
| In Maine William T. Cobb will be gov
| ernor for two years; Byron Boyd will be
| of ct Hamlin At
| torney general The republicans will have
| a majority of 40 in the two houses. The
legislature meets January q
| Massachusetts will have the following
| government for one year: Governor, Curtis
| Guild (re-elected); lieutenant governor Eben
s. Draper; secretary of state, William NJ.
| DIN; treasurer. Arthur Chaplin; attorney
general Dana Malone The legislature will
be republican.
| Republican in Michigan.
| In Michigan Fred NJ Warner, republi-
can, becomes governor for two years; P. H.
Kelley will be lieutenant governor; George
| A. Prescott, secretary of state; Frank P.
Glazier, treasurer, and ]. E. Bird, at
torney general. The legislature will be
overwhelmingly republican.
John A Johnson, democrat. will be gov
| ernor of Minnesota; E. o. Eberhardt, lieu
ltenant-governor; P. E. Hansen, secretary of
| state: S. G. Iverson, treasurer; E. T. Young,
| attorney ScucTdI. L ne 10 ISpup-
lican. z
George L. Sheldon, republican, will take
| Office in Nebraska as governor; M. p. Hope
well will be lieutenant governor; G. c. Jun
| kin, secretary of state: L. G. Brian, treas
urer; w. T. Thomas, attorney general.
The legislature will be republican.
In New Hampshire there was no
choice for governor. The legislature will
ably c. M. Floyd, the republican candidate.
Hughes Sworn in Tomorrow.
Charles e. Hughes republican, will take
the oath Of Office January 1 in New York
state for two years. The lieutenant gov
ernor will be Lewis s. Chanler; secretary
Of state, John s. Whalen; treasurer. Julius
! Hauser; attorney general, William 8. Jack
| son. In the senate the republicans have
81, the democrats 10 and Independents 1
vote. In the assembly the republicans have
90, the democrats SO and Independents 1
vote Next session begins January 2.
In North Dakota John Burke, democrat.
| will be governor for two years; r. F. Lewis
will be lieutenant governor; Alfred bla1s-
DELL secretary of state; A. Peterson, treas
urer; P. F. McCue, attorney general Leg
islature republican.
| George E. Chamberlain will be governor
of Oregon for four years. He is democrat.
F. w. Benson will be secretary of state;
George A. Steele, treasurer; A. M. Craw-
ford. attorney general. The legislature is
republican,
E. s. Stuart will be republican governor
of Pennsylvania for four years; R., s.
Murphy, lieutenant governor; w. H. Barry.
treasurer; H. L. Carson, attorney general.
The legislature will be republican.
Higgins In Rhode Island.
James H. Higgins will be governor of
Rhode Island for one year; F. H. Jackson,
lieutenant governor; C. P. Bennett, secre-
| tary of state; w. B. Greenough, attorney
general.
In South Dakota, Coe I. Crawford, repub-
lican, will be governor for two years; H. E.
Shober will be lieutenant governor; D. D.
Wipt. secretary Of state, and s. W. Clark,
attorney general The republicans will have
a majority In the legislature.
! M. F.. Ansel. democrat, will be governor
| of South Carolina for two years; T. C. Nc
Leod will be lieutenant governor; r. NJ. Nc
Cowan, secretary of state, and ]. F. Lyon,
attorney general. Legislature entirely demo-
cratic.
Malcome r. Patterson takes office January
| Is as governor OF Tennessee for two years.
| The secretary Of state will be John W.
| Morton; treasurer, R. E. Folk; attorney
| general c. T. Gates The republicans have