The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-11-08
ELECTION FORECAST
SIX COMMONWEALTHS ARE TO
CHOOSE GOVERNORS. ::
MANY TICKETS ARE IN THE FIELD
Mississippi Has Only One-Ctty Elec-
tons Hold Observation-Disclosures
Has a Triangular Fight.

New 1OIh, Az l. i''~AN 'i'
elections in 12 states next Tuesday.
In Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Mary
land. Mississippi and Kentucky gov
ernor and other state officers are to
be chosen; in New Jersey, a governor
only; in New York, two associate jus
tees of the court of appeals; in Penn
svlvania, state treasurer and in
Nebraska. a railroad commissioner
and two regents of the state univer-
sity. In Ohio, Utah and California
municipal officers are t. be selected
while in New York county a number
Of Judges and sheriff are to be
voted for.
The prohibitionists have a sta,
ticket in all the states, except Mary
land and Mississippi, and city tickets
in Cleveland and Cincinnati, but not
in San Francisco or Salt Lake.
The socialists also have tickets in
all the states except Mississippi and
MARYLAND. and city tickets in Cincin-
natl. Cleveland and Salt Lake, but not
in San Francisco.
The socialist labor party has tickets
in Kentucky, Massachusetts and New
Jersey, while union labor made noml-
nations for City officers in San Fran
cisco.
There is only one ticket-the demo
cratic-in Mississippi, and the result,
of course. is not doubtful.
Ten Tickets in Massachusetts.
In Massachusetts there are ten tick
cts, five being divided among demo
Gratis, who are engaged in factional
fight with the state delegation to the
national democratic convention next
year in prospective. The ballot law
commission decided that Henry NJ
Whitney was the nominee for COVER
nor
In Nebraska there will be straight
contest between the democrats and
the republicans, only the two parties
having made nominations for state OIL
cers.l In addition to these, a house OF
delegates and one-half Of the state
senate are to be elected. The next
legislature will choose two United
States senators-one to fill the unex-
pired term of the late Arthur P. Cor
man and the other to take the place OF
Senator Rayner.
CITY Elections Hold Interest.
The local elections, particularly in
New York county, Cleveland, Cincin-
natl. Salt Lake and San Francisco, are
of particular interest this year.
In New York county the republic
cans and the Independence League
CHearst) forces have fused on the
county ticket, which is made up OF a
number of court justices and sheriff.
This gives unusual interest to the con-
test, although the republicans named
the head of the ticket, NJ. Linn Bruce,
for Justice of the supreme court. The
most important office, that OF sheriff.
went to the independence League
whose nominee, Maximillion F. HIM
sen. has been William R. Hearst
campaign manager in several cam
paigns. Of the ten judges nominated
the republicans named five and the
independence League the others.
Opposed to Ihmsen on the democrat
ic ticket is Thomas F. Foley, demo
cratic leader of the second assembly
district, and a well known figure in
East Side politics, while James W.
Gerard heads the democratic ticket
for Justice Of the supreme court
Soon after the nominations were made
Mayor Mcclellan, who had been op
posed to the present Tammany ma
chine. announced that he would sup
port the democratic ticket against the
republican-Hearst combine.
cincinnati's Triangular Fight.
In Cincinnati there is triangular
contest, Dempsey (dem.) being op
posed by Frank Pfaff, elected vice
mayor two years ago on the same tick
ct with Dempsey, and by Colonel Leo
pold Markbreit, the veteran German
editor. Pfaf heads the city party
ticket, which includes several demo
cratic nominees, and Markbreit Is the
republican candidate.
In Cleveland Congressman Theodore
E. Burton is contesting the mayoralty
with Tom Johnson. who is understood
to be the representative of William ]
Bryan in Ohio and to indorse Bryan's
views on the subject Of public utilities
There are four tickets in Salt Lake
City, the American or Anti-Mormor
party having made nominations FOL
loca! offices, as have the republicans