The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-11-05
MUNICIPAL, COUNTY AND STATE
ELECTIONS IN THIRTEEN
STATES.
WILL VOTE: TODAY
Tom johnson Wants to Be Mayor of
Cleveland Another Term-Defeat Of
'haormone Is Prophesied in Salt
Lasse-Filiplnos to Select Governor
No More Violence in Louisville.

No More Violence in louisville.
Washington. Nov. 4.-The elections
which will take place In 1s states to-
morrow may develop some indication
I. of possible tendencies in the national
campaign Of next year. The fact that
contests affecting the national con
gress are promised in but few in
stances has q somewhat deterring in
fiuence,. but the more astute political
forecasters expect to and some signs
which will be significant.
There are 10 general state elections.
The keenest interest in the local con
tests is in New York City, Cleveland,
San Francisco and Salt Lake City. In
New York the struggle between Tam
many and the Fusion ticket is re-
garded as OF vast significance and
most OF the wagers, few and small at
best, turn upon the outcome in that
contest.
Next to the New York battle in pop
ular interest, comes the municipal
contest in Cleveland. Both Mr.. Bur
ton and Mr.. Johnson are personally
known here, the former being mem
Der and the latter former member Of
the house of representatives and the
interest is personal as well as politi-
cal
Salt Lake receives attention be-
cause of the prominence Of the Nor
mon question, and San Francisco on
account of the recent occurrences in
/ connection with the administration Of
the affairs Of that city.
In Massachusetts,, Maryland, Mis-
souri,, Rhode island, Kentucky and
New Jersey, governors will be chosen
and in all of them full state tickets.
In Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania,
Nebraska, the elections will be for
inferior state officers or for members
of the legislature or county officers.
In all cases the results will be care
fully scanned here for signs of
changes which may possibly bear upon
the more important general contest.
Washington officials Interested.
Washington officials, from the presi-
dent down manifest lively interest
down, are manifesting lively interest
in tomorrow's elections, and the re-
suits In many ulaces will be looked up
on as straws showing the direction of
the political wind. Particular interest
attaches to the judicial and legisla-
tive contest in New York state, the
municipal election in Cleveland and
the gubernatorial race in New Jersey.
In ali Of these struggles for political
supremacy the popularity Of President
Roosevelt enters as factor, and II
the result should be largely against
the Republican candidates, it will un-
doubtedly be considered in the anti
Roosevelt camps, as an evidence of
the waning OF the Rooseveltian prin-
ciples and policies
Six states, two in the South, two in
the east and two In New England, will
elect governors tomorrow. At the
present time four of these states
Kentucky, Mississippi, Maryland and
Rhode Island-have Democratic gov
ernors, and Massachusetts, and
New Jersey--have Republican chief
executives. Mississippi has already
selected its governor, who is, Of
course, a Democrat, and the election
will be mere Formally Kentucky is
also conceded to the Democratic col
umn, although The Republicans of the
Blue Grass state have made a deter
mined fight for their candidate.
Maryland Doubtful.
Maryland Is considered as doubtful.
The Democrats carried the state for
Warfeld in 1903 by over $4,000, but
the following year the presidential
election was so close that one Roose-
velt elector was chosen. In New Jer-
sey, also, the fight has waged warmly,
with honors apparently about even.
Three years ago the Republicans car
ried New Jerse, for Roosevelt by 3d.
59S, and for Stokes for governor by
1884. Last year the Democrats turn
ed the tables and secured a majority
of two In the state assembly. Rhode
Island Is admittedly close. In the last
election the Democratic ticket, head
ed by Higgins for governor. won by
the narrow margin of 1878, but the
Democrats lost the state to Roosevelt
in 1904 by over 10000.
Guild was elected governor OF ssas.
sachusetts last year by over $4,000,
and apparently has good chances Of
reelection, owing to the division in
the Democratic ranks. The chances
for Democratic victory this year