The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
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SIX comMoNWEAlThs ARE TO
 CHOOSE GOVERNORS. [
MANY TICKETS ARE IN THE FIELD
Mississippi Has Only one-City Eiec- tions Hold lnterest-Cincinnati
 Has a Triangular Fight.

New York, N. Where will be elections In 12 states next Tuesday. In Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Mary land. Mississippi and Kentucky a gov eruor and other state officers are to be chosen in New Jersey, a governor only; in New York. two associate jus tices of the court of appeals; in Penn. sylvania, state treasurer. and In Nebraska. railroad commissioner and two regents of the state uniyer- sity. In Ohio, Utah and California municipal officers are to be selected. while in New York county a number of judges and sheriff are to be voted for
 The prohibtionists have state ticket in all the states, except Mary land and Mississippi, and city tickets in Cleveland and Cincinnati, but nc. in San Francisco or Salt Lake.
 The socialists also have tickets in all the states except Mississippi and Maryland, and city tickets in Clncin- natl, Cleveland and Salt Lake. but not In San Francisco.
 IT 3ocialist labor party has tickets in Kentucky. Massachusetts and New Jersey, while union labor made nomi- 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- crats. who are engaged In a factional fight with the state delegation to the year in prospective. The ballot law commission decided that Henry M. Whitney was the nominee for gover- nor.
 In Nebraska there will be q straight contest between the democrats and the republicans, only the two parties having made nominations for state off. cers In addition to these 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 repubbli- cans and the independence League (Hearst) forces have fused on the county ticket, which is made up of number of court justices and a sheriff. This gives unusual interest to the con test, although the republicans named the head of the ticket. M. Linn Bruce. for justice of the supreme court. The most important office, that of sheriff. went to the Independence League. whose nominee, Maximillion F. Inn 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.
 Cineinnati's Triangular Fight.
 Tn Cincinnati there Is q triangular contest. Dempsey tdem) being op- posed by Frank Pfaf. 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 J. 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-Mormon party having made nominations for local offices. as have the republicans. democrats and socialists.
 In San Francisco the democrats and the good government forces have com bined and nominated the present act ing mayor. who Is opposed by repub- lican as well as a union labor candi- date. and the three-cornered fight is decidedly lively.