The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-29
Five Will Choose a Full Set of
Officers.
FUSION In TWO STATES
Hearst Forces Combined With
Republicans in New York.
massachusetts, Worries Along
With Only Ten Tickets.

S0s"IneT0
eiections in twelve states one week
from today. In Massachusetts Rhode
Island' Maryland, Mississippi and
hentucky a governor and other state
oillcers are to be chosen; in New Jer-
sey' governor only; in New York.
TWO associate justices of the court of
appeals; in Pennsylvania. a state
treasurer and in Nebraska. a railroad
commissioner and two regents of the
State university. In Ohio Utah and
SdlIornla, municipal officers are to be
seIected, while in New York county a
number of judges and a sheriff are 70
be voted for
IN CINCINNATI there is a triangular
contesl, dempsey, Democrat being
opposed by Frank Pfaf, elected vice
mayor two years ago, on the same
ticket with Dempsey and bv coIonaI
Leopold Markbreit, the veteran Ger
man editor. Pfaff heads the citv nartv
Clcket' which includes several Demo-
cratc nominees, and Markbreit is
the Republican candidate
The Prohibitionists have a state
tlcket in all the states except Marv-
land, and city tickets in Cincinnati
SIeveland and Salt Lake, but not in
San Francisco.
The Socialist-Labor party has tick
cts in Kentucky, Massachusetts and
new Jersey. while union labor made
nominations for city officers in San
There is only one ticket. Demo-
cratic, in Mississippi, and the result. of
course, is not doubtful
Two Democratic Tickets.
In Massachusetts there are ten tick
cts, five being divided among Demo-
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 gov
ernor.
In Nebraska the Democrats and Pom
ulists fused on the officials to be voted
for throughout the state
In Maryland there will be straight
contest between the Democrats and the
Republicans. only the two parties hay-
ing made nominations for state officers
In addition to these house of dele
gates and one-half of the state senate
are to be elected. The next legislature
will choose two United States senators
-one to fill the unexpired term of the
late Arthur P. German, and the other
to take the place of Senator Rayner
The Republicans adhere to the old
plan of senatorial election, but the
Democrats are to put into effect a new
senatorial primary plan. which requires
every member of the Legislature to vote
for the candidate receiving the high
est vote in his district The senatorial
primaries, SO far at least as the Demo-
Gratis are concerned, will hereafter be
a part of the regular elections in Mary
land. Six aspirants for the long term
will be voted for November 8, the can
didate for the short term having no on
position.
Hearst-RepubIican Fusion.
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 Republi-
cans and the Independent League
forces have fused on the
county ticket, which is made up of a
number of court justices and a 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 Independent League
whose nominee, Macmillan F. Ihmsen,
has been William r. Hearst's campaign
in several campaigns.
OF the ten judges nominated the Re
oublicans named five and the Independ-
ence league the others. Opposed to linn
Foley, Democratic leader of the Second
assembly district and well known fig
Gerard heads the Democratic ticket for
Justice of the supreme court. Soon after
Clellan. who had been opposed to the
rammany machine, announced that he
would support the Democratic ticket
against the Republican-Hearst combine.
In Cleveland Congressman Theodore
Burton is contesting the mayoralty with
Tom L. Johnson, who is understood to be
he representative of William j. Bryan
n Ohio, and to indorse Bryan's views on
he subject of public utilities There are
our tickets in Salt Lake City. the Amer
can or Anti-Mormon party, having made
for local offices, as have the
and Democrats and Social
SITS.
In San Francisco the Democrats and
he Good Government forces have COM
,ined and nominated the present acting
mayor, who is opposed by Republican.
Is well a Union Labor candidate, and
he three-cornered fight is decidedly
lively.