Evening journal., 1907-11-05
TWELVE STATES
VOTING TO-DAY
Five Of Them Are Choosing
Full List Of State
Officers
LICENSE TIE LOCAL ISSUE

Elections are being held in twelve
States to-day. In Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Maryland. Mississippi
and Kentucky. governor and other
state officers win be chosen; in New
Jersey. a 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
California. municipal officers win be
selected, while in New York county n
number of judges and a sheriff VIII be
voted for In Delaware the issue is
license" or "no-ncense."
Tho Prohibitionists have state
ticket in an the states except Mary
land. and city tickets in Cincinnati
Cleveland. and salt lake, but not in
san Francisco.
The Socialist-Lahor party has tick
cts in Kentucky. Massachusetts,, and
New Jersey, while union labor made
nominations for city officers In san
Francisco.
There is only one ticket-the Demo-
cratic-in Mississippi, and the result
of course. is not doubtful.
Chaos in Massachusetts.
In Massachusetts there are ten tick
cts, five being divided among Demo-
Gratis. who are engaged i'm "a factional
night, with the State delegation to The
National Democratic convention mex.
year in prospective. The ballot law
commission decided that Henry Nj.
Whitney was the nominee for gov
ernor
In Nebraska the Democrats and
pupullsls fused on the officials 70 be
voted for throughout the state.
In Maryland there win be straight
contest between the Democrats and
the Republicans. only the two parties
having made nominations for State of
/ hcers In addition to these a house OF
| delegates and one-hah the state Sem
ate win be elected. The next legis-
lature viii choose two United States
/ Sonators-one TO iii the uneXpireo
term Of the late Arthur p. German
and the other TO take the place of SEN
ator Rayner
| The Republicans adhere TO the old
! plan Of senatorial election, but the
| Democrats viii put into effect a new
/ senatorial primary law, which requires
every member of the legislature TO vote
for the candidate receiving the high.
est vote in his district The sena'
/ torial primaries, so Car. at least, as
/ the Democrats ase concerned, VII
hereafter be a part of the regular cleo
ton in MARYLAND. Three aspiranu
for the long term will be voted fo
November s. the candidate for tn
short term having no opposition.
Important City Election.
The local elections. particularly Il
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 independence Leagu
Hearst forces have fused on IN
county ticket. which is made up of
number Of Justices and q sheriff. Thi
! gives unusual interest TO the contest
Although the Republicans named tn
head of the ticket. NJ. Linn Bruce. 70
justice OF the supreme Court, the mos
important office. that of sheriff, wen
to the independence League, who's
nominee. MaNimilian +. 1hmsen. ha
been William r. Hearsts campaigi
manager in several campaigns.
OF the ten judges nominated, IN
Republicans named five, and the In
dependence League the others Op
posed to Ihmsen on the Democrati
ticket is Thomas f. Foley. Democrats
leader OF the Second assembly district
and well-known figure I'm east sid
politics. while James W. Gerard head
the Democratic ticket for justice O
the Supreme Court
Soon after the nominations wer
made Mayor Mcclellan, who had bee
opposed to the present Tammany ma
chine. announced that he would sup
port the Democratic ticket against th
Republican Hearst combine.
A Triangular Contest.
In Cincinnati there is a triangula
contest. Dempsey. Democrat, being op
posed to Frank Pfan, elected vice
\ mayor two years ago on the sam
ticket with Dempsey and by CO
Leopold Markbreit. the veteran Ger
man editor Pfam heads the city part
ticket which includes several Demo
cratic nominees. and Markbreit is IN
Republican candidate.
In Cleveland. Congressman Theodor
T. Burton is contesting the mayoralt
with Tom l.. Johnson, who is under
stood to be the representative Of vii
liam J. Bryan in Ohio. and TO endors
Bryans views on the subject of publ
: utilities There We're four tickets i
Salt Lake City the American, or Anti
Mormon party, having made nomina
tions for local Offices, as have the Re
publicans and Democrats and Social
lists
In San Francisco the Democrats an
J the Good Government forces hav
combined and nominated the preser
acting mayor. who is a union labo
candidate, anl the three-cornei e
fight IS decidedly lively.