The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-11-08
ELECTION FORECAST
SIX coMMoNWEALTHS ARE TO
CHOOSE GOVERNORS.
MANY TICKETS AkS X The FIELD
Mississippi Has Only one--city EIee'
tons Hold interest-Cineinnati
Has a Triangular Fight.


elections in l2 states next Tuesday.
In Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Mary
land, Mississippi and Kentucky gov
ernor and other state officers are 10
be chosen; in New Jersey, governor
only: in New York, two associate JUS.
tees of the court of appeals; In Penn
sylvania a state treasurer, and IN
Nebraska, railroad commissioner
and two regents Of the state univer.
sity. In Ohio, Utah and California
municipal officers are to be selected.
while in New York county number
of judges and a sheriff are TO be
voted for.
The prohibitionists have a state
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 labo: 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. Eve being divided among demo
Gratis. who are engaged in a 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 a straight
contest between the democrats and
the republicans, only the two parties
having made nominations for state Off
| GERS In addition to these, house OF
delegates and onc-half Of the state
senate are to be elected The next
! legislature will choose two United
States senators-one to I'll the unex-
pired term OF the late Arthur p. Cor
man and the other to take the place Of
Senator Raynor.
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
CHearsU forces have fused on the
county ticket, which is made up OF II
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, Maximilllon F. Inn
sen. has been William r. Henrsts
campaign manager in several cam
paigns. OF the ten judges nominated
the republicans named fye and the
Independence League the others.
Opposed to lhmscn on the democrat
ic ticket is Thomas F. Foley, demo-
cratic leader of the second assembly
district. and 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 OPP
posed to the present Tammany ma.
chine. announced that ne would sup
port the democratic ticket against the
republican.Hearst combine.
Cincinnati's Triangular Fight.
In Cincinnati there is a 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. PfafT heads the city party
ticket which includes several demo.
cratic nominees and Markbreit Is the
republican candidate.
In Cleveland Congressman Theodore
| T. Burton is contrasting the mayoralty
with Tom johnson, who is understood
to be the representative of William j.
Bryan in Ohio and to indorse Bryans
views on the subject of public utilities
There are four tickets in Salt Lake
City the American or AntiMormon
party having made nominations for
local offices, as have the republicans
democrats and socialists.