The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-10-31
MORE INTEREST
IN LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Fight for Municipal Control
in New York City and
Cleveland


win Dc heid 81 niue states next
tuesday. Gpytnors VIII be voted for
in MARYLAND New Jersey Rhode Is
land. Massachusetts. Kentucky and
Mississippi In Pennsylvanla. Ne
hraska and New York few minor
state officers are 20 be chosen.
Though the campaigns IN several of
the states are more or less exciting
they are attracting little attention be-
yond the borders OF the common.
wealfhs I'm which they are held. Few
~ the contests are expected TO have
amy far-reachiug effect upon national
politics
The most interesting state contest
in the Best is probably hat IA Mary
land. where a governor, state comp
trolier attorney general and clerk OF
the court oil appeals are to be elected.
The issue this year is the election
laws enacted by a Democratic legisla-
ture Both parties are claiming the
state.
The New Jersey campaign IS not
attracting much attention outside the
state and even within the state there
IS not much excitement over &c. The
issue Is purely state. The Repnbi-
cans predict the election OF their gu
bernatorial candidate, j. Franklin
Fort. while the Democrats are equally
confident that their candidate. Frank
s.. Katzenbach. Will be successful.
Rhode island viii elect a goyerDor
and other state officers. Republicans
are confidently expecting the defeat
oi James Higgins, the present COVER
nor The campaign is 10 a large ex-
tenta duplication OF that of last year.
which resulted In the election OF
Democratic governor while the Re.
nuhlicans clected the remainder OF the
state ticket The most reliable ad-
vices from that state are 10 the effect
that the election next Tuesday will
probably result In the same way
ln Massachusetts, the Democratic
party is split into two factions and
each has named a state ticket. The
reelection of Governor Curtis Guild.
Republican is regarded here AS "a
1oregone conclusion.
The election IN Mississippi will be
OF purely perfunctory character.
merely 10 confirm the results Of the
Democratic state primary held last
summer. The successful candidate
az the primaries, an OF them Demo.
Gratis, OF course. VIII be certain of
election The new governor will be
y. n Noel, who will succeed James X.
Nardaman
The election in Kentucky Is one of
The most interesting i'm the eatire
country and an signs point to close
contest The Republicans are making
confident prophecies of success in he
election OF their candidate Tor GOV.
ernor The bearing that the election
VIII have on the United States sena.
torahip has given added interest to
the success Of the campaign
PENNSYLVANIA elects state treas,
nrer. The independent movemert
which was so promnent two yeyars
aeo has been abandoned and as t1,cre
ls 20 be a straight party vote NJ bo po
pnplicans expect i9 carry the state IN
be usual majouty
The contest n Nebraska Is for
Justice OF he lureme cour, and ~.
gents of pee st u1 arsir,
Ihe c4unts fatmr moro i,,or.
go IN the 'ncal caupal IN New Yn,e.
than IN 9af 9f the State contests
less lL De that i'm Kentucky ,rha
only state officers elected IN Inc ~,
llre STATE ihis year are two in,p 70
Hhe court of appeals The Reug 49, !"
QUO me Democrats have ne .,ia.i'',
lhe same judicial lclets So ,hnl ,'''-' ~ ~
no contest 'neFe ia
In New York City intere =, ho-
created by reason OF ne fac. nv
lhe Republicans have In sed Win 'HI ,V,i.
nam Randolph Hearst's. Tnde,,a,,,l.,,l'.,.
i-eagne On the count &C., ,''' ,',.o we
republicans taking 6ye.aleyen,h. ~,
: 1ne ncket and ne Indepcndence
league six-eieyentf is '' '''''''''
The union OF 10 cces has b,,,.,, .......
! y cltrSlssa i,, Dy many of the mos, -
l.,.ti Repu' ,lioans IN New Wv YIi. n.
= = g-Qected that MANY of f,e
A9e fvatiye Relmblicaus NH
,ei., - support the fusion jic,et
,,se ~ result that Tammany VA,
= larger majority than psnal
i.i9D per OF cities thronehe IN, ~.
Dslnl'y ss.ly wui eject municiDaI ,afs..i.i.
: iesday. The fight for rbnnieinai
control of San Francisco Cslegeien6
incihnnu AID Columbus is heine
waged Espe fial inter.
~ . manifested in The contes, IN
iefeiaDu where the may oraltv csr5,.
pa'es Tom !. Johnson ma Conpreee.
inap Theodore r. Burto n. are men y,
nal lonal prominence.