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THE ELECTIONS
Twelve States to Elect Gvernors
and Other Officers Nov. 5.
MANY TICKETS NOMINATED

ProhibtionistS and SOCIALISTS ndNe
Tickets In All the States Except
Two-LiveIy Contests In Some OF
the States.
New York, Oct. 29.-There will be
elections in IL states next Tuesday.
November 5. In Massachusetts, Rhode
Island Maryland, Mississippi and
Kentucky a governor and other state
officers are to be chosen; in New Jer-
sey, a governor only; in New York,
two associate justices of the court OF
appeals; In Pennsylvania, a state
treasurer, and in Nebraska, railroad
commissioner and two regents OF the
State University In Ohio, Utah and
California municipal officers are to be
selected, while in New York county q
number of judges and sheriff are to
be voted for.
The Prohibitionists have 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 Kranclsco.
The Socialist-Labor 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.
In Massachusetts there are 10 tick
cts, five being divided among Demo-
Gratis, who are engaged In a factional
fight with the state delegation to the
National Democratic convention next
year. The ballot law commission de-
cided that Henry K. Whitney was the
nominee for governor
In Nebraska the Democrats and Pop
ulfsts 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
having made nominations for state
officers. IN addition to taese, house
Of delegates aud 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 T. Cor
man, 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 capdi-
date RECEIVING the highest vote in his
district. The senatorial primaries, so
far at least as the Democrats are con-
cerned, will hereafter be part of the
regular elections in Maryland. Six as
pirants for the long term will be voted
for November 5, the candidate for the
short term having no opposition,
In New York county the Hepubli'
cans and the Independence League
(Hearst) forces have fused on the
county ticket. which is made up OF
number of court justices and sherlf
This gives unusual interest to the
contest, although the Republicans
named the head of the ticket
In Cleveland Congressman Theo
dore e. Burton is contesting the may
orally with Thomas L. Johnson, who
is understood to be the representative
of William ], Bryan in Ohio. and to
fpdorse Bryan's views on the subjects
of public utilities.