Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
TOmOrrOw's Elections.

Elections will be held i'll nine states
tomorrow. Governors are to be voted
for in Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts, Kentucky and
Mississippi In PENNSYLVANIA, Nebras-
officers are to 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 cOmmonwealths
in which they are held. Few of the
contests are expected to have any far
reaching effect upon national politics.
The most interesting state contest in
the east is probably that in Maryland,
where a governor, state comptroller,
attorney general and clerk of the court
of appeals are to be elected. The is
sue this year is the election laws en-
acted by a democratic Legislature. Both
parties are claiming the state.
The New Jersey campaign is not at
tracing much attention outside the
state, and even within the state there
is not much excitement over it. The
tissues are purely state. The republi-
cans predict the election of their guber
Material candidate. J. Franklin Fort,
while the democrats are equally conf
dent that their candidate, Frank s.
Katzenbach. will be successful.
Rhode Island will elect a governor
and other state officers. Republicans
are confidently predicting the defeat of
James H. Higgins, the present COVER
nor. The campaign is to large eX-
tent a duplication of that of last year,
which resulted in the election of DEM
ocratic governor, while the republicans
elected the remainder Of the state
ticket. The most reliable advices from
| that state are to the effect that the
election tomorrow will probably result
the same way.
In Massachusetts the democratic party
! has split into two factions and each
has named a state ticket. The reelec-
ton Of Governor Curtis Guild, repub!i-
can, is regarded as a foregone conclu,
sion in view of the lack of harmony
in the democratic ranks.
The election in Mississippi will be
of a purely perfunctory character
merely to confirm the results of the
democratic state primary held last
lsummer. The successful candidates al
the primaries, all of whom are demo
Gratis, of course, will be certain OF
election. The new governor will be
E. F. Noel, who will succeed James X
/ Vardaman.
. The campaign in Kentucky is one
of the most interesting in the entire
country and all signs point to a close
contest. The republicans are makini
confident prophecies of success in tn,
election of their candidate for COVER
nor. The bearing that the election will
have on the United States senatorshil
has given added interest to the cam
; paign.
, Pennsylvania elects state treasur
err The independent movement in tn,
state which was so prominent TIVE
years ago has been abandoned. and a
/ there is to be straight party vote
! the republicans expect to carry tn
state by the usual majority.
| The contest in Nebraska is for
; justice of the supreme court and re
; lgents of the state university.
, The country is taking more interes
in the local campaign in New Yor
than in any of the state contests ,ur
less it be that in Kentucky. The onl
Estate officers elected in the Empir
state this year are two judges of tn
court of appeals. The republicans an
, the democrats have nominated tn
same judicial ticket, and so there
, no contest In New York City interes
has been created by reason of the fat
: that the republicans have fused wit
i William r. Hearst's independence
league on the county ticket, the repul
i llicans taking five-elevenths of the ticl
f let and the independence six-eleventh.
y The union of forces has been severel
$ lcriticised by many of the most infiuel