The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-29
ELECTIONS IN TWELVE
 SAFES NEXT WEEK
Six Governors to be Elected and Numerous Other Off,
 cers Chosen.
TEN TICKETS IN BAY STATE
Some of the Local Elections Are of Particular Interest
 This Year.

| ~A~~ A SS9&
 | New York, Oct 2S-There will cleo
 tions in twelve states one week from tomorrow. In Massachusetts, Rhode i Island, Maryland, Mississippi and Ken 7 lucky governor md other state off, cers are to be chosen; in New Jerscy, a governor only; in New York, two as- sociate justices of the court of appeals; 1 in Pennsylvania, a state treasurer, and 1 in Nebraska, a railrold commissioner 1 and two regents of the state university, 1 In Ohio, Utah and California, munich
 pal officers are to be selected, while in 1 New York county a number of judges i and a sheriff are to be voted for.
 The prohlbitionists have a state tie-
 ket in all the states, except Maryland
 and Mississippi, and city tickets in ' Cleveland and Cincinnati, but not in ! San Francisco or Salt Lake. 1 Tie socialists also have tickets in all ] the states except Mississippi and Nary { land, and city tickets Tn Cinclnnat, Cleveland and Salt Lake, but not in i Ser Francisco.
 The sociatst-labor party has tickets : in Kentucky, Massachusetts and New { Jersey, while union labor made nomin-
 ations for city officers in San Francis
 co.
 There is only one ticket-the demo-
 cratlc-in Mississippi and the result, of i course, is not doubtful.
 In Massachusetts there are ten tick
 cts, five being divided among demo-
 crats, who arc engaged in factional fight with the state delegation to the
 national democratic convention next
 year in prospective. The ballot law
 commission decided that Henry F,
 Whitney was the nominee for gover- 4 nor.
 In Nebraska the democrats and pop
 for throughout the state.
 1n Maryland there will be straight
 contest between the democrats and the
 republicans, only the two parties hav- ing made nominations for state off,
 cers. In addition to these a house of
 delegates and one-half of the state
 senate are to be elected The next
 legislature will choose two United
 States senators-one to fill the unex- Ipred 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 eandi- , date receiving the highest vote in his
 district. The senatorial primaries, s5 far at least as the democrats are con- ecrned, will hereafter be party of the regular elections in Maryland. Four
 aspirants for the long term will be
 voted for Nov. 5, the candidate for tha
 short term having no opposition.
 The local elections, particularly iii New York county, Cleveland, Cincfn- natl, Salt Lake and San Francisco, arc of particular interest this year ! In New York county the republicans and the Independence league CHearst) forces have fused or the county tick ct, which Is made up of number oi :. court justices and sheriff. Dhis gives , unusual interest to tho contest, al though the republicans named the head Of the ticket. NJ. Linn Bruce, for jus tics of the supreme court, the most i'm, !, portant office, that of sheriff, went to the Independence league, whose nomi- , nee Ma@millian F. 1hmsen, has beer :. William R. Hearsts campaign man 7 aeAr in several campaigns. Of the ter < Judges nominated, the republicans ' named five and the Independence
 league the others, Opposed to Ihfnse1
 on the democratic ticket is Thomas F'
 Foley, democratic leader of the Sec 2 ond Assembly district and a vel t known figure in East Side politics '- while James W. Gerard heads the dem q ocratie ticket for justice of the su preme court, Soon after the non1ina ' tiofs were made, Mayor Mcclellan V who had been opposed to the presen IS Tammany machine, announced that h e. would support the democratic tickt d. against the republican-Hearst com of bine.
 Tn Cincinnati there is a trianguls
 contest, Dempsey, democrat, being ol
 posed by Frank Pfaff, elected vit mayor two years ago on the same ti d ket with Dempsey, and by Col. Leopo r. Markbreit, the veteran German edito st Pfaff heads the city party ticket, whic Ss includes several democratic nomine and Markbfeit is the republican cand
 date"
 In Cleveland, Congressman Theodo te E. Burton is contesting the mayoral 3l with Thomas L. Johnson, who is Ill ,d derstood to be the representative in William J. Bryan in Ohio, and to i a. dorse Bryan's views on the subjects e. public utilities. There are four ticke is in Salt Lake City, the American w anti Norman party, having made nor Il. nations for local offices as have u es republicans and democrats and socia IS fists.
 ol In San Francisco the democrats al IS the good government forces have cor As bined and nominated the present ac ' ing mayor who is opposed by repu ' lican, as well as union labor cant ss date and the three-cornered fight ss te decidedly lively.
 'u CASHIER A SUICIDE.