The Washington times., 1907-11-04

have a good deal to do with determln-
ing the complexion Of the Empirs
States delegation TO the national Re
publican convention next year.
Where Taft Is Affected.
II the redoubtable Tom /. Johnson il,
reelected mayor Of Cleveland for the.
'steenth time, or thereab abouts-as he
probably win belt win be quite useless
for the Taft managers to explain that
Taft didn't care. 1t win everywhere be
construed as a defeat for Taft. and IL
viii give renewed vigor to criticism, 0l-
ready vigorous enough. Of the political
lncapacity OF the Taft management
Along with the troubles in Cleveland.
the persistent impression that Cox =
again reigning in Cincinnati and wil
dominate the administration that the
Republicans are almost certain 70 elect
there is not cheering TO Taft sympa-
thizers.
Chaos in Bay State.
Massachusetts has at least ten tickets
in the field, with the possibility that 4
few may have been lost in transmission
They are largely Democratic IN origin
and VIII help re-elect Governor Curtis
Guild The Democrats or that State are
still in the midst Of their interneclne
ieud, which caused them 20 throw away
the magnificent chance Of carrying ne
State which the New Haven merger
issue offered. The railroad crowd is
accused Of engineering the split in the
Democracy 10 avoid danger OF a Demo- &
cratic success on that issue
There is p Republican ticket headed ~ .
Gtlids an lnoepen4ent Citizens head /
ed Dy HeEry NJ Whitney. the ALLEGED I
regular Democratic. also headed by Sir.
W nltneys the boiling Democratic, head
"a by CharIes w Bartlett, and finally 4
tneTe are socialist socialist LABOR. Pro- +
hIbition, and independence League 1
tickets
The supply OF tickets was shut of I
when the Harvard higE-brows ran out OF +
lsins ana George Fred Williams became 4
snort o. vocabulary.
Maryland to Choose Senators.
Maryland has just two tickets. Demo- .
cratic ana Repubi-an, and has been .
having the regular Maryland sort or 1
nght Attorney General Bonaparte has /.
been kept 80 busy trying 70 bust the /!
Democrats that for several whole davs
he mas omitted 70 issue any sort Of pro-
nouncelnent about busting the trusts or
locking Up any undesirable folks. The
Maryland tickets are headed by George
r Gather. Republican, and Austin L.
CrotheT, Democrat, and the big issue
Is The control Of the Legislature, which
must choose two Senator's. Senators
Rayner ard Whyte both go out, and
Senator R2yner IS a candidate fo- re-
election.
Mississippi is expected to elect f. F.
Neol governor, he being the Democratic
nominee, and no other party having
named ticket Nebraska viii choose
two or three minor State officers. and
seems certain 70 go Republican by a
good majority, just as a means Of giving
Mr.. Bryan another taste OF that adver-
slty which makes men strong. New
York elects two justices OF the court OF
appeals and Pennsylvania ticket is
headed by the state treasurer The
campaign is scented by the fumes of the
statelOuse me9s. and each side prom
ises more reve atoms II 1t gets into Of
fee.
Governor Higgins, Of Rhode Island. is
a candidate for reelection by the
Democrats. ana the financial troubles
which have nit that State very hard are
said to have helped his cause along. His
opponent IS Frederick n.
Jackson The socialists and prohibition
lists also have candidates in the field.