Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-04
CITIES IN THROES
OF A HOT FINISH
Little Enthusiasm In States Where
Gubernatorial and Other Ofn-
Ces Are to be Filled and
Light Vote Is Expected
This Year.

New York, Nov. 4.-Election ex-
citement Is beginning to make itself
| felt throughout the entire country
despite the fact that but twelve
states will hold elections tomorrow.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Mary
land, Mississippi and Kentucky gu-
bernatorial contests are reaching
pitch where considerable excitement
Is rife. and in this state, the election
of two associate justices of the court
of appeals is attracting more than
usual attention. New Jersey will
elect a governor tomorrow and in
Pennsylvania a state treasurer Is to
be chosen. Nebraska will elect rail-
| road commissioners and regents for
the state university. Ohio, Utah and
California will elect municipal off,
GERS. A light vote is expected in
nearly all these elections
Two Hotbeds.
The real hotbeds of the election
will center in San Francisco and in
Cleveland. Ohio, where municipal
officers are to be elected. The cam
paign in both of these cities has been
ing to close with a finish thot even
the word ''whirlwind" Will not de-
scribe adequately.
In Cleveland, 1t is Burton VS..
Mayor johnson. Congressman The
odore Burton wants to be mayor
hiiC iVHi JpHiisODs Ol lnFGt-ttnt
erect car fare fame says he Min sue
ceed himself. johnson is the repre-
sentative in Cleveland of the Will
lam j. Bryan sentiment, but his
street railway fare popularity will go
far toward landing him in the chair
for another term.
Congressman Burton Is the strong
est man politically in Cleveland and
in anything like a fair race, he Will
win out, despite Johnsons popular
ity, according to the men who claim
10 know such things.
Edward r.. Taylor, present mayor
and candidate of the good govern
ment league and democratic party
Is making strong fight for election
against Daniel A. Ryan, the republi-
can nominee, who seems to have a
little the best of the race, though
Taylor is very popular and is crowd !.
Ing Ryan close. Patrick H. Mo-
Carthy, the urion labor. candidate,
seems to be out OF the race.
Taylor was appointed mayor to
succeed Schmitz after several other
selections for that office had proved
odious to the people OF San Fran
cisco and he has evidently made
good.
Ryan is popular and has the repu-
tation OF being one of the straight
eIt epdemc @eh IN the rra r apS P9ewns ss
Ryan took a prominent part in the
cleaning up of the city.
Overshadow the Others.
These two municipal elections
practically overshadow the state
elections and more interest centers
in them than in any OF the others.
While this. is an "off year. In po-
litical life. and the coming OF the
presidential campaign next year has
cast it's glimmer already over pres
ent occurrences, the elections
throughout the United States will all
be closely watched as an index of
what may be expected of the states
concerned when they cast their ball
lots next year. All of them are In
doubt except Mississippi, where the
democrats have undoubted control.
No Interest In Washington.
Washington, ID. c., Nov. 4.-Tha
fact that tomorrow's elections will
have little bearing on the complexion
OF congress reduces the interest In
Washington in them. In Maryland
the election covers not only the state
officers but the legislature as well.
Later the state Will select a United
States senator to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator German,
and also long term senator
The Virginia elections were de-
signed originally to be local but the
death OF Representatives Rixey and
SlemD necesSitates the selection OF