Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30
Six Governors and Many Other
Officers to Be Chosen Next
Tuesday
SOCIALISTS NAME CANDIDATES
Will Have Tickets in Several States
Ten Parties Seek Honors-Massa-
chusetts Democrats Split Into Sever
al Factions-Bryanism the Issue in
Cleveland.


elections in twelve states on next
Tuesday. In Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Maryland Mississippi and Ken
lucky governor and other state Of
ficers are to be chosen; in New Jersey
a governor only; in New York, two
associate justices of the court of APP
peas; in Pennsylvania state treas
urer; and in Nebraska, a railroad
commissioner and two regents of the
state university.
In Ohio, Utah, and California mu-
nicipal officers are to be selected, while
in New York county number OF
judges and q 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.
Socialists Name Candidates.
The socialists also have tickets in all
the states except Mississippi and Mary
land, and city tickets in Cincinnati.
Cleveland and Salt Lake, but not in
San Francisco.
The socialist labor party has tickets
in Kentucky, Massachusetts and New
Jersey, while union labor made nomi-
nations for city officers in San Fran
cisco.
In Massachusetts there are ten tick
cts five being divided among demo-
Gratis, who are engaged in factionai
fight. with the state delegation to the
national democratic convention next
wear in prospect. The ballot law COM
mission decided that Henry M. Whit
ney was the nominee for governor.
In Nebraska the democrats and pop
ulists fused on the officials to be voted
for turnout the state.
Maryland Has New Plan.
In Maryland there will be straight
contest between the democrats and the
republicans for state officers. In adj
dition 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 unexpired term OF the
late Arthur P. German. and the other
to take the place of Senator Rayner.
The republicans adhere to the old plan
of senatorial election, but the demo-
Gratis are to put into effect new SEN
atorial primary plan. which requires
every member of the legislature to
vote for the candidate receiving the
highest vote in his district
The local elections, particularly In
New York county, Cleveland, Cinein-
natl. Salt Lake. and San Francisco are
of particular interest this year.
In New York county the republicans
and the Independence league (Hearst
forces have fused on the county ticket.
which is made up of a number of court
justices and a sheriff. Attic the re-
publicans named the head of the tick
et NJ Linn Bruce, for justice Of the
supreme court, the most important Of
flee that of sheriff, went to the lnde-
pendence league, whose nominee. Maxi
milan F. Ihmsen, has been William r.
Hearsts campaign manager in several
"Bryanisn" in Cleveland.
In Cleveland Congressman Theodore
E. Burton is contesting the mayoralty
with Tom johnson, who is understood
to be the representative of William j.
Bryan in Ohio, and to indorse Bryan's
views on the subjects Of public util-
tiles.
In Cincinnati there is triangular
contest, Dempsey, democrat, being OPP
posed by Frank Pfafff elected vice
mayor two years ago on the same tick
ct with Dempsey, and by Col. Leopold
Markbreit, the veteran German editor,
the republican nominee.
There are four tickets In Salt Lake
City, the American, or anti Mormon,
party having made nominations for
ocal offices, as have the republicans
md democrats and socialists.
In San Francisco the democrats and
he good government forces have COM
,ined and nominated the present acting |
mayor, who is opposed by a republican
Is we'll as union labor candidate, and
he three cornered fight is decidedly |
lively.