Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
ELECTION FORECAST
SIX coMMoNWEALTHS ARE TO
CHOOSE GOVERNORS.
MANY TICKETS ARE IN THE FIELD
Mississippi Has Only one-city Elec,
tions Hold lnterest-Cincinnati
Has a Triangular Fight.

New York, n. Y.-There viii be
elections in u states next Tuesday.
in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Mary
land, Mississippi and Kentucky a gov
ernor and other state officers are to
he chosen; IN New Jersey, a governor
only; in New York, two associate jus
tices of the court OF appeals; in Penn
syKania. state treasurer, and in
Nebraska, q railroad commissioner
and two regents Of the state uniyer-
slty In Ohio, Utah aud California
manicipdi Officers are to be selected,
while in New York county number
of judges and a sheriff are TO be
voted for
The prohlbltionists have a state
ticket in all the states, except Mary
land and Mississippi, and city tickets
IN Cleveland ana Cincinnati, but not
in San Francisco or Salt Lake.
The socialists also have tickets in
all the states except Mississippi and
Maryland, and city tickets in Cincin-
natl, Cleveland and Salt Lake, but not
in San francisco.
Tho socialist labor party has tickets
In Kentucky, Massachusetts and New
Jersey, while union labor made nomi-
nations for city officers in San Fran
cisco.
There is only one ticket--the demo
cratic-in Mississippi and the result
Of course, is not doubtful.
Ten Tickets in Massachusetts.
In Massachusetts there are ten tick.
cts, five being divided among demo
Gratis, who are engaged in a factlonal
fight with the state delegation to the
national democratic convention next
year in prospective The ballot law
commission decided that Henry NJ.
Whitney was the nominee for COVER
nor
In Nebraska there will be a straight
contest between the democrats and
the republicans only the two parties
having made nominations for state Off
GERS. In addition to these. a mouse of
delegates and onc.half Of the state
senate are to be elected. The next
legislature will choose two United
States senators-one to fill the uneX-
pired term of the late Arthur p. Cor
man and the other to take the place of
Senator Rayner
City Elections Hold interest.
The local elections, particularly in
New York coanty. Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Salt Lake and San Francisco, are
of particular interest this year.
In New York county the repubbli.
cans and the Independence League
(Hearstl forces have fused on the
county ticket, which is made up OF
number of court justices and a sheriff.
This gives unusual interest 10 the con
test, although the republicans named
the head Of the ticket, NJ Linn Bruce,
for justice Of the supreme court. The
most important Office, that Of sheriff
went to the Independence League,
whose nominee, MaXimilliOn T. Ihm-
sen. has been William r. Hearsts
campaign manager in several cam.
paigns. OF the ten judges nominated
the republicans named five and the
independence League the others
Opposed TO Ihmsen on the democrat
ic ticket is Thomas f. Foley, demo-
cratic leader of the second assembly
district, and q we'll known figure in
East Side politics, while James w
Gerard heads the democratic ticket
for justice of the supreme court
Soon after the nominations were made
Mayor Mcclellan who had been op-
posed to the present Tammany ma.
chine, announced that he would sup.
port the democratic ticket against the
republicau-Hearst combine
Cincinnatis Triangular Fight.
In Cincinnati there is a triangular
contest, Dempsey (dem) being op-
posed by Frank PiaG, elected vice.
mayor two years ago on the same tick
ct with Dempsey, and by Colonel Leo.
pold Markbrelt, the veteran German
editor. pfaif heads the city party
ticket, which includes several demo.
cratic nominees, and Markbreit is the
candidate.
In Cleveland Congressman Theodore
e. Burton is contesting the mayoralty
with Tom Johnson, who is understood
to be the representative Of William ].
Bryan In Ohio and to indorse Bryan's
views on the subject OF public utilities.
There are four tickets in Salt Lake
City. the American or Anti-Mormon
party having made nominations for
local offices, as have the republicans,
democrats and socialists.
John Mitchell undersoes Operation.