The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-29
COMING ELECTIONS
I. IN DOZEN STATES
ALL POLITICAL PARTIES COM
cERNEO IN CONTESTS SET
FOR NEXT TUESDAY.
HEARST T-FEPpUBlICANS
Combination in New York Will A.
tract Much Attention--cIeve-
land MayoraIty GsContest
Most Important.

| New York, Oct. aS.--There will be
! elections In twelve states one week
from tomorrow In Massachusetts.
sran Island Maryland Mississippi
and Kentucky governor and other
Itlaie officers are TO be chosen, lii
New Jersey, governor only: In New
York, two associate Justices Of the
court Of appeals; in Pennsylvania. a
state treasurer. and In Nebraska, a
raiIrcad commissioner and two re.
gents OF the state university In
Ohio, Utah, and California, municipal
officers are to be selected, while In
New York county number Of judges
ahd a sheriff are to be voted for.
The Prohibitionists have a state
ticket in all the states except MARY
and and Mississippi and city tickets
in Cleveland and Cincinnati. but not
IN San Francisco or salt Lake.
The Socialists also have tickets Ia
all the states except Mississippi aud
Maryland, and city tickets IN cfhcin
lati, Cleveland and Salt Lake. brit
net III San Francisco.
The Socialist-Labor party has
tickets In Kentucky and Massaen u
sttts and New Jersey. while uniah.
Labor made nominations for city MI
GERS In San Francisco.
There is only enc ticket the Dene%
cratic--in Mississippi and the resp'ti
III course, Is not doubtfli.
IN Massachusetts there are ten,
tickets, five being divided among thel
Democrats. who are engaged IN a fac
tional fight with the state delegation
to the National Democratic conven-'
tion next year In prospective. The
Ballot Law commission decided that
Henry M Whitney was the nominee.
fnr governor.
In Nebraska the Democrats ami.
Populists fused on the officials to he.
voted for throughout the state.
In Maryland there viii be a straight
contest between the Democrats and
the Republicans. only the two parties
having made nominations for s'gtc
officers. In addition to these hEuse
Of delegates aud one-half of the state
senate are to be elected. The n sxt
legislature will choose two United
States senators--cne to fill the unex-
pired term of tho late Arthur T. Cor.
nan. and the other tn take the place |
Df Senator Rayner. The Repub ica-s |
adhere to the old plan Of senatorial
election but the Democrats are to put /
into effect new senatorial primary l
plan. which requires every member OF !,
the legislature TO vote for the eauh
late receiving the highest vote In his
district The senatorial primaries. 80
lar at least az the Democrats are g n
scrned viii hereafter be part OF the
egular elections In Maryland SIX
,spirants for the long term viii bel
voted for November S. the candida e
or the short term having no opposi |
ion.
The slocal elections. particularly In
sew York county. Cleveland. Cincin
lati, Salt Lake and San Francisco
ire of particular interest this year
In New York county the Repubu
ans and the Independence League
'Hcarst) forces have fused on the
ounty ticket, which Is made up OF n
lumber Of court justices aud a sheriff
his gives unusual interest to the con
pst although the Republicans named
hc head Of the ticket. NJ. Linn Bruce
or justice OF the supreme court. the
nest important office. that OF sheriff.
vent TO the Independence League.
whose nominee Macmillan = Ibm
en-. has been William r. Hearst's
ampaign manager I'm several cam
aigns. OF the ten judges nominated
he Republicans named Eve and tAe
League the others. Op-
.osed to Ihmsen on the Democrst'c
Icket Is Thomas r. Foley Demo
ratio leader of the Second Assembly
district and a we'll known Hgtire In
,ast Side politics. while James W
ierard heads the Democratic ticket
,r justice Of the supreme court Soon
fter the nominations we're made
layor Mcclellan. who had been op
Csed 90 the present Tammany ma
nine. announced that he would sup {,
ort the Democratic ticket against the J
combine. ID
In Cleveland. Congressman Thee I
nre Z. Burton Is contcstinS the !
With Thomas l. johnson. I
no Is understood tn be the repre- 7
OF William J. Bryan In Ohio Z
nd to ihdorse Bryan's views 90 tae 8
lbiects of Public Utilities a
There are four tickets in Salt Lake
Ity, the American OF anti-Mormon =
lrty. having made nominations for c
cal Offices as have the Republicans. Il
emocrats and Socialists. IN
In San Francisco the Democrats q
I'd the Good Government forces have
'mbiBed and nominated the present
who IS opposed BY q q
epubiicsn as vel as q Union LAbcr
and the three-cornered fight c
decidedly lively. ls