The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
STATE ELECTIONS.
GOVERNORS 70 Be CHOSEN m
SIX ConnoRWEALTHS

40 0A4 O1AkC1S G1CCIDO03 IOT M110O1
Offices Are to Be Held-Many
Tickets in the Field--Massa-
chusetts Electors Have Nine
to Choose From.
New York, Oct. 29.-Tbere will be
elections In twelve states one week
from today. In Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Maryland, Mississippi and
Kentucky q governor and other state
officers are to be chosen; in New Jer-
sey a governor only; in New York,
two associate justices of the ooart of
appeals; IN Pennsylvania a state
treasurer, and in Nebraska a railroad
commissioner and two regents of the
state university. In Ohio, Utah and
California, municipal officers are to
be selected, while in New York county
q number of judges and a sheriff are
to be voted for.
The prohibitionlsts have a state
ticket in all the states except Mary.
land and Mississippi and city tickets
in Cleveland and Cincinnati, but not
in San Francisco and Salt Lake.
The Socialists also have tickets in
all states except Mississippi and Mary
land and city tickets in Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Salt Lake and San Fran
cisco.
There is only one ticket-the DEM
ocratic-in Mississippi.
Nine Tickets to Choose From
In Massachusetts, there are nine
tickets, four being divided among the
Democratic, who are engaged in a
faotional fight, with the state delega-
ton to the national Democratic con-
vention next year In prospective.
In Nebraska the Democrats and
Populists fused on the officials to be
voted for throughout the state.
In Maryland there will be straight
contest between the Democrats and
the Republicans, only the two parties
having made nominations for state
officers. In addition to these house
of delegates and half the state senate
are to be elected. The next legisla.
ture 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 Democrats are to put
into effect q new senatorial primary
law, which requires every member of
the legislature to vote for the candi-
date receiving the highest vote in his
district. The senatorial primaries, so
far at least as the Democrats are con-
cerned, will hereafter be part of the
regular elections in Maryland.
The local elections, particularly in
New York county, Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Salt Lake and San Francisco,
are of particular interest this year.
New York County Contest
In New York county the Republi-
cans and the Independence League
(Hearst) forces have fused on the
county ticket, which ia made up of a
nubmer of court Justices and q sheriff.
This gives unusual interest to the
CONTEST, although the Republicans
named the head of the ticket, N. Linn
Bruce, for justice of the supreme
court, the most important office, that
of sheriff, went to the Independence
League, whose nominee, Macmillan
F. Ihmsen, has been Hearst's cam.
paign manager for several campaigns.
OF the ten judges the Republicans
named five and the Independence
League the others. Opposed to
Ihmsen on the Democratic ticket is
Thomas F. Foley, Democratic leader
of the Second assembly district and q
we'll known figure in East Side poll
tics, while James w. Gerard heads
the Democratic ticket for justice Of
the supreme court. Soon after the
nominations we're made, Mayor Nc.
Clellan, who has been opposed to the
present Tammany machine, announ.
ced that he would support the Demo
cratic ticket against the Republican,
Hearst combine.
In Cleveland, Congressman Theo.
Il
dore Z. Burton is contesting the may.
orally with Thomas L. johnson, who
is understood to be the representative
Of William J. Bryan in Ohio, and to
indorse Bryan's views on the subject
Of public utilities.
There are four tickets in Salt Lake,
the American, or anti Mormon party,
having made nominations for local
offices, as have the Republicans,
Democrats and Socialists.
In San Francieco the Democrats
and Good Government forces have
combined and have nominated the
present mayor who is opposed by Q
Republican as we'll as Union Labor
and Socialist candidates, and the light
| 10 decidedly lively.
North Coast Contractors Move
North Yakima, Oct. 28.-With the
completion Of the Granger randview