The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
HI COMING ELECTIONS
Twelve States Are to Vote on Va- rious Officers upon Next
 Tuesday.
GOVERNORS TO BE CHOSEN IN 5 STATES
Munieapal Officers Are to be Elected in Ohio, Utah and californla-Fieht Between Burton and Johnson in Cleveland Attracting Attention-Fu. sion In New York and Nebraska.

New York, Oct. 30.-There will be elections in 12 states one week from
 Tuesday. In Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Mississippi and Ken lucky a governor and other state off cers are to be chosen; in New Jersey, a governor only; In New York. two associate justices of the court of ap- peals; in Pennsylvania, state treas urer, and in Nebraska, a railroad com missioner and two regents of the state university. In Ohio, Utah and Cali. fornia municipal officers are to be se- lected, while in New York county judges and a sheriff are to be voted for.
 The prohibitionists 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 or Salt Lake. 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 nom nations for city officers in San Fran. cisco. There is only one ticket--the democratic in Mississippi.
 In Massachusetts there are ten tick. cts, five divided among democrats, who are in factional fight with the state delegation to the national dem ocratic convention next year in pros pective. The ballot law commission decided that Henry M Whitney was the nominee for governor. In Nebras- ka the democrats and populists fused on the officials to be voted for through out the state.
 In Maryland there will be straight contest between the democrats and the republicans, only the two parties having made nominations, for state off cers. In addition to these house of delegates and one-half of the state sen ate are to be elected The next legis- lature will choose two United States senators, one to fill the unexpired term of the late Arthur T. German, and the other to take the place of Senator Ray ner. The republicans adhere to the old plan of senatorial election, but the democrats are to put into effect new 1 senatorial primary plan, which re- quires every member of the legislature 1 to vote for the candidate receiving 1 the highest vote in his district. The senatorial primaries, so far at least as the democrats are concerned, will hereafter be part of the regular cleo tions in Maryland.
 The local elections, particularly in New York county, Cleveland, Cincin- natl, Salt Lake and San Francisco are of particular interest this year. In New York county the republicans and the Independence league (Hears) forces have fused on the county ticket, which is made up of number of court | justices and sheriif. This gives un- usual interest to the contest, although the republicans named the head of the ticket M Linn Bruce, for justice of the supreme court, the most important office but that of sheriff went to the Independence league. whose nominee, Maxmillian F. Ihmsen, has been Will liam R. Hearsts campaign manager in several campaigns. Of the ten judges nominated, the republicans named five and the Independence league the oth- CTS. Opposed to Imnsen on the demo- cratic ticket is Thomas F. Foley, dem ocratic leader of the Second assembly district and a well 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, May or Mcclellan, who had been opposed to the present Tammany machine, an- nounced that he would support the dem ocratic ticket against the republican
 Hearst combine.
 In Cleveland. Congressman Theo- dore E. Burton. republican, is contest ing the mayorality with Thomas l.. Johnson, democrat, who is understood to be the representative of William J. Bryan in Ohio, and to indorse Bryan's
 views on the subjects o. public utili- I ties