The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-04

lice have accomplished.
WHAT THE ELECTION
WAS FOR
CHICAGO, October 19-Eleetions VIII
be held in the various states aud IN
the territories of Arizona and New
Mexico November 3. Three state. Ore
gon, Maine and Vermont, have held
their state elections, and have named
members of the next Congress:the
Sixty first. Arkansas and Georgia
have named state officers only and
select representatives at the coming
election. In twenty-eight states gov
ernors or other state officers are to be
elected; a number of these states VIII
also elect members of the legislature
Six states will choose justices of the su-
preme court or minor state officers
In seven representatives only are
to be elected, and in two representa-
tives and a legislature only.
The terms of thirty-one United
States senator's, eighteen republicans
and thirteen democrats, expire March
), 1909. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Maryland have chosen democrats
and Kentucky a republican, while Yer
mont has chosen a legislature which
will name two republicans. The pres
ent Senate is composed of sixty-one
republicans and thirty-one democrats.
Members of the National House of
Representatives are to be elected Ore
gon, Vermont and Maine have already
chosen republican representatives. In
some of the southern states democrats
only have been nominated, while IN
others prohibition, socialist and indie
pendence party nominees will oppose
republicans and democrats. The pres
ent house is composed of 391 members,
223 republicans and 160 democrats
There are two vacancies.
South Carolina, as usual, has only
one ticket-the democratic-for state
officers. Louisiana also has but one
ticket-the democratic. In this state,
however a justice of the supreme
court and a railroad commissioner are
the only state officers to be elected.
VARIOUS PARTY TICKETS.
The prohibition party has tickets in
q states, the socialists in 27, the indie
pendence party in II, the socialist la
Dor in 6, and the peoples or populist
party in 8, including Nebraska, where
they have fused with the democrats.
The number of tickets in the differ
ent states is: 1, South Carolina and
Louisiana; 2, Alabama and North Ca
rolina; 3, Delaware, Florida, Montana,
New Hampshire, Oklahoma and North
Dakota; 4, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin; 5, Maryland Connecticut, Illi-
nois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and
Nebraska 6, Indiana, Iowa, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, New York and Texas
Z, Ohio
The prohibitionists have tickets in
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Ida
no, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Da-
kota, Texas, Washington, West Vir-
ginia and Wisconsin.
The socialists have tickets in Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, I'LL
nois. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mary
land Massachusetts, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska
Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio
Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Da-
kota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
The independence party has tickets
in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan
Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Ohio
and Texas.
The peoples or populist party has
tickets in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ne
braska and Ohio
The socialist labor in Connecticut
Massachusetts, Michigan, New York
| Ohio and Texas.
The American party has one ticket
in Utah.
STATE ISSUES.
In twenty-three states a total Of
ninety proposed constitutional amend