Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-03

posed to the influence of the Mormon church in politics. The Prohibition party has tickets in twenty. one states, the Socialist in twenty.seyen, the Indc- pendence party in twelve, the Socialist Labor In six and Peoples or Populist party In five. including Nebraska. where the Popullsts have fused with the Democrats. The Socialist Labor party has proxy" candidate for pres ident, the real nominee being Martin R. Preston. who is confined in Nevn- da Jail on charge or murder The proxy Is August Gilhaus of New York. Here in New York state the fight for reelection made by Governor Hughes is almost overshadowing the national contest. Other states are also seeing today the finishes of bitter local con- tests. In Connecticut Congressman Lilley of submarine boat fame has as opponent Judge A. Heaten Robertson. New Jersey and Pennsylvania have been able to give their undivided at- tention to national and local issues, neither state electing a governor to- day. In Illinois Governor Deneen's claim to another term in office has been contested by Former Vice Presi- Fxdent Adlai E. Stevenson. The con gresslonal contest that has attracted most attention has been that between Speaker Cannon and Henry c. Bell, the Democrat who has his eyes on Uncle Joe's seat.
 Johnson and Jacobson.
 In Minnesota two descendants of Scandinavia are trying for election as governor. The Democrat is Governor John A. Johnson of national fame, and his Republican opponent is Jacob F. Jacobson. Missouri's leading candi- dates for the governorship are Con- gressman William s. Cowherd, Demo crat and Attorney General Herbert S. Hadley, Republican, who have had to yield large share of the limelight in thelr state to the fight that is being made by Governor Joseph w. Folk for the senatorship. Senator Stone Is seek ing reelection, and the Republican as- pirant for the place is Richard c. Kerens. In Mr Bryan's state the can- didates for governor are A. c. Shallen- berger, Democrat, who beat Omaha's cowboy mayor" Jim Dahlman, in the primaries. and the incumbent of the office, George L. Sheldon. The Ohio fight has been waged with great bit terness and zeal. the Republican nomi- nee in Mir. Taft's home state being Governor Andrew L. Harris, who is opposed by Judson Harmon, attorney general in MT. Cleveland's cabinet.
 Heavy Voting In Big Cities.
 Reports from Chicago, Boston, Phila- delphia and other large cities say that the voting both in the city precincts and in the country districts is heavy, the apathy that marked the greater part of the campaign being succeeded by the efforts of the politicians to bring out the vote"
 The headquarters of all the minor parties are exceedingly busy places to- day The Independence party men, Socialists and Prohibitionists declare that their respective candidates will poll votes greatly in excess of those conceded to them by the old party men. This feeling is especially marked at the Independence and Socialist quar- ters, where the followers of Messrs. Hisgen and Debs assert that the re- turns will astonish the country.
 Concerning the presidential situation, the prophecies of professional political prophets made weeks ago are being fulfilled today. They repeated then