Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-10-22
THE COMING ELECTION.
Dozens of States to Vote Upon New
Laws and Amendments.


territories of Arizona and New Mex
ico November 3. Three states, Ore
gon, Maine and Vermont. have he'll
their state elections, and have name,
members of the next congress--th
SiXty-first Arkansas and Georgia hav
named state officers only and will Sc
| lcct congressman at the coming elec
ton. In 2S states governors or othe
state officers are to be elected;
number of these states will also elec
members of the legislature. Six state
will choose justices of the suprem,
court or minor state officers. IL
seven. congressman only are to bt
elected, and in two, congressman anC
a legislature only.
The terms of 81 United States sen
ators, IS Republicans and 13 Demo
Gratis. expire March 3, 1909. Alabama
Arkansas, Louisiana and Maryland
have chosen Democrats. and Ken
tucky a Republican, while Vermont
has chosen a legislature which vii
name two Republicans. The present
senate is composed of 61 Republicans
and 81 Democrats.
Members of the national house O1
representatives are to be elected
Oregon and Maine have already
chosen Republican representatives.
In some Of the southern states Dem
ocrats only have been nominated
while in others Prohibition, Socialist
and Independence party nominees
will oppose Republicans and Demo
Gratis. The present house is com
posed of 391 members. 223 Republic
ans and 100 Democrats. There are
two vacancies.
South Carolina, as usual, has only
one ticket-the Democratic-for state
officers. Louisiana also has but one
Democratic. In this state,
however, a justice of the supreme
court and a railroad commissioner are
the only state officers to be elected.
The Prohibition party has tickets in
21 states, the Socialists in 27, the In
party in -, the Socialist
Labor in and the Peoples or Popu-
list party in 5, including Nebraska,
where they have fused with the Demo
Gratis.
The number of tickets in the differ
ent states is: 1, South Carolina and
Louisiana; ?. Alabam and North
Carolina; 3, Delaware, Florida, Mon
-ana, New Hampshire. Oklahoma and
North Dakota; 4, Colorado, Nevada,
Rhode Island. South Dakota, Utah
West Virginia and Wis
Connecticut. Idaho. Illinois,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Ne
oraska; 6, Indiana, Iowa, Massa-
,husetts. Michigan, New York and
Texas; Z, Ohio.
The Prohibitionists have tickets in
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hi
lois. Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island,
south Dakota, Texas, Washington
Vest Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri
nd Ohio.
The Socialists have tickets in Colo
ado, Connecticut, FLORIDA, Idaho, Hi
lois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massa-
husetts. Michigan, Minnesota. Mis-
ouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
Iew York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ok
ahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
'ennesssee, Texas, Utah, Washing
on, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The independence party has tickets
I Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Nevada, New York, Ohio
nd Texas.
The Peoples or Populist party has
ckets in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri Ne
raska and Ohio.
The Socialist Labor in Connecticut,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, New York,
'hio and Texas.
In 23 states total Of 90 proposed |
amendments, laws. |
uestions or propositions will be voted |
pom. This does not include Michi-
an, where a revision OF the present
will be submitted to the
0ters for adoption or rejection. The
umber of amendments or questions
the different states is: /, Iowa
eXas, Wyoming; 2, Idaho, Illinois.
ansas, Montana, Nebraska, Rhode
'Iand, Washington, West Virginia. 3,
labama, Colorado, Florida, Ohio; 4.
Minnesota, Wisconsin,; 5, North Da-
0ta, Oregon; 6, South Dakota; 2,
.lssouri; 9, Louisiana; IS, California
The amendments or proposed laws
several STATES are of general inter
It. In South Dakota, the question Of
pealing the ''One-year-residencc" act.
hlch was passed by the last legisla-
re in order to stop rapid divorces,
Ill be submitted to the voters. For
erly suit for divorce could be
ought after a six months residence
the state. Opposition to this short
rm OF residence resulted, and the
le-year act was passed The latter
IS been objected to in certain quar- {
rs, and petitions finally were Sc
red for the submission of the one /
ar act to a vote of the people at |
e coming election. |
In Illinois the question Of a Lakes :
-the-Gulf deep waterway will be be- :
re the people in the form of con-
tutlOnal amendment authorizing the
ate to issue bonds of $40, 900 900 for
c enterprise.
California is one of the latest of the i
ltes TO agitate election reform. To q
e people there will be submitted 4 :
opposed constitutional amendment i
long others, empowering the legis n
ure to enact a direct primary law T
ovlding for the direct nomination OF f
candidates for public office. t
Return to Normal Basis. o
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