The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-10-19
IN TWENTY-EIGHT STATES GOV
ERNoRs AND OTHER OFF,
GALS TO BE CHOSEN.
SEVEN NATIONAL TICKET
In the Field With Pre- side ntiaI Candi-
dates--in 20 States 80 Proposed
Constitutional Changes
viii BE Acted Upon.

SHlCdsO OCl. Io.--EieCtlOHS VIII "
held in the various states and terri
tories OF Arizona and New Mexico
November 3rd.r Three states, Oregon
Maine ana Vermont, have held thei
state elections, and have named mem
bers of the next congress-the Sixty
first. Arkansas and Georgia have
named state officers only and vii
select congressman at the coming
election. In twenty-eight states gov
be elected; a pumbr of these states
will also elect members of the legis
lature, Six states will choos jus.
tices of the supreme court or minor
state officers. In seven congressman
only are to be elected, and in two,
congressman and legislature only.
The terms of thirtyone United
States senator's, eighteen Republicans
and thirteen Democrats, expire
March 3, 1909 Alabama, Arkansas,
louisiana and Maryland have chosen
Democrats, and Kentucky a Republi-
can while Vermont has chosen a
legislature which will name two Re-
publicans. The present senate is
composed of sixty.one Republicans
and tMrty-one Democrats.
Members of the national house of
representatives are to be elected.
Oregon, Vermont and Maine have al
ready chosen Republican representa-
tives. In some of the southern
states Democrats My have been nom
mated while IN others Prohibition,
Socialist and Independence party
nominees will oppose Republicans
and Democrats. The present house
is composed of 391 members. 223 Re
pubicans and 166 Democrats. There
are two vacancies.
Carolina Has 3 ut One Ticket.
South Carolina, as usual, has only
one ticket-the Democratic--for state
officers. Louisiana also has but one
ticket-Democratic In this state,
however justice of the supreme
court and railroad commissioner
are the only state officers to be
elected.
The Prohibition party has tickets
in twenty-one states, the Socialists in !
twenty-seven, the Independence 1,
party in twelve, the Socialist Labor
in six. and the Peoples or Populist
party in five. including Nebraska,
where they have fused with the
Democrats. 1
The number of tickets in the diff. |
ferent states is: South Carolina
and louisiana: 2, Alabama and North 1
Carolina: ,. Deleware, Flrida. Mon
tana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and
North Dakota; 4, Colorado. Nevada.
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah.
West Virginia and Wis
consin; 3. Connecticut, Illinois. Kan.
sas. Minnesota. Idaho. Missouri and
Nebraska; 8. Indiana. Iowa, Massa.
Michigan, New York and
Texas; z Ohio.
The Prohibitionists have tickets I'm
Colorado Connecticut Delaware.
IDAHO, Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas.
Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri. Ne
braska, New Hampshire. New York.
Ohio. Rhode Island. South Dakota, (
Texas, Washington. West Virginia |
md Wisconsin. II
The Socialists have tickets in Colo S
ado. Connecticut. Florida. Idaho. (
Illinois. Indiana. Iowa, Kansas. Mas /
sschusetts, Michigan. Minnesota. ,
Montana. Nebraska. Ne r
ada. New York. North Dakota,
)hio. Oklahoma. Rhode Island South /.
Dakota. Tennessee. Texas. Utah. :
West Virginia and Wis /,
'onsin.
The Independence party has tickets J.
n Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas,
Massachusetts,. Idaho. Michigan. Min
esota. Nevada. New York. Ohio and
-eIas.
The Peoples or Populist Party has
ickets in Indiana. iowa. Missouri.
,ebrasks and Ohio.
The Socialist Labor in Connecticut. ]
Michigan. New York, d
,hio and Texas. g
The American party has one ticket a
y Utah q
Many States Want Amendments.
In tveutythnee states a total Of,
i1ety proposed CONSTITUTIONAL
mendments. laws. queStions. or {
ropositions. viii Be voted upOn. This }
Oes not include Michigan where a ;
evfsiOa Of the present constitution {
III Be submitted TO the voters for c
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