The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-19

Chicago, October 19-Elections will be
held in various states and in territories OF
Arizona and New Mexico November 3rd.
> Three states, Oregon, Maine and Vermont
have held their state elections, and have
named members of the next Congress-the
Sixty-frst. Arkansas and Georgia have
named state officers only and will select
Coneressmen at the coming election. In
twenty-eight states governors or other
state officers are to be elected; number
of these states will also elect members Of
the legislature. Six states will choose
justices Of the Supreme Court or minor
state officers. In seven, Congressman
only are to be elected, and in two,
Congressmen and legislature only.
The terms of thirty-one United States
Senators, eighteen Republicans and
thirteen Democrats, expire March 3. 1909.
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mary
land have chosen Democrats, and Kentucky
a Republican, while Vermont has chosen
legislature which win name two
Republicans. The present Senate is
composed of sixty-one Republicans and
thirty-one Democrats.
Members of the National House of
Representatives are to be elected. OREGON
Vermont and Maine have already chosen
Republican representatives. In some OF
the Southern states Democrats only have
been nominated while in others Prohibi-
tion. Socialist and Independence Party
nominees will oppose Republicans and
Democrats. The present houseis composed
Of 391 members, 223 Republicans and
1865 Democrats There are two vacancies.
South Carolina, as usual, has only one
ticket4-the Dcmocratic-for state officers.
Louisiana also has but one ticket-the
Democratic. In this state, however,
Justice of the Supreme Court and Rail-
road 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 Party in
twelve, the Socialist Labor in six, and the
Peoples or Populist Party inf five, including
Nebraska, where they have fused with the
Democrats.
The number of tickets in the different
states is: i,South Carolina and Louisiana;
2, Alabama and North Carolina; 3, Della
ware. Florida, Montana. New Hampshire,
Oklahoma and North Dakota; A, Colorado,
Nevada, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Utah. Washington. West Virginia and
Wisconsin: 5, Connecticut. Idaho Illinois,
Kansas, Minnesota. Missouri and Nebraska,
6, Indiana. Iowa, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
New York and Texas; Z, Ohio.
The prohibitionists have tickets in Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Michigan, Missouri
Minnesota. Nebraska, New Hampshire. New
York. Ohio, Rhode Island. South Dakota,
Texas, Washington, West Virginia and
Wisconsin.
The Socialists have tickets in Colorado
Connecticut. Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indi-
ana, Iowa. Kansas, Massachusetts, Mlchl
gan, Minnesota Missouri, Montana. Ne
braska, Nevada. New York. North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island. South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah. Wash
ington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The independence party has tickets in
Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas, Massachu-
setts. Michigan. Minnesota. Nevada New
York. Idaho Ohio and Texas
The Peoples or Populist party has tick
cts in Indiana Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
and Ohio.