The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-23
NATIONAL
ELECTION
PRESIDENT, THIRTY-ONE SENA-
TORS AND HOUSE TO BE
ELECTED.
SOUTH DAKOTA is IN THE LIST
OF STATES HAVING FIVE
STATE TICKETS.

Chicago, October ELECTIONS
will be held in the various states
and in the 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 offic-
ers only and will select congressman
at the coming election. In twenty
eight states governors or other state
officers are to be elected "a number
of these states will also elect mem
bers of the legislature. Six states
will choose justices of the supreme
court or minor state officers In sew
en-, congressman only are to be elect
ed, and in two congressman and a
legislature only.
The terms of thirty-one United
States senators, eighteen republic
cans and thirteen democrats, expire
March 8, 1909. Alabama, Arkansas,
Louisiana and Maryland have chosen
democrats, and Kentucky a republic
can, while Vermont has chosen leg
islature which will name two repub-
licans. The present senate is COM
posed 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 represen-
tatives. In some of the southern
states democrats only 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-
publicans and 166 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, justice of the su-
preme court and a railroad commits
sioner are the only state officers to
be elected.
The prohibition party has tickets
in twenty-one states the socialist
in twenty-seven, the independence
party in twelve, the socialist labor
in six, and the peoples or populist
party in five, including Nebraska,
where they have fused with the dem
ocrats.
The number of tickets in the diff
ferent states is: 1, South Carolina
and Louisiana; 2, Alabama and
North Carolina ;3, Delaware, Florida
Montana, New Hampshire, Oklaho-
ma and North Dakota; 4, Colorado,
Nevada. Rhode Island, South Dakota.
Utah. Washington, West Virginia
and Wisconsin; 5. Idaho Connect
cut. Illinois, Kansas. Minnesota. Mis-.
souri, and Nebraska 6. Indiana 10
wa, Massachusetts,, Michigan, New
York and Texas; z, Ohio.
The prohibitionists have tickets
in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas, Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska
New Hampshire, New York, Ohio
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas,
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
The socialists have tickets in Col
or:do. Connecticut. Florida, Idaho
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Minneso
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Neva-
da, New York, North Dakota, Ohio
Oklaf cma, Rhode Is!an' Sout
kota, Tennessee. Teyas, Utah, W. h.
ington, West V:r7',ia AMI Wis. O.
sin
The independence party has tx
cts n 'l'insi. IN i?na. Iowa T<"--
sae e-"ohnsot,-. N'ch;ga-
$50 Nevada, New York, Ohio and
Texas
I peoples party has tickets in
In' a." Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
and Ohio.
The socialist labor in Connect.
cut, Massachusetts,, Michigan, New
York, Ohio and Texas
The American party has one tick.
ct in Utah.
In twenty-three states total o.
ninety proposed constitution
amendments, laws, questions. CT
propositions, will be voted upon
This. does not include NJ AN
where a revision of the pre7en. on
stitution will be submitted % tn,
voters for adoption or reie"'.n' Thu
number of amendments or questions
in the different states is Iowa
Texas, Wyoming; 2, Idaho. Illinois
Kansas. Montana, Nebraela Rhod
Island, Washington, We Virginia
8, Alabama, Colorado, Fl ri!a, Ohio
1, Minnesota, Wiscons:n' S. Mort
Dakota, Oregon; 6, Sca.l Dakota
8, Missouri; 9, Louisa a: 18, Cal!
fornia.
The amendments or proposed law
of severa! states are II general in
terest In South Data the qnas
ton OF repeating the lone year res
dence" act, which was passed by tn
last lee:ssl2! ss.sse ju crder TO stop ~ nj
divorces, will be submitted to tn
voters Formerly. suit for divorc
could be brought after six month";