Evening journal., 1908-11-03
e STATES TO
NAME GOVERNORS

lNtAbthL W. LhAtNOhA0
WASHINGTON. Nov. 3.-More than
half the States are olectlng Governors to-
day. and the contests are more than or
dinarily interesting. Republicans here
no longer fear the defeat of the Taft
national ticket and are asserting that
they will carry the House Of Representa-
tives by "A sufficient majority for all
practical purposes. but are giving them
selves concern over the close contests
for Governors.
The national contest has overshadowed
the local campaigns, but shrewd pollti-
cal observers who have been watching
the trend Of the State contests have come
to the conclusion that there Is a moral
in them for the Democrats with a
man OF the type of Judge George Gray
of Delaware as a candidate for PROSE-
dent and the class OF men nominated by
Democrats In several States FOR Gov
crnor. it is contendod that the Democ-
racy could have swept the country. in
stead of being led TO defeat by Mr..
Bryan.
Three prominent members OF the House
OF Representatives have tossed aside
their chances OF serving in the Slxiy-frst
Congress in order TO become candidates
for Governor Messrs. Watson. of lndi-
ana; Lillcy. of Connecticut. and William
/ w. Kitchen. of North Carolina. Two
/ former Congrcssmen-both able Demo-
crats-aro also candidates this year FOR
Governor Shafroth. OF Colorado. and
Cowhcrd. OF Missouri
Governors Already Elected.
Arkansas ana Georgia have already
chosen Governors. but do not select their
Congressmen until today. George W.
Donaghey. Democrat. WAS ON September
"A last elected Governor Of Arkansas
over John T. worthngton. Republican.
by about 5000 plurality. on June last
Joseph H. Brown defeated llohc Smith
I in houy contested primary campaign
for the Govornorship OF Georgia.
Maine. Vermont and Georgia have al
ready elected their Governors and Con-
gressmen Governor Chamberlain won
IN tho summer primaries In oregon. on
September /. George H. Prouty Rcpub-
Iican was elected Governor of Vermont
by "a plurality OF 5000 over Burke, the
Democratic candidate September "a
Bert NJ. Fernald. Republican, was elected
Governor OF Maine by a plurality Of
about 5000 over John NJ. Gardner DEM
ocrat. This years Gubernatorial clec-
ton in Louisiana took place last April.
and resulted in the choice Of Jared +.
Sanders. Democrat. for four years.
In some Of the States where the result
is foregonc conclusion there Is but one
candidat- for Governor this year. no OPP
position being presented by the party
that is in a hopeless minority. In other
states. such as New York. there are six
candidates. and IN Ohio there are seven
tickets
Candidates to be Voted For.
The principal Gubernatorial candi-
dates in the states which are to elect
today are as follows;
Colorado Republican. Jesse f. ATcDon-
aid; Democrat, cx-Rcpresentatiye John
+ shafroth
Connecticut Republican. Representa-
tive George j. Lilley; Democrat Judge
A. Heaton Robertson.
Delaware Republican, Simeon S. PEN
inewiil. Democrat. Dr Roland G. Payn-
ter: Prohibition. Simeon $. Fonncwill;
Socialist. J. Frank Smith.
Florida Republican. E. NJ. CLANCY;
Democrat. Albert W. Gilchrisi
fdaho-Republican. James II. Brady;
Democrat Moses Alexander
/ Wnois-Republican Charles S. Deneen.
Democrat. Adlai e. stevnson; prohibit
tion. Daniel n. Sheen; Socialist. James
III Brewer.
Republican. Representative
James r. Watson; Democrat Thomas X.
Marshall.
a-Ropublican. B. r. Carroll (preseni
state AUDITOR; Democrat, Fred y.
white
Republican. w. r. Stubs;
Democrat. J. u. Botkin.
tts-Republican. Eben $
Draper: Democrat. James II. Vahey.
Michigan Republican. Gov. Fred NJ
| Warner; Democrat, Lawton T. Heemans
Minnesota Republican, J. =. Jacobson
Democrat. Gov. John A. johnson.
Missouri Republican. Attorney-Gener
al, Herbert 5. Hadley; Democrat. ox
Representative william Cowherd.
Montana-Republican Edward Donlan
Democrat, Edwin Norris
Nebraska-Repubican Gov. George i.
sheldon: Democrat, A. c. Shallenberger
New Hampshire--Republica Henry 4
Ouimby: Democrat, Clarence Il. Carr.
New York-Re Republican, Gov. Charles
Z. Hughes; Democrat, Lewis stuyvesan
chanler; Independence, Clarence
Il Shearn.
North Carolina-Repubhoan ]. El'woo
II lcox; Democrat. Representative William
W. Kitchen.
North Dakota-Repubhcan. c. A. JOIN
son; Democrat. Governor John Burke.
Ohio-Republicsn, Governor Andrew L
Harris: Democrat. Judson Harmon
Rhode Isand-Republican, Aram
Pothier; Democrat. Olney Arnold.
South Dakota,-Republican. Robert 4
l Vescy. Democrat, Andrew Z. Lee
Tennessee Republican. G. \. Tillma
Democrat. Governor Malcolm r. Pate