Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-19
IN
MANY STATES
Statistics Of General Interest in
the Coming Contest.


be held in the various states and
In the territories Of Arizona and New
Mexico November 8. Three statos-
Oregon. Main and Vermont--have
held their state elections and have
named eight republican members Of
the next congress 1.-The sixty-frst.
Arkansas and Georgia have named
state officers only and will select
congressman At the coming election.
In 2S states governors or other state
oilcera are TO be elected; q number
OF these states viii also elect mem.
beers Of the legislature. Six states
viii choose justices OF the supreme
court or minor state o1icers. In
seven. congressman only are TO be
elected and in two congressman and
q legislature only.
The terms OF 81 United States
senators-1s republicans and lis
democrats expire March 3, 1909.
Alabama. Arkansas. Louisiana and
Maryland have chosen democrats
and Kentucky republican. while
Vermont has chosen a legislature
which viii name two republicans.
The present senate II composed Of
81 republicans and 81 democrats.
Members Of the national house 81
representatives are 70 be selected,
Oregon, Vermont and Main have al.
ready chosen republican representa-
tives. In some OF the southern states
democrats only have been nominated,
while in other prohibition. socialist
and independence party nominees viii
oppose republicans and democrats,
The present house IL composed Of
3s1 members-223 republicans and
ice democrats. There are two va
cancies.
South Carolina, az usual, has only
one ticket--the damocratic-foE
state officers. Louisiana asso has but
one ticket--the democratic. In this
state, however, a justice OF the
supreme court and a railroad com.
missioner are the only state officers
20 be elected.
State Tickets.
The prohibitionista have tickets
in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Kan.
sas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
York. Ohio, Rhode Island, South Da.
kota. Texas. Washington, West vIr.
ginia and Wisconsin.
The socialists have tickets in Colo.
rado, Connecticut. Florida, Idaho
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Mas.
saehusetts. Michigan. Minnesota, Mis-.
souri,, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ten.
nessee. Texas. Utah, Washington
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The independence party has tick.
cts in Idaho. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas. Massachusetts. Michigan,
Minnesota. Nevada, New York, Ohio
and Texas.
The peoples or poullst party has
tickets in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri,
Nebraska and Ohio.
The socialist labor party has tick
cts In Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Michigan. New York. Ohio and Tex.
as.
The American party has one tick.
ct in Utah.
The National Ticket.
Following are the national tick.
cts:
Democratic-william J. Bryan,
Nebraska, president; John w. Kern,
Indiana, Vice president.
Republican - william II. Taft.
Ohio, president; James s. sherman,
New York. vice president.
Prohibition-Eugene W. Chain,
Illinois. president; Aaron s. Watkins
Ohio, vice president.
socialist-EuEene v. Debs. Indi.
ana, president: BENJAMIN Hanford
New York, vice president.
Peoples party-Thomas e. Wat
son. Georgia. president: Samuel w.
Williams, Indiana, Wee president.
Independence psFty-Thomas y
Hisgen, Massachusetts,. president:
John Temple Graves, Georgia. vice
president.
Socialist labOr-'Martin Il. Pres.
ton, president; Donald Munro, vir-