, 1908-10-19
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS IN THE
STATES OF UNION TWO
WEEKS FROM TUESDAY
sUccINcTLY TOLD.
Seven Candidates for President and
Vice President, Only One state,
Ohio. Having Presidential Electors
for Eaeh-Four Tickets on the
Ballot in wyomins-some consti-
tutionai Amendments.

November 3rd. Three states, Oregon,
Maine ana Vermont, have held their
state elections, and have named men,
bers Of the next congress-the Sixty
first. Arkansas and Georgia have
named state officers only and will
select congressman at the coming cleo
ton. In twenty-eight states governors
or other state officers are to be elect
ed a number of these states will also
elect members of the legislature. Six
states will choose justices of the III
preme court or minor state officers.
In seven, congressman only are to be
elected, and in two, congressman and
a legislature only.
Election Of Senators.
The terms Of t%hirty-one United
States senators, eighteen republicans
and thirteen democrats, expire March
8, 1909. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisi-
ana and Maryland have chosen demo-
Gratis, and Kentucky a republican.
while Vermont has chosen a leg.slar
ture which will name two Republicans.
The present senate is composed of six
ty-one republicans and thirtyone
democrats.
Members Of Congress.
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 only have been nominated.
viii e in others prohibition, socialist
AMI independence party nominees will
oppose republicans and democrats
The present house is composed of 391
members, 223 republicans and 166
democrats. There are two vacancies
Only Democrats Running.
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. a Justice Of the supreme
court and a railroad commissioner are
the only state officers to be elected.
Third Party Ticket.
The prohibition party has tickets In
twenty-one states, the socialists In
heavyweight, the Independence party
inn welvep the ) aalist1 sor Il six.
and the peoples or populist party in
Eve, including Nebraska, where they
have fused with the democrats.
Tickets In Different States.
The number of tickets in the differ.
ent state ic 1. South Carolina and
Louisiana; 2, Alabama and North
Carolina; 8, Delaware, Florida. Mon
tana, New Hampshire. Oklahoma, and
North Dakota; 4, Colorado. Nevada,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, West Virginia, Wiscon.
sin, Wyoming; 5, Connecticut, Hi.
NOS, Idaho. Minnesota, Missouri and
Nebraska; 6, Indiana, Iowa, Mass
achusetts, Michigan, New York and
Texas; Z, Ohio.
Prohititlonists and Socialists.
The prohibitionists have tickets in
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 and
Wisconsin.
The socialists have tickets in Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, I'LL
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, Texas, Utah, Washington,
West Virginia. Wisconsin and Wyo-
ming.
The Hearst Party.
The peoples or populist party has
tickets in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ne
braska and Ohio.
Massachusetts,, Michigan, New York,
Ohio and Texas.
The American party has one ticket
In Utah.
Constitutional Amendments.
In twenty-three states a total Of
nintey proposed constitutional amend
ments. laws, questions, or propositions,
will be voted upon. This does not in
clude Michigan, where a revision Of
the present constitution will be sub
mitted to the voters for adoption or
rejection. The number of amendments
CT questions in the different states is.
1, Iowa, Texas, Wyoming; 2. idaho.
Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska,
Rhode Island, Washington, West vir-
ginia. 8, Alabama, Colorado. Florida.
Ohio; 4, Minnesota, Wisconsin; S,
North Dakota, Oregon; 6, South
Dakota; 8. Missouri; 9, Louisiana; 10,
California.
The Divorce Law.
The amendments or proposed laws
Of several states are of general inter
est. In South Dakota the question Of
repeating the "one year residence" act.
which was passed by the last legislature
In order to stop rapid divorces. will be
submitted to the voters. Formerly,
suit TOR divorce could be brought after
. six month"; residence In the state.
Opposition to this short term Of resi-
dence resulted. and the one year act
was pasaed. The latter has been OBJ
jectej to In certain quarters and petit
lions finally were secured for the sub