The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26

INFORMATION
Thirty-one United States Senators
Are to be Elected This
Fall.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. 26.-


the next Congress-the sixty-frst.
Arkansas and Georgia have named
State officers only and will select
Congressman In the coming election
In twenty eight States Governors or
other State officers to be elected
a number of these States will elect
members, the legislation. Six
States will choose Justices of the
Supreme Court or minor State of
ficers. In seven Congressman only
are to be elected, and in two, Con-
gressmen and a Legislature only.
The terms of thirty-one United
States Senators, eighteen Republi-
cans and thirteen Democrats, expire
March3, 1909. Alabama, Arkansas,
Louisiana and Maryland have chos-
en- Democrats, and Kentucky a Re-
publican, while Vermont has chosen
two Republicans The present Sen
ate is composed of sixty-one Repub
licans and thirty-one Democrats
Members of the National House
of Representatives are to be elected.
OREGON, Vermont and Maine have al
ready chosen Republican represent
atives. In some of the Southern
States Democrats only have been
nominated, while in others Prohibi-
ton, Socialist and independence
Party nominees will oppose Repub-
licans and Democrats. The present
House is composed of 391 members,
223 Republicans 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
Supreme Court and a Railroad Com
missioner 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 eleven, the Socialist Labor
in six and the peoples or nOnulist
in five including Nebraska, where
they have fused with the Democrats.
The ProhibitiOnists 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 COL
orado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ne
vada, New York, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
The independence party has tick
cts in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas. Massachusetts, Michigan, Min
nesota, Nevada, New York, Ohio and
Texas.
The Peoples or populist party has
tickets in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri,
Nebraska and Ohio.
The Socialists Labor in Connect
cut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
York, Ohio and Texas.
The American party has one ticket
in Utah.
Following are the National tick
cts:
Democratic.
William ]. Bryan, Nebraska, Pres
ident.
John w. Kern. Indiana, Vice Pres
ident.
Republican.
William H. Taft, Ohio, President.
James S Sherman, New York.
Vice President.
TtUuiuftlUii.
Eugene w. Chain, Illinois, Presi-
dent.
Aaron S. Watkins, Vice President.
Socialist.
Eugene V. Debbs, Indiana, Presi-
dent.
Benjamin Hartford, New York,
Vice President.
Peoples Party.
i. Thomas E. Watson, Georgia, Pres
ident.uci
Z Samuel W. Williams, Indiana, Vice.
President. e -
independence Party.
Thomas L. Hisgen, Massachusetts,,
President.
John Temple Graves, Georgia,
Vice President.
Socialist Labor.
Martin R. Preston, President.
Donald Monroe, Virginia, Vice
President. >
Preston was nominated by the
Socialist Labor Party. Owing to his