East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-23

Washington. d. c., oct 2S.-one
week from next Tuesday there will
be election in As states and two ter
rltories. In % of the states COVER
nor and other state officers; in the
others minor state officers or justices
OF the supreme court, and in seven,
congressman only are to be elected.
The states Of the Union, with the ex-
ception OF Maine, Vermont and Ore
gon, viii vote for members of the
house OF representatives The three
states named have held their state
elections and will vote only for presi-
Dental candidates In the coming
election In Arkansas and Georgia
the state officers have been chosen
this summer leaving only the repre-
sentatives in congress and presiden-
tial candidates to be voted for.
The terms OF 81 United States sem
a;ors-l2 democrats and 1s repubu-
cans-expire March 8. 1909. In
number of the states the senatorial
choice already has been made by pri-
mary, A national house of represen-
tatives is TO be elected-the 6lst con-
gress The present house is compos-
ed OF 223 republicans and l66 demo-
Gratis, with two vacancies caused by
death. one republican and one demo-
Crat. Maine has already elected four
republicans, Vermont two and Oregon
two. The congressional situation at
large is very mixed. There are be-
tween 80 and 100 close congressional
districts scattered through the coun-
try. most of them in states now class
ell as doubtful states. These districts
are close in the sense that the repub-
lican or democratic plurality in the
last election was so slender that It
would take but a slight change in
every voting precinct to bring a rever-
sal Of the political complexion in this
election.
The National Tickets.
The national tickets in the field are
as follows
Republican-William H. Taft of
Ohio; James 5. Sherman of New
York.
mocratic-William ]. Bryan Of |
Nebraska; John W. Kern of Indiana. |
Prohibitionist-Engene W. Chafin |
of Illinois; Aaron :. Watkins Of Ohio.
Socialist-Eugene v Debs of Indi-
ana; Benjamin Hanford Of New York.
Peoples Party-Thomas f. Watson
of Georgia; Samuel Williams of In
diana.
Independence Party-Thomas L.
Hisgen Of Massachusetts,: John Tenn
pie Graves Of Georgia.
ist-Labor-August Gilhaus of
New York; Donald L. Monroe Of vir-
glnia.
The State Tickets.
As usual there is one state ticket,
the democratic, in South Carolina.
where Martin F. Ansel has been re-
nominated for governor. For the
first time in many years there is no
fusion in any state, though in several
states the republican and democratic
candidates for state officers have been
nominated or indorsed by one or more
Of the minor parties.
The republican candidates for gov
srnor in the various states are as fol-
lows: Colorado. Jesse F. Mcdonald:
Connecticut. George L. Lilley; Della
ware. Simeon 5. Pennewill: Florida,
John ". Cheney; Idaho James H.
Brady; Illinois. Charles S. Deneen;
Indiana, James E. Watson; Iowa, B.
F. Carroll; Kansas. Walter l. Stubbs; :
Eben s. Draper: Mich
gan, Fred VI. Warner: Minnesota.
Jacob F. Jacobson; Missouri, Herbert
: Hadley; Montana, Edward Donlan:
Nebraska, George L. sheldon; New !
Hampshire Henry b Quinby; New
York. Charles E. Hughes: North Car
1lina J. Elwood Cox; North Dakota
y. A. Johnson: Ohio, Andrew L. Har-
is; Rhode Island, Abram J. Pothier;
south Dakota r :. Vessey; Tennes-
zee, G. y. Tillman: Texas, ]. L. Simp-
son; Utah, William F. Spry; Wash s
ngton. :. G. Cosgrove: West Virginia. :
William E. Glasscock; Wisconsin, i
lanes o. Davidson.
Democratic Candidates.
The following have been named as d
he democratic candidates for gover-
Tor in the various states Colorado,
Tchn F. Shafroth; Connecticut A.
ieaton Robertson. Delaware, Row
and G. Paynter; Florida, Albert w. J
iilchrist; Idaho. N. A. Alexander, y
illinois, AdIai f. Stevenson; Indiana, J
Thomas r Marshall: Iowa, Fred '
White; Kansas. ]. D. Botkin; Massa- :
husetts. James H. Vahey; Michigan, I
1awton r. Hemans: Minnesota, John
/ Johnson Missouri, William s. ]
'owhcrd. Montana, Edwin L. Norris; +
Nebraska A. G. Shallenberger: New I
hampshire, Clarence f. Carr; New s
fork. Lewis $. Chauler; North Caro- 1
ina, William w. Kitchin. North Da- J
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