The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-23

EIecLlonS Will De nelQ IN the various
states and In the territories of Arizona
and New Mexico Nov. 3--Three states,
Oregon, Maine and Vermont, have
held their state elections, and have
named members of the next congress
the sixty-first. Arkansas and Georgia
have named state officers only and will
select congressman at the coming
election. In twenty eight states gov
ernors or other state officers are to be
elected; a number of these states
will also elect members of the legis-
lature. In seven congressman only
are to be elected, and in two con-
gressmen and legislature only.
The terms of thirty-one United
States senators, eighteen republicans
and thirteen democrats, expire March
g. 1909. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana,
and Maryland have chosen democrats,
and Kentucky a republican, while YER
mont has chosen legislature which
will name two republicans. The pres
ent senate Is composed Of sixty-o one
republicans and thirty-one democrats.
Members OF the national house of
representatives are to be elected. Ore
gon, Vermont and Maine have already
chosen republican representatives. In
some of the southern states democrats
only have been nominated while in
others prohibition, socialist and indie
pendence party nominees will oppose
republicans and democrats. The pres
ent house Is composed of 391 members,
223 republicans and 1876 democrats.
There are two vacancies.
How States Are Split
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 railroad commissioner are
the only state officers to be elected
The prohibition party has tickets in
twenty-one states, the socialist In
twenty eight the independence party
in twelve, the socialist labor in seven,
and the peoples or populist party in
five, including Nebraska, where they
have fused with the democrats.
The number of tickets in the differ
ent states is: /, South Carolina and
Louisiana; 3, Alabama and North Car
olina; 3, Florida, Montana, New
Hampshire, Oklahoma and North Da-
kota; 4, Colorado, Delaware, Nevada,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin; 5, Connecticut, Idaho. Kansas,
| Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska; 6,
| Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, New York and Texas; Z,
Ohio.
| The prohibitionists have tickets in
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Ida
| no, 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 Col
orado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida
| Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
New York. North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa, Rhode Island South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
| Ninety Constitutional Questions.
The independence party has tickets
in Illinois, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa. Kan
sas, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Nevada, New York. Ohio and
Texas.
The peoples or populist party has
tickets in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ne
braska and Ohio.
The socialist labor in Connecticut
Illinois, Massachusetts,, Michigan, New
York, Ohio and Texas.
The American party has one ticket
| in Utah.
In twenty three states total OF
ninety proposed constitutional amend
ments, laws, questions or propositions
will be voted upon. This does not In
clude Michigan, where revision OF
| the present constitution will be sub
| mitted to the voters for adoption or re-
lection. The number of amendments
or questions In the different states IS:
| !. Iowa, Texas. Wyoming; 3, Idaho,
Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska,
Rhode Island, Washington, West vir-
ginia; s, Alabama, Colorado, Florida,
Ohio; 4, Minnesota. Wisconsin,; s,
North Dakota, Oregon; 8, South Dako-
ia; s, Missouri; 8, Louisiana; Is, Cali
fornia
Divorces an Issue.
The amendments or proposed laws
OF several states are of general inter-
est In South Dakota the question OF
repeating the zone year residence act,
W&&1CkA WSS pkA5SE0 NY bHu ldSI iSEi1Ih
ture I'm order to stop rapid divorces.
Will be submitted to the voters. For
meriy. suit for divorce could be
brought after six months residence
In the state Opposition to this short
term OF residence resulted, and the
one-year act was passed, The latter
has been objected to In certain quart
ers and petitions finally were secured
for the submission of the one-year act
to vote or the people at the coming
election.
In Illinois the question OF lakes
to-the gulf deep waterway will be be-
fore the people in the form OF d con-
stitutionai amendment authorizing the
state to Issue bonds OF $40. 000,0 900 for
the enterprise.
A proposed income tax Will be voted
upon In four states, South Dakota
North Dakota. Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin.
California ID one OF the latest Of the