The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-03

sy1Vanfa have been able to give their
undivided attention to national and
local. issues, neither state electing a
governor today In Illinois Governor
Deneen's claim to another term in
Office has been contested by former
Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson.
The congressional contest that has
attracted most attention has been
that between Speaker Cannon and
Henry c. Bell, the Democrat who has
his eyes on Uncle Joe's seat. The
Ohio fight has been waged with great
bitterness and zeal, the Republican
nominee in Mr.. Taft's home state be-
ing Governor Andrew L. Harris, who
is opposed by Judson Harmon, attor-
ney general in Mr.: Cleve1ands cab
met. - - ~ .@--z@-.- :.
-&e,, Contests in the Northwest.
, In Minnesota two descendants of
scandinavia are trying for election as
governor. The Democrat is Governor
John A. Johnson of national fame and
his Republican opponent is Jacob F.
Jacobson. In Wisconsin Governor Da-
wilson, the present executive, is op-
posed by John A. Aylward, DEM, and
several hot contests are on in con-
gressional districts. In Iowa interest
is enhanced by a senatorial fight for
the Republican endorsement between
Governor Cummins and former Con-
gresham Lacey. Former Governor
Andrew E. Lee is the Democratic
candidate for governor in South d.
kota, Robert S. Vessey being his op-
ponent. In North Dakota Governor
John Burke, Dem, the present incum-
bent, seeks reelection. His Repub-
lican opponent is G. A. johnson. A
contest for the Republican endorse
ment for United States senator en-
livens the contest in the latter state.
Missouri's leading candidates for
the governorship are Congressman
William S. Cowherd, Democrat, and
Attorney General Herbert 8. Hadley,
Republican, who have had to yield a
large share of the limelight in their
state to the fight that is being made
by Governor Joseph w. Folk for the
senatorship. Senator Stone is seek
ing reelection and the Republican as
pirant for the place is Richard c..
Kerens. In Mr. Bryan's state the can
didates for governor are A. G. Shall
lenberger, Democrat, who beat Oma-
has cowboy mayor" Jim Dahlman,
in the primaries, and the incumbent
of the Office, George L. Sheldon.
Heavy Vote Is Promised.
Reports from Chicago, Boston, Phil
adelphia and other large cities say
that the voting both in the city pre-
cints and in the country districts will
be heavy, the apathy that marked the
greater part of the campaign being
succeeded by the efforts of the poll
ticians to bring out the VOTE" At
the headquarters of both parties in
this city this is hailed as an encourag-
ing sign, figures being combined in
numerous and bewildering combina-
items to prove that one or the other
of the candidates will be successful in
landing the big prize.
The headquarters of all the minor
parties are exceedingly busy places.
The Independence party men, Social
lists and Prohibitionists declare that
their respective candidates will poll
votes greatly. in excess of those con.
coded to them by the old party men.
This feeling is especially marked at
the independence and Socialist quar-
tiers, where the followers of Messrs.
Hisgen and Debs assert that the re-
turns will astonish the country
Concerning the presidential situa*
ton the prophecies of professional po-
litical prophets made weeks .ago are
being fulfilled today. They repeated
then the ancient axiom, LAS goes New
York so goes the Union" Time has
confirmed their diagnosis of the situa-
ton. All eyes today are on the EN-
pire state. The managers Of both par
ties claim its thirty-nine electoral
votes and all declare they see victory
for their respective state candidates.