The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-01
IMPORTANT ELECTIONS WILL BE
HELD IN MANY CITIES ANo
STATES TUESDAY.
CAMPAIGNS ARE LIVELY
Local Issues in tire Various Municipal.
tiles and States Cause Bitter Con-
tests Between Opposing Factions in
the Political Field-New York a
Whirlpool Of Excitement.

New York. oct 3l.-Eiections will be
held Tuesday in many states and cities.
Three states viii elect governors and
full state tickets. namely: Massachu-
setts. Rhode Island and Virginia. New
Jersey will elect both branches Of th.
Legislature. Pennsylvania viii elect d
state treasurer, an auditor general and
judge Of the supreme court Nebraska
will elect two justices of the supreme
court and three university regents.
In point of interest the municipal
campaign OF New York. Philadelphia
and San Francisco far exceed that OF
the state contests. In each of these
municipal contests the reform aues-
tion Is dominant issue. Practically all
of the contests. state and municipal.
are on local issues. with no national
questions involved.
Massachusetts - The Massachusetts
campaign has been short and sharp.
Governor Eben S. Draper republican.
is seeking reelection against James
III. Nahey, democrat. The other candi :
dates for governor are Daniel A. White.
socialist: John A. Nichols. prohibition.
and NORTH +. Ruther. social-labor.
Rhode Island-The same candidates
for governor who opposed each other
last year again head the ticket this
year Governor Aran J. Pothier being
the republican nominee and Olney Ar
mold the democratic. The other candi-
dates for governor are Willis H. White.
prohibition: Frederick Hurst socialist.
and Richard Holm. sociai-labor.
A Whirlwi,d.
New York-The cihef interest in
New York has centered i'm the whirl-
wind municipal campaign Of New York
city, which has been exceptionally Bit
ter. With three mayoralty candidates
in the field. William J. Gaynor. the
democratic and Tammany nominee:
Otto 7. Barnard. republican standard
bearer. and William r. Hearst. leading
the civic alliance, party lines have
been shattered and political managers
are guessing at plurallties Tor the cam
didatcs. The issues are the overthrow
of Tammany Hail and an effort of the
repr blican and civic alliance forces to
capture control of the board of esti-
mates and apporticnment, which will
have control OF vast outiays of money
for subways and other large money un-
dertakings.
Pennsylyania-In PENNSYLVANIA the
chief interest IL In Philadelphia, where
the reform element is endeavoring to
break the power of the local republican
organization. The rcformers, under the
title Of the William Penn party. have
again placed ID. Clarence Gibbonay,
head OF the Philadelphia Law and Or
der society. in the field for district at
torney against Samuel p. Rotan. re-
publican renominatcd. Gibboney Is
also on the democratic ticket. but the
as an organization have not
held IA meeting in his interest nor has
the organization officially indorsed
him. The street car question is a lead
ing issue. Pennsylvania elects a treas
urer, auditor general and judge of the
supreme court. The candidates for
state treasurer are ]. A. Slower. repub-
iican: George w. Kipp. democrat:
Frank Fish. prohibition; Edward
socialist
New Jersey-The fact that the eight
state senators to he chosen in New
Jersey this year will each have vote
at the session Of 1911 for United States
to succeed Senator John Kean
adds about the only statewide inter
est 10 the election.
Unusual Apathy.
Nirginia-The campaign i'm Virginia
has been marked by unusual apathy,
The offices to be filled are governor.
lieuts1ant governor. members Of the
general assembly and other state Off
GERS. The democratic ticket is headed
by Judge William Hodges Mann. the
veteran, who stands on a
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