The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-30
MANY ELECTIONS
NEXT TUESDAY
MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND
AND VIRGINIA WILL CHOOSE
GOVERNORS.
NEGRO QUESTION IN MARYLAND
Nearly All States to Hold Elections
Greatest Interest Is Shown In the
Mayoralty Contest in
New York.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-Although full
state tickets are to be voted for in
only three states next Tuesday, there
will be scarcely a commonwealth of
the union without its election of minor
officials, municipal or congressional
contests or a ballot on proposed con-
stitutional amendments to occupy it's
attention. The states which are to
choose governors and other state Off
Gals are Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and Virginia.
In Virginia the governorship. along
with other official places, is at stake
and the question is what strength the
Republicans will be able to disclose,
after most aggressive campaign and
with the national administration doing
all in its power to help along the
movement of breaking up the solid
south. The fight on the governorship
is the one which Ia being most dis
cussed. Judge William II. Mann heads
the democratic ticket and the republi-
can candidate is William p. Kent.
In Maryland the amendment to the
constitution to disfranchse colored
notice.
OF more interest throughout the
country than even the state elections
is the mayoralty contest in New York
City. Again it is the story Of Tam
many and anti-Tammany. Again there
is three-corncred fight, with William
r. Hearst, running as an independent
candidate. again a prime factor, as
he was in the last municipal campaign
in the metropolis. The Tammany
candidate is William J. Gaynor, who
personally has been an opponent Of
ring organization throughout his ca
reer.
The republican organization, after
vain efforts to work out a fusion pro-
gram, nominated for mayor Otto T.
Barnard, f1nancier Of standing, who
never has been aggressive politically.
The result Of the three-cornercd
fight cannot be forecasted with any
degree of certainty. Each side is
claiming victory by pluralitics ranging
from $4,000 to 100000 votes.
Interesting municipal contests will
be decided in numerous large cities
| throughout the country. In Philadel-
phia, bitter contest is on for the dis
trict attorneyship and two minor off,
ces, with a strong Independent move
ment against the dominant republican
organization. While the contest is
named by the independents q fight
for civic righteousness" it a fight be-
tween the identical elements that
clashed in 1905. with State Senator
James P. McNichol, political boss on
one side, and ID. C. Gibboney, indie
pendent democratic candidate for dis
trict attorney, on the other. AS the
district attorneyship is regarded poll
tically as the most important office
outside the mayoralty, this is regarded
as contest Of greater Importance
than that Of four years ago, when the
republican organization was defeated
by $4,000 majority.
The contest in San Francisco Is
similar in many respects to that in
Philadelphia. The fight hinges on the
district attorneyship. with the continn-
alton of the graft prosecution as the
most prominent issue. District Attor-
ney Francis J. Heney, who conducted
the graft prosecution, is candidate
for reelection, and he is opposed by
Charles M. FiCkert, who was nominal
ed on the republican and union labor
tickets William Croker is running
for mayor on the republican ticket.
and DR., T. B. Leland is the democratic
candidate.
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson, of Clcve-
land, is candidate for his fifth con-
secutive term, and is opposed by Her
man G. Baehr, the republican candi-
date.
lin Cincinnati an Interesting con-
test is on for the mayoralty between
Dr. Louis Schwab (rep) and John
Weld (dem.).
Mayoralty contests in other cities Of
Ohio and in New York and New Jer-
! sey present more or less interesting
features. Boston does not elect a
mayor, but the voters will decide upon
the choice Of two plans looking to non
partizan government. Topeka will &C
! cept or reject a plan for the commits
sion form of government.
! In the second Washington district,
: a representative in congress will be
! elected to succeed the late Francis w.
Cushman. The republicans have nomi-
mated Judge w. w. McCredie, Of Van
couver, and the democrats have nam.
! ed Ernest Lister, of Tacoma.