The San Francisco call., 1909-11-01
ELECTIONS IN MANY
STATES ON TUESDAY
Interest Centers in Municipal
Campaigns in New York, Phil
adeIphia and San Francisco

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Elections will
be held Tuesday In many states and
cities. These states will elect govern
ors and full state tickets. namely:
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vir-
ginia New Jersey will elect both
branches of the legislature. Pennsyl-
vania will elect a state treasurer, an
auditor general and judge OF the su-
preme court. Nebraska will elect two
justices of the supreme court and three
university regents
In point of interest the municipal
campaigns of New York Philadelphia
and San Francisco far exceed that OF
the state contests. In each of these
municipal contests the reform question
is a dominant issue. Practically all of
the contests, state >and municipal, are
on local issues, with no national ques-
tions involved.
MASSACHUSETTS CAMPAIGN
Massachusetts - The Massachusetts
campaign has been short and sharp.
Governor Eben S. Draper, republican, Is
seeking reelection against James H
Vahey, democrat who was the candi-
date a year ago. The other candidates
for governor are Daniel A. White. So
cialist; John A. Nichols, prohibition.
and Meritz f. Ruther, social-labor.
Rhode Island-The same candidates
for governor who opposed each other
last year again head the ticket this
year, Governor Aaron ]. Pothier being
the republican nominee and Olney Ar
mold the democratic. The other can
didates for governor are Willis IL
White, prohibitions; Frederick Hurst.
socialist, and Edward Holland, So
cial-labor.
New York-Chief interest in New
York centered in the whirlwind mu-
nicipal campaign of New York city,
which has been exceptionally bitter
With three mayoralty candidates in the
field, William J. Gaynor, the demo-
cratic and Tammany nominee: Otto L.
Barnard, republican standard bearer.
and William r. Hearst, leading the
civic alliance, party lines have been
shattered and political managers are
guessing at pluralities for the. candi-
dates The issues are the overthrow
of Tammany hall and an effort of the
| republican and civic alliance forces to
capture control of the board of esti-
mates and apportionment, which will
have control of vast outlays of money
for subways and other large under
| takings.
BATTLE FOR REFORMS
PENNSYLVANIA-In Pennsylvania
| the chief interest is In Philadelphia,
where the reform element is endeavor-
! ing to break the power of the local
/ republican organization The REFORM
/ ers, under the title of the William Penn
! party, have again placed d. Clarence
Gibbony, head of the Philadelphia law
and order society, in the field for dis
trict attorney against Samuel p. Rotan,
republican, renominated. Gibbony is
also on the democratic ticket, but the
democrats as an organization have not
held a meeting in his interest, nor has
| the organization officially indorsed him.
| The street car question is a leading
| issue. Pennsylvania elects a treasurer,
| auditor general and Judge of the su-
preme court. The candidates for state
| treasurer are: J. A. Stover, republican;
! George w. Kipp, democrat; Frank Fish,
prohibition; Edward w. Moore, So
! cialist
/ NEW JERSEY-The fact that the
/ eight state senators to be chosen in
| New Jersey this year will each have q
vote at the session of 1911 for a United
| States senator to succeed Senator John
| Kean adds about the only statewide in
! terest to the election.
/ VIRGINIA-The campaign in Vir-
ginia has been marked by unusual
! apathy. The offices to be filled are
! governor, lieutenant governor members
/ of the general assembly and other state
| officers.
DIsFRANCHISING AMENDMENT
MARYLAND-Th paramount issue
in Maryland is the socalled disfranchis-
ing amendment to the state constitu-
ton, admittedly designed to eliminate
the negro as political factor.
! OHIO-Municipal and township off,
| GERS will be elected in every community
in Ohio The issues are local, although
the temperance question is a factor in
several cities. The mayoralty contest
in Cleveland is attracting attention.
i Mayor Tom L. Johnson is a candidate
for the fifth time on the democratic
ticket. He is opposed by County Re-
corder Herman c. Baehr, the republi-
! can candidate.
! INDIANA-The temperance question
is prominent in the municipal campaign
in indianapolis. The primary elections
at indianapolis resulted in 'anti-or-
ganization" candidates for mayor being
nominated by both republicans and
democrats.
NEBRASKA-No important issues
are at stake in Nebraska. The only
state officers to be elected are three
| justices of the supreme court two uni
versity regents for the full term and
| one to 'flll vacancy.
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