The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-11-02

full city and county ticket will be
elected Early Indications point TO
the success of William Crocker. the
Republican candidate for mayor. and
Charles NJ. Fickert, the Republican
Union Labor nominee for district at
torney. Tne latter is opposed by
Francis j. Heney, and the fight be-
tween Fickert and Heney has eclipsed
all other contests.
Columbus Greets Taft.
Columbus, Miss. Nov. 2-President
Taft accompanied by Secretary OF
War Dickinson. Postmaster-General
Hitchcock and Biewett II. Lee. gener-
al counsel of the Illinois Central rail
road. arrived here this morning from
Jackson for a t~hree-hour visit. The
party goes to Birmingham. Ala, tais
afternoon. where plans
have been completed for the Presi-
dents entertainment.
Hawaii TO Bar UndesirabIes.
Honolulu, Nov. 2.-Governor Frear
presided at the opening of a special
session of the territorial legislature
today which has been called to con
slider amendments to the organic act
Of Hawaii.
Among the changes recommended
are amendments to land laws TO en-
courage settlers to take up home
steads. and increasing the pay of leg
i~slators and federal officials of the ter
ritory.
The governor desires to restrict
public land that any single home
steaders may take up to so acres, to
bar out aliens from DEMONSTRATING, TO
enfirce residence on and ~pre-empted
and to distribute land by. lottery in
stead of iby auction.
The legislature is expected to pass
acts on these lines which will be sub
ni:ted to Congress. When Congress
| approves it, it is expected a large
number of good settlers will come TO
Hawaii.
The Worlds Biggest Ballot.
New York. Nov. 2.-The official bal
lot for the New York City election be
ing held today Is the o unwieldly
on record. 1t contains twenty diff
| ferent tickets and the sheet is 4 feet
. inches across. while the columns are
fifteen inche deep.
Vermont Lawyers Meet.
Montpelier. VT. Nov. 2.-The an
nual meeting of the Vermont Bar AS
ISOLATION began here today.
Election inspectors.
New York. Nov. 2.-Football players
as election inspectors are today Civ
ing an unusual twist to the nunici
nal elections. Mr.. Herbert Parsons
The Republican leader. has the poll:
on the East side manned with foot
hall players from Columbia Uniyer
siry. and says he expects great result
from his commissioned election ath
letes.
Bay State ELECTION.
Boston, Nov. 2.-It is certain tina
the entire Republican state ticket
headed by Eben s. Draper. of Hope
dale, for will ibe elected to
lay. Owing to the onesided aSpec
Of the contest. the state election hal
attracted little attention among tn
rank and file, and h vote is appar
sntly to be very small.
The platform on which Gov. Drape
Ssands approved che Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill. II declared in favor of re
ferring b question of a federal in
come tax TO the legislature, eca
the State already collects such a ia,
and the issue of turning the revenu'
over to the national government o
levving a double tax Is involved.
In this city the voters are today de
Gliding up the form of municipal gov
ernment under a new charter. twi
rlans provides for a commission sys
ten Of government and many rad
cal reforns in the conduct of mun4
! ciral affairs, including the following
Mayor elected for four years. sui
5ect to recall by q majority Of tae vc