Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-19
ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.

Governors and other state officials will
be elected this fall in SO states. Vermont,
Maine and Arkansas will vote in Septem-
Der. Georgia in october and others In
November Oregon, which has heretofore
held it's state election in June, has
changed to November to avoid holding
two elections in a presidential year.
In Maine Gov. Fernald has been renomi-
mated by the Republicans The Demo-
Gratis of that state have a candidate of
great popularity in F. w. Plasted, mayor
of Augusta, and they claim to be hopeful
of winning In New Hampshire the Re-
publican primaries to be held Sept.
will decide whether Robert Bass of Peter
boro or Bertram Ellis of Keene, the lat
ter editor of the New Hampshire Sentinel,
shall be the standard bearer, Both are
conducting an aggressive campaign. GOV.
Draper will be renominated in Massa-
chusetts James II. Valley, who has fall
en- outside the breastworks once in lead
ing the Democrats, insists on being resus-
cated. He is not as strong a candidate as
Hamlin, Thayer, Foss or others who
might be nominated, but will probably be
selected in the interests of party har-
mony The Republicans are likely to win
in Connecticut, but if the Democrats sue
coed in inducing Chief Justice Baldwin OF
the state supreme court to run they will
have a formidable candidate.
The Republicans are at loggerheads in
New York, owing to the refusal of the
machine faction to accept the policies OF
Gov. Hughes. The Democrats of the EN-
pire state are also lacking in harmony,
so that the situation there is muddled.
John K. Tener at present a representa-
tive in Congress, is the Republican nomi-
nee for governor in Pennsylvania. He has
made a fortune in banking in recent
wears but in his biographies proudly lays
stress on the fact that he formerly pitch
ed for the Chicago and Pittsburg baseball
teams in the National league. The Re
publicans have been gaining in strength
steadily in Tennessee for several years
and owing to factional disturbances in
the Democratic ranks they see the pos
sibility of a victory over Gov. Patterson
who has been renominated.
Ohio is having a strenuous campaign
Two years ago Gov. Harmon, Democrat,
was elected governor, although the state
gave Taft a big majority on the presi-
Dental ticket. Harmon is former at
torney general of the United States one
OF the ablest Democrats in the entire
country, and in the event of another VIC
tory is likely to become Democratical
presidential candidate. The Republican
nominee is Warren G. Harding, editor OF
a daily paper in Marion, who was for
merly lieutenant governor. In Mime"
sofa Gov Eberhart, who succeeded to the
office when Gov. Johnson, a Democrat,
died, is the Republican nominee. The
Democrats have nominated John Lind, a
former governor, who declines to accept
the nomination. The liquor question is
the paramount issue in Nebraska. The
Republicans stand for county option,
which the Democrats rejected contrary
to the advice Of William ]. Bryan. In
Iowa and Kansas the insurgent Republi-
cans are in control and some fractional
disturbances are reported.
The Republican leaders feel confident OF
retaining a majority in the next House OF
Representatives although the Democrats
will undoubtedly make gains. Legisla-
lures chosen this year will elect 80 United
States Senators. La Toilette OF Wisconsin