Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-04
TH|RTY-E|GHT STATES
TO VOTE NEXT TUESDAY
Multitude of Tickets in the
FieId-WiII Elect New
Congress
Especial Dispatch to The JournaD

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Nov. 2.-EleC-
ton of state officers, judges of the SUI
preme court. railroad commissioners, etc,
will be held in 80 states on Tuesday, No
vember s. Maine, Vermont, Arkansas
and Georgia have held their state cleo
tons, but the two latter states will elect
representatives in congress. Maine and
Vermont have already chosen their con-
gressmen and state officers. In Is of the
states governors and full state tickets are
to be elected. In nine others, justices of
the supreme court and minor officials are
to be chosen, while in Indiana state Of
ficers except governor, will be elected.
A number of the states will elect MEM
bers of the legislature. The terms Of
30 United States senators expire March
g, 1911 The legislatures of Alabama.
Maryland and Vermont have elected their
senators.
Members of the house of representa-
tives in the sd congress will be elected.
South Carolina and Louisiana have
each only one ticket-the Democratic.
MANY TICKTS IN FIELD.
The Prohibition party has tickets In
25 states, the Socialist in a. and the
Socialist Labor In g. The Independence
League has a full state ticket in New
York; the keystone and Industrial par
ties have tickets in Pennsylvania; the
Peoples Independent PopuisD has one
in Nebraska, and the American party
(anti- Mormon) one in Utah.
The number of tickets in the various
states is: l, South Carolina and Louis
lana; 9 Florida, Kentucky and North
Carolina; 8. Idaho, Nevada, Washington
and Wyoming; 4. Alabama, California,
Colorado. Connecticut, Delaware, India
ana, Iowa. Kansas, Montana, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Okla
homa, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Da-
kota, Tennessee and wisconsin; ., Hi
nois. Massachusetts, Michigan, Minneso-
ia, Missouri, Nebraska, OHIO, Texas and
Utah: s, New York and Pennsylvania.
Prohibitionists have tickets in Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Connecticut. Delaware, Ill
inois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachu-
sets. Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio. oklahoma oregon,
PENNSYLVANIA, Rhode Island, South Da-
kota. Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.
SOCIALISTS TICKETS.
Socialists have tickets in Alabama,
California, Colorado, Connecticut. Della
ware. Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts Michigan,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York. North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
.homa, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah. Washington, Wisconsin
and Wyoming.
The Socialist Labor party has tickets in
Illinois, Massachusetts,. Michigan, Min
nesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio and
Texas.
Numerous proposed constitutional
amendments and questions of various
kinds are to be submitted in many OF
the states Prohibition Is an issue in
Florida Missouri and oregon, and In
those states proposed amendments to the
constitution prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors will be
voted upon In Texas the incoming leg
islature will submit TO the voters for APP
proval or rejection constitutional
amendment providing for prohibition.
Oklahoma will vote incidentally on a
proposed constitutional amendment sub
shutting local option for the present sys-
tenn of statewide prohibition.
Three states. Oklahoma, South Dakota
and washington, will vote directly on the
question of granting suffrage to women.
while in Oregon a proposed amendment
to the constitution grants to all taxpay-
ers, regardless or sex, the rlght OF sur
frage.
OREGONS ELECTION.
The largest number of questions to be
voted upon in any one state is in Oregon.
There 80 initiative and referendum meas
ures will be upon the ballot for approval
or rejection. Included in this number,
besides the proposed suffrage and prohi-
bition amendments to the constitution, is
bill proposed by initiative petition
amending the Oregon primary law and
extending its provisions to presidential
nominations. allowing voters to designate
their choice for president and vice pres
ident; providing for direct nomination OF
party candidates for presidential electors
for election by party voters of delegates
to their party national nominating con-
ventions.
One Of the suggested amendments to the
Oregon constitution proposed by militia
tive petition provides for verdicts by
three-fourths of jury in civil cases. An
other proposed amendment increases the
initiative and referendum and recall pow
ers of the people.
Conservation of natural resources will
be passed upon by the voters of Wiscon-
sin in the form of a proposed amendment
to the constitution, authorizing the state
to make annual appropriation for acquir-
ing, preserving and developing water
power and forests of the state. In Min
nesota a proposed constitutional amend
ment authorizes the legislature to ex-
empt from taxation lands of private per-
sons TO be used for purposes of reforest-
alton.
Work Starts on Dam
JACKSON, Ca. Nov. 2.--The concrete
work on the big dam on the ocmulgee