The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-07
TAFT HAS HOPES or OHIO
M 1 ~ rRIPtRED 10 SEE TBE
uOt " DEuOt Ratio.
60, rr1ors WIN ue Chosen In IN states
and Legislatures In 3O Republican
split In >rari, lNrry state Freak
Legislation Before Oregon voters.

wAsHTNuIoS. Nov. 9 President Taft
booking forward Win keen anxiety To
the results ot Tuesdays elections
They b.li-ve the Presidents political
futur" will d.Iend largely upon the out
come Sir 1lft's advisers acknow ledge
that 1t IN. Republicans ar" badly beaten
IN his Own State. and the House goes
Democrat &c besides ~ will he a blow that
will seriously handicap esor,s ~ make
the President the parrs leader again Ia
ioi.
They d. ut believe, however, that n
Republican defeat IN New York State will
in anv way reflect upon the Taft Admin
istraiion Issues 'hcr" ar" t'n clearly
dra~u on Roosevelt and the things he
stands for In Ohio. though. tn" PTssi
dent himself has deliberately set forw ard
the issue that the election il e. hc either
an Endorsement or reputation OF the
Taft Administration. and II Gov. Harmon
carries m. iav the Democrats and the
Presidents enemies within his own party
will make the most Of ths event
The President although st,n ciib,;lng
to hope. IL practically recunCilcd. II il
believed 90 the fact that the House is
going Democratic. II It does the Demo-
Gratis will find HIM ready to drive ahead
with his leElslaiIv" programme III the
hop. that meris a.on" will insure the
adoption Of AT least part II u He
will coSnpel the Democrats - accept
his Recommendations or assume full
responsibility for killing progrnssir leg!s-
lation
Ballots will be East in clrty state of
the Union tomorrow. GOvcrHnls will
be chosen III tw.ntv-eight States. aud in
thirty States Legislatures will bee elected
that will be called upon 10 tll vacancies
in the United States senate caused bv
expiring terms
In the elections ~ morrow the Eepub-
licans III nearly every part of the country
hearing g. .. p. complexion will have to
contend against internal factional fights
In addition to- the seemingly strong trend
toward the Democracy. Warfare in the
Republican ranks jeopq Republican
success IN New York. Indiana. Ohio. West
Virginia. Iowa and other States. As
Admin ist ration leaders here view the
situation the Republicans will lose New
York State and Indiana. hut have
fighting chance h Ohio
All forecasts that have been made OF
the Con gressional elections. except that
BY the Republican committee ifself. gives
the next House to the Democrats by ma
jorities ranging from five to fo1y-ive.
President Taft's advisers look 20 see the
Admin istration hold It's own so far al
Con gress districts are con cerned in the
Pacific coast and intsrmountain STATES
and in the West generally with a few
exceptions. They fear the greatest fall
ing OF IN Republican siren 9Th In States
east Of tho Allegheny Mountains The |
President is counting on the progrsssiv.
wave 20 carry Republican Ton gressional
nominees to victory IN most Of the middle
Western States. even IN cases Of regulars !
who have been rem ominated
The indications are thar the Socialist !
party will be represented in Congress tor I
the first time as a result OF to-morrow's /
ball oting. Two members of that party
are running for Congress in Milwaukee.
That city elected a socialist Mayor "A
year ago. Victor {. Berger Oh. Of th. ,
most widely known Socialists ia the
country. Is running IN oneof the Milwaukee
districts. He is mat ct-d against Henry
=. Cochems. La FoSette Republican,
Berger has q good chance II elect Inu "A.
slso does " r. Cav lord. SOCIALIST who ia
contesfing the Milwaukee, seat now o..
cupied by WIlEar' }. Cary. u Esr,-.-..A.,
tnsurg@nt.
Election OF minUr State nffin-.- W.
be held IN thirty --,gni States MAN,
Vermont. Louisiana. Arkansas and f;,.,r
Kia have held their Stsr. elections. Lur
the two latter will elect ,ungTr~,n.r
tomorrow
The Prohibition party has tickets %.
twenty 1--we STATES, TIA" Socialists a.
thirty-f -four thu Socialist Labor III ,-ignr
Tn" Independence League has = f,tf.I
ticket in New lDsk. ia. h.ystun. AMI
n.Nf f-f @aa.I IL.
Pennsylvania. t'I.4 Peoples iui-p..d..nr
- IN IN" ii.'ld IN N.bTAsAH. ana th.. Amer.
ian party. an anti Mormon orgiuIza-
ton. has candidates pp for .i-, :, m IN
Utah
Tn" Prnhib.'roni-i- have ticket, m
al 'iOrnla. Colorado. Iuun-,.rIrur D.la
ware, Illinois. indana. lOAI KANSAS
Ma sac huS-t'- Michigan Nnu,...'4
Missouri Nebraska New Haut,.hIrn
New Jersey. Ne" Vows ONO IN Iahorna. ,
Oregon. PenuSvi' ANA RhOd. Island I
south lDakotl. lexis. L idh and " Isconsin
Prohibition IL q iiv" I--l.. ~ Florida
Missouri and Oregon. whtI- The. Wei and
dry question also has kicked NJ a rIrnpI- !,
Ia Nebraska In 1eSa- The incoming y
Legislator" will submit 20 ia. v,I.rs frT u
or reJ-ctIon u consrrfrIr,nr1i
amendment providing for pTohlhufou
Oklahoma viii vote. Oh u PROPOSED con
stituiional amendment suhsriturtng Ioc., '
option for the present SrIt"wii. urohl
bItIon
Three States South Dakota Wash
Ington and Oklahoma. viii vote dir.C,Iy '
upon the question Of granting -IfrraR. =
- women. and IN Oregon proposad (
to the Constitution grants F.,
W all taxpayers. regardless ~ s"y tho
right Of suffrage
Tho largest number Of QuestIon- TO ~. d
voted on in any one State II III Oregon =
here thir1y-twO initiative. and ref. rem n
iIm measures will ne on th. ballot fp,
or rejection. Included ~ ,hi-
number. besides the suffrage. and r,.frr.n-
ium amendments j. a hill proposed by
initiative pstition amending the Oregon =,
primary law and extending IT, provisions
% Presidential nominations. allowing
voters TO designate their choice for Pr..-i- /,
TENT and ycePr"sId..nt Tn. tan also
,rovide- for direct nominations II Marty !,
'andidst", for Presidential Fl.ctor- and I,
or election by party voters 81 d.."gn'n- =
o the nat ional nominating conventions
Another new tangled proposition up ~ :
oregon provides Tor veIdiCt- by three
our'h. Of jury IN civil cases Another +
proposed amendment increases the initia-
i've and referendum and recall powers II =,
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