The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-08-12
Next November More States
viii Elect. Governors Than
Ever Before in History Of
United States.
SOME CONTESTS ARE
QUITE INTERESTING
Three States Will Hold EIec-
tions Next Month, One in
October and Thirty.tWo Will
Vote Next November.

(Amsrican News services
Warrington. Aug. 12.-At the COM
ing fall elections moro states will
elect governors than ever before in
the history Of the union. For the frst
time Oregon IL TO join the list Of COM
monwealths electing their executives
In November. Heretofore the Oregon
state election has been held In June.
A total OF thirty.six governors are to
BE- elected this fall. Thirty-two will be
voted for at the general elections In
November. Three states-Vermont.
Maine. and Arkansas-will vote for
governor next month. and Georgia will
elect its executive in October.
The gubernatorial contests in some
OF the states will be of . purely per-
functory character, the election of the
republican or the democratic candidate
90 the caee may be. being . foregone
conclusion. Socialists and prohibition
lists will have candidates for governor
In . majority Of the states. and in
some OF them they are expected to
poll Q considerable vote.
Issue In Alabama.
The liquor question figures ~ the
chief Issue In the Alabama contest.
Col. Emmett O'Neal. the democratic
candidate will undoubtedly be elected
% succeed Gov. Conner. The republi-
can candidate for governor IL J. O.
Thompson Of Birmingham.
Gov. George w. Donaghey. democrat
will be reelected at the Arkansas elec.
tion. which will take place September
IL. His opponent on the republican
ticket 10 A. T. Roland.
In California the successor Of Gov.
James N. 0illett will probably be re-
publican. All parties will name their.
tickets ut the general primaries next
week. Theodore A. Bell. who was
chairman Of the last democratic ma
tional convention, will be the demo-
cratic candidate for governor. Four
aspirants are contesting for the repub-
lican nomination.
In Colorado the democrats expect to
elect the successor to Gov. John F.
6hafroth. The nominating conventions
viii be held next month.
In Connecticut the republicans hope
TO choose the successor to Gov. Weeks.
There are two candidates for the 10.
publican nomination, Charles A. Good.
win and Everett Lake. The former
Il . prominent Yale graduate and the
latter an old Harvard football player.
All indications point to the nomina-
tion Of ex-Chief Justice Simeon e..
Baldwin for governor on the demo-
cratic ticket.
Contest In Delaware.
Both parties in Delaware will work
hard to elect the successor to Gov.
simeon 8. Pennewill. The nomina-
tions are yet to be made.
In Florida Gov. Albert w. Gilchrist
viii be succeeded by another demo
crat.
In Georgia also the democrats are
assured the governorship. Governor
Joseph Brown 10 opposed for another
term by former Gov. Hoke Smith. The
choice will be made at the primaries
Aug. %, and the election will follow
IN October.
The nominations have not yet been
made In Idaho. but the republicans
expect to have no dinculty In reflect
II Gov. James NJ. Brady.
Iowa republicans expect to re-elect
Gov. b. r. Carroll. though the demo
Gratis have had their hopes for sue
eoae increased by the bitter factional
! contest between the republican regu.
lars and insurgents.
Gov. Walter r. Stubbs. leader Of the
republican Insurgents In Kansas. has
1use been renominated At the state pri
nAriss. His opponent on the demo
I, csatic ticket II George H. Hodges. q
. msmber OF the state senate.
The state election In Maine will b<
held September IL. Gov. Bert N. Fer
, uald 10 q candidate for reelection or
the republican ticket. The democratic
nominee 10 Frederick w. Plaisted, ma
yor Of Augusta. The democrats are
working hard this year and expect Il
cut down the republican majority even
n they do not succeed In electing theil
own candidate.
Massachusetts. unless the unexpsct
Cd happens win rs-elect Gov. Eben L
Draper. republican. The democrats
Win name either Congressman Eugene