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governors
To Be Elected In Many
States This Fall
And All Kind Of Issues
Figure In Contests
A Total OF So Governors
viii Be Elected
The Contest In Ohio OF
National Importance
As Result Hinges On Presi-
Dental COmpaign

Washington, d. c., Aug. 12-At the
coming fall elections more states will
elect governors than ever before in the
history of the Union. For the first
time Oregon is to join the list of Com
monwealths electing their executives
in November. Heretofore the Oregon
state election has been held in June.
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 it's executive in October.
The gubernatorial contests in some
OF the states are of more than Or
dinarily interesting character. The
elections in others will be of purely
perfunctory character, the election of
the Republican or the Democratic can
didates, as the case may be, being a
foregone conclusion. Socialists and
Prohibitionists will have candidates
for governor in a majority of the stat
es, and in some of them they are ex-
pected to poll a considerable vote.
The liquor question figures as the
chief issue in the Alabama contest.
Col. Emmett O'Neal, the Democratic
candidate, will undoubtedly be elected
to succeed Gov. Conner. The Repub-
lican candidate for governor is ]. o.
Thompson of Birmingham.
Governor George w. Donaghey, Dem
ocrat, will be reelected at the Arkan-
sas election, which will take place
Sept. 12. His opponent on the Repub-
lican ticket is A. T. Roland.
In California the successor of Gov.
James N. Gillett will probably be a
Republican. All parties will name
their tickets at the general primaries
next week. Theodore A. Bell, who
was chairman of the last Democratic
national convention, will be the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, Four
aspirants are contesting for the Re-
publican nomination.
In Colorado the Democrats expect to
elect the successor to Gov. John F.
Shafroth. The nominating conven-
tions will be held next month.
In Connecticut the Republicans hope
to choose the successor to Governor
Weeks. There are two candidates for
the Republican nomination, Charles A.
er is a prominent Yale graduate and
Goodwin and Everett Lake. The form
the latter an old Harvard football play
er. All indications point to the nom-
ination of ex-Chief Justice Simeon e.
Baldwin for governor on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Both parties in Delaware will work
hard to elect the successor to Govern
or Simeon S. Pennewill. The nomina-
tions are yet to be made.
In Florida Gov. Albert W. Gilchrist
will be succeeded by another Demo
orat.
In Georgia also the Democrats are
assured of the governorship. Gov.
Joseph M. Brown is opposed for an
other term by former Gov. Hoke
Smith. The choice will be made at the
primaries August 23, and the election
will follow in October.
The nominations have not yet been
made in Idaho, but the Republicans ex-
pect to have no difficulty in re-elect-
;oo Gov Iaroc M prody
Iowa Republicans expect to re-elect
Gratis have had their hopes for sue
Gov. B. F. Carroll, though the Demo-
cess increased by the bitter factional
contest between the Republican reg
ulars and insurgents.
Gov. Walter r. Stubs, leader Of
the Republican insurgents in Kansas,
has just been renominated at the state
primaries. His opponent on the Dem
ocratic ticket is George H. Hodges, a
member of the state senate.
The state election in Maine will be
held Sept. 12 Gov Bert M. Fernald
is a candidate for reelection on the
Republican ticket. The Democratic
nominee is Frederick W. Plaisted,
may or of Augusta The Democrats
are working hard this year and expect
to cut down the Republican majority
even if they do not succeed in elect
ing their own candidate.
Massachusetts, unless the unexpect-