Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-05
MANY STATES TO
HOLD ELECTIONS
West Virginia is Among the states
That Have Constitutional
Amendments.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 3.-Eleciion Of
state officers. judges of the Supreme
court railroad commissioners, ETC.,
will be held in 3S states on Tuesday.
November g. Maine, Vermont, Ar
kansas and Georgia have held their
state elections. but the two after
states will elect representatives in
congress. Maryland. Mississippi Vir'
ginia and West Virginia. likewise, will
elect congressman. Maine and Yer
mont have already chosen their con-
gressmen and state officers. In % of
the states, governors and full state
tickets are to be elected. In 8 others,
Justices of the Supreme court and
minor officials are to be chosen, while
in Indiana state officers. except gov
ernor, will be elected
A number of the states viii elect
members of the legislature. The
terms of 30 United States senators
expire March 8, 1911. The legislature
of Alabama, Maryland and Vermont
have elected their senators.
The sixty-second congress VII be
elected.
South Carolina and Louisiana have
each but one ticket-the Democratic,
The prohibition party has tickets in
% safes. the socialists in "a, the
Socia ist Labor in s. The Independ-
ence league has a full state ticket in
New York; the Keystone and the In
dustrial party each have a ticket in
pennsylvania; the Peoples lndepend-
ent (Populist) has enc in Nebraska,
and the American Party (anti-Mor-
NOM one in Utah.
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. In
Texas. the incoming legislature VIII
submit to the voters for approval Or
rejection. a constitutional Amendment
providing for prohibition. Oklahoma
will vote incidentally on a proposed
constitutional amendment substituting
local opion for the present system OF
statewide prohibition.
Three states, Oklahoma, South Da-
kota and Washington, will vote d.
rectly on the question of granting suf-
frage to women, while in Oregon a
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton grants to all taxpayers, regard
less Of sex, the right of suffrage.
The largest number of questions to
be voted upon in any one state Is in
Oregon. There 80 initiative and refer
endum measures will be upon the bal
lot for approval or rejection.
In Minnesota, a proposed constitu-
tional amendment authorizes the legis
lature to exempt from taxation lands
Of private persons to be used for pur-
poses of reforestation.
The following proposed constftu-
tional amendments will be voted upon
in West Virginia.
Providing for appointment of women
on beard of regents, state university,
or other educational, humane or penal
institutions of the state in which fe-
male persons are educated, cared for
or confined and authorizing appoint
ment OF WOlutu as uoudiy pupifA, III
spector OF labor deputy clerk of SUI
preme court or CT circuit, county or
other courts.
Providing for seven judges of Su-
preme court instead of five now, and
for the new enlarged court to sit en-
band or in not more than two divis-
ions, and if in divisions, chief justice
shall designate three judges in each
part.
In South Carolina proposed con-
stitutional amendment providing Tor
an additional justice of the Supreme
court will be voted upon.
Also in Texas, constitutions
amendment authorizing the establish
ment of state home for confederate
women is also to be voted on.