Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-07
Elections Are to Be Held
in Thirty eight
States.
SNOWST0RM OF BALLOTS
is TO COVER A WIDE AREA
Three States Will Consider Prop
OSitiOn for Woman
Suffrage.

Election OF state o1HcerS, Judges OF
the Supreme Court, railroad commits
sioners, ETC., will be held in thirty
eight States. Maine, Vermont, Arkan-
sas and Georgia have held their State
elections, but the two latter States will
elect representatives in Congress.
Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia and
West Virginia, likewise, will elect
congressman. Maine and Vermont
have already chosen their con-
gressmen and State officers. In twenty
eight of the States governors n full
State tickets are to be elected. In nine
others justices of the Supreme Court
and minor officials are to be chosen;
in Indiana State officers, except gov
ernor, will be elected.
A number of the States will elect
members of the Legislature. The terms
Il thirty United States senator's expire
March 8, 1911. The Legislatures OF
Alabama, Maryland and Vermont have
elected their senators.
The Sixty-second Congress will be
elected.
South Carolina and Louisiana have
Zach but ono ticket-the Democratic.
Prohibition in rs States.
The Prohibition party has tickets in
twenty-five States, the Socialists in
thirty-four, the Socialist-Labor IN
eight. The independence League has
a full State ticket in New York, the
keystone and the Industrial party each
have a ticket in Pennsylvania, the
Peoples Independent (Populist) has one
in Nebraska and the American party
(anti-Mormon) one In Utah.
The number of tickets in the various
states is: One, South Carolina and
Louisiana; two, Florida, Kentucky and
North Carolina; three, Idaho, Nevada,
Washington and Wyoming; four, Ala
bama. California, Colorado, Connecti-
cut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Montana. New. Hampshire, New Jer-
lev. North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennes-
see and Wisconsin,; five, Illinois, Mas
%sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,. Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, Utah;
six, New York and Pennsylvania.
More Than Offices Involved.
Numerous proposed constitutional
amendments and questions, of various
kinds are to be submitted in many OF
the States. Prohibition is an issue II
III ~ DIIudt 4hIESOulA III OASSOAB 0@eo -
\ those States proposed amendments tc
4 tie constitution prohibiting the manu-
u 1cture and sale of intoxicating liquors
u be voted upon. In Texas the in
= coming Legislature will submit to the
voters for approval or rejection a con
! stitutional amendment providing fol-
prohibition. Oklahoma will vote in
cidentally on a proposed constitutions
!. amendment substituting local option for
. the present system of Statewide pro-
hibition.
Three States, Oklahoma, South Da-
kota and Washington, will vote direct
ly on the question of granting suffrage
to women, while in oregon a proposed
amendment to the constitution grants
ITO all taxpayers, regardless Of sex. the
right of suffrage.
The largest number of questions &c
be voted upon in any one State is In
Oregon. There thirty-two initiative
referendum measures will be upon tins
ballot for approval or rejection. In
cluded in this number, besides the
proposed suffrage and prohibition
amendments to the constitution, is g
bill, proposed by initiative petition
amending the Oregon primary law an6
extending it's provisions to Presiden-
tial nominations, allowing voters tc
designate their choice for President
and vice-President; providing for di'
rect nomination of party candidates
for Presidential electors; for election
by party voters of delegates to theii
party national nominating conventions
To Revise Jury Laws.
One of the suggested amendments tc
the Oregon constitution proposed by
initiative petitions provides for yer
diets by three-fourths of a jury in civil
cases. Another proposed amendment
increases the initiative and referen-
DUN and recall powers of the people.
Conservation of natural resources