The National tribune., 1910-12-29
new GOVERNORS.
There Will Be 29 of Them-16
Democrats and 13 Republicans.

Just 90 new Governors will be walk
ing OF riding up to the Capitols of as
many States in early January and TAX
ing the oath of Office. Most of them
will do so next Monday, altho in some
of the States the inaugural day is fixed
for little after New Years. Nest Of
them enter upon two-year ter!ns, for
that Is the Gubernatorial tenure IN 20
of the 46 States of the Union.
The Governors who take the oath Of
office next month will be for the States
OF Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colo
radG, Connecticut, Idaho. Iowa, Kan
sas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan.
Minnesota. Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire. New Jersey, New York
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, oregon
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, SouthlCar-
olina. South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Wisconsin and wyoming. OF these Gov
ernors seven have been elected for
four-year terms-in Alabama, Califor-
mia. Nevada, Oklahoma, oregon, Penn
sylvania and Wyoming. New Jerssy is
the only State that elects a Governor
for three years Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island are the only States that
have one-year term. OF the 90 new
Governors Is will be Democrats. count
ing the independent insurgent. Cary, Of
Wyoming, in that class.
All these new men will be doing
things as soon as they get into office.
As so many of them come in with a
change Of administration there will be
vast amount of official patronage 20
bastow in the next few weeks and high
political jinks generally. During the
year of 1911 two other new Governors
will enter upon their duties. Georgia
has already elected a new Governor.
but he will not be inaugurated till next
June. Kentucky starts her new Gov
srnor going in December of 1511 but
Ia hac or al Tr -. ~
improbab BILE that New Mexico and Ari-
zone will become full-fedged States be-
fore the New Year has passed, and that
may mean two more new Governors. If
so. the State Executives entering upon
Office during 1911 will be SO. That does
not include the Governor OF Vermont,
who was elected in September aud in
augurated last October
The salaries of these men vary great
IL in the different States. New Jersey
New York. Ohio, Pennsylvania and Cal
ifornia all pay $4,000 a year: Msssa-
chusetts pays $4,000; Nebraska and
Wyoming. $500 Cthe lowest Of alb !:
New Hampshire, North Dakota and
quite an array of other States, $4,000.
Eight States pay their Governors $4,000
a year; Is States, $4,000. The Cover
nor Of Illinois receives the highest SAL
ary OF any State Executive, Si2, 900 a
year. The States that did not elect a
States where there are four-year terms.
Inausurating Senatorial Campaigns.
The meeting of State Legislatures
next week all over the country will in
augurate a lot of Senatorial campaigns
and will keep things humming for a
lot OF politicians of both parties This
election OF Senators to recruit the mem
bership Of the legislative branch at the
north end of the Capitol is a big event
and it often happens that the Leglsla-
lures do not get well settled down to
matters Of local legislation till the SEN
atorial election and the complimentary
speeches incident thereto are over. 1,
almost goes without saying that the
outcome Will have much influence upon
the personnel of the So-called upper
legislative branch" for quite a Ions
time. Just ahead is a formative period
for Senatorial careers. The old Senate
IS gradually passing out. The choice
OF half dozen new men Of ability and
individual force will go far toward ele-
waiting the reputation of the Senate dur
ing the next decade.
The sweep of Senatorial primaries
thruout the country is emphasized by
the fact that IA of the 80 Senators in
the new class who take the oath Of
office at the beginning of the next Con-
gress have already been designated by
popular voice. There will really be live
controversies next month in only about
IL Legislatures.
Indiana, Nebraska, Michigan, Mime.
sofa, Texas, California, New Jersey
Wisconsin, North Dakota, Mississippi
Nevada, Washington, Florida and Mis-.
souri, have undertaken 10 name the new
Senators in advance. The Democratic
action in Indiana was by State Con-
rention choice. California is in a mud
die because the primary law was not
definitely drawn. One candidate has a
majority of the Republican voters and
another has majority of the legisla-
tive districts. 1t is uncertain what
course the Legislature will pursue. New
Jersey is in the throes of Senatorial
night as to whether a Democrat, des-