The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-06
Forty.four States viii Elect
Officers on that Date, TWen-
ty-seven States Selecting
Governors.
THIRTY SENATE SEATS
DEPENDING ON RESULT
Fiqht for the Control of the Ma.
tionaI House Of Representa-
tives Promises to Be Very
Close One.
tAmerican News Service,

Washington, d. c., Nov. 5.-Elec-
tions will be held In ~ states next
Tuesday. Maine and Vermont have al
ready elected state officers and mem.
bers Of the next congress-the sixty
second. Arkansas and Georgia have
named state officers only and will
select representatives at the coming
election. In "a states governors are to
be elected. together with other state
officers. The only states that do not
choose governors this year are Della.
ware, Florida. Kentucky. Louisiana,
Maryland. Mississippi. Missouri. Mon.
tana, North Carolina. Utah, Virginia.
Washington and West Virginia. In
supreme court or minor state officers
are to be chosen.
The terms OF 30 United States sen.
ators-24 Republicans and six Demo
crats--expire March 3. 1911. The
present senate IL composed of 50 Re-
publicsns and 33 Democrats. The six
Democratic vacancies will be filled by
Democrats. OF the ~ Republican vac.
ancies the Democrats have already
gained one In Maine. where . Domo-
-, win succeed Senator Eugene Hale.
Members OF the national house OF
Representatives are 10 be elected. The
present house IL composed Of 217 Re
publicans and 174 Democrats. Yer
mont has already reelected her two
Ho5ublican representatives. In the r.
cent election In Maine two of the four
Republican representatives were To-
placed by Democrats.
ce!ora.o hac Many.
Az usual, there Is ono ticket. the
Democratic In 5cat'' C,roi'na. Colo
rsdo leads this yer Nth 'i'r greatest
number Of state tickt 's--s'-ht. They
are the Republican. Democratic. So
cialist. Prohibition. Sccialist-Labor,
Platform Democratic. Citizens and the
Progressive Republican. Pennsylvania
comes next with seven tickets In the
ileld. The Prohibition party has tick
sts In 81 states and the Socialists in
%. The Independence party and tho
soclalist-Labor party have tickets In
Q number Of states. The American
party has one ticket In Utah.
Some Of the amendments or propos.
cd laws that will be voted on In sew.
eral OF the states are Of general inter-
est. In Oregon. the pioneer OF the IN.
itiative and referendum. q score OF
measures will be submitted for the
cousideration OF the electors next
Tuesday. Missouri will vote on II
proposed constitutional amendments
and the Colorado ballot contains hve.
Mississippi viii vote on proposed radi-
cal changes In its judiciary system and
ON . proposal to do away with the so
called special" session OF the legtsla-
ture, held during the second biennial
period Of gubernatorial term. for the
consideration OF revenue and appro-
priation bills.
A Paramount Issue.
In several states the proposal to
adopt statewide prohibition IL the
paramount issue. II Florida votes in
the affirmative II viii mean a solid
"dry" south. II Missouri adopts the
measure II will abolish the sale OF in
toxicating liquor In st. Louis. the
II the Arst time In many years since
city Of the flrst class has been menaced
with such . restriction.
Reversing the usual order OF things.
Oklahoma electors will vote on the
question Of substituting local option
and high license for statewide prohi.
6ition. =
Four states-Oregon, Washingt
oklahoma and South Dakota-aro
vote on . constitutional amendm
granting the right Of suffrage to =
men.
In several states the gubernator
contests are Of absorbing interest. n
II particularly true OF New Yor11
where the participation Of Colool
Roosevelt In the campaign has serye4
10 arouse nationwide interest In thX