The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
A STATES WILL
HOLD ELECTIONS
All Will Choose congressman, and
rs Will Elect Governors-Mich-
igan Has Eight Tickets.

CHICAGO. Oct. sl.-Election of
state officers. judges of the supreme
court, railroad commissioners. etc.
VIII be held In 3S states Tuesday. Nov.
5. Maine, Vermont, Arkansas and
Georgia have held their state cleo.
lions, but the two latter states will.
a week from Monday. elect represent
atiyes In congress. Maryland Missis-
sippi, Virginia and West Virginia. like
wise will elect congressman. Maine
and Vermont have already chosen
their congressman and state officers.
In 2S Of the states, governors and full
state tickets are TO be elected In nine
others, justices of the supreme court
and minor officials are TO be chosen,
while in Indiana state officers. except
governor, will be elected
A number OF the states will elect
members OF the legislature. The
terms of 80 United States senators
expire March 3, 1911 The legislatures
Of Alabama, Maryland and Vermont
have elected their senators.
he sixty-second congress will be
elected.
South Carolina and Louisiana have
each but one ticket-the Democratic.
The Prohibition party has tickets in
20 states, the Socialists in "a, the So.
cialist Labor in eight. 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 Independ-
ent (Populist) has one I'm Nebraska,
and the American Party (anti-Mor.
NOM one in Utah.
The number OF tickets I'm the vaTi-
Gus states is: l. South Carolina and
/ ouisiana; 2. Florida, Kentucky and
Forth Carolina; g. Idaho, Nevada,
Washington and Wyoming; 4, Ala
bama, California. Colorado, Connects.
cut, Delaware, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas,
Montana, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, North Dakota. Oklahoma, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tonnes
see and Wisconsin; 5, Illinois, Massa
chusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Ohio. Texas, Utah;
6, New York and Pennsylvania
Prohibtionist have tickets In Cali
fornia. Colorado, Connecticut, Della
ware. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri. Nebraska New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Okla
homa. Oregon Pennsylvania. Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and
Wisconsin.
Socialists have tickets in Alabama,
California, Colorado. Connecticut, Del
aware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois. Indi
ana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota. Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire. New Jersey, New York, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, South
Dakota. Tennessee, Texas. Utah
Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming
The Socialist Labor party has tick
cts In Illinois, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York,
Ohio and Texas.
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. and
in those states proposed amendments
10, the constitution prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors Will be voted upon. In Texas,
the incoming Legislature will submit
10 the voters for approval or rejec
tion a constitutional amendment pro
viding for prohibition. Oklahoma will
vote incidentally on a proposed con-
stitutional amendment substituting
local option for the present system
of statewide prohibition.
Three states, Oklahoma South Da
kota and Washington, will vote direct |
ly on the question Of granting suf
frage' to women, while in Oregon a
proposed amendment 10 the constitu-
ton grants to all taxpayers, regard
less of sex, the right OF suffrage
The largest number OF questions to
be voted on in any one state Is in
Oregon. There 80 initiative and ref
erendum measures will be on the bal
lot for approval or rejection. Includ-
ed I'm thsi number. besides tho pro
posed suffrage ard prohibition amend
ments to the constitution, is a bill,
proposed by iniative petition, amend