Evening journal., 1910-11-03
2S STATES TO
ELECT GOVERNORS
Tuesdays Elections Also Will
Make Up the Sixty
Second Congress
SOME OF THE
ISSUES INVOLVED

the supreme court, railroad commits
sioners, etc, will be held in thirty
eight states on Tuesday, November s.
Maine, Vermont, Arkansas and Geor-
gia have held their state elections. but
the two latter states will next Tues-
day elect representatives in congress.
Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia and
West Virginia, likewise, will elect con-
gressmen. Maine and Vermont have
already chosen their congressman and
state officers. In twenty-eight of the
states governors and full tickets are 10
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 term
of thirty United States senators expire
March 3, 1911. The legislatures of Ala
bama, Maryland and Vermont have
elected their senators.
The sixty-second congress will be
elected.
South Carolina and Louisiana have
each but one ticket-the Democratic.
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 ticket in New York; the Key
stone and the Industrial party each
have 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
Louisinaa 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-
sey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Dakota. Tennes-
see and Wisconsin; Eve, Illinois, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, Utah ;
six. New York and Pennsylvania.
Prohibitionists 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. Soutl
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah
Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming
The Socialist Labor party acstkieti
in Illinois, Massachusetts,, Michigan
Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohil
and Texas.
Numerous proposed constitutional
amendments and questions Of variou
kinds are to be submitted in many o
the states. Prohibition is an issue il
Florida, Missouri and Oregon, and n
those States proposed amendments I,
the constitution prohibiting the man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors will be voted upon. In Texas
! the incoming Legislature will submit
to the voters for approval OF rejection
constitutional amendment providini
for prohibition. Oklahoma will votl
incidentally on a proposed constitu
tional amendment substituting loca
option for the present system of state
wide prohibition. New Castle count!
Will vote on the liquor question.
Three states. Oklahoma, South Da
kota and Washington will vote direct
ly on the question of granting suffrag
TO women, while in Oregon a propose,
amendment to the constitution grant
to all taxpayers, regardless of sex
the right Of suffrage.
The largest number of questions L
be voted upon in any one state is il
! Oregon. There thirty-two initiativ
and referendum measures will be upoi
L the ballot for approval or rejection
Included in this number, besides tn
proposed suffrage and prohibition
amendments to the constitution, is
bill, proposed by initiative petition
amending the Oregon primary law am
extending its provisions to presidential
I nominations. allowing voters to desig
: nate their choice for president an
vice president; providing for direc
nomination Of party candidates 70
I presidential electors; for election b.
!. party voters Of delegates to their ma
= tional nominating conventions.
One Of the suggested amendment
y to the Oregon constitution proposed b
initiative petition, provides for yer
g diets by three-fourths of a jury I'm civI
= cases. Another proposed amendmen
increases the initiative and referen
dunn and recall powers Of the people
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