Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-24
ELECTION N EIGHT
STATES N NOVEMBER
coNrEsTs ron MOST PART UN.
IMPORTANT EXCEPT As FORE.
CAST or DRIFT OF SENTIMENT.
LOCAL ISSUES INVOLVED
IN STATES AND CITIES
Six States to Elect Governors, and Sew.
sral Will Choose Legislatures
Pivotal States TO Hold Municipal
Election. oniy-spiritsd Campaign
In Nebraska.

In Nebraska.
Washington, Oct. 24-There will be
elections in eight states and in a num-
Der Of the leading cities OF the country
two weeks from next Tuesday. III
! Massachusetts,. Kentucky. Maryland,
Rhode Island, Mississippi and New
Mexico q governor and other state Of
| iicers are to be chosen; New Jersey and
Virginia a legislature only: In New
York, several members Of the state ju-
dietary. and in Nebraska supreme
Judge. regent of the state university
and railroad commissioner In Penn
| sylvania, Ohio. Utah and California
| municipal officers are to be selected,
while in New York county a number
Of judges and sheriff are to be voted
! for.
Local Issues Involved.
Practically all of the contests, state
and municipal, are on local issues.
with no national question involved
Affording an exception to the rule.
however. will be the special elections
vacancies exist by reason Of the death
OF the incumbent since the last cleo
ton. Included among the districts
where elections will be held are the
Fourteenth Pennsylvania, the Seventh
Kansas. the Third Nebraska, the First
New Jersey, and the Tenth Tennessee.
The chief interest Of national poll
ticians in the state elections is directed
| toward Massachusetts, and Rhode Is
land. Both are Industrial states and
are directly concerned In the tariff,
which has been brought forward as a
prominent issue in the campaign. Gov
ernor Foss is a candidate for re-elec-
ton as governor Of Massachusetts, on
the democratic ticket. Louis A. Froth-
ingham, at present lieutenant governor,
Is the republican choice for governor.
While republican leaders appear con-
fident they will carry the state this
year. many observers feel more than
doubtful about the prospect. and would
not be at all surprised at the re-elec-
ton of Governor Foss. For the first
time since the republicans began their
long lease of power in the Bay state,
now more than fifty years ago, their
control OF the legislature is seriously
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Old Rivals in Rhode Island. So
| A condition Of uncertainty about
the result in Rhode Island Is also re-
ported, in view Of the fact that last
year Governor Pothier, republican,
had but small margin of victory
over Lewis A. Waterman. the demo-
cratic candidate for governor This
year the same candidates head the
tickets, and under the circumstances
the democrats naturally have hopes
that they will be victorious.
In Kentucky, while the republicans
are putting up a rather stir fight the
democracy Is generally expected to
| win. The latter has an able and well
known candidate for governor In the
person OF James B. McCreary, former
governor and United States senator.
The republican ticket is headed by
Judge Edward c. O'Rear. The legis-
| lature to be elected in Kentucky will
choose a United States senator to sue
coed Thomas H. Payntor The cleo
ton OF Congressman Ollie NJ. James to
the senatorship is foregone conclu-
sion.
Maryland Straight Contest.
In Maryland there is a straight con-
test between the democrats and re-
publicans, with the last named enjoy
Ing slight advantage in the race by
reason Of the dissension in the demo-
cratic ranks. The democratic candi-
! date for governor is Arthur P. German.
son Of the late United States senator
Opposing him on the republican ticket
is Philip Lee Goldsborough. a we'll
known citizen Of Baltimore.
| There is only one ticket-the demo-
cratic-in Mississippi, and the result
Of course. Is not doubtful. The next
governor OF that commonwealth will be
Earl NJ Brewer, a prominent lawyer
OF Clarksdale.
Nebraska Spirited.
| In Nebraska. tho the officers to be
chosen are OF relatively small import
ance, a spirited campaign has been
carried on with an eye to future re-
suits. The legislature to be chosen in
Virginia will be the election of two
United States senator's. but the choice
of these has already been determined
In the primary. New Mexico will hold
her first state election for congress-
men. governor and other state officers
Judiciary and legislature. and county
officers. National politicians are in
terested in the result because it will
increase the numerical strength of one
| or the other Of the two parties in con-
gress. The sister state Of Arizona has
decided to defer the holding Of her
| nrst election until December.
In New York county the republicans
have fused with tho independence
league. the citizenS union and other
So called independent organizations on
! the county ticket, which is made up Of
| q number OF court justices and sher-
i'm. The contest for members Of the
general assembly also Is receiving
much attention because the republi.
cans are sparing no efforts to win back
this branch Of the state legislature
which last year went democratic for
the first time IN many years.
Many Municipal Contests.
IN point Of interest several Of the
municipal campaigns far exceed that
Of the state contests. Pittsburgh and
}hiiadelphia, Cleveland. Cincinnati.
and Toledo, Salt Lake City ana San
Francisco-all are the scenes Of hard
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