The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-31
.FOSS HAS HARD
fight ON HANDS
Keen Interest in Election in Mas
saChusettS Week From
Today, Nov.7
OTHER. STATES ALSO TO ELECT
New Mexico Will Vote for State Off
GERS For First Time in Its His.
tory, November z.

Washington. ID. c., oct. 31.-Ai- |
though the elections to be held No, |
will be quiet, compared with thepres- |
idcntial struggle one year hence, inter
est in them Gevertheless is keen. There
will be elections of varying Importance
i'm number of states a week from
next Tuesday. States which will elect
governors or other state officers are
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Mary |
land, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louis |
lana and New Mexico. In other states
justices Of the supreme court and
members of legislatures will be chos
en- and several congressional vacancies
will be filled.
While this is regarded as an off |
year, national interest centers I'm Mas
sachusetts where the democratic and
republican parties have named full
state tickets. Eugene N. Foss, who
was elected as democratic governor inl
a republican state last year, is a can
didate for reelection. The republican
ticket is headed by Louis Frothng-
ham, the present republican lieuten-
ant governor In New York a new as
sembly will be elected as well as sew
eral justices of the supreme court The
assembly election will be unusually
important this year, as the republicans
will endeavor to regain control of the 4
| lower house, thus enabling them tol
block any political legislation next
year.
New Mexico TO Vote.
New Mexico votes, for the first time
In its history, as a state, for full set
Of stae officers, members of congress
and a supreme court eight district
Judges and eight district attorneys. 1t
also will vote on proposed amend
ment TO the constitution making i'll
more easily amended than it is at
present.
Arizona, on Dec. 12 win hold its
first state election for state officers,
the date having been fixed by pro-
clamation.
Ohio will vote for municipal officers
and delegates to the constitutional
| convention. In the larger Ohio cities
the contest for city offices are un-
usually spirited because Of divisions
in the lines Of both old parties, and
the determination of leaders tol
strengthen their organization, prepar-
atory to the fight next year for dele
gates 10 the national conventions
Georgia will hold a primary to nom
mate n candidate for governor TO sue
ceed Gov. Hoke Smith, who will soon
resign to become United states SEN
ator.
In several states the democratic pro-
gressive. prohibition. socialist and so
cialist labor parties also have named
candidates for various state offices.
Maryland in Public Eye.
In addition to the foregoing, Mary
land, besides electlng governor VIII
choose state controller, attorney
general. Judge of the Court Of Appeals,
tbe full membership of the house of
delegates and half of the senate Ar
thur p. German, Jr., is the choice OF
the democrats for governor, while the
republicans have named Phillips Lee,
Both the socialists and prohibitionists
| nave nominated pldNNiNoiis AN''
tickets in Maryland.
New Jersey elects Legislature, but
no state officials.
In Nebraska. judges of the supreme
court a railway commissioner and re-
gents of the state university are to be-
elected. as well as a successor to the
late Representative Latta i'm the Third
district.
Five parties in Rhode Island. where
a full state ticket is to be elected, nave
nominated candidates. Gov Aram D.
Pothier. republican, is nominee for
re- election, while Louis A. Waterman
, heads the democratic ticket. legis-
, lature will also be chosen.
There is no general state election in
Kansas. but successors to the late Rep
resentatives Mitchell and Madison will
! be chosen.
: California also will hold no general
E election this year but San Francisco
, Sacramento and some smaller cities
, will ballot for municipal officers. In
San Francisc the issue is between the
labor union party machine, controlled
nv Mayor Mccarthy. and coalition
of republicans and democrats.
Socialism Issue in Los Angeles.
+ Los Angeles. Calf, oct. S1-The
primaries today were preceded by
: what is declared to be the most hot
4. lly contested mayoralty campaign seen
, lherc i'm many years. Socialism over
p shadowed all questions. Job Harrison.
the Socialist candidate FOR mayor ana
one of the attorneys for the defense In
Mcnamara trial. is opposed by three
candidates, among them George Alex
lander the Republican Incumbent For
! months grocers, butchers. and bakers
Z lhave been sending out Socialist litera-
4 ture. while thousands OF women have
h been working in the residential dis
tricts for Harrison. Although women
= are not eligible to vote at today's pri-
mary. $4,000 have registered TO vote