The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
ELECTIONS IN
EIGHT STATES
National Issues Will Not Be Ex-
tenSively Involved Until
Next Year
OLD BAY STATE FIGHT WARM
For First Time in Fifty Years Demo
Gratis Threaten to Get Legs-
lative Control.

Washington. d. c.. oct. either
will be elections in eight states and IL
a number or the leading cities of tn
country two weeks from next Tuesday
! In Massachusetts Kentucky. Maryland
Rhode Island. Mississippi and New
Mexico governor and other state Of
iicers are TO be chosen; in New Jer
sey and Virginia, a legislature only; in
New York, several members of tn,
state judiciary, and i'm Nebraska a su,
preme judge, regent Of the state uni
versity and railroad commissioners. In
Pennsylvania, ohio, Utah and Califor,
mia, municipal officers are to be select.
ed while in New York county mum.
Der Of judges and a sheriff are to b,
voted for.
Practically al OF the contests, state
and municipal, are on local issues. with
no national questions involved Afford
ing an exception to the rule, however
will be the special elections in several
congressional districts where vacancies
exist by reason of the death of the in
cumbent since the last election. Includ-
ed among the districts where elections
will be held are the Fourteenth Penn
sylvania, the Seventh Kansas. the
Third Nebraska. the First New Jersey.
and the Tenth Tennessee.
Two Warm State Fights.
The chief interest of national poll
ticians in the state elections is direct
ed toward Massachusetts and Rhode
Island. Both are industrial states and
are directly concerned in the tarifr.
which has been brought forward as a
/ prominent issue i'm the campaign.
| Governor Foss is a candidate for re-
election as governor of Massachusetts
on the Democratic ticket. Louis A.
rockingham, at present lieutenant
governor, is the Republican choice for
governor. While Republican leaders
appear confident they will carry the
state this year, many observers feel
more than doubtful about the pros
pect, and would not be at all surprised
at the recollection of Governor Foss.
For the first time since the Repub-
licans began their long lease of power
i'm the Bay State, now more than fifty
years ago, their control of the legis-
lature is seriously challenged this
year.
Rhode Island Uncertain.
A condition of uncertainty about the
result in Rhode Island is also report
ed, in view of the fact that last year
Governor Pothier, Republican, had but
o small margin Of victory over Lewis
A. Waterman, the Democratic candi-
date for governor. This year the same
candidates head the tickets, and under
the circumstances the Democrats nat
urally have hopes that they will be
victorious.
In Kentucky. while the Republicans
are putting up rather stiff 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 i'm Kentucky will |
choose a United States senator to sue
ceed Thomas H. Paynter. The cleo
ton of Congressman ollie NJ. James to
the senatorship is a foregone conclu-
sion.
Other Close Contests.
In Maryland there is straight con-
test between the Democrats and Re
publicans, with the last-named enjoy
ing a slight advantage i'm the race by
reason of the dssension in the Demo-
cratic ranks. The Democratic candi-
date for governor is Arthur Z. German.
son of the late United States senator
Opposing him on the Republican ticket
Is Philip Lee Goldsborough, a well
known citizen Of Baltimore.
There is only one ticket-The Demo-
Mississippi, and the result,
IF course. is not doubtful The next
governor of that Commonwealth will
be Earl NJ. Brewer prominent lawyer
n Clarksdale.
In Nebraska, though the officers TO
be chosen are OF relatively small inn
Dortance. a spirited campaign has been
,arried on with an eye to future re-
suits. The legislature 10 be chosen in
Virginia will be the election Of two
United States senator's. but the choice
,f these has already been determined
n the primary.
New Mexieo's First.
New Mexico will hold her first state
election for congressman. governor and
,ther state officers, judiciary and leg
stature, and county officers. National
politicians are interested in the result
because It will increase the numerical
strength of one or the other of the two
,arties in Congress. The sister state
II Arizona has decided TO defer the
holding OF her first election until De-
'ember
In New York county the Republicans I
rave fused with the Independence I
league. the Citizens Union and other
o-called Independent organizations on
he county ticket. which Is made up Of
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