Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
ELECTIONS TO COME
Though ''0ff Year" in Politics,
Interest Exists.
GOVERNORS TO BE NAMED
Six States Will Select New Chief
Executives.
MAYOR FOR PHILADELPHIA
George H. Earle, Jr., Business Man,
Heads Republican Ticket, and
City Is on Edge.
MAYOR FOR PHILADELPHIA

Although this is decidedly an "off
year. in politics for the country at
large, a few elections of general inter-
est will take place next month. Gov
errors and legislatures will be chosen
in several states and few municipal
elections of more than ordinary in
terest will be held
Maryland, Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Mississippi. Rhode Island and Virginia
will each elect a governor. Philadel-
phia will hold a municipal election, the
campaign for which is convulSing the
city, and New York city will contribute
to the gayety of politics with the usual
anti-Taminany efforts of the fusion
lists.
The Massachusetts, state election is
attracting attention. Eugene n. Foss,
the progressive democrat, who was
elected governor of the state last year
by a substantial majority, has Deen
fight for reelection. The republicans
have nominated Louis A. Frothlngham,
the present lieutenant governor, and
man who for years has been popular
among the people.
under way. Most everybody comedies
that Foss has made good governor,
but the republican politicians are max
ing strenuous effort to break his po-
litical strength. A good imany of the
politicians are inclined to predict that
If Foss shall be reelected by good
Pbig majority he will be much talked OF
as the democratic candidate for Vice
President next year.
Position of Republicans.
The Massachusetts republicans, under
the leadership of Senator Lodge, are
making a mildly progressive campaign.
They evidently realize that this was
necessary If the people were to be inter-
ested. National issues are already enter
ing into the campaign to some extent.
Candidate rockingham is standing by
President Taft and is favoring reason
able revision Of the tariff.
Under ordinary circumstances the DEM
ocrats would carry Maryland, but condl-
lions in that state are somewhat unusual
this year, and the republicans seem 10
believe they have some chance OF elect
ing their candidate for governor, Phil
lips Lee Goldsborough. The democratic
nominee is Arthur p. German, VINO as
pires to lead the democrats OF Maryland
as his father led them for many years.
Both German and Goldsborough were
nominated by direct primary. That much
crooked work was done at the primaries
has been charged within the last two or
three weeks.
The anti-Gorman democrats supported
Blair Lee for the nomination Tor gov
ernor sand now they allege that
German was nominated as the result OF
sharp practices at the primaries and
many are inclined to take but little IN
terest in the campaign. German has a
strong organization and claims he Will
pull through in spite of the drift winch
IS now plainly against him.
In Kentucky the democrats have NOM
mated for governor former United states
Senator James B. McCreary and the re-
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Justice of the court of appeals In the
state Each side Is apparently well
pleased with the outlook at the present
time. Strange to say the platforms OF
the two parties so far as state issues are
concerned are almost Identical.
Interest in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia municipal election is
attracting much attention The primaries
of September 80 resulted in the nomina-
ton for mayor of George H. Earle, jr.,
by the republicans. and Rudolph Blan-
kenburg by the democrats and keystone
party. The contest before the primaries
was spirited. The men who had been
running the city for years quarreled as
to who should be the nominee of the
republicans, and as a result one faction
of the contractors ring supported Ed
ward T.. Ware and the other faction got
in behind Earle. Earle has always been
highly respected citizen, and it Is as
serted that United States Senator Pen
rose and other PhiladeIphians picked him.
because they realized that unless they
pu forward a clean man the republican
party would be defeated.
Rudolph Biankenburg, the nominee OF
the democrats and the keystone party
is known as 1.-The reform war horse
! of the Quaker city. He has led MANY
campaigns against the republican
gang, and. though generally defeated.
has continued to fight. Whether he
can win the mayorship at this time
is Question which the best Informed
Philadelphians do not attempt to
answer.
Since the nomination of Earle the
discovery has been made that he may
be ineligible to hold the Office Of
, mayor, by reason of the fact that he
has not been resident of the city of
Philadelphia the length of time re-
quired by the charter. Until about one
year ago. he lived in one Of the sub
urbs, and the records show that he
made affidavit that he was not a resi-
dent Of Philadelphia. Senator Penros
has indicated that he may have Gov
Tener call a special session of the
legislature to pass law making Earle
eligible.