The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-28
ELECTIONS IN EIGHT STATES
National Interest Conferred In Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island


will be elections in eight states and
in a number of the leading cities of
the country one week from next
Tuesday In Massachusetts,, Ken
lucky. Maryland, Rhode Island, Miss
issippi and New Mexico a governor
and other state officers are to be cho-
sen; in New Jersey and Virginia a
legislature only; in New York sever
al members of the state judiciary,
and in Nebraska a supreme judge,
regent of the state university and
railroad commissioner. In Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Utah and California, mu-
nicipal officers are to be selected,
while in New York county number
of judges and a sheriff are to be vo-
ted for.
Practically all of the contests,
state and municipal, are on local is
sues with no national questions in
volved. Affording an exception to
the rule, however. will be the special
elections in several congressional dis
tricts where vacancies exist by rea-
son of the death of the incumbent
since last election. Included among
the districts where elections will be
held are the Fourteenth Pennsylvania
the Seventh Kansas, the Third Ne
braska, the First New Jersey and the
Tenth Tennessee.
The chief interest of national poll
ticians in the state elections is dir
ected toward Massachusetts and
Rhode Island Both are industrial
states and are directly concerned in
the tariff which has been brought
forward as a prominent issue in the
campaign. Governor Foss is can
didate for reelection 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 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
reelection 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 legisla-
ture is seriously challenged this year.
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 a 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 stiff fight the
Democracy is generally expected tC
win. The latter has an able ant
we'll known candidate for governor in
the person OF James B. McGreary
former governor and United States
senator The Republican ticket IL
headed by Judge Edward c. O'Dea
The Legislature to be elected in Ken
lucky will choose a United States
Senator TO succeed Thomas II. Payn
tor. The election of Congressman
Ollie NJ. James to the senatorship Il
foregone conclusion.
In Maryland there is a straigh
contest between the Democrats AM
Republicans, with the last named en-
ioying a slight advantage in the rae
by reason of the dissension in tn
Democratic ranks. The Democrat
candidate for governor is Arthur I
German. son of the late United State
I senator. Opposing him on the RI
publican ticket is Philip Lee Gid
borough a well known citizen of Ba
timore.
There is only one ticket-the Den
| ocratic-in Mississippi, and the resu
of course is not doubtful. The ne,
| governor of that commonwealth wi
| be Earl NJ. Brewer, a prominent lay
| yer Of Clarkedale.
| In Nebraska, though the officers
| be chosen are of relatively small IL
| portance, a spirited campaign hi
| been carried on with an eye to futul
| results. The legislature to be cho
en- in Virginia will be the election
two United States senators, but u
j choice of these has already been d
termined in the primary New Me,
co will hold her first State electiC
for congressman, governor and 9th
State officers, judiciary and legisl
4 ture, and county officers Nation
( politicians are interested in the 7
|. suit because il will increase the nul
erical strength of one or the 9th
of the two parties in congress. III
sister State of Arizona has decid,
TO defer the holding OF her first ele
ton until December
In New York county the Repub
r. cans have fused with the lndepen
-, ence League. the Citizens Union al
u other so-called independent organic
tions on the county ticket, which
made up of number of court u
/, tees and a sheriff. The contest I
members OF the general assembly
= so is receiving much attention /
cause the Republicans are sparing
efforts to win back this branch OF Il
State legislature, which last ye
went Democratic for the first time
many years.
ID In point of interest several of Il
municipal campaigns far exceed IN
or OF the State contests. Pittsburg al
philadeinhia CLEVELAND Cincinns