Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-11-15
NEW GOVERNORS
IN MANYs STATES
Out of Twenty-Eight States
Which Voted for Chief
Executives But Nine
Reflect Old Heads
DEMOCRATS IN LEAD

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Nov Ia
Many changes among the chief eN-I
ccutives of the different states viii
take place next January as a result
OF the recent elections. OF the tweI.
ty-eisht states that balloted for gov
errors only nine reelected their pres,
ent executives. The governors for.
tunate enough to be reelected for
another tenn are Simeon f. Baldwin.
democrat. Of Connecticut: Eugene y.
Foss. democrat. OF Massachusetts
kdolph o. Eberhart. republican, of
Minnesota: Coleman l.. Blease. dem.
ocrat. OF South Carolina: Ben y
Hooper, experimentation. of T, IL
lessee: Oscar h Colquitt, democrat,
of Texas; William Spry. republican.
OF Utah; Francis Z. McGoyern. re
publican, of Wisconsin and Abram J.
Pothier. republican of Rhode Island.
Democrats Elected.
OF the new governors twelve are
democrats and eight are republicans.
elias NJ Ammons. democrat. sue
ceeds Governor Shafroth. democrat.
in Colorado.
Charles x. Miller. a prominent cit.
izen of Wilmington. succeeds Gov.
ernor Pennewill of Delaware. Both
are republicans.
Park Trammell, at present attor.
hey-general of Florida. will become
governor in succession 10 Albert n
Gilchrist Both are democrats
John n Haines. republican. viii
succeed james II. Hawley, democrat,
as governor OF Idaho.
Edward F. Dunno former MAYOR OF
Chicago. has been elected by the dem
oerats of illinois to succeed Govern
or Deneen, republican.
Governor Marshall of Indiana, who
viii be vice president of the United
States after March {. viii be sue
ceeded by another democrat. Samuel
NJ. Ralston of Lebanon.
In Iowa. Governor Carroll. republi-
can. will be succeeded by George w.
Clarke. also republican. Mr. Clarke
is at present lieutenant-governo
sehooimaster Governor.
The state of Michigan followed the
lead OF the nation by electing a
"schoolmaster" to the Office OF chief
executive Woodbridge n Ferris,
democrat. who will succeed Governor
Osborn, republican. has devoted his
life to educational work.
Governor Hadley of Missouri. re.
publican. will he succeeded By Elliott
w. Major. democrat, who has served
as attorney general Of his state.
Governor Norris. democrat. Oh
Montana, will be succeeded by Samuel
Y. Stewart. also a democrat
John H. Morekead of Falls CITY
headed the democratic ticket in Neb.
-aska and viii succeed Chester H.
Aldrich. republican. in the governor.
ship next January.
No gubernatoTial candidate in New
Hampshire obtained the necessary
plurality and in consequence the
choice OF the governor deyolves up,
on the legislature. The republicans
viii have control of that body and
viii elect Franklin Worcester to sue,
coed Governor Bass.
william Sulzer. who is to succeed
Governor Dix of New York, has Ions
been prominent IN democratic circles
He Is former speaker of the New
York general assembly and has a
record of eighteen years service in
congress
Locke Craig. elected to succeed
Governor Kitchin of North Carolina
Is one of the noted lawyers of his
state.
Republican Elected.
Louis B. Hanna. republican, who is
to become governor OF North Dakota
in succession to John Burke, demo
crat. has been representative in
Congress since 1909.
Another congressman elevated Il
the governorship OF his state Is
James H. Cox, democrat, who has
been named governor OF Ohio in sue
cession to Governor Harmon.
Frank NJ Byrne, republican. elected
tc succeed Governor Wesley. o.
South Dakota. is at present lieuteh
ant governor of the state
Ernest Lister, a leader in demo
cratic poH.ics in Tacoma. will sue
ceed NJ. +. Hay. republican. as gov
ernor OF the state OF Washington
The election of Dr. II. ID. Hatfield as
governor OF West Virginia in success
sion 10 William r Giasscock was
one of the surprises of The Novem
Der battle OF the ballots. DR.. Hat
field is a friend OF President Taft
though he ran on a republican pro
geessive ticket. he is nephew O.
.Cap" Hatfield. the clan leader who
managed to I'LL columns OF newspaper
suace in the days when the famous
ilatfield-McCoy feud fiourished in The
mountains of West Virginia and
Kentucky.