Evening star., 1912-11-03


sive party candidates placed on the gen.
eral election ticket in Oklahoma were
abandoned and members of the party IN
the state were asked to vote for repuDil-
can party candidates for presidential
electors and state officers Attempts to
obtain court orders compelling the plac-
ing of the names of the progressive can
didates on the ballot were without re-
to be voted on, one Of them to move the
state capital from Oklahoma City to
Guthrie.
Oregon.
In Oregon various state officers will be
elected, but not a governor. Ben. Selling
is the republican candidate for senator,
Harry Lane the democratic. A. E. Clark
the progressive, B. Lee Paggett the pro-
hibit1on and B. F. Ramp the socialist
candidate Senator Bourne is an inde-
pendent nominee on the popular gov
ernment' ticket for reelection to the
United States Senate A large number
of constitution amendments will be voted
on. among them the privilege of suffrage
for women. Another provides an income
tax another abolishes the state senate,
the House to consist OF sixty members,
and the governor and unsuccessful cand1-
dates for governor to be ex-of1cio men,
bers.
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania will vote for state treas
urer and an auditor general. Robert K.
Young is the candidate on the republican.
bull moose, Roosevelt progressive and
Washington tickets for state treasurer.
William H. Berry is the candidate for
state treasurer on the democratic and the
keystone tickets Charles w. Huntington
+;a Ta1or T
Schwartz on the socialist ticket are also
running for state treasurer. Archibald
W. Powell is the candidate for auditor
general on the republican. bull moose
Roosevelt progressive and Washington
tickets, and Robert E. Freswell the can
and keystone tickets. B. Budd Cannon
is the candidate for this office on the
prohibition ticket and Adrian H. Eldredge
on the socialist ticket.
Rhode Island.
Rhode Island will elect a state ticket.
The following are the candidates for the
governorship: Aram j. Pothier, republi-
can; Theodore Francis Green. democratic;
Albert H. Humes, progressive. The pro-
gressives have nominated candidates for
only two offices, governor and general
treasurer. There are no other tickets in
the field.
South Carolina.
In South Carolina there are only two
tickets, the democratic and socialist, the
incumbent of the governorship being up
for reelection on the democratic ticket,
the socialists nominating Richard B.
Britton. The democrats named no one
for the attorney generalship, the social
lists naming John Allen Nett The men,
bers of the lower house of the leislature
and half the members of the senate Of the
state are to be elected.
South Dakota.
South Dakota will elect full state
ticket. The candgd4tes for the governor
ship are: Franz Hyrne. republican,; j.
L. johnson. den4erAtic; o. w. Butter
field. prohibition: Sam Lowell. socialist.
On the republican, state ticket several of
the candidates are progressives. There
will be no Taft electors on the ticket in
South Dakota. There Is a constitutional
amendment providing for uniform taxa
ton up for consideration.
Tennessee.
Tennessee will elect a governor and a
state railroad commissioner. Ben W..
I1oOptI, the IcpuUilSdu ihSuA1UCAl, iS Up
for reelection, the democrats having
named Benton McMillin, the progressives
w F.. Poston and the socialists Carl
Harold The republicans did not nonai-
nate a railroad commissioner. the demo-
Gratis naming Harvey H. Hannah. the in
cumbent; the progressives j. c. Edding-
ton and the socialists C. G. Fisher. A
legislature will be elected.
Texas.
Texas will elect a state ticket, including
thirteen justices of the civil court of ap-
peals, members of the legislature and a
full list of county officials down to con-
stable. A United States senator has been
nominated in a primary by the demo-
Gratis. He is Morris Sheppard. and is out
to succeed Senator Joseph W. Bailey.
The nominations for the governorship
heading the ticket are as follows: Oscar
B. Colquitt, democrat. the incumbent: c.
w. Johnson. republican,: E. c. Lasater
progressive; Col. Andrew Jackson Hous-
ton. prohibitions: Reddin Andrews, So
cialst, and X. z. Choate socialist labor.
! number of constitutional amendments
will be voted on, including one to levy
special tax to increase Confederate
pensions.
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Utah will also elect state ticket, the
| candidate for the governorship heading
| the ticket being as follows: Republican,
William Spry; democratic, John Frank
! Tolton. Nephi l.. Morris, progressive,
/ Homer P Burt, socialist; Es A. Battell.
socialist labor. A number of constitu-
| tfonal amendments will be voted on, in
| cluding one to increase the number of
| counties of the state.
Vermont.
| The state and congressional election in
| Vermont was held in September. There
was no election by majority vote and
| the choice of governor and the remain
der of the state ticket was thrown into
the legislaturue. There the republicans
elected Allen NJ. Fletcher and the others
, on his ticket.
| Washington.
/ Washington will elect state ticket.
| The candidates for the governorship are
as follows: Marion f. Hay, republican;
Ernest Lister. democratic: Robert I.
Hodge, progressive; Abraham L. Brear-
cliff. socialist labor toniy officer nominat-
/ ed by this party. and George r. Stew
ems, prohibition (only officer nominated
by this party). The socialists nomi-
mated a woman for governor. Miss Anna
A. Maley. Three amendments to the
constitution will be submitted to the vot-
ers. among them one for the recall Of all
| elective officers except judges and another
for the initiative and referendum.
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