The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-23
will Be Elected in That MANY
States and Forty-Six Will
Name Congressman
MANY TICKETS IN THE FIELD
Confusion Still Exists in Regard
to Some of Them

washington, ~. Z, Oct. 23.-One
week from next Tuesday the voters in
the forty-eight States of the Union will
express their preferences for President
and Vice President of the United
States. In forty~six of the States rep
resentatives in the next Congress--the
Sixty-third--will be named Twenty
nine States will vote for governors and
other state officers and in half
dozen others minor state officials are
to be elected. Maine. Vermont, Ar
Kansas and Georgia have their State
elections, but the two latter States will,
on November 3, elect representatives
In Congress. Maine and Vermont have
already chosen their congressman as
well as State officers.
The States that Will elect governors
are Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware
florida, Idaho. Illinois, Indiana. Iowa,
Kansas. Massachusetts, Michigan
Minnesota, Missouri, Nontara Ne
braska New Hampshire, New York.
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Rhode Island. South Carolina. South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
Confusion Exists.
The electoral disputes between the
regular Republicans and the Progress.
sives have been settled in practically
all of the States. Confusion still ex-
lists. however. in regards TO some of
the State tickets. Straight Republican
tickets have been named in all Of the
states, excepting one or two IN the
South. The Democrats have tickets
IN all Of the States in which elections
are to he held. The new third party
has put up a separate ticket in all of
the States I'm which the regular Re-
publican nominees were net satisfnc-
tory TO the "proeressives" The SO,
cialists have named candidates for
governor and other state officers in
twenty-seven States. The Prohibition
party has complete State tickets in
twenty one States In addition. tic
kets of the Socialist Labor Ind.pen-
dence. Populst and other minor par
ties will appear on the ballots In
some of the States.
The Progressives Socialists and Pro-
hibitionists have nominated candidates
tor Congress in many districts, and
In others labor unions or federations
have indcrsed Democrats or Republic
cans who are believed to be favorable
to their cause
The Progressives have named a COM
plete ticket for governor and other
state officers in Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware. Florida, Idaho Illinois, In
diana. Iowa. Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New
Hampshire, New York, North Carolina,
iorth Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island
Texas, Utah and Washington.
The Socialist party has complete
State tickets in Colorado. Connecticut
Delaware. Idaho, Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts. Michi-
San, Minnesota. Missouri. Montana
Nebraska. New Hampshire, New York
North Carolina. North Dakota. Ohio
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Texas, Utah. Washington
West Virginia and Wisconsin
Constitutional Amendments.
The Prohibitionists have named cam
didates for governor and other State
officers in Connecticut. Delaware. Ida
ho, Illinois, Indiana Iowa, Kansas,
Massachusetts,, Michigan. Minnesota,
Missouri, New Hampshire, New York.
Ohio, Rhode Island. South Dakota,
Nebraska, Texas, Washington, West
Virginia and Wisconsin.
The Socialists this year have nomi-
mated a candidate for governor of
South Carolina, where for mary years
there has been but one State ticket
the Democratic. In Wisconsin the
Socialist ticket appears under the
name Of the Social Democratic Party,
to conform with tho election laws Of
that State. In Minnesota, for similar
reason, the Socialist Party appears or
the ballot as the Public Ownership
Party.
In many Of the States proposed
constitutional amendments, laws
questions, or propositions will be voted
upon. Oregon, Kansas, Wisconsin and
Michigan will vote on a proposed
amendment to give the franchise to
women. Colorado has q long list OF
proposed new laws to be passed ur on
by the voters. and Oklahoma will de-
eide the troublesome question as to
whether the state capital shall be
Guthrie or Oklahoma City.
Many of the states will elect legis-
latures that will have the naming Of
United States senato A total Of
thirty-three seats in the United States
Senate will be at stake in the elec-
ton. OF these eighteen are now oc-
cupied by Republicans and thirteen by
Democrats. Two vacancies, caused by