The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-01
4S STATES WILL VOTE
FOR PRESIDENT now
Forty-Six Will Choose Con-
gressmen; 20 Governors.
Progressives Have Complete Tickets
In Twenty-Five Common
wealths and Keep Rivals
on Jump.

Tuesday, Nov. 5, the voters in the
forty-e1ght states OF the Union will
express their preferences for presi-
dent and vice president of the United
States. In forty-six of the states
representatives in the next congress
the siXty-third-wi be named.
Twenty-Five states will vote for gov.
errors and other state officers, and
in half a dozen others minor state Of
ficials will be elected. Maine, Yer,
mont, Arkansas and Georgia have
held their state elections, but the two
latter states, on Nov. 5, will elect
representatives in congress. Maine
and Vermont already have 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, Montana, 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.
Electoral Disputes Are Settled.
The electoral disputes arising be-
tween the regular Republicans and
the Progressives have been settled in
practically all of the states. Con-
fusion still exists, however, in regard
to some of the state tickets. Straight
Republican tickets have been named
in all the states except Ose or two in
the south The Democrats have
tickets in all of the states in which
elections are to be held. The new
third party has put up a separate
ticket in all of the states in which
the regular Republican party nom
''Progressives."
The Socialists have named candi-
dates for governor and other state Of
ticers in twenty-seven states. The
Prohibition party has complete state
tickets in twenty-one states. In ad-
dition, tickets of the Socialist, Labor,
independence, Populist and other
minor parties will appear on the bal
lots in some of the states.
The Progressives, Socialists and
Prohibitionists have nominated can
didates for congress in many dis
tricts, and in others labor unions or
declarations have Endorsed Democrats
h. 70
be favorable to their cause.
% Progressive State Tickets.
The Progressives have named COM
plete tickets for governor and other
state officers in Colorado, Connect
cut, Delaware, Florida. Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
New Hampshire, New York North
Dakota, Ohio Rhode Island, Texas,
Utah and Washington.
The Socialist party has complete
state tickets in Colorado, Connecticut,
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washing
ton, West Virginia ano Wisconsin.
The Prohibitionists have named
candidates for governor and other
state officers in Connecticut, Della
ware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire,
New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, Washing
ton, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Many of the states will elect legis-
1atures which will have the naming
of United States senators. total of
thirty-three seats in the United States
senate will be at stake in the cleo
tions. Of these eighteen are now oc-
cupied by Republicans and thirteen
by Democrats. Two vacancies, caused
by the death of Charles ]. Hughes of
Colorado and the enforced retirement
of William Lorimer of Illinois, bring
the total up to thirty-three.