Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-11-05
STATES AND CITIES
TO HOLD ELECTIONS
Several Interesting Contests to
Be Decided tuesday.
INDIANAPOLIS RACE CLOSE
One of the Bitterest Political Fights
in History of Town Is Near End
Democrats and Progress
sives See Victory.

Washington, Nov. 3-Although it
is an "off year" in politics, the cleo
ton on November furnishes several
| local campaign situations that have
assumed national Importance.
Three governors are to be chosen
in Massachusetts, New Jersey and
Virginia-and in more than score
of the larger cities mayors are to be
elected. In all of these it is certain
the votes cast by Republicans and
Progressives will be closely watched
and analysed.
Bay State Fight Gray"
Boston, Nov 3.-Politics went crazy
| this fall in Massachusetts, and this
campaign just closing has been the
queerest on record.
Walsh, Democrat, apparently anxious
not to antagonize anyone and feeling
sure of receiving the normal party
vote, has conducted a lifeless canvass.
Gardner, Republican, defying his state
committee, has been stumping the
state, making speeches full of fire
and attracting to himself an especial
ly large number of young men of pro-
| gressive tendencies.
With the vote split as it is, the
chances still favor the election of
Walsh, with Gardner a good second,
Bird a bad third and Foss a worse
fourth.
Virginia Democrats Sure.
Richmond, Va, Nov 3-The Social
ist and the Socialist-Labor parties,
which have but very small number
of voters in Virginia, will be the only
opposition that the state Democratic
ticket will have in the election. The
only fight featuring the campaign is
for the state senate in the Ninth and
the Fifth districts, which will prob
ably elect Republicans. Seventy-two
Democratic candidates for the house
of delegates have no opposition, while
| there are contests for seats in the
house of delegates in twenty-four
counties.
Elect Maryland Senator.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 3.-NeXt Tues
day Maryland will elect a United
States senator, state. comptroller,
clerk to the court of appeals and
members of the general assembly.
There will also be chosen local Off
Gals in the various counties of the
state and in Baltimore city. Interest
centers in the senatorial and assem-
bly, contests in which five parties are
interested, although it is conceded
that only two are in the running.
Cincinnati Fight Bitter.
Cincinnati, Nov. 3.-After the most
bitter municipal campaign in many
years election day approaches with
in the balance. On one side are mar
shaled the Democratic voters, under
the leadership of the young mayor,
Henry T. Hunt, who two years ago
won signal victory over the old Cox
organization candidate, DR.. Louis
Schwab The Republicans are aligned
behind the standard of Judge Fred
erick S. Spiegel, an avowed and ac-
knowledged member of the Cox or
ganization, to which he is Indebted
for many years of office-holding
Fielder Leads in Jersey.
Trenton, N. j., Nov. 3.-With three
state tickets in the field, the result of
the coming election in New Jersey
is in doubt, but the Democrats ap-
pear to be in the lead. Although the
Progressive ticket is expected to split
the Republican vote, the Democrats
have been worried over the outlook.
Apparently Fielder should have an
easy victory, but some disinterested
| observers are inclined to think the
race will be close unless there is a
| considerable shift of sentiment in the
closing days of the campaign.
Ex-Gov. Edward c. Stokes is the
Republican nominee for governor.
The Progressive candidate is ex-Sen-
ator Everett Colby.
indianapolis Race Close.
Indianapolis, Nov. 3.-One of the bit
terest political fights in the history of
Indianapolis will be decided next
Tuesday in the city election 1t ap-
| peards to be close race to the finish.
with both Democrats and Progressives
confident of the outcome.
Joseph E. Bell, Tom Taggart's ma
chine choice, is on the Democratic
ticket for mayor, former Mavor
Charles A. Bookwa1ter is running on
the Republican ballot and DR.. William
H. Johnson is licked by the Progress
sives
Doctor Johnson has made a wonder
full campaign and is regarded as the
| only possibility to beat Bell The
trend of straw votes shows a close
race as between Bell and Johnson.
Arrest Three in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 3.-Dr. E. r.
Walters, delinquent tax collector of
Allegheny county, Howard B. Ousler,
head of the department of supplies of
Pittsburgh, and Harry McKelby, a DO
liceman, were arrested charged with