The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-11-05
BALlOTINC IN
The BAY STATE
State Officers and Congress
men Being Chosen
ISSUES OF THREE PARTIES
Republicans Charge Extravaganza,
progressives Assaii Republicans,
and Democrats Ask Voters TO Stand
by Wiison--Bsllot on Question of
Half Holidays For laborers

Boston, Nov 3.-Massachusetts
voters are at the polls today to elect
a governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary OF state, state treasurer
state auditor and attorney general
Voters in the sixteen congressional
| districts OF the state will register
their choice among the list of candi-
dates TO represent the districts and
the state at Washington.
Forty state senators and 240 mem
bers OF the state house OF representa- :
tives will be elected in various legis-
lative districts OF the commonwealth :.
! Eight members Of the governors
council will be chosen, one from each
OF the councillor districts. County Of
ficers will be elected in the fourteen
counties.
In addition to the election OF OH
GERS, The people of the whole state
will vote on two questions submitted
for their ratification by the last leg
islature, as follows:
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court in the year 1914 to make Satur-
day half holiday. without loss OF
pay. for laborers, workmen and me-
chanics employed by or on behalf OF
the commonwealth and otherwise to
regulate their employment, be &C
cepted"
shall the act passed by the general
court in the year 1914, providing for
the abolition of party enrolment at
primary elections, ne accepted
Each city and town will decide for
itself by ballot whether or not to ac-
cept the provisions of an act passed
by the last legislature giving labor
ers employed by cities and towns an
annual vacation of two weeks.
Voters in the towns of Westfield,
Revere and Attleboro will decide
whether or not to become cities and
accept the provisions Of charters
framed for their acceptance by the
last legislature.
Various minor questions, affecting
local communities will be voted upon
In certain sections of the state.
The campaign wound up last night
with the usual whirlwind tours. Mr..
Mccall, Republican, made his final
speech before big crowd in Win
chester, his home town; Mr.. Walker,
Progressive, spoke at well attended
roIJ IN nd ole
Governor Walsh, Democrat, finished
with tour Of the Boston wards, get
ting big reception all along the
line.
The Republicans have made as their
principal issue charge Of extrava-
gance in both national and state ad-
ministrations and have emphasized
the failure OF the Underwood tariff
bill to reduce the high cost OF living.
The Progressives have devoted
most OF their attention to the Repub
licans, and have wasted but little
ammunition on the administration OF
the governor.
The Democratic issue appeals to the
state to stand by President Wilson |
and support him in the crisis brought |
about by the European war. But
Governor Walsh has made his record |
at the state house the issue
Next to the head OF the ticket the
most interesting contest is for Lieu
tenant governor. The inactivity OF
the Progressives so far as supporting
on the state ticket, other
than governor, has made the results
In this fight very doubtful. The fight
for lieutenant governor looks very
much like an even thing and there is
no question but that the remainder OF
the Democratic state ticket will not
have as easy a time OF 1t as last year.
Last years vote for governor was:
Dem. 1888 ,267; Bird. Prog.
w, 775; Gardner, Rep. ZIG, 705;
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