Evening journal., 1914-11-02

has been hard fought and the wo-
men are keeping up the struggle for
the right TO vote until the polls
actually close. The fight for the
United States Senatorship here is
between Warren G. Harding, Re-
publican. Attorney General Timothy
5. Hogan, Democrat, and A. L. Gar
ford, Progressive. Governor Cox Is
a candidate for reelection opposed
by Representative Frank b. Willis,
Republican, and James r. Garfield,
Progressive.
According TO most of the reports
from Indiana there is unusual l~ck of
interest among the voters over the
outcome. Senator BENJAMIN Il.
Shiveley is opposed by Former Sena-
tor Beverage and by Hugh T. Miller,
Republican. The efforts of the lead
ers of the various parties to stir up
the voters have failed and it is admit
ted that the vote will fall below nor
NAL.
In Illinois genuine Kilkenny
cats" fight is in progress. Here the
Senatorship is the big issue, overshad-
owing everything else. Roger c. sui
Ivan, for some years the Democratic
boss OF Illinois whose detection
from Champ Clark at Baltimore start
ed the slump for President Wilson that
made the latter's nomination possible
won the Democratic nomination az
the primaries. This, too, despite the
open opposition of Secretary of State
Bryan. Sullivan is being fought tooth
and nail for election by Lawrence Y.
hn 4
Raymond Robbins, the Progressive
candidate. In the eighteenth Con-
gressional district. Uncle Joe" Can
non is a candidate for comeback
honors, and in the adjoining nine
teenth William 3. Mckinley is also
trying to get his old seat back.
CumminS Opposed in Iowa.
in Iowa the struggle is a determined
one Senator Albert b. Cummns is
opposed for reelection by Repr esen-
tative Maurice Connolly, Democrat
and Casper Schenk, of Des Moines.
Progressive. The Democrats are hope
full that the split in the Republican
ranks will help them. and they are
also making a determined effort To
land a Governor The gubernatorial
candidates are George w. Clarke. Re
publican; John T. Hamilton, Demo-
crat' and George c. White. Progress
sive.
Election and fighting are syno-
nyms in Kansas and this year is no
exception. Senator Bristoe was bowl
ed out at the primaries by former
Senator Curtis but the latter has no
certainty of election. Red-headed Vic
tor Murdoch running on the Progress
sive ticket has been working night
and day for the toga. His efforts have
been ably seconded by the Democratic
candidate George A. Neeley who in
sists that he alone is certain OF cleo
ton. The results viii be very close.
Here are also first class fighting men
running for governor. Henry j. Al
len, who fought desperately for Col
onel Roosevelt at the Chicago Re
publican convention is the Progress
sive candidate: Arthur Gapper. a
mans size fighter is the Republican
and George II. Hodges, likewise of
national fame as a scrapper. is the
Democratic candidate. Incidentally
Kansas may have the distinction of
furnishing a woman representative
candidate in the Sixth district. where
Eva Morley Murphy, the Progressive
| candidate has made a wonderful can
vass and her friends are confident
that she will be elected.
In Missouri Senator William ]
Stone is a candidate for reelection
He is opposed by Thomas j. Atkins
Republican and Arthur n SageI
Progressive. There is intense inter
est in the women's suffrage amend
ment. many of the leading advocates
of equal rights, headed by DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw having stumped the
| State for the cause" There is also
prohibition fight on a constitutional
amendment which would make count
| les units in liquor elections which
would do away with cities voting wet
and counties in which they are dry.
In Colorado the coal strike is enter
/ ing very greatly into the fight. Sena-
/ tor Thomas was attacked for his at
titude of the sugar section of the I'm
derwood tariff law but he has had
the advantage Of a strong endorse
ment by President Wilson. The fight
seems to be chiefly between the
Democrats and the Progressives with
| the outcome in doubt
The situation in Idaho has been
complicated by the arrest of State
! Treasurer o. V. Allen on an allegation
of having embezzled $4,000 from the
| State. The Democrats have used this
allegation as a campaign argument
and former Governor James II. Haw-
ley, who is opposing Senator Brady
the present incumbent, claims that he
is certain of election.
\ Women Voters a Factor.
On the Pacific Coast the fights in
/ California, Oregon and Washington
are all interesting and bitter. The
women voters will cut a decided fig
ure in the result there. In California
the existence Of the native wine in
| dustry hinges on the outcome
of the voting on the prohibit