Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-10-26

ed States New Jersey, the first state
in che East to vote on equal, suffrage
defeated the proposition at q special
election given over, exclusively to the
suffrage question on October 19.
While It mas been held by some poll.
tical observers that the result Of the
test in New Jersey would be reliably
Indicative of what might be expected
in the three bigger neighboring states,
the suffrage leaders have not been
discouraged by the Dig ma ajority with
which the issue was defeated in New
Jersey, and look forward to the bigger
test with confidence.
The importance of this test is indi-
Gated by the fact that, in point Of
population, the states Of New York,
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
which will vote on suffrage November
2, include over 00,Go0,0N people-a
fifth Of the population of the, entire
United ,States-and these 23,0Oo, 900
are practically double the population
Of the, states; in which equal suffrage
has ~ Yet been fully achieved. b.
.. NEW YORK STATE. aI 5'>a
In New York state, in addition to
the sufrage Issue, a dominant feature
Of the election will be the question
Of adopting q new state constitution
as revised by a recent state constitu.
tional convention, presided over by
iHlihu Root. The new constitution, at
the request of the suffrage leaders,
has not been made to include the suf-
frage amendment, hence the constitu
ton and the suffrage issue will 'be
voted upon separately, neither ques.
ton having anything to do directly
with athe. fate of the other. il'l l ,.15S'
ThH features OF the revised consti
tuition are measures designed to give
the cities OF the state greater lati
tllde In the management Of. municipal
affairs; and coincidently to relieve tle
legislature Of a vast amount Of local
matters: TO make the governor a more
responsible individual by making the
nuperous executive arms of the ad-
n:intstration more directly responsible
to him, to reform the judiciary so as
to eliminate some of the red tape that
is declared to handicap the prompt
execution Of the laws; and among
other provisions the short ballot an
the budget system. Two importan:
articles, relating to taxation and re-
apportionment, will be submitted t.
the voters, separate, from the genera
constitution question, The other SEP
arate amendments would provide foT
a $27 COO, 600 bond issue to complete
the Barge canal, and to permit the
legislature to, alter the rate of interes'
on certain state debts already incur
red Although the republicans were
in a majority in the convention, the,
are not unit in supporting the nev
constitution. nor ore the democrat
standing solidly against 1t.
In, personnel. the New York elec
ton calls for the. choice; Of a full as
selrlbly Of l5IO members, II supreme
court justices and three congressman
as we'll as county and city officials i!
some sections. Of tie state.
Congressional successors are to bf
chosen to Joseph "A. Goulden. demo
crai. OF the twenty-third district, and
Edwin A. Merritt. Jr.. and Serene E
Payne, of the thirty.ftrst and thjrtv
sixth, respectively, w.lo died while
serving in the last CONGRESS. The can
didates are: William S. Bennett. re-
publican, and Ellsworth J. Healy, dem
ocrat, both of New York, in the twen.
ty-third district: Bertrand H. Smell o.
Potsdam. republican; William I. AL
len Of Malone, democrat, and How.
ard D. Hadlev of Plattsburgh. pro
gressive, in the thirty-first district:
and Norman s.. Gould of Seneca Falls
republican.progressive, and Louis J
LIGHT Of Geneva, democrat, in the thir.
ty.sixth.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Massachusetts, in addition to the
suffrage anendment, will vote on the
proposition OF giving the Legislature
authority to impose a tax on incomes
and similar authority for the taking
over Of land in country districts for
the purpose. of establishing home.
steads for those wio may wish to es
cape from the more congested quar-.
tiers Of the cities.
A successor to Governor David L.
Walsh, democrat. is to be elected and
the candidates, including Governor
Walsh. are: Nelson B. Clark, progress