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and city officials in some sections of the state.
 Congressional successors are to be chosen to Joseph "A. Goulden, democrat, of the Twenty-third district, and Edwin A. Merritt, Jr.. and Serene E. Payne of the Thirty-first and Thirty-sixth, respec- lively, who died while serving in the last Congress The candidates are: William s. Bennett republican. and Ellsworth Healy. democrat, both of New York, in the Twenty-third district; Bertrand H. Shell of Potsdam, republican; William l.. Allen of Malone, democrat, and Howard D. Hadley of Plattsburgh, progressive in the Thirty-first district, and Norman s. Gould of Seneca Falls, republiean-progres- sive and Louis ]. Licht of Geneva, demo- crat, in the Thirty-sixth.
 Massachusetts
 Massachusetts, in addition to the suf- frage amendment, will vote on the prop osition 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 es- tablishing homesteads for those who may wish to escape from the more congested quarters of the cities.
 A successor to Governor David I. Walsh, democrat, is to be elected and the candi- dates, including Governor Walsh, are: ANttsOIt D. SidEhs pEoSIeSSlV0s pdIHue1 w. Mccall, republican; William Shaw, pro- hibition; Walter s. Hutchins, sociaisst. and Peter O'Rourke, socialist-labor. A Alieutenant-governor and various other state officials together with 40 senators and 240 members of the state house of representatives are also to be elected.
 Maryland
 Maryland will elect governor. comp troller of the state treasury, attorney general. a full house of delegates and half of the state senate. In addition four constitutional amendments will be voted upon. and local minor officers will be chosen in the counties and Baltimore City. Co andidates to succeed Governor Colds borough. republican, are: Ovington E Weller. republican,; Emerson c. Harring ton, democrat, and George R. Gorsuch, prohibitionist.
 The constitutional amendments are for the referendum new taxation scheme, home rule for cities, and parole in crlmi- nal cases. The referendum plan is prac- tically the same as that followed in other states. except that the Maryland proposi- tion includes a prohibition against the use of the referendum in any local op- tion or license legislation. If the home rule amendment carries the legislature will be relieved of . vast amount of pure- 1y local legislation. which would be vested
 
 taxation amendment provides for the classification of all kinds of property for the purpose of taxation.
 Ohio
 There will be general interest In the election in Ohio for the reason that stare- wide prohibition of the liquor traffic is an issue again this year. as 1t was last year in the form of a proposed constitu- tional amendment which would forbid the sale or manufacture for sale of any alco- holic beverages. The "wets'' have coun- tered this proposal with petitions under the initiative and referendum law by which the people will also vote on an- other provision which would prevent the | submission of any constitutional amend mont more than twice in six years. Ohio Is the only state in the union which win vote this fall upon the liquor issues In addition to the broader question of pro- hibition the so-called liquor license decen- Itralizatfon law, passed by the recent leg islsture, will be subjected to referendum The issue concerns largely the method of selection of license commissioners. The Sprague congressional redistricting ! bsN passed by the recent legislature, will also be under fire by referendum, which was petitioned by the democratic state organization. Tho redistricting law as drawn would, it b declared, result in lnormal yeArs in the election of IS repub- lican congressman and possibly six demo- IcrAtic consressmen. The democrats claim that the law which they passed when in power divided the districts about evenly as between the two parties.
 l All cities in Ohio will select mayors and other municipal officers at the coming election, but no state officers are to be chosen this fall.
 Kentucky
 The Kentuckians win elect gov- sernor for four-year term, all othsr state olficers, one-half of the state senatej aaA n satixe asssmbly. Deme-