Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-10-26

the so.called liquor license decentrali
zation law, passed by the recent legis
lature, will be subjected to, referen
dunn. The issue concerns largely the
method of selection of license com
missioners. VIZ
The Sprague congressional redist.
ricting bill, passed by the recent leg.
islature, will also be under fire by
referendum, which was petitioned by
the Democrats state organization.
The redistricting law as drawn would,
it is declared, result in normal years
in the election of sixteen Republican
congressman and possibly six Demo.
cratic congressman. The Democrats
claim that the law which they passed
when in power divided the districts
about evenly as between the two
parties.
All cities in Ohio will select may
ors and other municipal officers at the
comm election, but no state officers
are to be chosen this fall.
kENTUCkY. Et4
The Kentuckians will elect a COVER
nor for a foul-year term, all other
state officers, one half of the state
senate and an entire assembly. Dem
ocrats, Republicans and Prohibition:
lists have candidates for all the state
offices, with Republican and Demo.
cratic contestants for every place on
the ballot and the Progressives are
by candidates for nearly
all the State offices and numerous
seats in the general assembly. The
Socialist, party has only a candidate
for governor. " ;'p&G. fr.% ,r
In the last presidential election the
Progressive party in Kentucky polled
approximately $4,000 more votes than
the Republicans, but the latter claim
to have regained many Of those who
had left the ranks. ,t.Git ~ &i%r1
-Four years ago, when Governor Nc
Crearv. Democrat, was elected his
majority over his Republican aoppon-
ent was approximately $4,000. oG tsl
Former Congressman A. 20. Stanley
Of Henderson, recently won. the Demo
cratic gubernatorial nomination in a
contest by the largest
ever accorded a candidate in
Kentucky. The runner-up declared in
favor of statewide prohibition. Mr..
Stanley favored continuing in effect
the county unit law, or local option.
This stand later was Incorporated in
The Democratic party platform. The
platform also favors submitting to a
vote of the people constitutional
that would do away with
the prison contract system and per.
hitting the working Of convicts on
the county roads. H..
Edwin P. Morrow, of Somerset; is
the, Republican nominee. Fred J. If;
exler, a Louisville man, heads the Pro.
rgessive ticket ~ ~
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a; sg ,,: MISSISSIPPI ttshfs"
The election inl Mississippi. will be
a ratification Of the nomina-
tions, made by the Democratic voters
at the state. primaries. held last Aug
ust,f inasmueho as no. other party ha!
candidates in the field. ,,A full set of
state, county and district officers will
be formally elected, j, as we'll las, mem.
bers of both branches Of the .legiis-
lature. No congressman will be elect
ed this year. Il, F,@i1",.a IN a,,e
The present lieutenant-governntolr',
Theodore G.. ,Bilbo, will become gov
ernor, succeeding Earl Brewer and
Lee M. Russell will be the lieut.
governor. Other candidates for State
offices include Secretary Of State Jos.
,epl vs. Power; ;sAttorneysG sGeneravR Ross
"A. Collins 4 Treasurer Dr.. JntP. ETay.
lor; Superintendent of Education w.
H. Smith. .4avi5i. &i4G
sl5s-Ss.' y. '@N NEW JERSEY. 'zsl 1..,s a. !,
Having disposed Of the, suffrage is.
sue at the special election October 19,
New Jersey has left little of general
interest for the election of November
2. Voting on this day will be con.
fined to the election of six members
Of the state senate and a full member
ship of 60 in the house. The cam
paign; has been very quiet, no. state.
wide issues being involved. In some
legislative districts, local option has
been an issue.