Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-23

Maryland. New Jersey. Pennsylvania.
Kentucky. Ohio and Mississippi will hold
elections on Tuesday. November ID.
In four Of these states. Massachusetts,
Maryland. Kentucky and Mississippi.
New York, Massachusetts,. Maryland,
New jersey, Kentucky and Mississippi.
the state Legislatures. in whole or in
part. are to be elected. and in five states
New York. Massachusetts,. Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, important consti-
tutional issues are to be decided.
With few local exceptions, in fact,
these constitutional questions will be the
dominant issues on election day. includ-
ing as they do such fundamental mat
tiers as woman suffrage, municipal home
rule, prohibition, state income taxes. ref
eYenduM plans, and some lesser reforms.
The woman suffrage question will come
up for decision in New York. Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts. which states
will furnish. in point Of population. the
greatest test the suffrage issue has ever
had in the United States. New Jersey,
the first state in the East to vote on
equal suffrage, defeated the proposition
at special election given over exclusive
~ to the suffrage question on October 49,
While it has been held by some political
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 big majority with which the issue
was defeated in New Jersey. and look
forward to the bigger test with conn.,
dence.
The Importance Of this test is indicat-
ed by the fact that. in point Of popula'
ton. the states of New York, Pennsyl'
vania and Massachusetts,. which will
vote on suffrage November I'd, inctnoe
,over 100000 people, fifth OF the popu.
lation of the entire. United States-ano
these 2O,O0C 900 are practically double the
population of the states in which equal
suffrage has as yet been fully achieved
NEW YORK STATE
In New York State, in addition to the
suffrage issue, a dominant feature Oh
the election vii be the question OF ADOPT.
ing a new state constitution as revised
NV a recent state constitutional conven'
ton. presided over by Elihu Root. Ine
new constitution, at the request OF the
suffrage leaders. has not been mace y
include the suffrage amendment, hence
the constitution and the suffrage issue
will be voted upon separately, neither
question having anything to do directly
with the fate Of the other.
The features of the revised constitutioF
are measures designed to give the cue
Of the etate greater latitude in the man
arement of municipal anairs. ana CON-
c;dently to relieve the legislature OF
vast amount of local matters; to MAKE
the governor a more responsible indivio'
nal bv making the numerous eXecuuFe
arms of the administration more aireet's
responsible to him. to: reform the 'u"io
fairy 40 as to eliminate some of the re
tame that is declared to- handicap le
nrompt execution Of the laws; and among
other provisions the short ballot ana the
budget system. Two important articles
relating to taxation and re-apportionmea y
vii, he submitted to the voters, separate
from the general constitution question
Two other separate amendments "o0io
proyide for 81. 100000 bond issue TO com
plete the Barge Canal. and to permit inc
legislature to alter the rate OF interest,"
an certain state debts already incurred
A,.housh the Republicans were in ma
;or;tv in the convention, they are NOT
un;t in supporting the new constitution
nor are the Democrats standing sohdiy
against it,
In personnel, the New York election
calls for the choice Of full assembly OF
10 members, II Supreme Court justice
and three Congressmen. as well as coun-
~ and civ officials in some sections o.
the state.
Congressional successors are to be chos-
en- to Joseph A. Goulden, Democrat "a
the I'd district, and Edwin A. MERIT,
IT.. and Serene E. Payne. OF the Slst ano
asth. respectively, who died while serv-
ing in the last Congress. The Candidates
are. william 8. Bennett. Republican
and Ellsworth ]. Healy. Democrat, ootn
NJ. New York, in the sd district Der
trand H. Smell. of Potsdam, Repuoncan'
vyi,,,am L. Allen, of Malone, Democrat
and Howard D.. Hadley. OF Piaftsoureh'
prapressiye. in the 3lst district; and NOT
man 8. Gould, of Seneca Falls. Repupii-
commemorative, and Louis J. Alcnt' Oh
Ceneya, Democrat, in the S6th. -
4. =. =" MASSACHUSETTS,
MASSACHUSETTS,, in addition to the SUI
,r.re amendment, will vote on the propo-
.ition of giving the legislature authori-
~ IN imnose a tax on incomes, and SINH
lar authority for the taking over OF iand
in country districts for the purpose OF
e.,ab,ishinx homesteads for those VINO
NAV wish to escape from the more con-
eested quarters Of the cities.
A successor to governor David l.
walsh, Democrat. is to be elected ana
the candidates. including Governor
walsh. are: Nelson B. Clark. Progress
sive: samuel w. Mccall. Republican:
william shaw. Prohibition; Walter 8.
H1tchins. Socialist, and Peter ORourke,
Socialist Labor.
A lieutenant governor and, various
other state ofdcials together with 40 sen
.tors and 40 members OF the state
House of Representatives are also 70 oe
elected.
PENNsYLvANiA
Pennsylvania will have comparatively
official communication, the Russians