The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-23

the twenty-fourth district.
In Philadelphia the Republican organ
ization has conducted vigorous cam
paign to regain control of the city adj
ministration, which was wrested from II
four years ago when the reform elements
united with the Democratic party and
elected Rudolph Blankenburg, lifelong
reformer in politics, as mayor. The Re-
publican candidate for the mayorSlty
this fall is Thomas b. Smith, former
postmaster of Philadelphia. His chief
opponent is George d. Porter, reformer
who has been director Of the department.
OF public safety in the Blankenburg ad-
ministration. He resigned to make the
canvass for the mayoralty under the
banner of the recently formed Franklin
party. The Democratic party Is running
its candidates on a straight party ticket.
Maryland.
Maryland will elect governor, comp.
troller Of the state treasury, attorney
general, 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. Candidates to succeed Governor
Goldsborough, Republican, are: oyington
f. Weller, Republican; Emerson e. LAR
rington, Democrat, and George X. Cor
such, Prohibitionist.
The constitutional amendments are for
the referendum, a new taxation scheme,
home rule for cities, and parole in Grim
inal cases. The referendum plan is prac-
tically the same as that followed in other
states, except that the Maryland PROPOSE
ton includes a prohibition against the
use of the referendum in any local op.
tion or license legislation. II the home
rule amendment carries the legislature
will be relieved Of a vast amount of
purely local legislation, which would be
vested in the city and county councils;
while the taxation amendment provides
for the classification of all kinds of prop.
erty for the purpose of taaxtion.
Ohio.
There will be general interest in the
election in Ohio for the reason that
statewide prohibition of the liquor traf-
fic is an issue again this year, as it was
last year in the form of a proposed con-
stitutional amendment which would for.
bid the sale or manufacture for sale OF
any alcoholic beverages. The "wets"
have countered this proposal with petit
lions under the initiative and referendum
law by which the people will also vote
on another provision which would pre-
vent the submission of any constitution
al amendment more than twice in six
= H. ntx, efot In ha
ion which will vote this fall upon the
liquor issue. In addition to the broader
question of prohibition, the so-called liq.
nor license decentralization law, passed
by the recent Legislature, will be sub
iected to referendum. The issue concerns
largely the method of selection OF license
The Sprague congressional redistricting
BILL passed by the recent Legislature,
viii also be under fire by referendum,
which was petitioned by the Democratic
state organization. The redistricting
law as drawn would, it is declared re-
suit in normal years in the election Of
sixteen Republican congressman and pos
sibly six Democratic 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 viii select mayors
and other municipal officers az the COM
ing election, but no state officers are to
be chosen this fall.
Kentucky.
The Kentuckians will elect a governor
for a four.year term, all other state Off
GERS. one-half OF the state Senate and
an entire assembly. Democrats, Repub-
leans and Prohibitionists have contest.
ants for every place on the ballot and
the Progressives are represented by can
didates for nearly all the state Offices
sembly. The Socialist party has only a
for governor.
In the last presidential election the
party in Kentucky polled APP
1900 more votes than the
but the latter claim 10 have
regained many of those who had left
the ranks
-Four wears ago. when Governor Nc.
Creary, Democrat. was elected. his ma
iority over his Republican opponent was
approximately $1,000.
Former Congressman A. q. stanley Of
Henderson recently won the Democratic
nomination in = three sided
contest by the largest plurality ever ae-
corded a candidate In Kentucky. The
declared IN favor Of state
wide prohibition. Mr.. stanley favored
continuing in effect the county unit law,
0r local option. This stand later was
in the Democratic party
platform. The platform also favors sub
hitting 20 a vote Of the people a eonsti. I
iutional amendment that would DO away
With the prison contract system and per !
hitting the working Of ocuvicis on the
county roads.
Edwin r. Morrow Of Somerset j. the I
Republican nominee. Pred J. lrexier. =
Louisville man, heads the Progressive
ticket.
Mississippi.
The election IN Mississippi viii b.
merely q ratifcation Of the nominations
made IS the Democratic voters 81 the
state primaries held last August. mas. /
much ~ 10 other party has candidates I
n the feid. a fun 81 81 state, couutr /
md district Officers VIII ~ formally /
elected. - wen as members ~ both
.iranfies # the legislators. Ne congress
men viii b. tlertpd this rear
he present heutenart GOVERNOR. Tho 4
sore q H7ho win hecoms governor. snc-
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