Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-28
ELECTIONS TO Be HELD IN EIGHT
STATESOF UNION ON NOVEMBER z

ganiZation has conducted vigorous
campaign to regain control OF the
city administration, which was wrest-
ed from it -four years ago when the
reform elements united with the
democratic party and elected Rudolph
Blankenbnrg, lifelong reformer in
| politics, as mayor The republican
| candidate for the mayoralty this fall
! is Thomas b. Smith, former pos.-
master of Philadelphia. His chief OPP
| ponent is George d. Porter, a reform,
er who has been director of the de-
partment of public safety in the
! Blankenburg administration. He re-
| signed to make the canvass for the
mayoralty under the banner of the re-
Gently formed Franklin party. The
| democratic party is running it's can,
/ didates on a straight party ticket.
| Maryland.
Maryland will elect governor,
comptroller of the state treasury, at
torney general, full house of dele
| gates and half OF the state senate. In
addition four constitutional amend
ments will be voted upon, and local
I minor officers will be chosen in the
| counties and Baltimore City. Candi-
dates to succeed Gov. Goldsborough,
4 republican. are. Ovington r. Weller.
\ Republican; Emerson G. Harrison,
democrat, and George X. Gorsuch
prohibitlonist.
The constitutional amendments are
for the referendum, new taxation
scheme, home rule for cities, and pa
role in criminal cases. The referen-
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that followed in other states, except
that the Maryland proposition in
cIudes a prohibition against the use
OF the referendum in any local option
or license legislation. If the home
rule amendment carries the legisla-
ture will be relieved of vast
I amount OF purely local legislation
which would be vested in the city
and county councils; while the tax
alton amendment provides for the
) classification of all kinds of propert"
for the purpose Of taxation.
Ohio.
! There will be general interest in
the elections in Ohio for the reason
: that statewide prohibition of the Ii
quor traffic is an issue again this
year, as it was last year in the forr,
Of proposed constitutional amend
ment which would forbid the sale OF
manufacture for sale OF any alcoholic
beverages. The "Wets" have counter
, ed this proposal with petitions under
the initiative and referendum law by
which the people will also vote or
another provision which would pre-
vent the submission OF any constitu
tional amendment more than twice il
six years. Ohio is the only state ir
: the Union which will vote this fal
upon the liquor issue. In addition
to the broader question of prohibition
the so-called liquor license decentra
, lization law, passed by the recent leg
islature, will be subjected to refc
. rendum. The issue concerns largely
! the method Of selection of lcens'
, commissioners
The Sprague congressional redis
:, tricting bill. passed by the recent leg
islature will also be under fire b,
referendum, which was petitioned b,
: thc democratic state organization
), The redstricting law as drawn would
:. it is declared, result in normal year!
i, in the election of f6 republican con
= gressmen and possibly six democratic
! congressman. The democrats CLAIM
, that the law which they passed whel
;, in power divided the districts abon
, evenly as between the two parties.
: :. All cities in Ohio will select may
! ors and other municipal officers A
! the coming election, but no state ol
:, ficers are to be chosen this fall.
: : Kentucky.
The Kentuckians will elect a go,
= ernor for a four-year term, all othe
:, state officers. one half OF the stat
:, senate and an entire assembly. Demo
:. Gratis, republicans and prohibition
> lists have candidates for all the star
offices, with republican and demo
Z, cratic contestants for every place o
:, the ballot and the progressives ar
:. represented by candidates for nea
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