Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

tn" Thirty-hrst District and Norman s
Gould. OF Seneca Falls. Republican,
Progressive. and Louis j. LIGHT. OF
Massachusetts.
massachusetts. in addition to the
suffrage amendment. will vote on the
proposition Of giving the Legislature
authority TO impos" Il tax on incomes
ana similar authority for the taking
over or land In country districts for
III" purpose of establishing homestcads
Ter those who may wish to escape
from the more >congested quarters of
;hc cities.
successor to Governor David I,
Walsh. Democrat. is to be elected. and
The candidates. including Governor
Walsh. are: Nelson H. Clark. Progress
siHc: Samuel " Mccall. Republican:
William Shaw. Prohibitionist. Walter
>. liutchins. Socialist. ana Peter
ctourkc. Socialist Labor
LicGtenant- Governor and various
other state officials together with
forty Senators and $40 members of the
state House Of representatives, are
also TO be elected
Pennsylvania.
pennsylvania will have corn,ar,,ivo
~ iltie OF general interest to IT'S clcc
zion outside OF the vote ON the suffrage
question No state officers .,-. To bc
elected with the exception Of three
candidates TO I'LL vacancies on the SUI
pet'or Court bench. In general tho
ohF thihS other than the suffrage
issue to attract the voters To the nnlis
VIII be county ard municipal .lec,iop.
although one Congressman is to he
elected to fill IL vacancy in the T,ycntv-
Fourth district
In Ph;ladelrhia the Republican Or
Sanization has conducted Il yiuornus
campaign 10 regain control II the city
administration. which WAS wresteu
rom Y four years ago when IN. re-
form "lo'nen;s united with Inc Demo.
cratic party and elected Ku,lolnb
f.ah kchburg. lifelong rcformer i'm
politics. a. Mayor. The t;epublicnn
candidate for tho mayoral;v ;hi, fan
~ ihcinas H. Smith, former postmaster
"' Philadelphia. His chief opronnnt is
Georse u. Porter, - reformrr who has
hecn director OF the Department Of
l'ubl'c safety in the EIankenburg adj
lie resigned to make the
canvass for the mayoralty under The
banner OF the recently formed Franklin
party. The Democratic party is run
nlhs us candidates on a straight marty
ticket. -
y
Maryland will elect ,;ove.nor
conptFollcr Of the state treasury. At
a full House Of Dele
gates and half OF the State senate In
a"di'i"h four constitutional amend
inahts VIII he voted upon. and local
minor officers vii. be chosen in the
counties and Baltimore CITY. Candi-
Gates to succeed Governor Gods
borough. republican. arc: Dvinl,ton
r.. Weller. Republican: Emerson c.
harrington Democrat. and George r
forsuch. rrohibitionisi.
In" constitutional amendments are
tpI the referendum. Il new taxation
home rule for cities, and parole
III criminal cases. The referendum
plan is practically tho same as that
followed in other States except that
the Maryland proposition includes n
prohibition against the use Of the ref
ercndum in any local option o.. license
legislation. II the home rule amend
ment carries, the Legislature Will be
relieved Of vast amount %. purely
local legislation. which would u. vest
ed In the city and county councils;
while the taxation amendment pro-
vidcs 70. the classification Of all kinds
of property for the purpose OF taxa
ton.
There viii he general interes, in
the election in Ohio, for the reason
that Statewide prohibition Of the
liquor traffic Is an issue AGAIN this
year, as IL was last year. in the form
OF proposed constitutional amend
nent winch would forbid the sale or
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