Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-10-26
EIGHT States Will Hold
Elections for Various
Offices and Issues Soon
Suffrage Will Be aBoed Upon in New York, Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Fifth Of Population to Have Opportunity
l. to Express View on "Votes for Women
PENINs YLvANiA.

PennsylVana Will have cOlnpdrd'
lively little of general interest to it's
election outside OF the vote on tae
suffrage question. NO state officers
are to be elected with the exception
of three candidates to fill vacancies
on the superior court bench. In gen.
eral the only thing other than the
suffrage issue to attract the voters
to the polls will be county and mu-
nicipal elections, although one con
gressman is to be elected to 'till a
vacancy in the twenty-fourt:l district.
In Philadelphia the republican or
ganization has conducted vigorous
campaign to regain control OF the city
administration, which Was Wrested
from it four years ago, when the re-
form elements united with the demo.
cratic party and elected kudolpn
B'lankenburg, a lifelong reformer, in
politics, as mayor. The republican
candidate for the mayoralty this fall
is Thomas B. Smith, former postmas-
ter of Philadelphia, His chief oppon-
ent is George d. Porter a refcrmer
who has been director of the depart
Iment of public safety in the Blanken-
burg administration. He resigned to
make the canvass for the mayoraDty
under the banner of the recently form
ed Franklin PARTY. The democratic
party is running its candidates on a
straight party ticket.
MARYLAND. ..r-
Maryland will s@elect a governor,
comptroller Of tie state treasury, at
torney general. q full house Of dele
gates and half OF the state senate.
In addition. four constitutional
amendments will be voted yupon, and
local minor officers will be chosen in
the counties and Baltimore CITY, Can
didates to succeed Governor Goldsbor.
pveh, republican, are: Ovington f.
Weller, republican,; Emerson C. Har-
rlngton, democrat, and George R, Cor
such, prohibilfonist,r ~ 90 - y.
The: constitutional amendments are
for the referendum, a new taxation
scheme, ..lome rule for cities, and pa
role in criminal cases. The .referend-
um plan Is practically the same as
that followed in other statesys except
that the Maryland h proposition in
cludes "a prohibition against the use
of the referendum i'm any local option
or license legislation. ,sIf the home
rule amendment, carries the legis.a-
ture will be relieved of a;vast amount
of purely local alegislatiOn, which
would be vested IN thescity. and co,ln-
ty councils; while the. taxation amend
,nent provides for, the classification
of all kinds. Of propertys for the pur-
pose Of taxation. 81 i'll III to lr<stg
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There will be general interest in
the election in Ohio for the reason
that statewide prohibition of the IL
quor traffic Is an issue again this
year, as 1t was last year in the form
OF a proposed constitutional amend
ment which would forbid the sale or
manufacture for sale of any alcoholic
beverages. The ''wets have counter
ed this proposal with petitions un-
der the initiative and referendum law
by which the people will also vote on
another provision which would pre-
vent the submission of any constitu.
tional amendment more than twice in
six years. Ohio lis the only state in
the Union which will vote this fall
upon the liquor issue. In addition to
the broader question Of prohibition