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

manufacture for sale of any alcoholic
this proposal with petitions under the
Initiative and referendum law. by
which the people viii also vote on
vent the submission OF any consti-
tutional amendment more than twice
In slN years Ohio - the only State
In the union which VIII vote this fall
upon the liquor issue. In addition to
The broader question OF prohibition the
so-cailed liquor license dccentraliZa-
ton law. passed by the recent Legis-
lature, will he subjected to referendum
rhe issue concerns largely the method
OF selection OF licens. commissioners
The Spraguc congressional redis-
tricting bill. passed by the recent Leg
stature. Will also he under tire by
referendum. which was pctitioned by
the Democratic State organizations
The redistricting law as drawn would
1t is declared. result i'm normal Years
In the election of sixteen Republican
ccn9ressincn and possibly six Demo-
cratic congressman. The Democrats
claim that the law which they passed
when In power divided the districts
about evenly as between the two par
tics.
All cities In Ohio will select Mayors
ard other municipal officers ut the COM
IN; election, but no State officers are
t" hc chosen this fall.
Kentucky.
The kentuckians will elect a Gov
erh' for four-year term. all other
state officers. one-half OF the Stat.
senate and an entire Assembly. Demo.
Gratis, Republicans and i.rohibitioni:,;s
have candidates for all the State o.
noes. with Republican and Democratic
contestants for every place OF the bal
L M nd h..
scr ted by candidates for nearly all IT,.
~; tie offices and numerous seas IN
t'3 Genera! Assembly. Tle So lli.t
party has only candidate for Cover
nor.
1t the last presidential election tn,
iro"fcs"ivc party in Kentucky poilcd
approximately 10000 more votes than
the Republicans. but the latter r;Iim
to have reSained many OF those VINO
had left the ranks
f"ur years Ngo. when Governor Nc
Creary, Democrat was elected. his ma
5ority over his Republican opponent
was approximately $4,000.
FORMER Congressman y. .. stanley.
OF Henderson, recently won the Dem,
ocratic Eubcrnatorial nomination in q
three sided contest by the larrc.t plu.
rality ever accorded II candidate in
Neh'ucRE. The runDcr-up declared in
FAVOR OF state wide prohibition Mr.
N'ahle! favored continuing in effect tho
county unit law. or local option This
STAND later WAS incorporated in III.
democratic party platform. The plnt-
form also fsvors submitting: to a vote
OF the people a constitutional amend
ment thst woIld do away with tho
prison contract Systcm and permitting
the working Of coKvicts on tho county.
ro;,dS.
Edwin L. Morrow, of Somerset, H. tho
hepnhlican nominee Fred J. lrcXlcr. a
Louisville man. heads the Progressive
ticket.
mississippi.
INC selection in Mississippi will he
ms rely Il ratification of the nominations
made by the Democratic voters at the
state primaries held last August. mas
much as no other party has candidates
IN the field y full set Of State. couD
~ ana district officers Will hn formally
elected. as we'll as members of both
branches Of tho Legislature No Com
Er"sSmeii VIII he elected this wear
The present Lieutenant Governor.
Theodore Il. 3ilbo. viii become Cover
nor. succeeding l. Brewer. and Lee
W. h.SNci VIII H. u!-nant- ovcrnor
Other candidates ~ State Offices in.
crude Secretary OF State Joseph w
i,ower. Attorney-Genernl, Ross - Col
ms: Treasurer, Or. j. T. TAYLOR: Su
pc1ihtchdcnt Of Education. w. II. smith.
New Jersey.
'tavinG disposed OF the suffrage is
Su" at TIE special election Octohc.. lG.