New Britain herald., 1915-11-02
WHAT'S GOING ON TO-DAY.

BtateS in the union are holding
 ions. They are Massachusetts, New
 E. New Jersey, Mississippi, Mary
 Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsyl-
 n Massa chusetts alone elects it's
 ernor, State Officers and Legisla-
 annually as was customary in the
 n days. New York will elect
 Assembly, County Officials and
 pr and City Officials in some forty
 icipalities. New Jersey will elect
 Eenators and the lower house of
 legislature Mississippi will ratify
 he polls the candidates for Gov
 and. state officers who won
 nations at the August state ,pri-
 es. Maryland has a gubernatorial
 est. Kentucky will also elect
 rnor Ohio will elect Mayors and F city officials. Pennsylvania is
 erned with an amendment to the Constitution which will permit
 an toaNptesg although the biggest
 e of ballots will take place in
 hdelghias where a mayoralty fight
 hargad, With religious prejudice is
 dulsd The voters in New York
 Massachusetts will also pass on
 Womanss Suffrage question, while
 willfdecide whether she will be
 twentieth state in the union to
 sh alcohol.
 is in our neigh boring state of Bachusetts. however, that the in-
 st of all New England is centered, ot that of the other states, for there
 that national issues are playing
 ltra-important part. While voters he seven other states holding cleo today will confine themselves, the most part, to purely local is
 the result of the election in the
 State will be eagerly awaited by entire nation because it will act as brt of semaphore,, a signal to tell eh way the national trend of hght is moving. And this because
 Democratic candidate for guber- onal honors, Governor Walsh, has backed morally by the Wilson ainistration. From all predictions .hnced by the political. reporters Governor will triumph over the jublican candidate, Samuel w. Me This campaign has been one of hottest waged in the old Bay State. kspapers and orators have filled the Iple full of politics. Both Walsh Mccall are strong. The latter has h unsuccessful in previous at pts to be governor and senator al- ugh years ago he served in the |lse. Senator Lodge being deeply krested in the campaign, as he |lld redeem the state for his party, been wise enough to make the If the main issue, thus putting the 1t on a national plane. The Under bd law is not to the taste of Bay |te business interests. They are |moring for a return to pure and 1AI Tn hi D n O Fe the Republicans pressed the |sent holder of the Massachusetts Eernorship, practically starting the [6 presidential campaign on his hdidacy. In other words, they have Fhed aside state lines and made the Fssachusetts election a national is- !. In so doing they have placed |vernor Walsh in an embarrassing Fition. On the strength of allying h with the Wilson administration Fy have practically prevented him Inn standing on his own record, be- use by posing as a favorite son of } Administration he must necessarily lore to some degree his career as vernon. Making the tariff question paramount issue. the Republicans Massach usetts are striving hard for Presidents defeat. They have ad- need the slogan, "A vote for Mccall vote against Wilson" Therein 3 RepublicaI1s seemingly have made cir one big mistake for, we learn pm ,despatchesssbecaus use of this atti- de many Massachusetts, Republicans '55iake their votes from Mccall and Ee them to Walsh. These loyal nefieans are not going to fail the ss''ehe of the Whole United States ane hour such as this, when the ltioA must stand united. Men who 'sses such loyalty are bigger than " one party, be it Republican, Dem- ratic or Progressive.