Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-02
MANY ISSUES N
MIDDLE West STATES
SPECIAL QUESTIONS DIVIDE At
TENTioN AS BETWEEN PAR.
TIES AND CANDIDATES.
ILLINOIS PROPOSES TO
CHANGE BANKING LAWS
Effor. to Be Made to Put Private Banks
Cut-of eusiness-lnterest in Indiana
Intense Because Of Numerous candi-
dates on National Tickets-Has One
for President, Two for Vice President

Chicago. Nov. Especial issues are
to come before the voters of several
states in connection with the general
election on Tuesday, Nov. Z. Reports
from thirteen states in southwestern
middle western and northwestern ter
ritory show the following data:
Illinois will vote on two proposed
amendments to the state constitution
one authorizing the legislature to re-
wise the state tax laws SO that personal
and real estate property may be taxed
at different rates, the other proposing
change in the states general bank
ing law to protect state banks from
persons who desire to use the same or
similar names in doing banking busl-
ness.
In Indiana, with one candidate for
presidency and two for vice presidency
residing in the state. interest in the
campaign has been intense. j. Frank
Hanly. prohibition candidate for presi-
dent, Thomas r. Marshall. candidate
on the democratic ticket for re- election
as vice president. and Charles w Fair
banks, republican candidate for vice
president, live within q few blocks of
each other in Indianapolis.
Ohio will not vote on any constitu
tional amendments. both the suffrage
ard anti-liquor supporters having de-
cided not to push those issues. In adj
dition to the nalionai ticket the state
viii vote on u. $, senator. governor.
and congressman from all districts and
nearly every county will elect officials.
The prohibition fight is an issue of
the campaign in Michigan. the contest
being carried into every one of the,
eighty three counties Of the state.
Forty five OF the counties are dry"
but Wayne county Gncluding DettoiD
and Kent county dncluding Grand
Rapids) have always been wet" Two
prohibition amendments to the state
constitution will be voted on. one fac
ton opposing statewide prohibition
and advocating home rule.
With state and local issues absent
Kentucky citizens center their in
tsrest Oh the national ticket. T'"c Of
the states eleven congressional dis
tricts-the 10th and 11th-are repre-
scented by republicans. The others are
democrat T. @ 80
Three constitutional amendments are
to be voted on in Missouri. one provid
ing for state wide prohibition. an
other to authorize a state land bank by
validating the state land bank bill
assed by the last legislature and b
third authorizing the legislature TO
pension the blind The prohibition
campaign was quiet although the pro-
posed amendment would prohibit all
~ Ia f.f irtn NJ
liquor in the state.
Women Vote in Kansas.
In Kansas the part women have
played in the campaign formed ore OF
its marked characteristics, this being
the first year women have been able to
vote for president Five women are
candidates for state offices and two fol
the legislature. DIR. Eva Harding. of
Topeka, Who was defeated on the dem
-ocratic ticket for the democratic nom
nation for congress. by Rev. II. j. Cor
wine, of Topeka. in the August pri-
mary. is a candidate for onsress on
an independent ticket.
Arkansas viii vote on two initiative
acts and three constitutional amend
ments. The most discussed initiative
act Is one to repeal the state wide pro-
hibition act passed by the last legisla-
ture. The other is intended to revise
the state primary laws. The three
amendments are intended to increase
the amour, of school tax, to increase
among voters the powers of referen-
dun and Initiative and decrease the
powers of the legislature and the state
supreme court. and to increase taxes
for road improvement.
Oklahoma will vote on o-called
Fair Election Law" II adopted the
law will provide equal party represent
tation on state and county election
boards. Democratic congressional
nominations in Oklahoma, except ip