The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-07
WHAT THE ISSUES
ARE ON COAST
Pacific Slope Voters Have Many
Questions To Decide At
= the Polls Today
Concluded From Page II

lhueDteunesS, aDOllSb the sunday CLOS
ing law and establish rural credits.
In Washington
Washington today will choose, be-
side presidential electors, United
States senator, Governor and full state
ticket, five congressman, entire state
house of representatives and half the
members Of the state senate. The
Democrats have appealed for the re-
election Of President Wilson on his
record, and have especially pointed to
the Alaska railroad work as proof of
his interest in the Northwest. The
Republicans have assaulted the Under.
wood Law as destructive to Washing
ton industries. Both Hughes and Fair
banks have stumped the State.
OF ten measures on the ballot, gen
oral public interest is taken in two
bills which permit the manufacture
and delivery Of beer to consumers and
the serving of liquor to hotel guests.
Washington is now "dry."
Alaskan Issues
Alaska viii elect a delegate to con-
gress and an attorney general, and also
will vote on law prohibiting the sale
Of Intoxicating liquor in the territory
after 1917. Woman suffrage prevails
in Alaska, and the burden of the fight
for prohibition has been assumed by
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Mon of the territory. James Wick
crsham, Republican,, is candidate to
succeed himself as territorial Delegate
to Congress.
Montana Campaign
Voters will go to the polls through
out the State today to decide whether
Montana will be "dry" after Decem-.
Der 81, 1919, and to cast their votes for
three other amendments to the consti-
tuition, AN initiative measure and ma.
tional, State and county officials.
The campaign was brought to a close
last night with speeches in almost
every city of the State for and against
prohibition, which was by far the most
intense campaign issue. Speakers of
national and State prominence cam
paigned both for and against the
"dry' issue.
Both the Republican and Democratic
state parties included in their plat
forms planks in favor of State wide
prohibition. and the gubernatorial can
didates early in the campaign came
out in favor of prohibition.
The state Democratic ticket is head.
Cd by Governor Samuel V. Stewart,
who is seeking reelection. Frank J.
Edwards, of Helena, is his Republican
opponent. Miss Jeanette Rankin and
&. +. Farr, Republicans, are being op.
POSED 'in'the race for representative in
congress by John NJ. Evans, incum-
bent and Harry B. Mitchell on the
Democratic ticket.
Stock Issue in Colorado
A complete State ticket will be
voted on today in Colorado, and a side
issue Of prohibition is one of the seven
amendments to the constitution, as is
measure, opposed by stockmen Of the
state, to prohibit livestock running on
unfenced ranges. Statewide prohibi-
ton, effective since the first of the
year, is endorsed in both the Demo
cratic and Republican State platforms
The sO-cHllCd 'bcCr amendment per-
hitting the manufacture and sale of
beer in the State in unbroken pack
ages to the consumer, was an issue of
the campaign. The amendment seeks
to have beer declared a non-intoxicant.
New Mexico Bitter
The campaign in New Mexico has
been bitter and hardfought, and feat
urCd by indulgence in personalities by
the rival candidates. Though national
''ou'p lHt HHnJ mas cen
tered over the election of the ticket Of
state officers. While no constitutional
amendments are to be voted on, at
least one, providing for Statewide pro-
hibitiOn, is in the air, and many candi-
dates are pledged to it one way or the
other.
Wyoming's Senatorial Fight
The campaign in Wyoming has cen.
tered in tho 6Uht Of I'Dita1 Stotna
ator Clarence d. Clark, Republican, to
succeed himself. He is opposed by
John B. Kendrick, Democrat Frank
W. Mondell, Republican, is candidate
for reelection, opposed by John D.
Clark, Democrat. The voters will Sc.
lrct new Legislature and district
court judges.
Puzzlers In Arizona
In addition to the candidates on the
national and State tickets, Arizona
voters today will ballot on two refer
cndum measures, one altering the mi
tiative and referendum act and on
ten proposed amendments by initiative
petition. The more important of these
are three forms Of a wOrkmen 3 com
pPnsation act, the creation of a State
departmen Of labor, an act to abolish
the State senate, an amendment abOl-
ishing the death penalty, an addition
to the present prohibition laws to pre-
vent the introduction of any intOxi-
eating liquor into the State, substitu-
ton of local option for the present con-
stitutional prohibition and a proposed
divorce act shortening the required
residence from one year to six months
and making insanity, the drug habit
and cugenic unftnoss grounds for mar.
riagC dissolution.
Utah and Idaho
Only two proposed amendments to
the state constitution will be voted
on in Utah today besides the presiden
tial electors. One regulates the power
of taxation and the other directs the
depositing Of public money by the
State
constitutional amendment for
statewide prohibition will be voted on
in Idaho today although the State is al.
ready "dry" by legislative enactment.
r w. Davis is the Republican candi-
date for Governor opposing the rcelec,
tim If GOVprnor Mnaas AIaxonJar