El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04
Parker on Headless Ticket,
Three on Minor National
Tickets No Chance.

1ASHINGToN u. a.. Nov. A.
NA/ From the mass Of candidates
w next Tuesday A Few striking
figures stand out. All through the
union notable personalities have come
to the front and have attracted atten-
ton for one reason or another
Quite the Quaintest campaign OF all
has been waged by John NJ Parker. OF
Louisiana. regularly chosen Progress
sive candidate for vice president. who
refused TO follow Theodore Roosevelt
back 10 the G. o. p. fold
On headIess and taluess ticket.
with only himself as q kind Of body.
he has been fighting fiercelr. pa- ing
his own expenses as he sweeps through
the land in a whirl wind Of orarOry de
mandatory Of both principal political
parties.
He hasn't q ghost Of a chance e win
ming and knows IL. Yet lie battles on
Three More FOrIorn Hopes.
Three minor candidates for president
Allen :. Benson. Socialist; J. Frank
Hanly- Prohibition. and Arthur l.
Reimer. SOcialist-LabOr. have been
leading their forlorn hopes valiantly-
These might be termed the anu-pre-
paredness parties. All the THO froWn
on large army and navy
Mr. Benson is the most loud in his
denunciatiOn OF anything that saVors OF
"militarism-~ He thinks the Socialists
Will show vast gains this year because
the great war has revealed the horrors
Of armed conflict more clearly than
ever before
J. Frank Hanly. former governor Of
Indiana, has talked prohibition from
coast 10 coast He declared recently
that no more than 100000 dry votes
viii be polled this year
Arthur I. Reimer. standard bearer Of
the tiny SOcialist-Labor party, viii fig
ure in the returns Tuesday 20 a slight
degree.
Bryan Pays His Own Way.
An important campaigner who in
sists on paying his own expenses IS
the resigned secretary Of state. ~ lillian
J. Bryan, thrice candidate for president
himself. Never did Mr. Bryan work
harder for himself than he has labored
for Nj Wilson. And not only have his
expenses cut deep hole in his peck
etbook. but he has given UP many OPP
pOrtunities TO make his usual huge fees
on the lecture stage and TO continue his
book writing
Brother Charley Makes Race.
Another Bryan is much I'm the public
eve. too. this fall This is Charles W
brother Of William J. Charles is the
publisher OF the Commoner. the Bryan
weekly newspaper. and has been mayor
Of Lincoln Neb Now he is running for
governor of Nebraska on q Democrat
-POpulist-P Prohibition ticket lie lost
the regular Democratic nomination At
the primaries out is sure TO get a re-
spectacle vote Tuesday.
Taft's Nephew in Hot Fight.
nephew Of eXpresident william h
Taft, Walbridge : Taft. IS putting up
a plucky fight against 2 Tammany Hail
candidate in the 18TH New York con-
eressional district
His opponent is Peter ] DoolinE.
-es~na.
man in the Charles F Murphy organl-
cation Of the big city.
From the back OF a motor truck wal
bridge has exhibited brand Of oratory
little inferior TO his famous uncle's-
Tbs district is normally Democratic.
but Mr.. Taft-s friends say he has a
good chance 10 win This idea is de-
rided by their opponents.
Florida May Flop.
There's a curious situation in Florida.
which viii be worth watching Tuesday
night Two Democrats and one ReDu1-
lican are running for governor, with the
G. O 7. candidate standing good
chance OF breaking into the solid
south
the candidates at the Democratic pri-
mary Cats won by q votes on the
first count. but a recount showed a ma
jority OF Sc for Knott Knott is there
fore the regular Democratic nominee,
Mnlle 1allSs WIZ Is Il tlEl y man. -
running on DemOcratic-P rohibition
ticket George ". Allen, a prominent
Key West lawyer, is the Republican
nominee and many Democrats VIII vote
for him. From n strictly neutral
standpoint, the contest appears 70 be a
toss-up.
socialists and Women.
Two women and two Socialists may
sit in the house of representatives as
a result Of Tuesdays ballOting- The
Socialists are Meyer London. candidate
for reelection in the 18th New ork
district. on the lower east side of
Manhattan. and Morris Hillquit. who
! would faiu represent the goth New
NOrk district. q strong labor union
I reiZhborhOod IN Harlem.
Against AR. Hillguit are lifted i~aac