The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

Illinois will vote on two proposed
amendments to the state constitution
one authorizing the legislature to
revise the state tax laws so that per-
sonal and real estate property may be
taxed at different rates, the other pro-
posing a change in the states general
banking law TO protect state banks
from persons who desire to use the
same or similar names in doing a
banking business.
Indiana.
In Indiana, with one candidate for
presidency and two for vice preSi-
dency residing in the state, interest in
campaign has been intense. J. Frank
Hanly, Prohibition candidate for
president. Thomas r. Marshall, candi-
date on the Democratic ticket for re-
election as vice president, and Charles
w. Fairbanks, Republican candidate
for vice president, live within a few
blocks of each other in Indianapolis.
Ohio.
Ohio will not vote on any constitu-
tional amendments both the suffrage
and anti-suffrage supporters having
decided not TO push those issues In
addition to the national ticket the
state will vote on L. S. senator, COVER
nor and congressman from all districts
and nearly every county will elect Off
cials.
Michigan.
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-fiV of the counties are dry"
but Wayne county Gncluding Detroit)
and Kent county Gncluding 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.
Kentucky.
With state and local issues absent
Kentucky citizens centered their inter-
est on the national ticket. Two of the
states eleven congressional districts
the Tenth and Eleventh-are repre-
sented by Republicans. The others
are Democratic.
Missouri.
Three constitutional amendments
are to be voted on in Missouri, one
providing for statewide prohibition,
another to authorize a state land bank
by validating the state land bank bill
passed by the last legislature, and a
third authorizing the legislature to
pension the blind. The Prohibition
campaign was quiet although the pro-
posed amendment would prohibit all
manufacture or sale of intoxicating
liquor IN the state.
Kansas.
In Kansas the part women have
played in the campaign formed one of
it's marked characteristics, this being
the first year women have been able
to vote for president. Five women are
candidates for state offices and two for
the legislature. DR.. Eva Harding, of
Topeka, who was defeated on the
Democratic ticket for the Democratic
| nomination for congress, by Rev. I'll. J..
Corwine, Of Topeka in the August
primary, is candidate for congress
on an independent ticket. Ethel White
| head, of Lawrence, is Socialist candi-
| date for lieutenant governor; Margaret
Grandle of Pittsburgh is Socialist
candidate for secretary of state; and
Mary Sibbitt, of Wichita, is Prohibi-
| ton candidate for the same office Ida
Beloof Of Winfield, is candidate for
superintendent OF public instruction on
| the Socialist ticket The two women
candidates for the legislature are Mrs
| Harvey Kinzie, of Hiawatha, Demo
crat), and Ella Baldwin (Socialist), Of
Kansas City.
1 Arkansas.
Arkansas will vote on two initia-
tive acts and three constitutional
! amendments. The most discussed