Evening star., 1917-10-25
STATE CAMPAIGNS,
Ab|RD'S-EYE VIEW
Rum, Suffrage and Commits.
sion Government Mingled
With Regular Politics.
BIG INTEREST IN PLACES

politics? What dye mean-poiiticsE
Erowled the political sharp when the
managing editor suggested the 'ine-
liness of a chapter on political CAM
paigns this fall. The protest had near
justification, for what with war news,
libery bond agitation, impending new
taxes and present high cost OF living
It might naturally be asked who Is
thinking of politics.
On second thought, however. 1t Is
found that there arc several interest
ing political contests now being waged.
to be decided at the polls November 8.
For tho most part they arc state CAM
paigns. but there are also congressional
vacancies to be filled and later one
senatorial vacancy. Also rum ahd
woman suffrage are In the issue. This
is leaving aside the stirring municipal
campaigns in New York city and Phila-
delphia- which are being written about
day by day and are almost Of national
Importance in themselves"
"War Governor on His Record.
Massachusetts is in the throes of a
subernatorial contest. with full state
and legislative tickets involved Gov.
Samuel W. Mccall. republican. has been
renominated and is asking reelection
on the score of his record as war
governor His adversary is Frederick
". Mansfield of Boston, lawyer. The
issue is straight party politics. The
republican progressives are said to be
supporting Mccall. although the demo-
Gratis have tried to make dent in their
Hindenburg line by nominating for
lieutenant governor Matthew Hale, the
bull moose chieftain.
In the sixth Massachusetts, congress
~f~ 1tr;a at In
gress Is to be elected to succeed Mr..
Gardner who went into tthe Army. w.
W. Lufkin of Essex. Mr.. GardneTs for
mer secretary. is the republican candi-
date and George A. Schofield of Ipswich
has been nominated by the democrats.
Local Option Issue in New Jersey.
New Jersey will elec. the lower house
Of the legislature and ten state SEN
ators- Local option is the big issue in
this strictly state contest confined
mainly to the counties where there Is a
cratic boss, James R Nugent, refused
to let the democratic platform indorse
local option and the republican plat
form "side-stepped" it. Joseph P.
Is out with a demand that the demo-
Gratis indorse local option and fight
for 1t.
In the city of Newark there will be a
contest a week after the state election
upon the proposed adoption of the
commission form of municipal govern
ment-presenting the first instance Of
q try-out at the polls in a large eastern
city OF this innovation
In Maryland and Old Virginia.
Maryland will elect a legislature and
controller. The main issue outside of
the question Of party control is the pro-
posed annexation by Baltimore city Of
adjacent territory.
Virginia Will elect . governor and
OF Loudoun county Is the democratic
candidate. and. of course, his election
IN that stanch democratic common
wealth Is but a matter Of form.
Bum Bobs Up in Spots.
Rum hobs up IN several spots. Ohio
and New Mexico will vote on submitted
constitutional amendments proposing
prohibition Delaware Is all dry ex-
cept in Wilmington. and the county and
the voters there will decide whether to
make the state wholly dry.
Woman Suffrage in New York.
Woman suffrage is to the fore in New
York state. on a proposed constitutional
Amendment It was decisively beaten
there last year. along with defeat for
The same movement in Massachusetts
and pennsylvania In Ohio the voters
will have a referendum upon giving the
vote to women for the presidential Of
flee.
Connecticut will elect a representa-
tive to succeed the late Ebenezer ].
Eill in the Norwalk district. The re-
publicans have nominated Schuyler
Merritt Of Stamford and the democrats
Lynd Wilson Of Bridgeport
Special Election in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Will have to hold a special
election to fill the seat Of Senator
Husting. Notice of fifteen days for a
primary must be given and twenty
days elapse after the primaries before
the special election. It Is thought that
Gov. Philip and ex-Gov. McGovern
will be the leading candidates for the
republican nomination in the primaries
and that there will be dozen demo-
cratic aspirants. The socialists will
also put up a candidate.
Pennsylvania will elect . REPRESENT
ative in Congress in the twenty-eighth
district to succeed Bleakley, resigned
w. +. Lyons Is the republican nominee
and H E. BeshIin the democratic.