Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-02
MUCH
IN TUESDAYS
us. ELECTIONS
MANY POLITICAL CONTESTS or I'M
PORTANCE TO BE DECIDED At
POLLS-SOME STATES TO
CHOOSE GOVERNORS.
Especial ~ The Herald


WASHINGTON. u. q, NOV. MANY
political contests ~ Importance are To b.
decided n the elections next Tuesday. In
Massachusetts and Virginia i governor
and other state Officers are ID be chosen
III New York. Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Kentucky and one Or two other states the
voters will choose MINOR state officials.
In Maryland and New Jersey the election
of new legislatures will BE- vi particular H.
%tere-t because Of the possible effect On the
prohibition issue. III New York, Penn
~ylvania. Ohio. Utah. California and sew
cral other states municipal Officers are to
b. selected. while IN New York county 4
c-voted tor.
New York will vote On 4 constitutional
amendment giving suffrage 10 women.
Statewide prohibition and Il proposal 10
extend presidential suffrage ~ women will
BE- involved in referendum votes 10 ~ taken
posed constitutional amendment providing
for statewide prohibition.
Massachusetts voters will decide THE
fate ~ four proposed constitutional
amendments. known IT, the absentee yut
in-. antI-aid, public trading and education
amendment. Tie absentee voting amend
mcni would allow the legislature IL provide
tho necessary machinery for absentee vot-
ting the a%nti-aid amendment would with
hold public aid from all institutions sec
turian or otherwise. not under public con
troll: the public trading amendment would
allow the legislature To authorize the buy
Inc and -tllin. Ut ncre-~ari,- III life hy tile
state anil municipalities Ia times NJ cmcr-
gcnry. and the education amendment
would authorize the legislature to r%ontinne
IN. state policy ~ cxempting from taxa
tiun religious. charitable and educaliona
institutions.
The legislative election III New jersey l.
attracting attention because ~ the pledge
~ the republican party that II will pas i
local option measure III the next session II
II gains %control ~ TIE legislature.
III Massachusetts Governor Samuel "
Mccall y the nominee NJ the republican.
for \ third term. IIr " opposed ~ Fred
tfiFh ~ AidI~ilfih - lHF AtiiH'ldi'
standard bearer. In Virginia the election
NJ the entire Democratic ticlct ~ predicted
a special election Will ~ held in NJ,
Twenty eighth district w Pennsylvania \.
VI TIN the Vacancy caused I'M the force,
/: resignation VI Orrin u. ElraklcN. t"rnc'
congressman. III thc Fifth r,n-rc--inna
NJ district VT Connecticut The voters vii
u chuo-t \ successor ~ the late Hcprc~cn
|ttativc Ebcnczcr j. Hill.
VI OF the many municipal elections ~ y
. held III various parts NJ the country mos
public interests cenlcr~ M The maNpralt.
'icoutt-t IN New York City. Mayor JOIN
\ II. Mitchell NV y candidai, iur M %-cl,rtluI
\ w \ fusion ticket and NY opposed I'm Iidg.
4 John HI. Ilylan, who hu- THE backing nf th
, TammanN forces: William NJ Bennett. Nh.
Wa nominated III the republican primurit-
and Morris l%hllquit, the choice NJ the -r
Z ciali-t~.
NJ I'll other cities MI New York state and III
several critics ~ PENNSYLVANIA there ar
important contests tur local offices. |
aIl the cities NJ Ohio. with the cNrrptiut
WI Columbus. and " few others that HAY
charter forms ~ government. mayors ar