Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03
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 Foch the commander of all the forces in France should vote to continue Woodrow Wilson as the commander in chief of Amedica's demands upon Germany" :,
 In answer to statement issued vesterday by the Democratic National Committee naming the Republicans who would become chairmen of the important committees of the house should that party gain control the Republican congressional committee issued a statement charging that the eighteen most important committees are headed by members from nine states.
 "These states. said the statement, "depresent perhaps 20 pedcent of the population and furnish about the same percent of soldiers and less than that of, taxes to prosecute the war. Under this control two states, North Carolina and Tennessee, with twenty members in the house, head eight big committees, while portions north of the Ohio now represented by at least important legislation"
 New York, Nov. 2.-Forty United States Senators, out of roster of 96 in the upper house, and 435 Represen- tatives, the entire membership of the lower branch of Congress. will be elected. Possible effect of the elect ion on the political completion of the Senate may be seen in the Democrats present slim majority. They have 52 votes to the Republicans A, with 49 necessary for control. In the House there are 215 Democrats and 209 Re publicans, together with few scat tered votes in the minor parties The strength necessary to a majority IS 218.
 Full state tickets, including Cover nor, will be elected in the following 28 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, aKnsas, Massa- chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Neb- raska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon. Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, eVrmont, WIS consin and Wyoming.
 In Pennsylvania and Tennessee the governors chair and one or two min or offices will be filled and in New Hampshire the vote will be for Gov- ernor only. ...
 Ten states will choose minor off cials only, as follows: Delaware. llli- nois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana. North Carolina. Uaah and Washington.
 Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia will elect no state officers, but Will choose members of Congress.
 Six states will vote on prohibition amendments. California will offer choice of two measures one for sbone dry" commonwealth, the other wiping out saloons and prohibiting manufacture or sale of liquors, except light wines, Colorado voters will pass on proposal to supplant their pres ent partial prohibition law with "bone dry" statute, and in Ohio an amendment prohibiting manufacture or sale of intoxicants for beverage purposes will come up. Washingto,nis proposed amendment would prohibit possession even, of intoxicants except for sacremental purposes, and Wyom- ings would stop manufacture or sale, though specifically excluding science and industry from the effects of pro- hibitio. Utah will vote on changes in the phraseology, of it's ''dry" statute. Prompted by war conditions Califor- mia and Maryland, whose laws make no provision fo rexercise o fthe fran, chise by voters outside the state, will submit amendments enabling soldiers and sailors to vote wherever they may