The sun., 1919-11-04
1--WE STATES ELECT
GOVERNORS TO-DAY
Rattles in Massachusetts, and
Kentucky Will Be Impor-
tant to Nation.
WALKOVER IN MISSISSIPPI
New Jersey and Maryland
Have Close Fights, With Lo-
cal Influences Figuring.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 3.--Five States
will elect Governors tomorrow and in
four more or less close results are ex-
pected Mississippi is one of the five.
hut in the four other States the greatest
! Importance attaches. particularly in
Massachusetts and Kentucky. New
Jersey and Maryland have close con-
tests. but local issues have been injected
10 a great extent.
In New Jersey the big fight is a wet
and dry one. For q time the Republic
cans here were considerably worried
over this issue and the outlook for them
was somewhat gloomy. However. in the
last ten days there has been ample evil
dence that the dry votes will turn out
in force and the so-called church vote
will 60 heavily against the Democrats.
The outcome will not be looked upon by
either party as a straw indicating the
way the wind will blow in the Presi-
Dental battle next year. Newton A. K.
Bugbee State Comptroller, is the Re-
publican nominee running against Ed
ward l. Edwards. the standard bearer
of the Democrats and of. the "wets."
In Maryland the Republicans are
fighting to throw out the Democratic
state machine and are showing great
strength. The last time a Governor was
elected there. in 1915, the Republicans
went into Baltimore with a lead of
500 votes, but this was wiped out and
the tables were turned by a Democratic
majority in the city amounting to 1900
votes. However in the last city cleo
ton the Republicans buried their DEM
ocratic opponents under a 10000 ma
jority.
Maryland, though. is expected to
prove closest of the four States in which
there will be a real contest tomorrow.
Harry w. Nice, States Attorney, is the
RSublican nominee, running agains,
Albert C. Richie, Democrat, Attorney
General of the Sttte.
The Kentucky election fight has beer
waged more nearly on national issues
than the fights in any of the other
States. There Edward P. Morrow, who
was beaten by A. o, Stanley for the
Senate by 415 votes, is the Republican
nominee. His Democratic opponent !:
| the present Governor. James D. Black.
1t is confidently believed here that the
administration platform of the Re,
| publlcans in Kentucky will carry then
through to victory. The loss OF Ken
lucky will be cruel blow to the Demo
cratic party.
In Massachusetts, the fight between
Gov. Calvin Coolidge, the Republican in
cumbent, and Richard H. Long, sho,
manufacturer and Democratic nominee
! is based largely on the outcome of tn,
Boston police strike. Coolidge has CONF
out squarely in support of the action h,
took in discharging the striking police
men and refusing to reinstate them
Long has waged his campaign largely
On a platform of leLlency to the police
men who were put out.
About two hundred of these policemen
financed by the Democrats, have beeI
making sentimental appeals for rein
statement all over the State. Thei
wives have conducted a door to doc
ampaign urging the election of Long, TIL
Republican issue is that of law ant
order against radicalism. According L
reliable reports the Republicans ar
counting on sweeping the State by 20,
100 to 10000.
But one Congressional election is I
be held. A successor to Joseph E
Thompson, who represented the FIT
district of Oklahoma for many year
until his death recently, Is to be elected
Thompson was a Democrat, and tn
district Is normally Democratic by abou
1000 votes. However, j. Harreld
making a fight on the Republican tickle
against Claude Weaver. Only an alto
sether unlocked for upset could defes
Weaver, II Is believed, but the electio
may prove important in showing a con
Siderable dimunition in the Democrat
vote