Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-04
ESTATES ELECTING
GOVERNORS TODAY
N. j., Massachusetts, Maryland,
Mississippi and Kentucky
Choose Executives
WOMEN BIG FACTOR IN N. Y.

ny tHS ASSDtIhttu TtSS
New York. Nov. 4.-Electors in five
states went TO the polls today to ballot
for governors, while elections of lesser
officials and decisions on constitutional
questions faced the voters of several
other states.
Governors are being elected in New
Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ken
lucky and Mississippi.
The elections in Ohio are being
watched with interest by wet and
dry advocates. as there, for the first
time in any state. popular vote is
being taken on the eighteenth amend
ment to the constitution. This is be-
ing accomplished by referendum on
the Legislatures action in ratifying the
amendment. Ohio also is taking a
referendum vote on the prohibition en-
forcemcnt act adopted by the Legisla
.ture and is voting on two proposed con
stitutional amendments touching on pro
hibition.
No State Elections in Far West
New Jersey, Kentucky. Massachu-
setts. Maryland. Virginia and New
York are electing legislators. Con-
stitutonal questions confront the voters
in Illinois, Nebraska and Texas. Illinois
and Nebraska are electing delegates to
constitutional conventions, while Texas
is passing on a call for constitutional
convention and on six proposed con
stitutional amendments. There are no
state elections in the far West.
/ Uncertainty as to the woman vote
had candidates of all parties on the
anxious seat when the polls opened at
/ & o'clock this morning for the New
York state elections Of legislators, Su
preme Court justices and lesser city
officials.
With moro than $50 900 women reg
istered in New York city alone. or
one third of the total registration. and
with similarly heavy woman registra-
tions reported throughout the state.
| the women concededly hold the bal
ance of power. How they would use
/ it could hot be forecast with any de-
| gree of accuracy.
| One of the surprises of the early vot
ing, which was reported unusually
heavy for an off year" was the fact
that women outnumbcrcd the men voters
in the East Side districts. This was
especially true on the lower East Side,
whore Charles +. Murphy, Tammany
leader. resides and in the vicinity of
| Columbia and Barnard Colleges.
Male voters outnumbcred the women
two to one in the fashionable West Side
| districts. Scores of women on the East
Side walked into polling booths with
market baskets and bundles of pro-
visions.
Socialist Vote is Heavy
A heavy Socialist vote was reported
from the various socialistic strong
holds throughout the city.
One of the most interesting fights in
the state was ccntered in Oswcgo
county, where Miss Marion Dcicrmun
a school teacher who served overseas
to unseat Speaker Thaddcus Sweet, of
the Assembly.
In New York city the Tammany is
sue was clean-cut The Hearst ad
hercnts had lent their backing to the
Republicans in a bitter fight to defeat
the Tammany candidates. 4 strenu E
Gus campaign was wagcd against Irwin
Untermyer, son of Samuel Tntcrmyer
who was given the Democratic organ
zation backing over Justice Joseph +
| Ncwburgcr a Democrat. who is run
ming with Republican support
In Nassau county Lieutenant Colonc
Theodore RooSevelt'S contest with pri
vatc Elias Raft. tailor's son, for the
second assembly district seat, is the
most interesting feature.
Boston, Nov. 4.-(By \. PD-
Voters in exceptional numbers for an
'off year" election went to the polls
in Massachusetts, today to register their
verdict on Governor Coolidge's course
in the recent police strike here.
Leaders kept in close touch with tho
balloting in the industrial centers
where both parties had concentrated
their efforts. Richard II. Long. Demo
cratic opponent of Governor Coolidge
carried on a most vigorous campaigi
in these sections, appealing especially
TO the workers.
Drastic police regulations were in eff
feet in this city. where state guards