The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
y Be Held Tuesday in
= For the Large Num-
Der Of Women
( PARTIES HAVE
TICKETS IN FIELD
elnen Haye Been Nominated
For Practically All Offices
Save that Of President

~ the number OF women nominees
449 The large number OF parties which
I4No nominated candidates
1lx parties have national tickets for
preulnont aud vice-presldent, though
~ no means I'm oil the states These
tickots are Republican. Democratic,
Uoolnlist. Prohibition. Farm Labor and
Single Tax. About l3 other parties
have candidates either for state tick
oto or for representatives in congress.
swinging tho total OF all parties In the
f-,id nearly TO score. tr.| -
IN the presidential election there
Wm be chosen 5s1 members OF the
oiectorial college OF which 266 will be
necensary TO the election OF candi-
cate 40 president. In the last election
Rrooident wtihon had 277.
The present membership OF the
United states senate Is 96, composed
ef ~ Democrats. As Republicans and
enc Republican and Progressive. This
yp4F - states are 10 elect "a sena-
e1g4 the terms OF 32 members of that
o4oY expiring on March 9, 1921. while
- ether two arc being selected Ia fIll
~oo1pire1 terms MP 20 March 4. 1925.
~ the ~ senators whose terms expire
neN March. ~ are Democrats and
1t Repubiicana The two additional
vacancies were caused by the deaths
~ Senators Bnnkhead OF Alabama and
Martin Of Virginia. both Democrats.
Ono senator IN TO be chosen I'm each
ol tho "a states except In Alabama,
which elects 3. t
The only states which do not elect
1@NAtorn are Delaware. Maine. Mas
mc4u,ottA Michigan. Minnesota. Mis-
1NDpl. Montana, Nebraska. New ,Ier-
ear. New Mexico. Rhode Island, Ten
nerpee. Texas. West Virginia and wyo-
ming.
Women candidates for the serate
have been nominated In six states. by
the Prohibitionists in Indiana. New
York and Pennsylvania: by. Socialists
~. California. by the Farmer La Dor
14kiy In New York and Connecticut
an1 by independents In Nevada.
socialists have candidates for the
11ort6 In n states: Alabama t2),
Qhu1ornia, Florida. illinois, Indiana.
INV Hampshire. New York, Oklaho-
MA,' Oregon. Pennsylvania and wash
tuglon- The Farmer i .abor party has
SENATORIAL candidates i'm seven states:
Conrecucug. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.
Atopuurl New York and washington.
$,At least eight other parties have
1ominatcd candidates for senator I'm
One Or more states These are Pro-
gfpaslves Socialist Labor, Single Tax,
Jndop<ndent. Industrial Labor. Labor
independent Republican and Non
Rar3ipAn League.
4IhN total membership, 435 of the
next house OF representatives is TO be
eiActeo. Of this number, els In neces-
n.sFy for,a y majority The present
membership In Democrats. 1870: Re-
DuDfca Independent Republi-
eans. - dependent, 1: Prohibition
Ia. I; vacancies. o. Women have,
neon nominated as candidates for
representatives In at least IL states in
Skuding Alabama. California, Idaho,
1oWas Michigan. Nebraska, Massachu-
safts. New York. Oklahoma, Oregon
and Missouri.
0ovcrnors are 10 be elected In 81
states while elections for lesser state
oMces VIII ba held In seven others
1noSe eiectine governors are: Ari-
1qpn, Arkansas. Colorado. Connecticut
1nlAwNre. Fforida. Georgia. Idaho,
l-olu. Indiana. Iowa, Arkansas.
Annn~chusetts Michigan. Minnesota,
as~cnrt Montana, Nebraska. New
ltAmpshire. New Mexico. New York.
North Carolina. NoFth Dakota. Ohio,
Ohiohoma. Oregon. PENNSYLVANIA,
thode Island. South Carolina, South
tAkota. Tennessee. Texas Utah, Yer-
mot. washington. West Virginia and
Wisconsin. Both Democratic and Re-
publican parties have been nominated
IN all these states except Georgia and
south Carolina In which no republi-
cans are summing.
The Socialist party has candidates
Ter governo' in IS states: Delaware,
florida. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa, Kan
s~s Aassat husetts. Michigan. Min
nesota. Missouri. New Hampsh ire,
View York. Oklahoma. Oregon, Pen
sylvania. Rhode Island, Wisconsin
and Texas.
Prohibltionists nominated governors
Tor seven states; Illinois, Indiana,
missouri. Nebraska. New York, Penn
s,avAnia and Vermont. The Socii list
LABOR party has candidates for koy-
ernor I'm seven states: the Farmer
Labor party I'm nine and the Single
Tax party In two. Illinois and Penn
bgivan1a.
Many women have been nominated
Tor ONCE on state tickets. Constitu-
uonal amendments are to be voted !
upon In ~ states. There will he |
referendum In 12 and Initiatives I'm |
four. Arkansasd will vote on amend
fhents granting suffrage to women
and the powers OF the initiative and J
referendum to the people. California |
wii have n referendum on five ques-
tons including the Harris prohibi- |
uon enforcement act and the sale of !
poison act. One OF the most notable !
OF the initiatives is that In California
whore the voters will he called upon
60 decide the fate OF Japanese farmers
BY amending the alien land law so as
10 withdraw the land leasing privilege
from aliens who are ineligible TO !
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