The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-05-26
s. STATES WILL
NAME GOVERNORS.
NEXT NOVEMBER

at the time when the president aud
vice. president are chosen. Thirty
two United States senators. to take
office March 4. 1921. also are to be
selected,
or the governors whose terms OK
pirc next year twenty-five are repub.
leans and thirteen democrats; while
IL OF the 80 senators are democrats
and fifteen republicans,
The S5 governorships to be hlled
offer a wide range. both in terms
and salaries. Among the state exec
utives whose terms expire are Frank
O Lowden. OF Illinois. the highest
paid governor in the country. and :.
x, McKelyic, OF Nebraska. the poor
est paid. Mr. Lowden receives sl2,-
0Oo yearly for a four year term and
McKelvie s2,50O annually for two
years Only twelve OF the 80 VIII
receive over $1,000 year; and tlve
will be paid $4,000 or less.
Governor Coolidge, OF Massaehus-
etts. whose position carries u 49,
OoO salary. is the only governor In
the country elected for one year. All
other states have either two or four
year terms.
Territorial governors are better
paid than the average state execu-
tive and two Of the four are appoint
ed for indefinite terms, with the re-
suit that they remain in Office as
long, as a rule. as the president who
named them.
Francis Burton Harrison. gov.
ernor-general OF the Philippines,
tops the list OF territorial executives
with an indefinite term and $780,
900 yearly salary. Arthur Wager.
Governor Of Porto Rico. receives
! $4,000 and Is appointed for an in
. definite term. Governor Thomas
Riggs. Jr., OF Alaska and c. j. Nc
Carthy. OF Hawaii. each received an
nual salaries OF $1,000 during the
four year terms.
The states which will elect gov
ernors this year. with the incum-
bent, his politics. salary and term OF
once are:
Arizona, T. E. Campbell. Repub-
iican. $500, two years.
Arkansas. c. II. Broush, Democrat.
$4,000. two years.
Colorado. o. II. shoup. Republi-
can. 5000. two years.
Connecticut. N. II. Holcomb. Re
publican. 5000. two years.
Delaware. J. G. Townsend, Repub-
lican. $4,000, four years.
Florida, 8. J. Cats, Democrat.
$1,000. four years.
Georgia. II. NJ. Dorsey. Democrat.
5000. two years.
Idaho. ID. W. Davis. Republican.
$1,000. two years.
Illinois. F. o. Lowden, Republican.
$4,000. four years.
Indiana. ]. p. Goodrich. Republi-
can. $4,000. four years.
Iowa. W. l.. Harding. Republican.
$1,000. two years.
Kansas. II. J. Allen. Republican.
$1,000. two years.
Maine. c. +. Miiiiken. Republican.
5000. two years.
Massachusetts,. c. Coolidge. Re-
publican. sI0. 200. one year.
Michigan. A. Z. Sleeper. Republi-
can. 5000. two years.
Minnesota, J. A. A. Burnquist, Re
publican. $1,000. two years.
Missouri. +. ID. Gardner, Demo-
crat. 5000. four years.
Montana. s. v. Stewart. Democrat.
4 1880, four years.
Nebraska, s. r. McKelvie, Repub-
lican. $4,000. two years.
New Hampshire. J. II. Bartlett.
Republican, $4,000. two years.
New Mexico. o. o. Larrozola, Re
publican. $1,000. two years.
! New York, A. T.. Smith, Democrat.
$4,000. two years.
North Carolina, T. W. Bicket, Dem
ocrat, $4,000. four years.
! North Dakota, l.. J. Frazier, Re-
publican, 5000, two years.
Ohio. J. NJ. Cox. Democrat, s10,-
900. two years.
Rhode Island, II. l.. Beeckman, Re
publican. $4,000, two years.
South Carolina, II. A. Cooper. DEM .
ocrat. $4,000. two years.
South Dakota, Peter Norbeck, Re- /,
publican, $4,000, two years.
Tennessee. A. II. Roberts. Demo-
crat, $4,000, two years.
Texas, w. p. Hobby, Democrat,
1000 two years.