The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-30
Senators TO
DE CHOSEN AND
O. GOVERNORS
Local Issues to Figure in
Elections in Many
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tionni and state elections to be held
pcxt Tuesday, November ., will be
notable for the number OF nominees.
md the large number of parties
which have nominated candidates.
Six parties have national tickets
for president and vice president,
though by no mehns IN all stateg.
These tickets are republican, demo-
cratic. socialists, prohibition. farmer
labor and single tax. About i3 other
parties have candidates either for
state tickets or Tor representative In
congress, bringing total OF all par
ties In the field nearly Il a score.
In the presidential election there
will be chosen 63l members OF the
electoral college of which 266 will
he necessary to the election of a cam
didnte as president. In the last cleo
ton President Wilson had e15.
- Senators To BE Elected
The present membership Of the
United States Senate ia 90, composed
Of a. democrats, IS republicans and
one republican and progressive. This
year 33 states are to elect 80 ena-
tors. the terms OF o. members OF
that body expiring on March 8, 1891,
While the other two are being select
cd to fill u%neSpired trims up To
March I. 1925. or the 80 senators
whose terms expire next March, IL
r democrats and IS republicans.
Gao Two additional vacancies were
caused by the deaths uf Senators
Bankhead OF Alabama and Martin OF
Virginia, both de mocrats. One senator
is to be choscn In each of the IS
gtates except ins Alabama. which.
elects two.
Tho only states which do not elect
senators are Delaware, Maine, Massa-
chusetts, h~iichigan, Minnesota, Miss
issippi, Montrna, Nebraska, New Jer-
SOY. New Mexico, Rhode Island, Ten
neiAee, Texas. West Virginia and
Wyoming.
Women candidates FOR the senate
have been nominated In six states,
by the prohibi'ionists in Indiana,
New York and Pennsylvania; by
socialists In California, by the farmer
labor party IN New York and Com
ueoticut and by independents IN
Nevada.
Socialists have candidates for the
senate ip n states; Alabama 90
California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana,
New Hampshire, New York, Oklnho-
ma, Oregon, Pennsylvania aud
WASHINGTON. The farmer-labor party
has senatorial candidates in seven
states: Connecticut, Illinois. Indiana,
Iowa, Missouri. New York and wash
ington.
At least eight other parties have
nominated candidates for senator In
one or more states. These are pro-
gressivc, socialist labor. single tax,
Independent, Industrial labor. labor.
independent republican and non-par-
tlsan league.
The total membership. 1876 OF the
next house of representatives II TO be
elected. OF this number, us Is nee
ensary for n majority. T~he-present
membership liz democrats, 30: re-
publlcans. s32; independent, /; pro
hibitionist, /; vacancies, 3. Women
have been nominated as candidates
Tor Representatives In It least II
states including Alabama, California,
Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska,
Massachusetts. New York. oklahoma,
Oregon and Missouri.
~ States Elect Governors
Governors are TO nc elected In ~
states while elections for lesser state
offices will be held In seven others.
Those electing governors are: Ariz-
ona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, FLORIDA, Georgia, Idaho.
Illinois. Indiana. Iowa, Kansas,
Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota,
Missouri Montana, NaUraska, New
Hampshire. New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina. South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Ner-
mont, Washington, West Virginia and
Wisconsin. Both democratic and re-
publican parties have been nominated
In all these states except Georgia ana
south Carolina In which no repub-
licanH are running.
The socialist party has candidates
Tor governor In Is states: Delaware,
Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, KAN
aus, Massachusetts,. Michigan, Min
nesOta. Missouri, New Hampshire, New
York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rennsylva-
mia, ulhOde Island, Wisconsin and
Texas.
Prohibitlonists nominated COVER
nors for seven states: Illinois, In
diana, Missouri. Nebraska, New York,
PENNSYLVANIA and Vermont. h
socialist labor party has candidates
for governor in seven stntes; the
farmer-labor party in 4 and the
single tax party In two, Illinois ana
Pennsylvania. =
Many women have been nominated
for, office on state tickets,
Constitutional amendments are to be
voted upon In 30 states. There viii
no referenda in IL and initiative in
four. Arkansas Will vote on amend
ments granting suffrage TO women
and the powers OF the initiative ana
referendum to h people. Caitorniu
nAAA ~ - 49,
lions including the Harris Prohibition
Enforcement Act and the the sale OF
poison act. One OF the most notable
Of the Initiatives IL thnt In California
where the voters viii be called upon
10 decide the fate OF Japanese farm
arH by amending the Alien Land Law
so as TO withdraw the land leasing
privilege from aliens who are inelig-
ible to american citizenship. Califor-
MIA has an initiatiyc vote also oil
prohibition OF vivisection. Voters viii
pass upon several constitutional
amendments including the alnsre tas
measure and proh!bu;ln a. "omnul'
sorry vaccination.
Georgia will pass On II cOnstitu-
tional amendment auth )rizihg len-
slOns to confederate veterans or theiI
widows. In Kansas the voters viii
pass on an amendment 10 pgoNaut
state aid in the purchase tf farm
homes. Louisiana viii vote on pen
sions TO confederate veterans, Miehi'
gan on an amendment 20 require al
children, between the age of five ant
10 to attend public schools n Min
nesota will decide whether TO eNempl