Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-30
SIX PARTIES HAVE
TICKETS IN FIELD IN
TUESDAY ELECTION
Also Notable for Large Number OF
Women Nominees in Nation
and States.
GOVERNORS TO BE
NAMED IN THIRTY -FOUk
nv Associated PRESS to Every Evening

Novemb,r :. will hr notable for the l'lm-
hcr uf women nonII ccs and the !aTSc
number of parties which have nominated
candidates.
SlN parties have national tickets tor
President and NIcr-PrcSidcnt, though 10y
No means IN all the States. These tickets
arc Republican,. Democratic, SociaiiSi
Prohibition. Earmcr-l.abur aud Single
Tax Nhout l3 other parties have candl-
dates either for stat. tickets or tor repre-.
ssntatlvcs m con grrS>. brlrglng the total
Of all parties m Il field nearly tu q. score
In the Prcsidcutlal election thCre VIII toe
chosen 53I members of the Electoral ni-
lsv. ~ which 266 will br reccSsary Ia tho
ele.tion of a candidate as President. In
m, last election President Wilson had 20
The present membership of the ! nucd
States senate Is 96, composed OF u dem
ocrats. ~ Republicans and one Rcpuhhcan
and Progressive. Thus war 81 States are
10 elect - senators, the terms ot - mem
hus ot that body expiring ON March -
1921 " hllc the ot her two are beng select
cd to I'LL unexpIrcd terms Up To March 4,
1925. Of the - senators whose terms cN-
p,re next March. L. are Democrats and 10
Rspubhcans The two additional vaCan-
r,e. were caused bv the deaths of Senators
Rank head II Alabama and Martin of y II
anna both Democrats One senator Is I"
hc chosen IN each of the SO States except
IN Alabama. which elects two.
The only States which do not elect
Srnators are Delaware Maine, Nassa-
ohu~.tts Michigan, Minnesota, Mlsslss-
Ippi. Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey
New Nevco. Rhode Island, Tennessee
reras. West Virginia and Wyoming.
Women candidates for the Senate have
been nominated IN SIN States. by the
4
Penn4, wanna hy Socialists IN California.
bv tine Fsrmer-Iabor party in New York
and Connecticut, and by independents IN
Nevnda.
Socialists have candidates for the Senate
IN II States: Alabama (2l, California,
Elor,ds. Illinois. Indiana. New Hamp-
shirr, New York, oklahoma, Oregon,
rrnn-vlvsnis and Washi ngton. The Farm
sr-Iahnr party has SENATOR al candidates
m rven States: Come ecticut, Illinois,
Indiana. Iowa, Missouri, New York and
Washington.
Al least eight other parties have noml-
nafei candidates for Senator IN one or more
States These arr Progressive, Socialist,
Labor, Single Tax, independent Indus
tuAl Labor Labor, independent Repubh-
can and Non-Partisan League.
The total membership, 435, Of the next
House of Representatives Is 20 be elected
Of this nuuher, 2lS Is necessary for a
uajur,y. The present membership i
DemocrAt, 100, Republicans, 232. indie
p~rdnnt Republicans. ,, Independent. ] !
fr,,hsbltionIst, l, vacancies. g. omen
Rave h~cn nominsted ar candidates for
rspres~ntstives IN at least II States, m
cludrng Alabama. California Idaho, Iowa,
N,chlp.n, Nebraska, Massachusetts,, New
York, Oklahoma, Oregon and Missouri.
Governors are % be elec ted n "a States
~ follows: Anzons Arkansas. Colorado,
t,oon~sicut. Delaware. Florida, Georgia
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana. Iowa. Kan
Massachusetts, Michigan Minnesota.
Missouri. Montana, Nebraska, New
uAmu~hire. New Mexico, New York,
N~th CsrolIns. North Dakota. Ohio,
Rhode Island. South Caronna, South
Dakota Tennessee. TEXAS, ttah, Yer
mont, Vs. hington, West Virginia and
Wisconsin.
MANY women have been nominated Tor
office IN State tickets.
Constitutional amendments are 10 be
voted upon IN - States. There Will he
rrferrnium IN l. and InltiatIves IN tour.
Arkansas will vote on amendments grant
ing suffrage 20 women and the powers OF
The initiative and referendum tothe people
California Will have a referendum on i've
tlon Enforcement act and the sal" of
,.olson act Onc of the most notable OF the
initiatives Is that IN California. where the
voters will be called upon to decide the
fato az japanese farmers by smendng the
Absn Land law 80 as TO withdraw the
and leasing privilege from alIenS who are
ineligible a. American citizenship. all
fornla has an initiative vote also on
prnhihitiOu OF vIylsectIOn. Voters will
mas upon several constitutional amend
ments including the single tax measure
and prohibition oi compulsory vaccination.
Georgia viii paS> on a constitutional
amendment authorizing pensions 70 Con
iederatc veterans or their WIDOWS In
Kansas Z he voters VIII pas on an amenG-
u,rnt 10 provide State aid ID the purchase
ni farm homes. Louisiana VIII vote on
pensions 10 Confederate veterans, Mich
igaf on All amendment - require al
children hefwceu The ages ct five and II 10
attend puhli, schools and Minnesota will
eerld, Whefhc. 10 exempt automobiles
trum personal property t9N increase the
l,censr lees and u-t tine funds 10 bu!ld and
MAINTAIN stat highway.
Missouri MI. d.cldc whether To call
state constitutions. convention. Mon
,snG val vote ou proposed repeal ol the
pr,>l d,ntrl preferential primHry.
Nebraska viii decid, 3 referendum on a
law subs.ItGtug nominating convention,
for primaries tor al STATE otfccs except
governor, New Hampshire viii vote on
question, of lcvyInC a state income tax,
granting Tho govern or night 70 veto items
m Appropriation hill- and reducing the size
of thc HOUSE 81 Representatives.
New York voters viii pass Oh pro-
r.pscd Sl5,GO0.OO1 bond issue N0rtt
farollna viii vote on proposed State
income tax, while North Dakota viii de-
eide whether 10 grant woman suffrage
Ohio mas "a referendum on an act providing
for the enforcement Of prohibition while
Oklahoma II 10 settle the question Of
regulating the practice, II medicine
In Oregon thcr, viii bc 4 vote Oh con
stitutIonal amendment FIR compuisor;-
voting and Registration and an initiative
on an anti-cumpuleorv vaccina:ion
SIX constitutional amendments are pro
posed IN South Dakota including one 20
authorize the Is,le of $1,000. 900 III
bonds 10 provide bcalISe. for soldiers,
sailors md marine Washington also viii
vote on a proposed I.onlI~ for soldier
and a. the question 81 Increasing the
salarics ~ state officer
NJ state elcctp.~ Wlii bc held nest
TUESDAY In Mann, Narylaud, Mi,,iS,.pnI.
New .lcrses nor IIrg MA.
Probably the banner state for the num-
ber of candidate for governor Il Illinois