The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-17
WILL VOTE FOR
THIRTY-FIVE GOVERN
ORS IN the FALL
Retiring Republican Chieftians Are In
Majority; Thlrty-TwO Senator's
To BE Elected.

10 lie EleCtcus
Chicago, May 16.-Thirty-flve states
will elect governors next fall at the
time when the President and Vice
President are chosen. Thirty-two
United States Senators, to take Office
March 4, 1921, also are to be selected.
OF the governors whose terms ex-
pire next year % are Republicans and
13 Democrats, while II of the 32 Sem
ators are Democrats and 10 Republi
cans.
The 35 Governorships to be filled Of
fer a wide range, both in terms and
salaries Among the state executives
whose terms expire are: Frank o.
Lowden, of Illinois, the highest paid
Governor in the country, and S. r. Nc
Kelvie, of Nebraska, the poorest paid.
MIR. Lowden receives $4,000 yearly for
four-year term and McKelvie $2,500
annually for two years. Only twelve of
the 80 will receive more than $4,000 a
year, and fve will be paid $4,000 or
less.
Governor Coolidge, of Massachu-
sets. whose position carries a $4,000
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 executive
and two of the four are appointed for
indefinite terms, with the result that
they remain in office as long, as a rule,
as the President who named them.
Francis Burton Harrison, Governor
General of the Philippines, tops the
list of territorial executives with an
indefinite term and $4,000 yearly
/ salary Arthur wager, Governor of
Porto Rico, receives $4,000 and is ap-
pointed for an indefinite term. Gov
ernor Thomas Riggs, Jr., of Alaska,
and c. J. Mccarthy. of Hawaii each
received annual salaries of 81 900 dur
ing their four-year terms.
The states which will elect Cover
nors this year, with the incumbent, his
politics. salary and terms of offie are ::
Arizona. T. +. Campbell, Republi-
can. $6.5O0; two years.
Arkansas, C. H. Brough, Democrat.
$4,000; two years.
Colorado, o. II. Shoup. Republican.
$4,000; two years.
Connecticut, NJ. II. Holcomb, Repub-
lican, $4,000; two years
Delaware, ]. C. Townsend, Republic
an, $4,000; four years
Florida, s. j. Cats. Democrat. &c.
00O four years.
Georgia, H. NJ. Dorsey, Democrat,
$4,000; two years.
Idaho, d. W. Davis, Republican. $5.-
900; two years.
Illinois, F. o. Lowden, Republican
$4,000; four years.
Indiana, ]. P. Goodrich, Republican
$4,000; four years.
Iowa, w. L. Harding, Republican
$4,000; two years
Kansas, II. ]. Allen, Republican. $5.-
900; two years.
Maine, C. E. Milliken, Republican
$4,000; two years.
Massachusetts, c. Coolidge, Repub-
lict, $4,000; one year.
Michigan, A. E. Sleeper, Republican
$4,000; two years.
Minnesota, ]. A. A. Brunquist, Re-
publican, $1,000; two years.
Missouri, F.. d. Gardner. Democrat
$4,000; four years.
Montana. S. V. Stewart. Democrat
$500; four years.
Nebraska, S. r. McKelvie. Republic
an. $25OO; two years.
New Hampshire, j. H. Bartlett, Re-
publican. $4,000; two years.
New Mexico, o. o Larrozola, Repub.
lican, $4,000; two years.
New York, A. E. Smith. Democrat
100000; two years.
North Carolina, T. W, Bicket, Demo
crat, $6,5OO; four years.
North Dakota, L. ]. Frazier. Repub-
lican, $4,000; two years.
Ohio. ]. NJ. Cox. Democrat, $4,000;
two years.
Rhode Island, II. l.. Beeckman, Re-
publican. $4,000; two years.
South Carolina, Il. A. Cooper. Demo
crat. $4,000; two years.
South Dakota, Peter Norbeck. Re-
publican, $4,000; two years.
Tennessee, A. II. Roberts, Democrat
$4,000 two years.
Texas, w. p, Hobby, Democrat, $4,-
900; two years.
Utah. S. Bamberger, Democrat, &c..
900; four years,
Vermont, p W. Clement. Republican
$4,000; two years
Washington, L. r, Hart, Republican
$4,000; four years.
West Virginia, ], ]. Cornwell, Demo
orat, $4,000; -four years,
Wisconsin, Il. ]. Phillip. Republican
$4,000; two years.