The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07

WANT James A. 0ec0s 0cmOGAos ~ /
serve his third consecutive term in |
the United States senate, or wheth- /
or they want Reginald R Brewster.
Republican, to succeed him and
thus give Missouri two Republican
senators.
Sixteen members Of the national
house Of representatives, II state
senators and IA state representa-
tives, and many state and county
officials are also to be elected, in
GLIDING q state superintendent OF
schools, judges Of the supreme
court and judges OF the appellate
court
OF the 81 Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates for the lower
house of congress. one is woman,
Mrs. st. Clair Moss OF the Eighth
congressional district, the first
woman candidate for whom Mis-
sourians will cast their vote at a
general election.
Considerable difficulty is expect
ed to be caused by the method of fl
ing the ballots, due to the fact that
the blanket ballot will be used for
TIE first time instead of the old rib
bon ballot The counting of the
ballots also is expected to be re-
tarded because of this change.
OHIO.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. Fair
weather and moderate temperatures
which greeted Ohio voters as they
went to the polls early today, was
expected by political observers to
bring out at least fair represent
tations of Ohio's more than TWO
million voters.
Both Republicans and Democrats
continued to claim victory by large
majorities in the contests for gov
ernor, United States senator, COIL
gressional seats and all state AMI
! county officers, and both propon-
ents and opponents of the beer and
light wines amendment to the state
! constitution expressed confidence
that their endeaEors would be
awarded with success.
, TEXAS.
Dallas, Texas, Nov. Earle B.
Mayfield, Democratic candidate fOr
the United States senate, to sue
, coed Senator Charles A. Culberson
and George E. B. Peddy, Independ-
ent Democrat, and endorsed by the
| Republican state committee, are
the two figures of over shadowing
interest in today's election in
Texas.
Mayfield, with his name off the
ballot in a number of counties and
! legally entitled to a place on all
OF the ballots in the state by vir-
tue of an eleventh hour supreme
court ruling in his favor, is said
to have the ku Klux Khan casting
a solid vote for him. Peddy is fig
ured on to swing the anti-Klan and
Republican vote. Peddy's name is
not on the ballot
The election climaxes a bitter
battle of lawsuits, injunctions and
mandamus proceedings, and follow
ing the brief lull Occasioned by the
supreme courts ruling yesterday
multiplying all prediction litiga-
ton.
TENNESSEE.
| Memphis. Tenn, Nov. with
the weather clear and cool
throughout the state, early indica-
tons today point to an unusually
heavy vote being cast in Tennessee
with the result in number of the
races, both for state offices and
10 cj1- hi oy ,-fi r1t
Republicans have made the state
battle ground, in an effort to re-
peat their successes of two years
ago, when they not only elected A
A. Taylor governor. but named
congressman in two districts
which had previously returned
; Democrats.
States senator. congressman, and
governor Tennesseeans today are
voting for a member OF the state
railroad commission and for mem
bers of the state legislature.
KANSAS.
Topeka, Kans., Nov. Clear
skies and a warm sun greeted tine
. voters throughout Kansas as they
went to the polls this morning. The
summer temperature is expected tt
bring out an unusually large vote
for an "off" election year.
MINNESOTA.
st. Paul, Mimi. Nov Muddy
roads in the country and prospects
of rain or snow in some secuons
faced Minnesota voters who Went
to the polls today to elect United
/ States senator, congressman ant
complete state ticket.
Two men and a woman head the
, list for senator-Frank B. Kellogg
Republican incumbent; Mrs. Anna
J Dickie Olesen. Democrat; and DR.
Henryk Shipstead, Farmer-Labol
candidate.
, ALABAMA.
Birmingham, Ala. Nov. 7.-Rair
: and unsettled weather in many sec,
: tions of Alabama prevented a rusf
J 20 the polls during the early hours
) of the voting, but observers predict
: a record vote If The promise o.
{ clearing skies materialized. Inter
: est centered in the race for con
: gress in five districts, where the
: two major parties made sharI
: fights.
, SOUTH DAKOTA.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 7.-Snov
greeted voters in some sections o
South Dakota today. but Tor tn,
I most part the sky was clear witt
! 4 biting wind blowing.
UTAH.
| Salt Lake City, Utah. Nov. T.
} Unsettled weather prevailed il
I Utah today when voters went t
r the polls to select a United State!
Z senator, two congressman and var