New Britain herald., 1924-10-28


 for governor and his wife's name was substituted,'In the first primary she was second, but no ono had a majority, and the two high candl- dates entered a second primary, in which she won.
 The republicans and Fergusons opponents in the democratic ranks charge that If his wife Is elected he will be governor by slbterfuge, that the placing of his wlfe's name on the ballot was really trick to make him governor In the face of a leg's- latiye enactment which declare l him forever barred from holding off, flee in this state. This issue of Fer gusonism" has been clearly raised by the republican nominee.
 The Ku Klux Klan was the sole issue In the run-off primary, sin which Mrs. Ferguson won. Tho Klan candidate was defeated, and while the platforms of both parties de- nounced the l<lan by name and both candidates were opposed to the or ganization, nevertheless the Klan is still an issue. because many mem- bers of the order announced they would not support Mrs. Ferguson but would vote with the republicans on the governorship. The republi- cans are expected this year to poll the largest republican vote in the history of this rock-ribbed demo- cratic state.
 On the surface Mrs. Ferguson's nomination had nothing to do with woman suffrage or the woman movement. 'Assfor national issues, this Fall Texas is a. nation unto it. self in which the issues of the na- 'tional campaign have been little mentioned. .
 The republican nominee for gov ernor, Dr. George c. Butte, is an ed ucator of high standing, who re- signed the deanship of the law school at the University of Texas to make'the race.
 The state has two democratic United States senators, 17 demo- cratic congressman and one repub- iican congressman. The only con- gressional fight is in the fourteenth district, where Congressman Harry Wurzbach, republican, is up for re- election.
 The La Toilette people have no ticket in the field, except for presi- dential electors.
 Kentucky -- Although Kentucky has no state election to settle on the November ballot, a state issue, a proposal for s75,0Oo.0Oo good road and school bonds, overshadowed in- terest in the presidential, senatorial and congressional races.
 The bond issue developed into one of The warmest non-poitical fights in Kentucky for years. Governor W. J. Fields, democrat, has been the outstanding proponent of the bond issue, while the opposition has had several prominent men of both ma- jor political parties on the stump against the issue.
 Six parties were on the presiden- tial ballot: Democratic, republican, independent Ga Toilette -Wheeler), socialist labor, commonwealth and American. %ss>
 Ten of the eleven incumbents seek reelection to the lower house of congress. Joe w. Morris, who was appointed to fill the vacancy creat- ed by the death of J. Campbell Can- trill, did not enter the recent prim- ary.
 The outstanding contest in the congressional race is that of John W. Langley, republican, who, although under conviction in federal court for conspiracy to illegally remove whis- key from a government warehouse, seeks reelection. He has based his campaign on what he terms plea for "yihdication" at the hands of his constituents.
 Uklahoma-Party affiliations have been partly forgotten in the United States senatorial race in Oklahoma between J. c. Walton, former gov ernor, the democratic nominee, and W. B. Fine, Okmulgee oil million- aire, republican.
 Pine, whe~received the support of the ;Ku Klux, Klan in the primary, has declared he is not in sympathy with alleged practices of the Klan, and that the Kan is not an issue in the election. Walton has continued the fight on the Klan when he in- during, the primary con- test. While Pine has devoted most of. his addresses to national issues, stressng the need for conservative ness. he has occasionally attacked Walton record as governor. Wal ton has given virtually all of his ad- dresses to attacks on the Klan.
 Within the state democratic ranks a rift has developed over support of Walton, Mrs. O. H.. Caltky. former state vice-chairman, leading a revolt against the former governor. Camp bell Russell, democrat, former cor poration commission chairman, and bitter foe of Walton, entered the senatorial race as an independent. Throughout the state anti Walton clubs have been organized. They have not concentrated or any other although several demo- cratic leaders, political opponents of Walton, have declared for Pine. On the other hand, some republicans who opposed the Klan deserted the Pine banner for Walton.
 In the presidential race, four par ties are on the ballot, democratic, republican. farmer-labor and so- cialist.
 The Klan issue affected congress sionsl and all state races, although in less degree than-in the sena- torisl contest. Seven of the sste's eight congressmen seek reelection.
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