The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28


 The supjdeme court decision in re gard to elimination of the La Toilette Wheeler ticket from the California bal lot and the bill offered by the Ku Klu1 Klan to abolish private and parochial schools in the state of Washington have transcended the national election in i'm portance in those states, the review shows. Unusually bitter senatorial and gubernatorial battles in other of the Rocky mountain states are described in the survey. California, Washington Oregon, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Nevada Arizona. Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming are treated in today's sum- marles. -aE
 California
 The campaign of presidential can didates California has brought na' tional attention through the decision of the state supreme court on Septem' Der 25 barring the 13 La Toilette. Wheeler electors from the ballot. The court held, four to three, that since the La Toilette ticket was without a party organization in the state, and that as electors. strictly speaking, were not public officers but messengers only it could not legally go on the ballot The decision aroused a storm of pro- test from the Wisconsin senator's sup. porters, and they attempted unsuccess- fully to obtain rehearing of the case
 A way was found, however, for the voters to cast their ballots for La Fol lette and Wheeler or the socialist ticket. Anticipating an adverse de- aicion hn cn0ialicf If tion at Sacramento on September 16, declined to name a list of electors. When the supreme court announced it's the socialists reconvened and named themselves to the candidacy of La Fol lette and Wheeler. .f
 Washington
 The general election campaign in Washington has been divided in inter- est between the presidential contest and bill offered by the Ku Klux Klan to abolish private and parochiaI schools. The klan bill,. put before the people by initiative, was similar to one passed in Oregon and awaiting the verdict of the United States supreme court after being declared invalid in federal dis trict and circuit tribunals. <.
 Colonel Roland Fl. Hartley was nom mated for governor by the dominant party in the state, the republican. All five congressman were nominated to succeed themselves. In one district a contest was foreshadowed between Congressman Sam B. Hill, Wateryille, democrat, and J, Edward Ferguson, Wenatchee, republican.
 Oregon
 Four sets of presidential electors five men each, have headed the presidential ballot in Oregon this fall. Besides the republican and dem ocratic candidates; thereS were La Fol lette and Wheeler, indep&ndent; Johns and Reynolds, socialist -labor. Tine cam paign on the whole has been quiet. 0ne of the episodes has been the activity of three state officials holding appoin- tive office under the democratic gover- nor, Walter M. Pierce, at conven- tiOn held in behalf of the La Toilette Wheeler ticket. These three officials were named as members of a La Fol lette-Wheeler committee, but two of them withdrew when attention was called to A state law which forbids ap- pointive state officers from serving on a political committee. The sthird off cial resigned his state job and continued to serve on the committee. There were four candidates for United States sen otor. In each of the three congress sional districts the incumbent had a fight on his hands. The state is not electing a governor this year.
 Montana
 The Montana campaign has been con- plicated by the fact that La FOllette's running mate, Burton K. Wheeler, was a senator from Montana, elected as a democrat. Senator Wheeler, who has four years of his six-year term to serve, was referred to by resolution in the recent state democratic convention as following what appears to be a hopeless quest" Senator Thomas J. Walsh, prosecutor in the senate oil Investigating committee, engaged in a spirited contest for reelection against Frank B. Linderman, republican. Sen ator Walsh has taken the stump, stress ing his record during his 12 years in the senate. In the state election Gov ernor Joseph NJ. Dixon, republican,