Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-27

record during his IL years in the
senate. In the state election Cover
Tor Jos. NJ. Dixon Republican, has
been opposed by j. E. Erickson,
Democrat. the latter running on an
arti-klan platform.
UTAH-Democrats and Republic
cans, the only two parties entered
IN the campaign for congressman
and state officers. have made siren
uous efforts during this campaign.
William Jennings Bryan has been
among the Democratic advocates;
Congressmen E. Q. Leatherwood
and Don B. Cotton, Republican in
cumbents, have been opposed by
James II. Waters and Frank Francis.
Democrats. The gubernatorial race
has been between Governor Charles
r. Mabey, Republican, and George
H. Dern, Salt Lake City. Democrat.
Governor Mabey is q member OF the
Mormon church and Mr.. Dern is not.
The race is expected to be close.
IDAHO-The feature of the CAM
paign in Idaho has been the fight of
idaho Republicans to capture again
all state and congressional offices.
Senator William +. Borah. Con-
Burton L French and all state Of
f1cers, including Governor c. c.
Moore, have sought to be returned.
Besides the major parties, there
have been Progressive and Socialist
tickets in the field. Senator Borah
has been the candidate OF both the
Republicans and Progressives. Perry
Mitchell has been endorsed by
Democrats and Progressives for con-
gresham from the first district to
succeed Congressman French.
ARIZONA-There have been Cool
idge. Davis and La Toilette tickets
IN Arizona during the present cam
raign. The Progressive or La Fol-
lctte- Wheeler group was nominated
through petitions of three presi-
Dental electors, and this ticket has
been supported by the labor organ
iZations. The states one congress
sional seat and the state offices have
been contested for by only the two
major parties. In the gubernatorial
campaign the most debated issue has
been the Colorado river compact,
ratification of which has been OPP
posed by Governor G.. w. =. Hunt,
Democrat. and favored. with reserva-
tons, by Dwight Il. Heard. Republic
can. Governor Hunt sought his fifth
term as executive.
NEVADA-Although this state
MOI finally has gone Democratic by
about 1000 votes. Republican leaders
in the present campaign have eX-
pressed confidence that they would
carry the state for Coolidge and
Dawes. 1t was contended that the
Davis vote had been seriously af-
fected by the fact that the La Fol-
lette- Wheeler campaign was manag-
cd almost wholly by organized labor
La Toilette has been expected to
gain more votes in the towns than in
the country districts. The Demo
cratic campaign brought William
Jennings Bryan as a speaker There
were no state offices to be filled at
this election. The candidates for
Congress were Samuel s. ArentZ,
Republican, and Charles S. Richards,
Democrat.
COLORADO-Color is the only
| state electing two United States
senator's. Senator Alva b. Adams,
Democrat, serving by appointment
the uneXpired term of the late Sena-
tor Nicholson. contested for the long
term with Senator Lawrence G..
lhipps. instead OF being n candi-
date for the uneXpired Nicholson
term. Thus one of the Colorado
senator's will so out of office as a re-
suit of the election. For the short
! term Morrison Shafroth. Democrat. a
son of the late john +. Shafroth.
former senator from Colorado. was a
candidate against Rice w. Means, Re
publican. city attorney of Denver and
the choice of the ku KluX Khan.
! There are four congressman to be
elected and a full state ticket.
Clarence J. Morley, judge of the
Denver district court. is running for
governor on the Republican ticket
against Governor William T.. Sweet.
! Democrat. The ku KluX Khan has
| been an issue in the governorship
race, Judge Morley having Khan
support and Governor Sweet having
condemned the organization publicly
NEW MENlCO-TheTe have been
three complete tickets to he voted
on in New Mexico. the La Toilette
Wheeler party having put out both n
national and state ticket. The
Socialist and Farmer Labor parties
each has 1000 votes in the state and
! these. to go to the La Toilette
tickets. were expected to be increas-
cd severalfold by recruits from the
, other parties and by independent
voters Republican headquarters
have predicted that Coolidge would
/ carry the state by a majority great
er than that given Harding four
years ago. The Democrats have
made no specific claims. but were
not without hope of carrying the
state. Two years ago the Demo-
Gratis carried the entire state ticket
and returned \. a. Jones to the
senate This November Senator H.
O. Hursum. Republican. has been
opposed for re- detection by Sam G..
Bratton. former justice of the state
Jnhn
w. Morrow. Democrat. has contested
for his Office with Felipe Hubbell
Republican. The Republican ticket
for governor was headed by Manuel
! Il. Otero. the Democratic ticket by A..
| T. Hannett. Judges were to be
chosen in the eight judicial districts
New Mexico normally polls around
10000 votes.
WYOMING-The senatorial race
between Senator Francis T.. Warren,
Republican. and Robert ID. Rose,
Democrat, appears to have aroused
greater interest than the presidential
contest. There have been two other
candidates for senator. George r..
Kinder. Progressive, and william
i. Guthrie Independent. both sup
porting the La Toilette Wheeler
ticket. but they have not generally
been regarded as factors in the cleo
ton. Senator Warren for 30 years
has represented Wyoming in the
United States Senate. He is 81
years of age.
Mrs. Nellie G.. Poss. widow Of
former Governor W. Il. Ross. was
chosen Democratic nominee for gov
ernOr by an emergency State Con-
vention. She has been opposed by
T.. J. Sullivan. Republican.
Nebraska - Whether Nebraskans
want to elect their state officers
on a nonpartisan basis and abandon
the marty circle for 81 ate a md county