ELECTIONS IN U.S.A.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 259, 2 November 1925, Page 7

ELECTIONS IN U.S.A.

TO-MORROW IS THE DAY. ! TENS OF MILLIONS TO VOTE. I UNCLE SAM'S CLEAN SWEEP. (Cy Cable.—Fress Association. —Copyright.', (Received 10 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 1. Tuesday will be election day throughout the United States, during which many officials, from City Mayors to State Governors and Federal Congressmen, will be elected, and by State refcrendums the people will decide upon the expenditure of many hundreds of millions of dollars for various public improvements. Peculiar interest attaches to the contests in several places, either because of old and bitter issues revived, or the extraordinarily large outlays for peculiarly necessary State undertakings. Detroit has lived through a stirring campaign. The Mayor (Mr. John Smith), in canvassing for re-election, has advanced as the chief issue relentless opposition to the Ku Klux Klan, while Mr. John Bowles, the attorney, his opponent, has refused to accept the issue, declaring that he is neither for nor against. This has interested Henry Ford, who has issued a statement denouncing organisations which directly or indirectly are undermining any church, and has declared he will support Mr. Smith, who is a Catholic- In NewJersey Air. Arthur AA'hitney (Republican) opposes Mr. Harry Moore (Democrat) for the Governorship. The hitter's party have kept the prohibition issue to the forefront. New York City will see the traditional battle between Tammany Hall and the combined Opposition forces in 'the present Mayoralty contest, involvincr James Walker (Democrat and Tammanyite) and Frank Waterman, manufacturer of fountain pens and Independent Republican. The fortunes of Governor Smith, who nlaved such a nrominent nart in the last Democratic National Convention, nre involved in Mr. Walker's candidacy, for which he is actively camoaicnine. while py-Seeretnrv of State TTu"hes is campaigning for Mr. Waterman. Mr. Smith is also sponsoring the expenditure of 400.000.000 dollars for re-buillinrr fire trap prisons, etc.. and elimination of danprerous vnilwav ero=eip" S . which take an annnnl toll of hundreds of lives in moto»- accidents. Mr. Hucrheq prontlv rliser>Ticerted the ■Rpmiblicins by supporting Mr. Smith in thn=e expenditures. Two FerWal Congressmen will he ■elected in New Jersey and Kentucky, due to vacancies. A Governor- will also bo elected in Vircipia. "-bile State T.eciolntures in Vcrcrinin. T\"pp+noT<v, New Jorsev and Afissips!pi>! will be chosen. These eonteeta nre looked unnn as vnlunhlp indications of tbe ooun+r-v'i trenrl for *T»% ,'ivmr„-*q n {; funeral f*'"i""-ocalonal election of 1020.—(A. and N.Z- Cable.)