Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-01
The Elections This Fall.

Elections will be held this fall in the states of
Iowa. Massachusetts,, Minnesota Mississippi
Ohio. Virginia, Wisconsin, for governors and
other state officers, and in Colorado, Maryland,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York and Pennsyl-
yania for minor officers. The legislatures to be
elected in Iowa, Minnesota. Mississippi and Vir-
ginia VIII choose U. S. Senators. In Iowa and
Minnesota Senators to fill out the
unexpired terms of Messrs. Kirkwood
and Window, who resigned to accept
positions in President Garfeds cabinet,
will be elected. In Mississippi successor TO
Senator Lamar is to be chosen, and in virginia
successor to Senator Johnston. In Colorado
the election is upon the question OF locating the
state capital: in Minnesota amendments pro-
hbting special legislation, providing for equal
taxation. and fixing the pay of the legislators at
So per day. not to exceed $3.50 for any regular
session or 500 for any special session, are to be
voted on; Nebraska will pass upon proposed
wOmans suffrage amendment, and Wisconsin
upon one providing for biennial instead of annual
sessions of the legislature. The only states in
which the canvass excites much interest are Vir-
gina, Ohio. Mississippi and New York. In Viz
gina a combination of republicans and readjust-
ers opposes the regular democracy. An exciting
campaign is being waged, and the result Is
doubtful. though the chances are rather favor
able to the democracy. as far as the state ticket
is concerned. With regard to the legislature
the readjusters have an advantage in the num-
Der of Senators whose terms continue through
the next Legislature. The last Senate stood:
democratic debt payers, IA; readjusters, II; re-
publcans, Q. OF the hOld-Oyer senators the re-
adjusters have a decided majority, giving them
that much start in the race for control of the
legislature. In many of the legislative districts
of Virginia the republicans are running straight
out candidates. and it is not improbable that
they may hold the balance of power in the next
legislature The state debt question is the chief
issue in Virginia. and should the republicans elect
members enough to hold the balance of power.
there is no means of telling which side of this
question they would take. The republicans are
divided. some supporting Malone and Others the
democrats; and it is likely that straight-Out
republicans who may be elected to the legisla-
ture will unite with the debt-paying democrats,
while readjuster or coalition republicans will go
with the readjuSters.
In Ohio the death of President Garfield seems
to have created an apathy in politics, which
will. it is believed, considerably decrease the
vote The result is looked upon as doubtful,
with the chances of course, in favor of the re-
publlcanS. Some OF the leading republicans
fear that the apathetic feeling referred to will
decrease their votes in greater proportion than
the democratic.
In New York the election this year is not
intrinsically important but because of the
influence it will have upon the campaign for
governor next year both parties are anxious to
win. The factional fights in both parties in
New York put speculation as to the result of
the coming election out of the question for the
present.
In Mississippi the republicans, greenbackers
and independents have united upon a state
ticket in opposition to that of the democrats.
The indications point to democratic victory,
but a factional feeling, engendered by bitter
fight over the nomination for governor. has not
been entirely allayed, and this invests the can
yass with an element of doubt.