The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-05

In most Of the States this is decidedly an
of yeat in politics, nothing Of SO much
moment as a State election occurring in
them. But on the theory that coming
events cast their shadows before, and see
ing that next year ia Presidential year,
with all that that involves, there will be
enough going on this year to keep up the
general interest.
Unhappily the end OF one Presidential
campaign is the beginning Of another and
the country ia kept on herack by manGa-
vera Of the parties. And unfortunately
for the States OF first importancea and Whose
decision is at all in doubt, the pressure
from outside is so great that fhe result Is
not always an expression Of the tho popu'
lar will. That this is an evil can not be
denied, but it is difficult to see how it is to
he remedied. 1t is the price that those
States pay for their eminence.
Rhode Island led of in April. She is
not only small state, but her sturdy Re-
publicanism gives little hope to the other
aide, It happened, though, that the yer
satile Governor Of Massachusetts took 1t
into his head to make little diversion
there with the double view to vindtca'e
client and help his own Presidential! aspiIa-
tons by showing that the sort oil thing he
represents is spreading in New England,
ErGoyeruor Sprague was defeated, and
phode Islapd remains where she WAS.
Az hopeless from. another point OF view
il the Kentucky contest, 10 be brought toa
close August 9. Colonel Morrow is doing
all that Republicans could expect from
him, but lie has majority OF $4,000 to
overcome. Mr.. Knott, the hero OF Duluth,
i, a popular man, attractive on the stump
aud a practical hand shaker. Mr.. Knots
hard fight was in the convention; his cleo
tion ia a matter Of form. The Legislature
will choose a United States Senator bu'
that is also family fight. 49,
Ohio and Iowa come in October. The
Ohio contest is well understood. a full
State ticket will be chosen, and the LeglsIa'
ture will elect a United States Senator.
Though last year the Democratic nominee
got in by 1859 votes, the Republican party
had been hurt by recent liquor legislation,
the prohibitionists gave their own ticket
70 2O2 and the Greenbuck party had Lille
enough in it to poll 5,345 votes out oil to-
tai poll OF $50 lSo. The "Ohio idea" IS
dead. There is no longer GreenbacS
question in national politics, and as local
convenience for ambitious men it has
ohout had It's day. The Prohibitionists
have their ticket in the field as usual, but
there seems TO be tacit understanding
that il will not be largely voted. Inc
liquor legislation Of the past winter has
satisfied reasonable men, and 1t looks as
though the Republican party will not DC
wbipped.sawed to defeat IS it was last
wear The tariff question will be made
prominent in the campaign, and Ohio Is a
tariff State. The Legislature will choose a
successor to Senator Peudleton.
In Iowa Governor Sherman isrenomina'
ted. He holds his position now by plu'
rality Of 1851; the State is undoubtedly
Republican. The situation is somewhat
complicated by the Prohibition question:
on which the Republicans havetaken more
advanced ground than many Republicans
elsewhere think polite. A candidate for
Supreme Judge has been nominated who is
understood to hold to the constitutionality
Of Prohibition law. In November New
York elects certain State officers, but not a
Governor, and Legislature that viii! elect
successor to Senator Lapham, Republican;
Pennsylvania State treasurer and Leg
islature which will choose Senator Gamer
on's successor; Maryland a Governor and
a Legislature which will elect successor
tosenator Groome, Democrat; MassaCI.u'
sets a Governor, other State officers and a
Legislature Connecticut a Legislature
which will name the successor to Senator
Plat; New Jersey Governor and Legisla'
ture; Minnesota a Governor and other
State officers; Virginia and Mississippi
Legislatures.
Taken altogether this is not a bad show
ing, and those persons who have q tond,
ness for following political events wan hno
here enough to engage their spare mo-
ments.