Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-06

KeRtucky Leads on IN the state elections to-day.
Proctor Knott viii be made governor By mnIo--
lily OF perhaps not more than 2, 90 or 0). as the
canvas is 50 tame and the result so we'll a,surai
that there will probably 0e a light vote The
republican cahiiiata, Mr. Morrow. Eas canvaSsed
the state, and, MS friends th nix. viii make good
showing. which means that he may be beaten by
ten "r twenty Thousand less votes than commonly
are cast gains his rarity.
In Ussh the Erst election under the restrictions
upon sn;l:"se imposed by the imunds law Will
be held today also II Il election IOs Ii 10 .ers
OF the tarFitorill legislature. The Intention has
Deen To rHlu lie all p,yya Hist5 from the rtyiStTa-
ton lists, AMI, while this Will cut down Tic MOI
mon vote, N doubt L felt Of their SUCCESS.
CHARM IN Barbour, or the d ,mocratic state COM
Mite OF Virginia, has exercised the authority
vested In him by the LyBchburv convention an 4
aprDntei the executive commit ~. O. i've He has
named Judge Watts, Of I'ortsIn'ut Archer An
der5on. OF Hicsim III !, J.. j. Otcy, OF Lynchburg;
A Fn!kcroon, OF Washington, nd A. NJ. bowman,
OF Augusta. az the mea who. together with him
sell as chairman shall have direction and control
o! the camplign- II his selection MI Barbour
seems 10 nave adhered &c his policy OF con !uctfn1
the campaign On "business principles" One OF
his comnittee Is pres. ieat OF the Tredegar iron
works. another IS bank casticr and another Is
extensively engagedin insurance bu ,iness. They
arc principally "ou>neS5" mon, who have achieved
success In commercial pursuits l. remains to &c
Sen whether the qualifications so valuable In
practical blsinsSs Will prove equally succe, Srul 10
poiiticai Affairs Chairman Barbour did not for
get, either, to 1--WE the reafJusttr clam repre-
sentiton on the committee as hi appointment OF
ex-Congressnan Fukerson shows
Inc District Commissioners, In requiring the
scavengcr contractors and street sweepers 10 CON-
ply with the terms OF their contracts in LEI ter and
Spirit, are exercising a municipal authority that
Will tend To tie health and comfort OF the city.
This Vigilance Is timely AMI wise 1t does not
argue al apprehension o. epidemic bec luss there
Is no ground for uDeaSlneSS here yet Washing
ton Is conoartt;v ly free from those diseases
ana disorders which usually accompany summer
weather. But tt would ba fhe height CT unyis-
dom 10 assume that the general health OF the com.
Muhity VIII continue under any and all conditions
The democratic primary election In Cecil county
NJ l., last saturday, resulted In victory for Sen
atoF GrUome, but, as In Anne Arundel, the de-
feited f2ctiJL feel ugly and dissatisfied In his
contest, senator Groome had the aid and support
OF his colleague, Mr.. German, chairman OF the
State central committee. The anti-G come men
resent this as an unwarrantibia Interference In
tneir county Affairs, the effect may be the
loss OF democratic votes at the polls Mr. German
Is not Making ary loud demon5t' ati3nS at present.
Out he has = policy, AMI sticks we'll to It, he In
sldiously 5tEik0S blow wherever his sid, can be
o'iehoeA dui Ms opponents Wea&enef. He
managed 10 make friends with the anti-m ach,n,
leaders ald a. the SAME time retain control of q
portion OF the Old MACHINE element He directs
THESE forces With quiet skill that tells WHEN the
Tim" comes Thus, II Anne Arundel the HamiIt on
Doom was shivered, Hnd In Cecil the factsoa that
synpa'hZed with Ernii;on was doomed. II
looks, at present. quite pro,ai,iag for the German
poiicy, SO iaf IS Capturing and controlling the
coming State convention is concernad; but, IL the
dicontent now prevailing Is not allayed there
may be an Open rupture at last and then the fig
would be up with German anil Groome both.
The number OF daily visitors TO the Louisville
exposition has fallen off very considerably since
the opening day, much t. the disappointment OF
those VINO hope for tsf success OF the scheme In
the way OF aJtr2ction5and aDyOintments this expO-
sition exceeds anything Of the kind ever attempted
In the south, and IL be!ieTe1the beop,e OF that
section would patron IL tt ,iber lily However. IL
Is Yet too early 10 despair" The exposition has
some weeks to run ye.. ami puo,ic appreciation
may come Ut to It's m--it..