Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-31

Inc NOVemDeI eiectlOne arc now close UPON
rs, and ill the minds OF all who take an inter-
est In politics. In dvs states Q governor and
full state ticket Ii TO be chosen, namely, in
Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York
and Virginia. Connecticu., Iowa, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New
York and Virginia will also elect O legislature,
In whole or in part. Arkansas holds q special
election for an associate Justice OF the supreme
court, Colorado elects a similar official; Ne
braska elects a supreme Judge and q regent Of
the state university. and Pennsylvania elects q
state treasurer. There are also important local
contests in New York, Philadelphia and other
cities.
The center Of interest Is New York state, where
the contest has a national character. With its
general features the public are familiar. To q
certain extent the result will endorse or con-
denim the administration, though there are so
many cross currents and political eddies that
the figures, whatever they turn out TO be, will
be variously Interpreted. If, that Is, Gov. Hill
is defeated some will claim it as a vindication
OF the President, and Others as rebuke.
The campaign has been vigorously conducted
on both sides in the empire state and the issue
il in doubt Possibly we may have repetition
OF the exciting scenes of last November. The
independents have gone over TO Davenport
almost in a body, and so, too, have many of the
stalwarts who knitted Blaine. On the other
hand, the democrats are more uDited and en-
thusiastic than they were last year. As usual,
the New York city politicians have arranged a
triangular local light in order TO carry on their
profitable little trades and dickers. How far
these intrigues viii affect the general result
cannot be foretold.
The Virginia campaign has been the most
picturesque of any. The democratic candidate
has ridden through the state with medieval
accessories, appealing to the romantic and SEN
timental element which Is SO strong In Virginia
human nature. Meanwhile, Chairman Bar
bour has not neglected tine more practical
aspects of the campaign. Malone, on his part,
has been hard at work, though he has made
little noise. Candidate Wise has done the heavy,
out-doOrstum p-speaking, aided of late by an
Ohio Contingent OF able and expert campaign
ers, the value OF whose services is, however,
problematical The outlook in the state Is
commonly thought to be favorable TO the DEM
ocrats, both To the governorship and the legis-
Iature. But Malone has been making care
ful and vigorous fight with respect TO the latter,
and IL Is too soon TO predict his failure.
In but few of the other states have the cleo
lions more than q local interest II is scarcely
to be supposed that the democrats will have
better luck In Pennsylvania than usual. In
Maryland, the new legislature will elect sue
eessor 70 Senator German, and as that gentle
man has the knack of making very positive
friends and enemies the war Of the succession
Is fiercely waged. His success in the prelimi-
nary contest in Baltimore, however, indicates
victory for hirc next Tuesday. The Massa-
chusetts campaign, with Butler out, has been
very tame 1t is expected that Gov. Robinson,
the republican candidate, will be easily re-
elected