The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-11-02
Who is to be Voted for and the
Principles They Advocate.
A Brief Resume of the Political
Situation and its COmplica-
tiOnS.
The Different Elements Involved
i'm the Four Tickets Pre-
sented to Voters.

| nSSL lueSudN, 10, III ihony hSSPSS,
perhaps, the most important and In
ta:esting, that has ever transpired
outside of a presidential year. The
numerous political complications
O owing out of the new issues that
have been forced upon the country
by their advocates, in both lawful and
unlawful ways, rendering the result
of unusual importance, because these
issues have been, in a measure, at
least, submitted to the ballot box as
a local issue. The leading questions
which have been brought to bear by
the astute politicians, are briefly, the
If, prohibition and the labor prob
lem all of which have been moulded
and shaped as nearly as possible, to
adapt them to the particular locality.
While there is, in all this, really no
possibility of effecting anything good
beyond the election, or defeat, of GER
tan candidates for petty positions,
leaving the issues, so far as any ma
tional, or even state legislation is con-
cerped, just where they are, yet the
local result will be of the most vital
importance and must, under certain
events, prove of such disastrous
character as to largely effect the great
Industries of the land and its conse-
qucnt prosperity, hence, it is that so
much interest and Importance at
taches to the result throughout the
country. In order that the BAzoo
readers may be thoroughly posted as
to the status of affairs, and not only
thus be enabled to vote intelligently.
and for the best interests as whole,
but that they may also he able to form
an intelligent conception fthe result of
the returns. The BAzo5 gives, to-day,
in brief, synopsis of the situation
ard the complexion of the candidates
in this state entire, and of the govern
ors of other states, to be elected.
SEVENTEEN STATES WILL CHOOSE
GOVERNORS.
Nine of them at present have republic
can governors and eight have demo
c-.iic governors, as follows, Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Kansas, Massa-
chuseits, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska, New Hampshire and Mis-
SORT, republican. California, Della
ware, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
van,a, South Carolina, Tennessee and
Texas, democrat.
The republicans have made no
nominations for governor in either
Delaware or South Carolina. The
j. prohibitionists have candidates in all
the seventeen states referred TO except
, Nevada, South Carolina and Tenne-
, see. California has know nothing
E and an Independent candidate.
Greenback nominees are In the field
in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
and Tennessee. Wisconsin has peO-
pies candidate, in addition to the re-
publican, democratic and prohibition
nominees, and Connecticut has a Ia
Dor candidate.
= IN MISSOURI.
In this state no governor is to be
elected, and the only state officers 10
be chosen, are judge of the supreme
court superintendent of public schools
and railroad commissioner. For these
positions, four candidates each, are
in the field, representing four differ.
e ent parties, the democrats, republi.
cans, prohibitionists and Knights OF
Labor, as follows:
For supreme judge, Theo. Brace,
: DEM, Jno. K. Cravens, rep; John
: athan P. Orr, prohibition; Orville ID.
Jones, K. of l..
. Superintendent of public schools,
VIM. E. Coleman, dem. Ethan A.
Cochrane, rep. Andrew j. Emerson,
prohibition; John A. Berzone, K.
of L..
Railroad commissioner, John b.
Breathitt, dem. Geo. w. Kitchens,
rep. /; James F. Bruner, prohibition