Omaha daily bee., 1889-11-05
TO-DAY'S ELECTION IN IOWA
Republican and Democratic Fore
casts of the Result.
BOTH SIDES SURE OF voroRY
All Agree That Prohibition Ia tho
Main Issue Upon Which tho
Fight Will he
Made.
The Hawkeye Campaign.

LIES NAulNES, Ia, LNONs f.--iuo NNdoo iNck-
ister (republican) says: Iowa votes to-
morrow for governor and other state officers,
and for members of tho legislature, who are
to elect United States senator to succeed
MIR. Allison. This last fact has given the
campaign some national features, both par
ties having discussed the tariff issues to
greater or less extent. Aside from this, the
main fight has turned upon prohibition, the
democrats claiming IL was failure and
the republicans that it is to be regarded as
the settled policy of the state until major
ity of the people demand change. The
campaign, however, has been of less interest
on both sides than usual, and rather light
vote is expected tomorrow. Besides the
republican and democratic tickets, the union
labor party has ticket out, which may re.
ceive five or six thousand votes A few
struggling votes will probably be cast for
the prohibition ticket, but the third party,
as it is called, is not popular In Iowa.
Chairman Pray, of the republican COM
mittee, is very confident of republican vic
tory. He says that the seeming apathy of
the party has entirely passed away; tnat the
voters are now. alive and active along the
entire line. He expects that Senator Hutch-
son will have plurality of ut least 1900
over Boies.
Sioux CITY, Ia, Nov. 4.-George D. Per.
hllS, eu1I1T O1 uU6 olOuA IlUy journal IN an
interview, said he has no doubt of republi-
can success tomorrow. He does not believe
that the effort to impair confidence in Sen-
ator Hutchison among friends of the present
railroad law has succeeded. Hutchson has
been outspoken in favor of prohibition,
and this invited whatever antagonism
tho opponents OF this policy can
muster. MIR. Perkins does rot think that
Hutchison's majority will be as large as that
of Governor ].arrabee two years ago, because
the oppressive force of the contest for legal
control of railroad charges was then at its
height. He expects the republican majority
on joint ballot in the legislature to be in-
creased, rendering certain the reelection of
Senator Allison. As matter of fact Mr..
Perkins says, the only fight is over the sa-
loon question, and the vote against prohibit
ton In nearly all the larger cities is likely to
show an increase. In the rural districts the
sentiment In favor of prohibition is generally
increased
formerly member of the democratic national
committee for Iowa, in an interview this
evening" said that the coming election is the
most doubtful of any held IN Iowa for thirty
five years. Most of the democrats expect to
elect Boes, and the republicans, as a rule,
are more frightened than they have ever
been before. The reaction from prohibition
is great, and the stand of the druggists,
farmers alliance, and working men are all
encouraging to the democrats. Hopeful re-
ports have been received from all parts of
the state. and great dsaffection has been
shown among republicans, while the demo-
Gratis are solid.
DAVENPORT, Ia, Nov. Al. ]. Richard
son, Iowa member of the national demo.
cratic committee, was asked this morning
by an Associated Press representative for
his views on the outcome Of to-morrow's
election in this state Mr.. Richardson said
that during the past week lie had received
| advices from all parts of Iowa of most
assuring kind. Enough changes are being
noted, if the correspondents are not mis-.
informed, to overcome the majority given
Governor Larrabee two years ago. In this
! part of the state, Mr.. Richardson said, manv
republicans declare that they will vote for
the democratic nominee, Boies, on account
of his pledged opposition to pronibitory
legislation. Mr.. Richardson is confident of
the defeat of the republican state ticket, and
particnlarlY its head. Senator Hutchinson.