Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-01

The fall elections this year derive their sole
interest from the circumstance that . new
federal administration has been on trial for
about eight months, and that the result of next
Tuesdays vote will be accepted as, in some
measure, the verdict Of the people upon its
conduct. In other respects it is generally re-
garded as an of year in politics. In Iowa,
Massachusetts,, Mississippi. New Jersey, Ohio,
and Virginia, there will be chosen governor
and other state officers. In Iowa the republi-
cans expect . walk-over, usual and the DEM
ocrats seem disinclined to differ with them,
especially az Senator Allison has taken the
stump and is making a strong canvass In
Massachusetts, the democrats have nominated a
good man in their former candidate, William
Z. Russell, who made a very fair record as a
provincial mayor, and who is popular with the
young men everywhere Mr.. Bracket, the
republican candidate. is the present lieutenant
governor. He has Governor Ames's money to
back him; but the party press is not unani-
mously enthusiastic in his support, and the
farmers are threatening to cut him on account
Of their suspicion that he looks with favor
able eve upon the oleomargarine business, SO
that the democrats feel justified in claiming a
handsome reduction of the average republican
can opposition worthy the name. In New Jer-
sey the parties are pretty evenly divided. any
slight democratic preponderance being offset
by coalition in one populous county between
the republicans and the reform democrats. In
Ohio the republican candidate for governor is
somewhat hampered by the over jealous efforts
OF friends who, in their desire to
push his cause, have made unfair
war upon the democratic candidate, one of the
most popular men, personally, in the state. On
the other hand, there is friction between the
sundered parts Of the democratic party which
bodies i'll for their cause. The probability is
that the legislature will be republican and that
Foraker will get through with a tight squeeze.
In Virginia General Malone is making one of
his fierce, nervous, energetic fights against the
democrats, but has to contend with the open
and bitter hostility Of malcontents within his
own party, who would rather witness republic
can defeat if 1t meant the crushing Of Malone
than republican supremacy if it fixed his hol
more firmly upon the party machinery. The
chances are against him.
The elections in Maryland, Nebraska, New
York and Pennsylvania are attracting less at
tention, because the Offices to be filed are
less important. In Maryland. where a comp
troller. members of the legislature and some
city and county functionaries are to be elected.
the democrats are, as usual, in the ascendant.
though there is a hot fight in Baltimore city
between the German ring and the allied re-
publicans and kicking democrats. Nebraska
seems well assured for the republicans DESPITE
the active work by the tariff reform democrats
among the farmers. Pennsylvania may be
counted on for its average big republican ma
jority. unless all signs fail. In New York the
race Is neck and neck. The democrats are
are badly split between the Hill people and
the adherents of ex-President Cleveland, and
the republicans have got into something OF a
wrangle over the long-standing Platt-Miller
differences. The result will not make enough
change either way in the present situation to
be worth considering.