The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-08-07
The Present Year in Poli.tcs.

son Is apt to forget the duties and
dignities of citizenship and to be
unmindfnl Of the fact that while he
rests the wire puller and the boss is
getting in his deadly work in the
towns and cities which in turn con-
troll the destiny of states and of the
nation.
While the present is an off year in
politics there are still important
elections to be held in nine of the
principal States.
In Iowa. Kentucky, New York,
New Jersey. Ohio, Virginia and
Massachusetts, State officers will be
elected and Legislatures chosen
The Dutch will probably take Hol-
land in Pennsylvania, the ..bIocks
of i've tactics of Chairman Quay
still meeting with but little of the
contempt they deserve there.
In Ohio Indications point to the
nomination by the Democrats of ex-
Congressman Campbell for Gov
ernor, although other aspirants may
develop strength, and become for
midable competitors at the Dayton
Convention, this month. The Re
publican nomination of Governor
Foraker for a third term. although
having certain elements of popu-
Iarity, has others of discord and d.
vision He ran behind his ticket
two years ago, ard the personal an
tlgonisms in his own party haS>s in
creased rather than diminished since
then. The Democrats of Ohio are
always confident. and this year APP
pear to be moro SO than usual, that
they will elect their Governor and
carry the Legislature, which will
mean a United States Senator in
place of Mr. Payne, who will not be
again a candidate.
In New Jersey the Democrats
will probably nominate Governor
Leon Albeit, the strongest Demo-
crat in the State. His success
would pave the way at the cxpira-
ton of his term of Office to his sub
s.equent election to seat in the SEN
ate of the United. States, which is
said to be ..the goal of his ambition /"
lie was defeated two years ago. al
though the caucus candidate, by a
bolt and fusion with the Republi-
cans which sent Mr. Blodgett to the
Senate.
Strong efforts will be made, and
in fact are now making, to bring
Virginia into the Republican col
umn, the administration holding the
Federal patronage of the State in
reserve to compel union of the oil
and water of Malone and anti-Ma-
hOnery. Virginia was uncomforta-
bly, close at the Presidential election,
but the money argument will not be
80 strong this fall as last. "A Demo
cratic convention of 500 delegates
has been called to meet at Rich
mond next month to make nomi-
nation, and there is lively contest
now in progress for the honor
New York elects minor State Off
GERS and u full Legislature, this be-
ing the year for renewal of the
State Senate. 1t has always been a
doubtful State. The majority of its
voters are confessedly Democratic,
aud but for the gcrrymandering OF
its Congressional and Legislative
districts it would probably elect a
Democratic Legislature and much
larger contingent of Democratic
Congressman if the result were not
affected by the chickering's usually
carried on between the leading trad
ing politicians of both parties. Al
ready there are speculations of a
coalition between the County De-
mocracy and the Republicans to give
Tammany setback.
The braves under the administra-
ton of Mayor Grant have almost
supreme control of the immense pat
ronage of the city. The citadel of
Republican power in New York is
the Legislature, that party refusing
the reapportionment commanded by
the constitution, for the reason that
the increase of population in the
State has been almost entirely in
the Democratic cities and counties.
To quote their favorite word as to
Southern elections by this fragrant
usurpatiOn they manage to steal
two United States Senators and con-
troll the politics of the Federal Sen
ate. They do the same in Connec-
ticut, the larceny netting them four
Senators.
In the other States there is moth
ing unusual in the outlook and sum-