Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-16

The state elections this fall promise to be of
more than common interest, for an of year.
The closeness of the division of the new House
between the great parties invests with especial
weight the October results in North and South
Dakota, Washington and Montana, of which
the frst-named three are pretty surely repub-
hcan. In Iowa and Massachusetts, where
state tickets are in the field, republican victo-
ries are looked for, and in Maryland, Missis-
sippi and New Jersey the democrats are equally
confident Pennsylvania cannot be consd-
cred, in any fair sense, a doubtful state, but 1t
is question Of interest how much the repub-
Gcan majority will be cut down, if at ALL by the
prohibitionists, who complain of bad faith on
the part of the republicans in the recent defeat
Of the proposed anti-hquor amendment to the
constitution.
In New York, Ohio and Virginia both parties
have a chance. The republicans, of course,
are hopeful of New York on account of their
victory there last fall and the adroit use Mr..
Platt has made of the federal patronage in
trusted to him by the present administration.
But they have this year to encounter new
element OF opposition in a democratic COVER
nor who wants to go to the United States Sem
ate. who is politician of experience and skill,
and who Is in position to make heavy bids for
votes to ensure a democratic majority in the
legislature on joint ballot Mr.. Platt also hav-
ing the Senate in his eye, will fight hard rather
than let the governor beat him, and will re-
ceive the hearty aid of Mr.. Depew, who would
be willing to don the toga himself if republi-
can legislature should prefer him to Mr. Platt.
In Ohio, again, the republicans feel a conf
dence based on precedent The democrats,
however, have for their candidate for COVER
nor man Of more than ordinary popularity,
while Gov Foraker suffers from whatever dis
advantage may attach to two successive terms
In office. with the factional anmosities engen-
deredthereby. There is always a chance that one
party or the other may deem it wise to sacrifice
the state ticket for the purpose of securing the
legislature and trade votes to that end The
republicans would feel an exceeding joy in
winning the Senatorial fight, as it would break
the force of the tradition in favor of keeping
one democrat always in the Senate, from Ohio
The bitterest fighting of the fall will proba-
bly, be done in Virginia, where General
Mahone's strength is to undergo a crucial test.
He has the federal power behind him, the
benefit of platform full of consistent party
principles, and the knowledge that Virginia is
coming out of her old condition as an agri-
cultural state, and with her mines and manu-
features in course Of development, taking her
place in the line Of proteetion-seekers. The
democrats, however, have raised the cry of
white supremacy, and by that means hope TO
draw to themselves, as prominently the white
mems party, good many republicans whose
partisan allegiance is not proof against the in
fuence of a fear of negro domination. Add to
this the circumstance that General Malone has
antagonized several former republican leaders
whom he has ousted from their high places in
getting up to his present eminence, and we
have an array of conflicting elements in the
struggle that will make Virginia a doubtful
state till the sun has gone down on the 18th of
November