The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-07
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both the Republican and Democratic
managers claim that the Peoples party
is about at its ropes end. They say the
nomination of Seitz for governor was
too much for the farmers to swallow
and that they are getting back into their
old party lines.
or course, the leaders OF the third
party denounce these assertions as
grossly untrue. Their favorite retort is
10 claim that the movement in Ohio is
far In advance of where it was in Kan
sas this time last year, and then they
point to PETER, Simpson and the other
curious products of that election.
The Republican managers and news
papers no longer make any attompt to
conceal the fact that the Senatorial tilt
between Sherman and Foraker is cut
ting an important figure in the cam
paign. As to which faction has the
IL IS very hard to determine. The
claims are most conflicting, and if all
reports are to be believed there arc
quite a number of Republican noini-
nees Tor the assembly who have pledged
themselves to both Foraker and Sher-
man.
Maj. Mckinley realizes the danger in
the Senatorial fight and has done every
thing in his power to prevent its in
PRODUCTION iii the campaign In his
speeches last week he took occasion to
call attention to it and admonish the
voters that the election of Republican
legislature was of more Importance
than his own success.
The Sherman Foraker fight has caused
no small amount of disgust among the
more conservative Republicans Of the
State, and should it turn out that Mai.
Mckinley is defeated for governor and q
Republican legislature elected, it is
more than probable that he would be
chosen to succeed Senator Sherman.
The movement to have the Australian
ballot law declared invalid is not popu-
lar, and Chairman Hahn, OF the Repub-
'lican State committee, is quick to de-
clare that, while the proceedings were
instituted by Republican politicians,
no doesn't approve of their action. and
is in favor of giving the new law fair
trial at the November election, and then
IL 1t doesn't prove satisfactory to amend
or repeal it.
But the Republicans who don't agree
with Hahn are quite numerous and ac-
tive. They believe that they can Sc
cure an early hearing in tho supreme
court and have the law declared uncon-
stitutional before tho November cleo
ton. Unfortunately it is true that the
supreme court of this State has been
known to move at very rapid gate
when political necessities stared it in
the face.
This new election law contributes an
other uncertain element to the election.
In about every county in tho State vot-
ing schools have been opened by tho
two leading political parties, and it is
peculiar fact that what is known as
the most intelligent class is not taking
advantage of the schools. Perhaps the
best posted psople on the new ballot
law are the ward politicians.
They have made careful study of
all its provisions, and only the other day
heard one of this latter class call
well-known lawyer down on one of his
propositions concerning it. The lawyer
insisted that he was right and the ward
worker insisted that he was wrong.
Finally the law itself was consulted and
the lawyer was forced to admit that the
other fellow had stated the point cor
rectly and that he was in error.