The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-03
roDAY,s ELECTIONS.

and for officers as follows:
In Massachusetts,, for governor and
other state officers and members of the
legislature. The present governor, who
is candidate for reelection, is Demo
crat. and his party has made desperate
efforts to re-elect him. The prestige of
being in control of the state administra-
ton is a circumstance in Russelfs favor,
but Massachusetts is naturally Repub-
lican state and the party leaders there
are confident that it will regain control
today.
New York win elect a governor and
other state officers, members of the state
senate and assembly, ten justices OF the
state supreme court and a representative
to congress from the Tenth district.
The result in that state is by no means
certain The Democrats control the
election machinery but the party lacks
unity and the arbitrary rule of Tamma-
ny has crushed out whatever of enthu-
siasm that party might nave had under
different circumstances. The Republi-
can candidate for governor, and the en-
tire ticket are clean, strong men and will
have the earnest and united support Of
the party throughout the state. With a
free ballot and fair count in the city
the Republicans would unquestionably
sweep everything, but there is where
Tammany gets in its work, and it is ca
pable of doing, through manipulation,
what is impossible at the polls with a
fair and honest vote.
New Jersey will elect part OF the state
senate and the assembly.
Pennsylvania will elect treasurer and
auditor general, and vote whether con-
stitutional convention shall be held and
elect delegates to the same. There is no
probability that the accident of last year
by which the Democrats gained a par
tial success will benifit that party in to-
days contest. The keystone state is re-
liably Republican and will not disap-
point the country today.
Maryland will elect governor and other
state officers and legislature, and vote
upon six proposed amendments to the
constitution of the state. The first en-
powers the governor to disapprove sep
arate items in appropriation bills; the
second restrict the exemption of corpora
tions from taxation; the third provides
for uniformity of taxation; the fourth
relates to the election of county commits
sioners; the fifth authorizes the sale of
the states interest in all works of inter-
nal Improvement. and the sixth empow-
ers the legislature to provide for the tax
alton of mortgages, if such taxation is
imposed, in the county or city where the
mortgaged property is situated.
Virginia will elect one-half its senate
and its house of delegates. OF course
Virginia will go the usual Ephramic
way.
Ohio will elect governor and other
state officers and legislature and vote
upon a proposed amendment to the con-
stitution providing for uniformity of
taxation. Here general interest centers
from all parts of the country because it
is conceded that the result will have
greater bealing upon national politics IN
the near future than in any other state.
There is no doubt of the result unless the
| Alliance combines with the Democrats.
They declare they will stand By their
ticket. If they do the Republicans will
have walk away.
Iowa will elect governor and other
state officers and legislature. Like
Pennsylvania and Ohio, Iowa has been a
uniformly Republican state. Local con-
ditions conspired to give the Democrats
temporary success two years ago, but
/ Republicans express the fullest con-
/ fidence in their ability to regain all they
have lost.
Nebraska, November 3, will elect an
associate justice of the supreme court
and two regents of the state university.
Write down victory upon the Republican
banner in that state.
Mississippi will elect three railroad
commissioners and legislature. Nobody
has any oubts of the result down there
OF the five states, our-Massachusetts
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio and Iowa-are
Republican, while the other, New YORK
frequently goes that way. If the Demo
Gratis capture any two of these states il
will be victory for them; if three ol
more, it will be taken by them as evi
dence that the tidal wave of last yeal
has not turned, and will give then
reason to hope that the Democratic
party will be carried into power mex
year. If, on the other hand, the Repub
licans reclaim the four states, as it seems
certain they will, the Republicans anC
the country cannot but take it that pub
lie confidence has been fully restored, anC
that the party's lease of control in ma
tional affairs will have been renewed fOI
an indefinite period.