The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-04
STATE ELECTIONS THIS FALL.

There win b elections IN eight states this TAIL
FouY OF them will elect governors These are
Iowa. Ohio. Virginia and Massachusetts,.
Iowa has nov Q Democratic governor. Horace
Bcies. chossn In 1859 BY s.sses majority. AID
sgain in 1851 By a2,s TIE Hawkeye state vas
carries for Harrison in November LAST By suo-
stsni.al majority. The state ofaeefs elected
were all Republicans The Republicans have
tea o! the eleven members OF congress and
majority IN fhe Legislature. The Democratic
outlook IL. therefore. not altogether reassufins,
bat Governor Boies aspifss % tas ssst in the
United States senate which Senator wilson. Re
publican. now holds. He hopes 70 b Aiiison's
Democratic colleague, and upon that point will
turn the battle IN lows this yea., with Boles -
the verifaeis Democratic leader. no matter who
may be nominated - the candidate for governor.
In Ohio the Republicans, who barely carried
the state for Harrison ia November. getting
twenty-five OF the twen,y-three electors and
having . cold plurality OF io71 Tor president
and loe9 for secretary OF state. have renom-
mated Gov. Mckinley. They had control OF
the last legislatures: they have ali the state
ofhces, and ;he congressional delegation 10
pretty evenly divided: eleven Democrats to ten
Republicans. There win be no senatorial
vacancy untii 1857. The battle will turn on the
tsriS, ~ in 1891, when Msj Mckinley had
2i.5ol majority. but while tss Rspub ican posi-
ton /, unchanged regarding that. the Demo
crafs have taken advanced ground, and have IL,
apparently, wei within their power TO carry the
state on the platform plank const.ucted BY
Larry Neal and approved ~ the Democracy Of
the United states.
The Republican party has about gone out OF
business In Virginia, where GOV. Nckinney's
fouf-year term Is about 20 expire. He had in
1850 majority of 1900 over the redoubsaols
Malone, who, despite the vigorous Eight made
against him, policd 1000 more votss than Harri-
son received in the Old Dominion three years
later. There will Re no battle here. The DEM
ocrats. who have control OF the legislature and
ali the state ofncers, and who have solid dele
CATION In congress. viii win easily.
In Massachusetts there 10 some talk OF run
ming that brilliant young statesman, Josiah
Quiney, on the Democratic ticket u succeed
william E Russell, the popular Democratic
governor. The Bay State 10 Repu biican. Harfi-
son carried 1t by 26,oOo in November. The stase
officers are Republican. The last Legislature
was Republican. Both United States senators
and ten o! the thirteen congressman are Repubii-
can. but the Republicans have had . doughty an
tagonist in RUSSELL It Is said that he will not
be . candidate this year. and that Brother
Quincy will run and will himself apply the in
sirumentaiities OF practical politics in his own
behalf It would b Al Interesting spectacle,
but perhaps We may not be permitted to enjoy
II, for Russell may conclude to be . candidate
sgain, and TO knock the Massachusetts, Repub-
lcrns into smithereeus once more.
Virginia, one Of the four states to elect gov.
ernors, il securely Democratic The other three
states. ali carried By Harrison, are debatahla
New York elects state officers. but no governor.
The Democratic majority here will. from pres
ent appearances, be somewhere in the ueighbor-
hood OF 50,ooo.-Ner York SuA