Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-02
THE FALL ELECTIONS.
Thirteen States VIII Vote Next
Tuesday, November 18th.
The Issues, the Offices to be Filled, aud
the Tickets in the Field--Whore the
Contests Will Occur.

The Issues, the Offices to be Filled, aud
the Tickets in the Field--Where the
Contests VIII Occur. 4..
Thirteen States of the Union will hold
State elections on November 9TH, next
Iowa. Kentucky. Maryland, Massachusetts,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota
Virginia and Wisconsin. Iowa will elect
governor several other State officers and
a Legislature which will choose success
sor TO United States Senator james Il.
Wilson, Republican. The Democrats have
renOminated Governor Horace Boies, who
had S,2l6 plurality in 1891. The result
this year is predetermined, the Prohibition
question, ms usual, complicating the situa-
ton. Harrison defeated Cleveland in the
State last fall by 22,SB5 plurality.
Kentucky will elect Legislature which
will quite certainly be Democratic en-
surfing Democratic successor to United
States Senator William Lindsay Mary
land will choose q Legislature and five
judicial officers, and the Democrats
will doubtless be successful. Massa.
chusetts will elect Il Legislature and u full
State ticket. Governor Russell having de-
chned denomination, the Democrats
have named Representative Russell,
and the Republicans have selected ex-
Representative Greenhage. The indica-
tons favor the latter's election, as Massa.
chusetts is usually Republican Statc,
although Governor Russells popularity
ran him so far ahead of his ticket as to
enable him to win. The Legislature will
quite certainly be carried by the Republi-
cans, as well as the rest of the State ticket.
Missouri will select several State officers,
the chances largely favoring the Demo.
Gratis. Nebraska will elect II justice of the
supreme court and three regents of the
State University. III 1892 the percentage Of
votes on the Presidency was Republican,
43.47; Democratic, 1912, and Populist, Al,
and the percentage on the goyornorship
was; Republican. 1912; Democratic, 223S,
and Populist. 3i75. Although the above
votes do not show il ON their face, the
Democrats and Popnlists had an under
standing last fall, particularly in certain
Congressional districts, and in the Legisla-
ture they combined to elect as United
States Senator w. V. Allen, Populist, who
recently broke the record by his long
speech in the Senate in opposition to the
repeal of the silver section of the sherman
act. This year the Democrats ard Populists
are wide apart, and the indications favor
the success of the Republican nominees
New York will elect Legislature and a
number of State officers. including an as
sOclate justice of the court of appeals, to
| succeed Isaac II. Maynard, who has been
| nominated by the Democrats. Judge May
nard is attacked by the Bar Association on
account of his relation to the recent CON
test for the control OF the Legislature, and
| he is accused of unproiessional conduct in
relation thereto. He is vigorously sup
| ported by the Democratic state machine.
| As the legislative districts have been newly
| arranged by the last Democratic Legisla-
ture, the Democrats expect TO retain the
| Legislature. The result, however, is in
| doubt.
Several Senators and full lower house
| are to be elected i'll New Jersey, and the
Democrats will probably continue in the
ascendancy, although the last Legislature
was so controlled by the race track intu-
ence as to disgust the respectable members
of both parties.
Ohio will elect State ticket and I.egis-
lature. William Mckinley. Jr., has been
renominated for governor by the Repub-
licanJ, with Lawrence L. Neal as his Demo-
cratic opponent. The contest is being
| waged principally on national issues. The
Republicans lost one Presidential eectur
last fall, and the whole ticket came near
going by the board They expect better
| luck this year.
In Virginia Il Legislature is to be chosen,
ana several state officers, including q gov
ernor. There is some trouble in the Demo
cratic camp, owing to opposition by popu.
lists and Silverites. The Republican
organization, however, is in such bad
| way that the Democrats are confident of
success. South Dakota will elect II Judges
| oil the supreme and circuit courts. The
| incumbents are all Republicans, and will
most likely be succeeded by Republicans
Pennsylvania will elect u justice Of the
supreme court, to succeed Samuel Cuisine
| thompson, Democrat, now serving TO fill
a vacancy, and will also select d State
treasurer Both the Republican and Demo-
| cratic parties have placed excellent tickets
in the field, and the State will likely give
the normal Republican majority.
Wisconsin will elect full State ticket
and Legislature. The present state oiIi-
GERS are Democratic, as is the complexion
Of the retiring Legislature. In ig9l Cleye-
land had GAO plurality in Wisconsin,
which had been in previous Presidential
campaigns carried by the Republicans. In
1880 the Democratic State officers were
chosen by about 5000 plurality. The re-
suit tins year will beawaited with interest
as indicatingto what extent the Democracy
holds its recently acquired ascendansy in
that part of the Union.