The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25
Thia Eall,a EIectionA.

There will be elections in eight States
this fall. Four Of them will elect Govern
ors; these are Iowa, Ohio. Virginia, and
Massachusetts.
Iowa has now a Democratic Governor.
HORACE BoIEs. chosen In 1889 by 6,523 ma
FORTY. and again in 1891 BY s,2l6. The
Hawkeye State was carried for HARRISON
In Noveu Der last by substantial majority.
The State officers elected were all Republic
cans. The Republicans have ten OF the
eleven members Of Congress and majority
In the Legislature. The Democratic out
look is. therefore. not altogether reassur-
ing. but Governor Bo1Es aspires TO the seat
IN the United States Senate which Senator
WILSON. Republican. now holds. He hopes
to be ALLIsoN's Democratic colleague. and
upon that point will turn the battle in
Iowa this year. with BoIEs as tho veritable
Democratic leader. no matter who may be-
nominated as the candidate for Governor.
In Ohio the Republicans. who barely car
ried the State for HARRISON in Novem-
Der. getting % OF the 20 electors and having
q cold plurality OF 1.072 for President and
1850 for Secretary OF State. have renomi-
mated Governor MCKINLEY. They had con-
troll Of tho last Legislatures: they have all
the State offices. and the Congressional
delegation is pretty evenly divided: II
Democrats to 10 Republicans. There will
DO no senatorial vacancy until 1897. The
battle will turn on the tariff. as In 1901.
when Major MCKINLEY had q. 800 majority;
but while the Republican position is un-
changed regarding that. the Democrats have
taken advanced ground. and have it. appar-
emily. well within their power to carry the
State on the platform plank constructed
by LARRY NEAL and approved by the De-
mocracy Of the United States.
The Republican party has about gone out
Of business in Virginia, where Governor
McK1NNEY's four-year term Is about to
expire. He had, In 1889. q majority OF AZ. 900
over the redoubtable MAHoNE. who. despite
the vigorous fight made against him.
polled 1000 more votes than HARRISON re-
ceived In the Old Dominion three years
later. There will be no battle here. The
Democrats. who have control Of the Legis-
lature and all the State Offices. and who
have solid delegation in Congress. will
win easily.
In Massachusetts there is some talk Of
running that brilliant young statesman
JOSIAH QUINCY on the Democratic ticket. to
succeed WILLIAM Z. RUSSELL. the popular
Democratic Governor. The Bay State Is
Republican: HARRISON carried 1t by rs 600
In November. The State officers are Repub-
lcan. The last Legislature was Republican
Both United States Senators and ten OF the
thirteen Congressman are Republican. But
the Republicans have had doughty an
tagonist In RUSSELL. 1t is said that he will
not be a candidate this year, and that
Brother QUINCY will run and will himself
apply the Observation-Disclosures OF practical
politics In his own behalf. 1t would DO IN
interesting spectacle. but perhaps We may
not be permitted to enjoy 1t. for RUSSELL
may conclude to be a candidate again. and to
knock the Massachusetts Republicans into
smithereens once more.
Virginia. one OF the four States to elect
Governors, Is securely Democratic. The
other three States. all carried by HAIR
HIsoS. are debatable. New York elects State
officers, but no Governor. The Democratic
majority here will. from present appear
ances, be somewhere In the neighborhood
of TO- OOO