The Portland daily press., 1893-11-06
ToMoRRow,s ELECTIONS.

TOMORROW's ELECTIONS.
Elections of some sort take place in a
large number of States tomorrow but
the only ones that excite any general in
terest are those in Massachusetts,, New
York, Ohio and Iowa. In three of these
States governors are to be elected, while
in New York members of the legislature
and judge of the Court of Appeals are
to be chosen. The chief interest in the
Empire State centres in the fight against
maynard for judge of the Court of APP
peals. The accusation against Maynard
has been explained great many times
and is pretty well understood in general
way. What he did in brief was to steal
return from the office of the Secretary
of State in order that it might not be
canvassed by the returning board. There
is no denial by Maynard or any of his
defenders that he committed the act al
legged against him. The only defence
made is that his act was in sense a
political one, and as it enured to the
benefit of the Democracy and gave them
control of the Legislature 1T is argued
by the Democrats that their party ought
to reward him by making him judge Of
the Court of Appeals. At any. rate it is
said that inasmuch as he secured the
regular nomination no loyal Democrat
should vote against him. From this
view, which is the view Of Hill and his
crowd. good many Democrats are dis
sehting notably those who are mem bers OF
the legal profession. The New York Bar
association is making an open and deter
mined fight against him, denouncing
him as thief and utterly unfit to fill
the position for which he has been nomi-
mated. In any other State but New York
his defeat would be certain, but the
great opportunity which Tammany has
of classifying the vote of New York city
and counting in huge Democratic ma
doubtful. If Maynard is elected the
Empire State might as we'll make up its
mind that Tamamny is ito . uler. and
arrange the best terms with il possible.
In Ohio the campaign has been con-
Quoted chiefly on the issue of protection
and free trade. Mr.. Neal, the Democrat
ic candidate, has stood up pretty well to
the Democratic platform of which he was
the author, and the result of the cleo
ton will be pretty good indication Of
the views of the people on this much
mooted question. Ohio is ordinarily 8
Republican State, and the Democrats
probably cherish very little if any expcc.
tation of defeating Gov. Mckinley. But
they hope to keep his majority down te
the figures of two years ago, which were
21,ooO. The Republicans, on the other
hand, expect to largely increase the ma
jority. The prostration of the States in
dustries by reason of the uncertainty OF
Democratic intentions regarding the
| tariff and their tendency toward free
trade has most likely been powerful
argument in favor of the Republicans,
and if they do not profit by it to very
large degree in the election they will be
very much surprised.
In Iowa the prohibition question has
detached more or less voters from the
Republicans, and it is difficult to pre-.
dict the result with much confidence.
Boies, the Democratic candidate for gov.
ernor, is popular, and has several times
demonstrated his ability to get votes
outside of his party. On national ques.
tions Iowa is overwhelmingly Republi.
can, but of late years State issues have
so split up the Republican vote tn al
when national questions do not enter,,the
contest the result is decidedly uncertain.
Massachusetts will probably redeem
herself this year by electing Republi.
can governor. Gov. Russell's success il
the last three campaigns has been due
chiefly to his personal popularity. The
other Russell is not likely to develop his
personal strength, though he is undoubt
eddy popular man. Both parties are
doing their utmost, and the registration
is very large throughout the State. A
great many laboring men are expected
to vote the Republican ticket in protest
against Dem ocratic designs upon the
tariff, and if this expected vote material
ICES the Republican majority ought to
! be large.