Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-23
THE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.
sTATEs WHERE THE POLITICAL
CONTEST Will he nor.


| I ifta report.
Washington. April 22.-Aithough 1884
IS what is known as an "off year"
among politicians. It promises to equal
! in Importance those in which Presi-
dents are elected. The state legislat-
ures chosen next November will elect
upward Of twenty United States sena-
tors and an entire new house OF rep
resentatives is to be voted for It
viii thus be seen that the people will
again have an opportunity 10 remake
both branches OF congress The work
ers OF both parties are consequently
| very active In ali OF these close states,
! especially where senatorship is at
stake. When the electors understand
the great natloral issues involved the
] probability is that local questions VIII
cut a small figure in the contest. II
bids fair 10 be strict party fight on
federal lines.
The senators whose terms expire
March 4, 1895. are John T. Morgan OF
| Alabama. James Il Berry OF Arkansas.
! Edward O. Nolcott OF Colorado, An
| thony Higgins OF Delaware George l..
| Shoup Of Idaho. shelby Nj. Cullom OF
| Illinois, James r. Wilson OF Iowa, John
| Martin Of Kansas William Lindsay OF
| Kentucky, DonelAon Canery OF Maine,
| Ta,nas ,tcE,tiier ~ Nt,crIssn Vv,i,ia,,,,
n VCssbt,,rr, ,g N,i,,-,,s =, -, N1
| Laurin OF Mississippi. Thomas c. Pow
| er Of Montana, Charles f. Henderson
| OF Nebraska, William +. Chandler Of
| v New Jersev Al ~ Ransom ~ North
| Carolina. Joseph N poluh ~ oregon
| Nathan +. Dixon of Rhode Island
Matthew c. Uutler OF south Carolina
| Richard + pettigreyy Of so1tb Dnknta
Isham @. Harris ~ Tennessee. Richard
| Coke Of Texns Eppa Hunton Of viz
| ginia. ]. N. Camden OF we, virrlnia,
and Joseph NJ. Carey OF Wyoming
In addition TO these vAcanligS for
| the terms ending In 1893 are to be filled
| by the legislatures OF wyoming. Mon
| tana and Washington Iowa has al
| ready elected Congressman Greer to
succeed Senator Wilson. Virginia has
| elected Colonel Martin to IN the place
| ofl-ppa Hutton. Kentucky has chosen
! Senltor lindsay 10 succeed himself.
| The Legislature Of Louisiana will also
| have the nnmiag N the successor TO
Judge White. senator Walthall will
| resume the senatorHhip IN 1895,
50, on the whole, the state Legislative
| contests VIII perhaps be OF most I'M
| portance. All OF the Oregon state.
| county and precinct officers are Ia be
]
Tie VIII commence with the April con-
ventlons. The Popullsts. under the
| command or Messrs. W0ldron, Marks
| berry and Fitch. Wll have Il full ticket
N the field, At rresent It's governor
sylvester Pennoyer, Its attorney-gen-
eral and liz adjutnnt-general are DEM
| ocruls WINE the remaining oHlcers are
Republicans She legislature to be
| chosen VIII have the successor to Sem
ator Jo1cph N Dolph 10 elect.
the PopuliEt nomination Tor COVER
nor will problbly 20 TO Nathan Pierce,
and II Is not unlikely that the party
| VIII support Governor Iennoyer Tor
Senator Dolph's place.
| Arkansas has It's state election on
September 2 and Will vote for all state
! judicial, courts township officers, one
associate Justice or the supreme court
| hnd . legislative election which VIII
choose the successor to Senator Berry.
The political sentiment in the state
| has not yet crystallized into movement.
| except 20 develop the certainty OF an
entire Populist state ticket
Mssouri's fall elections Will be OF ut.
tie Importance. The Democratic con-
vOutlon meets In Kansas CITY on May
IL. and will nominate candidates for
judge of the supreme court for state
superintendent OF schools and state
railroad commissioners
There " vet no opposltlon TO the pres
emit supreme Justice. Judge Black hut
both Commissioner Hennessev and SUI
perintendent Wolfe win have a bitter
| daht 10 secure denominations
New York mas its state election this
,enr and botb nartIes are nranorinfr
10, M aggrsss,ye contest the stste
tIcpcts VIII he named sbornv after the
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