Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-02
Next Weeks Elections.

Next Weeks Elections.
In the elections to be held next Tuesday
all the states in the Union will choose
representatives in Congress except Maine,
Oregon and Vermont, which have already
held such elections. Thirty states will
elect state officers. California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
York, North Dakota Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Tex
as, Wisconsin and Wyoming will elect gov
ernors. The legislatures to be elected by
upward of twenty of the states will elect
United States senators. The territories of
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Utah will each elect one delegate to Con
gress.
OF all these elections, that which eXcites
universal interest is the contest in New
York, not only on account of the national
issues ultimately involved, but because of
the fight against the nconceivably corrupt
rule of Tammany in New York city, and
lorn hope of the Democracy. Opposed to
him in his own party is the candidacy of
Everett p. Wheeler, the nominee of the
boiling and protesting Democrats, who
support President Cleveland and are will
ing to suffer party defeat rather than see
Hill and Tammany triumph. In New
York city the contest is triangular, with
VIM. L. Strong heading the Republican
ticket as the candidate for mayor, Hugh
Grant as the Tammany candidate, and
| VIM. Il. Grace as the candidate of the
| county Democracy.
Speaking from general principles, there
can be no doubt of Hills defeat, and the
only question will be as to the size of the
Republican majority for Hon. Levi p.
Morton. Added to the general revolt
against the Democratic party, as shown in
every election thus far held, is the feeling
against the rule of Tammany, aroused as
never before by the crusade of Rev. DIR.
Parkhurst and the revelations of the Lex
ow committees investigation. 1t is not to
be forgotten, however, that in many pre-
vious election the state at large has poled
a heavy Republican majority, only to find
| it met at High Bridge and swallowed up
! by the villainous methods of the Tammany
/ bosses and their heelers. One thing is
certain. Mr.. Cleveland has made it evi-
dent, in a very pointed way, that he has
no wish for Hills success. He has not
] only uttered no word showing sympathy
with his canvass, but in passing through
New York on his way from Buzzard's Bay
to Washington, he deliberately neglected to
register himself as a voter. Since his re-
turn to Washington, moreover, it has been
announced that a speech in Hills support,
promised by Secretary Carlisle will not be
delivered.
That there will be Republican Gland
slide in substantially all of the northern
states nobody disputes. The size of the
majorities is the chief thing to figure on.
The main interest centres in the control OF
the next House of Representatives. There
will inevitably be large Republican gains,
but these gains must be made almost
wholly in northern states, and it is, there
fore, question whether the Republicans
can secure the sixty districts which it will
be necessary for them to take away from
the Democrats in order to secure Repub
lican majority in the next House. With
the gains which are assured in the popular
vote, however, there is no doubt thai
the Republicans will gain control of the
House by states-an advantage which
would be of the first importance should il
happen, as it easily may, that the election
of president is thrown into the House il
1896. The Democrats control the delega
tions from 55 states in the present House
the Republicans Il, the Populists three
and the other two are divided. The pros
pect that the Republicans will regain con
( troll of the House by states, even if tie,
| do not secure a majority of its members
greatly strengthens the probability that the,
will also gain control of the Senate, TO
the states which elect a majority of Re
D publicans to Congress are likely also t,
5 elect Republican legislatures.
The business world confidently looks TO
/, a decided improvement in the business sit
0 uation as the result of the elections, fo
h the reason that decisive Republican sue
s cess will mean that there is to be no NOR
q tariff tinkering, until after 1896 at least.
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