The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-07
CulminatiOns of Campaigns in the
United States.
HAS BEEN MUCH EARNEST WORK.
Seventeen Sets of Congressmen and
Legislators Were Chosen-Compila-
tion of the Latest News and Comment
Spicy Notes on Men and Issues.

About half the papers of the
United States have roosters on the
front page this morning. An i'm
portant election was held yester-
day Congressman and Legislators
were chosen in seventeen States.
The campaign was an earnest one.
The tariff was the issue and the
people were thoroughly reused
about it. Business men are in pol
itics this time because of the Viii
son bill. Trade-unionists have
taken hand. The army of unem-
ployed has been battling. Feeling
was churned up to a fever heat in
every community.
There is always much doubt
about how an election will result.
The preliminaries are extremely
deceiving. All the papers of the
States have made claims. Not one
of the ADvERTIsER's exchanges has
given a careful forecast. Below are
some notes culled from the papers.
Every line will interest the Ameri-
cans who remember the way a good
campaign makes the blood tingle.
Not an important newspaper in New
York is supporting Tammany.
There will be no less than nine State
tickets on the Illinois ballot.
Hon. Tim Campbell, the New York
Democratic Congressman, has come
out for protection.
Two members of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Michigan
have resigned in disgust.
Shares in English iron companies
have advanced rapidly since the pas
sage of the Senate Tariff bill.
Mr.. Reed thinks the Republicans
will have the next House "from the
way things are tumbling."
Governor Abbott of New Jersey has
announced that he is not candidate
for United States Senator.
In Connecticut only 5000 women out
of the 10000 cast ballots for the can
didates they were privileged to vote
for.
From indications % to 80 per cent.
of the Hibernian vote in Chicago this
fall would be Republican.
Colonel Breckenridge is out for the
Senate, and is making fair headway
in Carter and Elliott counties, KY.
Vice President Stevenson's swing
through Missouri has met with a
grand ovotion at all the stopping
ploces.
The Republicans expected to poll
from 200, 900 to $50, 600 more votes than
the Democrats in Pennsylvania.
1t is said that the Havemeyers have
fatty refused to contribute to the
Democratic campaign iund this year.
Ladies will vote for trustees of the
University under the new law of Illi-
nois, and registration is said to be
quite brisk.
Senator Kyle is endeavoring to
prove to South DakO:ans that his vote
for free wool was the right thing for
him to do.
The Nebraska courts have decided
the Bryan fusion Democratic ticket
the one to be designated on the ticket
as Democratic.
About 1000 people listened to Mr..
Reed at Chicago. AN overflow Re
publican meeting was held few doors
away.
Ex-Secretary Fairchild says that
Hill has debauched and degraded the
organization of the Democratic party
of New York State.
On the first day of the registration
in New York city the total of names
entered was 102, ,906, as against 1920
on the first day of the last year.
The registration in Louisville is
heavier than ever before-a fact attri-
buted to the general dissatisfaction of
business men with the party in
power.
The registration in New York city
and Brooklyn up to the close of last
week was more than 10 per cent.
greater than in the Presidential year
of 1892
If Chairman Wilson should be de-
feated for Congress in West Virginia,
his friends will support him for Cam
denis place in the United States
Senate.
The women's clubs of New York
State are to form a State federation.
Clubs of a kind are to be organized,
and each group will send delegates to
the State Congress.
Tie Federal Grand Jury at Des
Moines has returned eight indict-
ments against each of the members of
the late Republican Board of Pension
Examiners at Carroll.
General Malone, who is particu-
larly well posted on political affairs