The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-04
TOM0RRO|V'S ELECTIONS
Offices to be- Voted For in the
Several States. - -
EIGHT GOVERNORS TO BE CHOSEN.

several states. -. u
EIGHT GOVERNORS TO BE CHOSEN.
Some OF the Leading Candidates I'm the
Contest for Party Control OF State Ad.
ministrations The Interesting Fights i'm
Maryland and Now Jersey.
This IL an off year In Pennsylvania pol-
tiles, the only state officials to be elected
being state treasurer to serve two years
and seven judges of thenew superior court
to serve ton yenrs. The candidate Of tho
Republicans for treasurer Is Benjamin J.
Haywood, of Mercer county, at present
cashier In the state treasury. Ex- Com
gresham 3. y. Meyers. Of Harrisburg is
the Democratic candidate. Tho election
Of Mr.. Haywood Ia a foregone conclusion,
the only question being involved being the
extont of his majority. Last year the state
gave Governor Daniel H. Hastings the un-
precedentcd majority of "a, 900. Conserva-
tive estimates place Haywood's majority
in the neighborhood of $4,000. The Pop
ulist, Prohibition and Socialist Labor par
ties have also made nominations for state
treasurer, but they will not figure in the
contest, rs their combined strength
amounts to only a few thousand votes.
AT the Maryland state election the of
nces to be filled are governor, attorney
general and state comptroller. No cleo
tion In recent years in this state has been
! contested with the bitterness and acrimony
which has characterized the present fight,
which Is looked upon as the most crucial
of the many contests in which Maryland's
Democratic leader, United States Senator
Arthur P. German, has been engaged.
The candidates for governor are: John E.
Hurst, Dem; Lloyd I.owndes, Rep;
Joshua Levering, Pro; Harry f Andrews,
Pop.-Soc.
The election In Ohio Is known as the
general state election, including members
OF the legislature and state officers, except
of those OF secretary Of state and school
commissioners. There are Ave tickets In
the fold, the gubernatorial candidates be-
ing: Asa s. Bushnell, Rep; James e.
Campbell, Dem.; Jacob s. Coxey, Pop;
Seth II. Ellis, Pro-; William Watkins,
| Soc.-Labor. The Prohibitionists have
made an aggressive canvass, and expect to
| poll between 20 900 and 30, 900 votes out Of
q total vote In the state Of 800, 900.
The elections In the state OF New York
| this fall are not Of such an important ma
ture as those OF last year, SO far as the fill
| ing of state offices is concerned The Of
| fices to be balloted for are u secretary Of
state, comptroller, state treasurer,
states attorney, q state engineer and sur
| veyor and associate judge Of the court OF
appeals, three judges Of the supreme court
for the First district, three judges Of the
supreme court for tho Second district, one
| for the Third district, one for the Fourth
district, two for the Fifth district, one for
| kba t,r@l, tstr PouA Al
trict and three for the Eighth district.
| There are also to be elected 150 assembly
men and fifty senators, the assemblymen
to serve for one year and the senators for
three. The candidates for secretary Of
, state are: John Palmer, Rep Horatio C.
King, Dom; William w. Smith, Pro-;
Erasmus Pollenz, Soc. Labor; Thaddeus
b. Wakeman, Pop.
The offices to be filled in the state Of
New Jersey are: A governor six members
Of the senate and sixty members Of the
house Of assembly This is the entire num-
Der of assemblymen. The candidates for
governor are Alexander T. McGill, Dem,
and John w. Griggs Rep.
I Virginia this year elects only ne-half
the members of the state senate and the
ontire house Of delegates. The legislature
will elect an auditor of public accounts, a
second auditor, secretary Of the common
| wealth, state treasurer, superintendent Of
/ public printing and register OF land office.
Tho only issu, Of amy Importance involved
10 the matter OF new election law and
the repeal Of the present Walton law,
The people of Kentucky will be called
on TO elect state officers, one-half of the
senate and . new house of representa-
tiyes. The incoming legislature will elect
United States senator, to succeed Sena-
tor Blackburn. The candidates for tho
position are the present incumbent and
/ Congressman McCreary, both Democrats.
The gubernatorial candidates are. p. w.
Hardin, Dem; W. o. Bradley, Rep; T. 8.
Pettit Pop; L. B, DemeTea, Pro Among
the other Prohibition nominees are Mrs.
II. Il. Beanchamp for secretary of state
and Mrs. J. X. Henry for superintendent
of public instruction.
The citizens Of Massachusetts, will cast
their ballots for governor, lieutenant gov.
ernor, secretary af state, treasurer audi
| tor, attorney general, executive council
and members Of the general court. There
| are five tickets In the field The three
principal candidates are: Frederick Il.
Greenhalge, Rep; George Fred williams,
Dem; Edward Kendall, Pro.
The political campaign in Nebraska this
fall has been tame, notwithstanding there
are five tickets In the field, and some ele.
ments which ordinarily would provoke a
spirited contest. The fact that a justice of
the supreme court and two regents of the
university are to be elected has contributed
TO the quiet situation.
In Utah there are three tickets in the
field, the candidates for governor being,
Heber M. Wells, Rep; John T, Caine,
Dem; Fl. w Lawrence, Pop. OF the ten
candidates on the Republican ticket four
are Mormons OF the twelve candidates
on the Democratic tAekst sesen are Nor
mons
Tho Iowa Republicans arc fighting the
| campaign on national issues, the Demo-
Gratis and Prohibitionists on prohibition.
| while free silver Is the issue with the Peo-
/ pies party. National Issues pretominate,
however, because the legislature to be
elected will choose q United States senator
TO succeed Senator Allison. The candi-
dates for governor are: Francis NJ Drake,
Rep; w. /. Babb, Dem, Sylvester Crane.
Pop; Frank Bacon, Pro.
| Kansas will elect chief Justice of the
supreme court, six district judges, one
| judge of the common pleas court, two
state senators and full set of county Of
ficers in about half of the counties in the
state.
In Mississippi, state county and munf-
Opal offices, from governor to constable.
are to be elected. There are two tickets.
the regular Democratic and tho Populist.
| but the last named party Is expected to
poll but a small vote. The candidates for
governor are A. j. MoLaurin, Dem, and
! Frank Burkett, Pop.