Evening star., 1895-11-01
Interest in the Campaigns Now
Drawing to a Close.
THREE STATES ATTRACT ATTENTION
Democrats Anxious About New
York, Maryland and Kentucky.
EFFECT OF DEFE E A T

tention, though governors and full list of
officers are to be elected in eight states and
in other states elections of local Importance
will he held. Only in the states above
named is the contest regarded as sig
nificant While it is an off year, with
Congress and the presidency not directly in
volved, there may be much in this falfs
vote that will have bearing on the contest
of '96. 1t is particularly important to the
democrats that they should win in Mary
lard, Kentucky and New York. The loss
of these three states, or any two of them,
would be generally accepted as indicating
small hope of a democrat succeeding Grover
Cleveland in .he White House. The loss of
New York would probably be the least
serious to them. To be defeated in either
Maryland or Kentucky would be terribly
Yet in both these states the
party is torn by dissension, and democrats
IN the name of loyalty to the national ad-
ministration are striving for the defeat of
their own partys ticket. In New York
there Is as much dissension. but it is not as
unusual there. nor is it of the same sort.
Interest Felt in New York.
Though New York elects neither governor
Or lieutenant governor. the election is of
interest, because of the utter overthrow of
the democrats at the last election, and the
bearing the result now may have on the
prGSlQentlal nominations anu eieClioIiS
They will elect the legislature justices of
the supreme court, and Representative to
Congress to fill vacancy. BeS. .deS the
party divisions of republicans and. demo-
Gratis, there are the Tammany and anti
Tammany, Platt and anti-Platt factions,
the reformers and those who do not want
reform, the state democracy, which is
lvided and subdivided. Altogether 1t is
hotch-potch of factions, but the tickets that
are in the field are the democratic, the re-
publican, the peoples party, the socialist
labor party, and the prohibition. All the
various ideas of reform or opposition to 1t,
and the friction between the several fac
tions make issues, but the main issue out
side the position taken by the two great
parties on national questions is that of
personal liberty, or whether the Sunday
closing law shall be enforced. This issue
was given by the reform government OF
New York city, where, under the direction
Of Police Commissioner Roosevelt, all the
saloons which had been in the habit of
selling "refreshments' on Sunday were
closed down. the law being strictly en-
forced. Tammany is opposed to the en-
forcement of this law, and has the support
Of the saloon element, and of many who d.
not like the Sunday restraint which has
marked the present administration of tho
city's affairs. Mr.. Hill took up the issue fr
a plea for non-interference with persona
liberty. and sought to make that the issue
for the state. The democratic state con
vention adopted Mr.. Hills personal liberty
ssue in modified FORM and the republican
convention. through the influence of War
ner Miller, declared for the Sanctity of the
Sabbath. In spite of all efforts ON both
sides to find other issues and to avoid this.
t has been the greatest question in the
campaign, and will have most to do with
the result.
control of the local government of New
York city. thing they most want, and the
legislature is extremely important to them,
and victory now would put them in shape
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when the time comes along. Some idea of
how New York state can be counted on for
the presidential election is expected to be
Irawn from the result now.
The Maryland Campaign.
The Maryland campaign has come down
10 question Of German and ant-Gorman.
The result is generally regarded as doubt
ful, and is awaited with great interest.
There is a full state ticket to be elected,
and the legislature now chosen win select
t he successor to Senator Gibson. TIE peo-
pies party and the prohibitionists each
has a ticket in the field, but they do not
count in the contest. Though few demo-
Gratis doubt that the loss of Maryland this
fall would foreshadow the election of a re-
publican President in 3D. the. feeling
against Senator German is so strong among
a certain set of democrats that they are
willing to risk everything, even permanent
oss of the state, to accomplish his over
throw. Most of the an:i-Gorman demo-
Gratis belong to the Cleveland wing of the
party, and at the start an attempt was
made to directly involve the national ad
in the fight. This failed, how 4
ever, inasmuch as Mr.. Cleveland remain
ed perfectly silent. This silence was con-
strued to indicate sympathy with the bolt
.ng Cleveland democrats. until Senator
Gray of Delaware, one of the closest friends
OF the President in the Senate took the
stump for Mr.. Hu,st, the democratic can
didate. and declared that his defeat would
ne blow to the national administration.
Whatever the platform declarations of the
two parties may be, the ISSUE. as the voters
generally understand it, is the question of
Mr.. Gorman's control of the politics of the
state. The question with the anti-Gorman
democrats is whether preserving the state
to the democracy is worth their giving a
victory to German The hopes of the re-
publicanas, who express great confidence,
is based upon the antf-Gorman feeling
Trouble in Kentucky.
In kentucky an administration and anti
division of their party en-
dangers the loss of the state to the demo-
Gratis and encourages the republicans to
hopes of victory. There is to be a full
state ticket, including the legislature, which
will choose Senator Blackburns successor.
TO be elected. The fight in the democratic
party, which threatens them with a loss of
the state, began over the silver question
at the primaries. Senator Blackburn who
IS seeking reelection, and Hardin who
was finally nominated for governor, are
silver men, and the. state was supposed to
be silver state Mr.. Carlisle went into
the fight to capture majority of the dele
gates to the convention for the admins
position in favor of Sound
This started an administration
and anti-administratien fight, which result
ed in a victory for the administration to
the extent of their getting a declaration
from the convention by large majority
indorsing Mr.. Clevelands anti-sllver policy.
But on top of this Mr.. Hardin free silver
man, was nominated for governor It was
supposed that when he accepted the nomi-
nation on a platform which was r.decla-
ration Of that on which Mr.. Cleveland was
elected President, that he would abandon
free silver and accept the declared faith
Of the convention. Instead of this he de-
clared that the financia& of the Chi
cago platform, which N48s readopted by
the convention favored free silver and
that Mr.. Cleveland misconstrued it, He
then proceeded to make free silver speech
es. Now 1t is question with the Sound
or administration democrats
they shall elect man with whom
they disagree or whether they shall give
the state to the republicans. The admin
istration Is represented as unfriendly to the
democratic candidate. and it is uncertain
yhnfh hnr Mr.