The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01
The Prospects Next Tuesday.

The Prospects Next Tucsday'
Fourteen states and territories are to
have elections next Tuesday, seven OF
them for governors and the others for
minor state officials or legislatures AS
AS it is the fall before presidential year
the returns will naturally be watched to
see how much of rebound there is from
the revulsion against the Democracy
last year. But the Democrats are in
unfortunate shape almost everywhere
because of local complications to get
the advantage of whatever change OF
feeling there is. In Massachusetts
they will suffer from both ends OF the
A. p. A. issue, because the support
of this order of darkness will of course
go to the Republican ticket at the very
time that the sympathy for Greenhalge
because the issue was made against
him in the Republican state convention
will carry very heavy Democratic
vote for him. Candidate Williams has
made a valiant and aggressive fight,
on lines as regards the closer regula'
ton of corporations, that reach to the
best craftsmanship of the future: but
the most that can be hoped is to
realize Congressman Stevens
humorous prophecy,ithat 1--WE shall
succeed--in reducing the majority
from, 10000 to 10000 In New York
where only secretary OF state and
minor officials are to be elected. the
perfection of the liquor issue which
usually works for the benefit Of the
Democrats, may Justify their predic-
tions of victory, but the infamous
action of the state convention in hold
ing that in the future no man shall be
recognized as a Democrat from New
York city except through Tammany,
must prove terribly damaging. In the
city there are now strong hopes that
last years victory against Tammany
will be repeated and predictions of a
200. 900 majority; but the gamblers are
betting two to one in favor Of Tam
many. Certainly there could be no
worse thing for the Democratic party
than return to power of Tammany,
unreformed, with all its old system of
scondrelism, blackmail and treachery
unimpaired and with continued pur-
pose to control the party.
In New Jersey the tariff wrath last
year was so increased in its effects by
the revelations about the old ring OF
race track gamblers in control Of the
party, as to give "A 10000 Republican
majority on the congressional vote in a
state that had never failed before to
stand in the Democratic column.
Since then there has been a thorough
renovation in the party management,
replacing scoundrelism with character
and ability but it remains to be seen
how far there can be recovery from the
effects of past evil.
Ohio is closing one of the most in
teresting and spectacular campaigns
she has ever witnessed with the
fortunes of Mckinley and Campbell at
stake on the two sides as presidential
aspirants. As usual the Democrats
profess entire confidence of winning,
as though there had not been 1877. 600
majority against them last year, But
for generation Ohio has heeu noted
for queer and unexpected results in
politics, and il there were less than 4
mountain to move. the magnificent
pluck and brain Campbell has shown
in the canvass would do it.
From the outside it would look as
if the Democratic uprising against
German in Maryland would insure the
defeat of his ticket, especially since
the Republicans had a majority on the
congressional vote last year: but Cor
man has always proved to be Il hard
man to beat when ii comes to counting
votes. In the long run it would prove
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he could be wiped out Kentucky is
another state where the Democrats are
at bad disadvantage because of the
split over the silver issue and the old
fractional troubles with which the
party is torn. A Republican victory
there, is not at all unlikely and if it
comes ii will make Col. Bradley, the
Republican candidate for governor, a
formidable candidate for either first or
second place in the next national con
vention.
No one doubts of course that Iowa
will go Republican,. and all of the seven
states that are to elect governors
Mississippi is the only one that is at
all sure to 90 Democratic. and the
Populists are making claims to even
that.
In the minor elections the Demo-
Gratis can expect to come out better,
though the chances are that they will
be defeated in Utah.
The most notable development in