Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31

expires soon. and he wants to go back.
With this in view be has been round
ing I'D the state and at last accounts
was claiming the support of go men
who may be elected to the next legis-
lature of Kentucky. There are other
democrats, however, who want his
seat. They attack his free silver posi-
tiOn and claim that he would not rep
resent the currency views of his
party in the senate. A feature of the
campaign is the temperance of Col
onel w. c.. P. Breckenridge in politics.
The candidates for governor have been
vigorously campaigning, and the re-
publicans hope to elect Bradley. Two
years ago this hope would have been
laughed at. They claim now that the
democrats have a free silver candi-
date for governor running on a
"sOund money" platform. and that
their opponents are hOpelessly split
on the issue. General 2. Wat Hardin.
the democratic candidate for COVER
nor, is a successful lawyer and a
power in bourbon politics. He comes
from an old Kentucky family and is
called general because he was once
attorney general of the state He is
a rich man, but everybody calls him
Wat. and he prides himself on his
democratic manners. Colonel W. O.
Bradley, the republican candidate, is
also a lawyer, and a successful one.
He has been in the storm and stress
of political life for years and has been
! defeated for many offices. He is
counted as one of the best stump
speakers in a state where orators are
plentiful. The figures at recent cleo
tons in Kentucky are: 1891, repub-
lican 116,OS7. democratic 144.16S;
1892, republican 1871. democratic
175 461.
The contest in Maryland is watched
from all sections of the country with
Qnconcealed anxiety. That state has
not been quite so safely anchored in
the democratic haTbor, but stree 1872
that party has been able to main
tain a majority large or small That
year it was reduced to 1,064 on the
presidential vote. and CIeveland's
margin in 1883 was only 6.1S2 But
| in 1891 the democratic candidate for
! governor had 3O,151 majority. and in
1892 President Cleveland had the
safe plurality over Harrison of 81
40, nOtW outstanding he was always
unpopular in Germans bailiWick. In
Maryland the governor appoints all
the election officers. and it is cOnced-
ed on all sides that the success of the
republican candidate this year will
guarantee the electoral vote of the
state for the presidential candidate
of that party next year. \ big
feature Of the contest is the fight that
Senator Arthur ?. German is making
to retain his political supremacy. He
has had trouble before. but it has
J. been within the lines of his own par
ty. and he has fought his battles out
in the conventions. This time it is to
be at the polls. Not only are the re
enforced republicans against him. but
some Of the democrats have bolted.
! The Cleveland democrats. SO-calIed.
denounce the senator almost as
strongly as the republicans. Three
of the four daily democratic newspa-
pers in Baltimore, including the all
powerful Sun. are leading the revolt
John E. Hurst. the democratic candi-
date for governor, is one of the lead
ing merchants of Baltimore. He has
not been prominent before as a poll
, tician. He is i millionaire and lives
in a style that BELTS one. With 4 fine
old mansion in town and a country
seat. Lloyd Lowndes. the republican
candidate for gubernatOrial honOrS. is
also a rich man. He is q LAWYER but
his money vas made in mercantile pur-
suits. He is a tall. dignifed man of
80 and has been for twenty years ac-
tive in state politics. although he has
refused before to accept any nominal
ton. The Legislature 20 be elected will
choose a successor TO Senator Gibson.
Mr.. German might find it difficult to
win two years hence when his success
sor is to be elected if the republicans
carry the election this year. The fol
lowing Maryland election figures are
timely: 1891. republican 7S.3SS. dem