Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-22

two years, except
ing merely local controversies. The rev
local elections held since the fall cleo
tlons of 1894 have been spiritless, Tor
the most part, and 1t was not until the
introduction of national questions, ana
particularly the money question, lnto
the state campaigns Of this year that
they began to interest.
State elections will be held on NO
vember in twelve states, as follows'
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland
Massachusetts,, Mississippi, Nebraska,
New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Penn
sylvanla, Virginia, and in the territory
of Utah, which will, by that time, have
about complied with all the conditions
required of 1t in making 1t state ore
gon, Rhode Island, Michigan ana WIS
consin held elections early in the year.
The look ahead at the election oil
1896 is highly interesting, not only be-
cause a president and vice-president are
to be chosen, but because a new house
of representatives must be elected, and
the fate Of twenty-nlne senators, whose
terms expire in 1897, will be affected
by the determination of contests In
their states.
The senator's Of the United States
whose terms will expire in 1897 are
James L. Pugh (dem,), Alabama; Jas.
X. Jones (dem), Arkansas; George G.
Perkins (rep.), California; Henry NJ.
Teller rep.), Colorado; 0rville H. Plat
(rep.), Connecticut; Wilkinson Call
(dem.), Florida; John B. Gordon (dem),
Georgia, Fred T. Dubois (rep), Idaho;
John M. Palmer (dem.), Illinois; Daniel
W. Voorhees, (dem), Indiana; William
B. Allison (rep), Iowa; William A. PEI
fer (pop), Kansas; ]. G. S. Blackburn
(dem.) Kentucky; Newton G. Blanch-
ard (dem,), Louisiana; Charles H. Glib
son (dem.), Maryland; George G. Vest
(dem.) Missouri; John P. Jones (rep),
Nevada; Jacob H. Gallinger (rep), New
Hampshire; David B. Hill (dem.), New
York; Peter c. Pritchard (rep.), North
Carolina; Henry G. Hansbrough (rep0,
North Dakota; Calvin S. Brice (dem.),
Ohio; John H. Mitchell (rep), Oregon;
James D. Cameron (rep), Pennsylvania;
John L. M. Irby (dem.), South Carolina;
James H. Kyle (pop.), South Dakota;
Justin H. Morrill, rep). Vermont; Wat
son q, Squire (rep), Washington; VIM
f, Villas (dem), Wisconsin.
} The state legislature, to be chosen In
August, 1896, in Alabama, will elect the
successor of Senator Pugh. In Arkan-
sas the SUCCESSOR to Senator Jones will
be chosen by the legislature to be elect
ed in September. 1896. The successor
to Senator Teller will be chosen by the
legislature to be elected in 1896. Sen
ator Platts successor will be elected In
Connecticut by the legislature to be
chosen in 1896. The election in Florida
Of a successor to Senator Call will be
made by the Legislature to be chosen a
year from next November. In Georgia
the legislature that Is to elect the sue
cessor 10 Senator Gordon will not be
chosen until 1896. In Idaho, Senator
Dubois successor will be elected by the
legislature to be chosen in the general
election of 1896.
The entire assembly and one-half the
senate of the state Of Illinois, to elect
successor to Senator Palmer, will be
chosen in November, 1896. The sue
cessor to Senator Voorhees, of Indiana
will be chosen by the legislature to b.
elected next year. Senator Allison will
be succeeded by senator to be chosen
by the legislature to be elected No
vember s. The senator from Kansas, tt
succeed William A. PETER, will be chos
en- November 5, 1896. The election II
Kentucky, besides an interesting con
test for state offices, Is one for half thu
senate and all of the assembly that will
choose Senator Blackburn's successor
The successor to Senator Blanchard
(dem.) of Louisiana will be elected b,
the session Of the legislature to be hell
in May, 1896.
The successor of Senator Gibson o
Maryland will be elected by the four
teen senators and all Of the lower hous
of the legislature to be chosen Novem
Der 5. In Missouri, the successor o
Senator Vest (dem) will be chosen b
the legislature to be elected In Novem
Der, 1896, at which time also Nevad
will choose legislature that will cleo
successor to Senator John P. Jone
(rep). On the same day New HamI
shire will elect legislature to choos
a successor to Senator Gallinger (rep.
and New York will elect, wit
fifty senator's to be elected in Noven
Der, $50 assemblymen, who will cleo
a successor to Senator Hill dem.
North Carolina will elect a successor
Senator Pritchard in January, 1897, tn
legislature to choose senator to
elected in November, 1896, also II jar
uary, 1897. North Dakota will elect
successor to Senator HansSrough (rep.
Ohio will elect the successor to Senate
Brice in the same month. Oregon wi
elect the successor to Senator Mitche
Tep.). In Pennsylvania, successC
will be chosen for Senator Camera
(rep.). South Carolina will eject SUI
cessor to Senator Irby by the legisl
ture to be chosen in November 1896.
south Dakotas senator, now Ky
fpop.), will be elected in January, 1879
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