Omaha daily bee., 1895-07-17
THIS YEARs ELECTIONS.

This Is an "off year" in politics, but
none the less great deal of interest
will be taken in the results of the cam.
paigns In several of the twelve states In
which elections will be held in Novem.
Der, from the fact that they will In
some sense foreshadCw the verdict in
the national contest of 1896. The fol
lowing states will hold elections Novem-
Der ,: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Ken
lucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mis-
sissippi. New York, New Jersey, Ohio,
PENNSYLVANIA and Virginia. The terri
tory of Utah will also vote on that date
for its state officers, Il representative In
congress and Il legislature. which Will
be entitled to choose two United States
senators.
Political interest will center upon
those states whose campaigns will be
carried on upon distinctly national
issues. as New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Iowa. all Of which are now regarded
as certain to be carried by the repub-
leans. But there are faCtonal conflicts
among the republicans of three of these
states. the effect of which may be to
materially cut down the majorities of
the party in the last elections. and this,
taken in connection with the fact that
in an off year u great many voters are
Indifferent. renders it quite possible that
the result in some of these states may
be much closer than republicans gen.
orally desire. There is Il very strong
feeling between the Platt and the anti
Platt clements in New York. and as the
most important feature of the election
I'm that state is the choosing of Il legis-
laturc that will elect United States
senator to succeed David b. Hill this
factional quarrel may result in keeping
two democrats In the national senate
from the Empire state. There is also
factional fight in Pennsylvania, with
Senator Quay and Governor Hastings
as leaders of the warning factions, the
cause of the conflict being the desire
| Of Quay to be made chairman of the
republican state committee. The con
| hict is characterized by II good deal Of
| bitterness and it seems probable that
| the party must suffer from 1t. though
J there Is little reason to doubt that the
republicans will carry the state III
Ohio there is considerable feeling be
tween the Mckinley and Foraker ele-
ments. but this is not likely to have any
marked effect upon the election, though
it may have upon McKinley's chances
for the presidential nomination. Bush
nell the republican candidate for gov
ernor. whose nomination was regarded
as Il Foraker victory, has unequivocally
announced himself in favor of Me.
Kinlcy as n presidential candidate and
undoubtedly the factions will harmonize
so far as the state ticket is concerned.
In any event the attitude of the Ohio
democracy on national questions assures
its overwhelming defeat. Besides
these states great deal of political
interest is centercd on Kentucky, where
it is believed the republicans have more
than fighting chance Of winning.
A conservative view of the situation
suggests that while republicans have
popular sentiment with them and the
odds are on their side they should not
be oyerconfident. The great success OF
the party last year, it should be bornt
in mind, was due to conditions which
will not be so potent this year and
everywhere the party will find it tho
part of wisdom to make the campaign
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