The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-05
today Elections.


few days ago the Morning News
named the states-there are fourteenth
which elections are 10 be held to-day. and
gave a detailed statement of the Offices
in each state that are 20 be filed. While
there is a great deal Of interest in all
the elections. there is special interest in
those OF New York. New Jersey, Mary
land. Ohio, Kentucky and Nebraska.
IN New York both the democrats and
republicans are claiming the state. The
democrats are united on the state ticket.
and they have an excellent chance for
elccting the state officers. but their pros
pect for olecting a majority Of the MEM
beers Of the legislature is not very promis-
ing. owing TO local factions. and to the
advantages the republicans have in the
division Of the state into assembly dis
tricts In the city Of New York the par
ties are broken into factions on local is
sues. and Tammany is claiming, and ap-
parently with good reason. that it viii
elect its ticket 10y a handsome majority.
In New Jersey the outlook is that
the successful party VIII not have a very
large majority. Both parties have ex-
ceUent state tickets. and for that reason
there will not be much scratching. The
democrats are confident that the state
viii sustain its reputation as democratic
state
There has been the hottest kind Of
campaign in Maryland The fight is
against Senator German by democrats,
who would Ike TO depose him from the
leadership of the party. 1t doesn't look,
however. as if they would succeed. y
great many democrats are going to vote
the republican ticket At least. that is
the understanding, and it gives the re-
publcans ground for declaring they will
carry the state by a small majority.
Doubtless the estimate of the number of
democrats who will vote against their
party is much too large. Estimates in
such cases are almost always greater
than the facts warrant.
In Kentucky the indications are that
Gen. Hardin will be elected notwith-
standing his reputation of the platform
on which he was nominated. But he will
not get the usual democratic majority.
He would be defeated if party spirit was
not so strong. Thousands Of democrats
who viii vote for Gen. Hardin feel that
he should have refused the nomination
If he did not intend to stand on the
platform on which he was nominated.
In Ohio Gov. Campbell has conducted
a magnificent campaign. He ought to be
elected, because he is a statesman of the
highest type and would give the state
a splendid administration. Ohio, how
ever, is a republican state, and we shall
not be greatly surprised If the repubn-
cans carry it.
The chief interest in the Nebraska cleo
ton is the fact that the democratic party
is divided into two factions, one having
adopted a sound money platform and the
other a free silver coinage platform. 1t
is expected however. that many popu-
lists will vote with the silverites. In that
case the relative strength of the demo-
cratic factions will not be clearly shown
in the result.
The result of the elections to-day will
afford much ground for speculation as to
the outcome of the presidential contest
next year. and for that reason there is
greater general interest in it than there
otherwise would be.