The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
aoTERxoRs TO BE E1Bor1D.
A Feeuiiar Circumstanoe About the STATE
Eleotione to 10 Hold nm Tusnaaz

Sixteen of tho forty-nve gtates have q four
years term for Governor, and in a majority Of
these States, though not In all of them. thu
omce OF Governor is filled concurrently with
the choice OF Presidential electors, In the
Following States Governors will DO voted for
on Tuesday next: Colorado, Connecticut, Del
aware, Idaho, Illinois. Indiana, Kansas, Mas
saohusotts. Michigan, minnesota. Missouri,
Montana Nebraska. New HAMPSHIRE, Now
York, North Carolina, North Dakoua, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee. Texas,
Washington, West Virginia. and Wisconsin.
OF the sixteen States which retain q four ycars'
term for the Governor in their respective Con-
stitutions, several have already filed tho Of
fec this year. Florida chose o Governor for
q -FOUR years. term on Oct 9, and Louisiana
one on April 81. California. Kentucky, and
Maryland choose their Governors for o four
years term in tho year preceding the Presi.
dental election. Virginia does SO in the year
following the Presidential election. Della
ware will choose on Tuesday next q Governor
for four years; 30 will Illinois; SO will Indiana,
30 will tho following: Missouri. Montana,
North Carolina, Washington, West Virginia.
and Wyoming.
1t is q somewhat peculiar circumstance that
though the great majority Of State Governors
now In Office are Republicans. with the e1cep-
zion OF the Governors of Washington and Wy.
OmlnR. thOse whose places are To be hlled ri
Tuesdays election arc either Democrats or
Populists. Thia is ono of the DISADVANTAGES
Incident to q long tenure for Governor. for po-
litical conditions In American politics change
so rapidly that a Governor may before his
term is half over be entirely--nut Of sympathy
with those responsible for his CHOICE. Thus
Illinois elected n Democratic Governor in
1892. under the Presidential sweep of that
year. and yet two years later the Republican
majority In the state was 123. 600. In Indiana,
too, tho Democratic Governor elected in 1899
by 1000 plurality, saw his party dfeated in
1894 in tho State contest Of that year by a ma
jority Of $4,000. In the States In which there
are now Republican Governors. and elections
are to be held either for their reelection or the
choice OF their successors on Tuesday next,
there In very nttle doubt Of the success of the
Republican candidates; in fact. in eome OF
the States there Is 20 serious opposition. In
the number of ench States are Penney Sanfn.
In which 1t Is expected all previous record I
Republican majority will be overturned: a.
sachusetts. which tho Republicans are 4"
where there 10 no doubt of Republican.
cess. and Wisconsin,. where the Republic
majority. It Is e1pected. will break all prev. :
Gus records. Up TO two years ago Wisconsin,.
though uniformly Republican IN national cleo
tions. was what was considered by politicians
aa "a close State" The Republicans never
attained a majority over all their opponents
higher than 90. 900. and more often 1t was boz
low 10, 900. In 1894. however, the Republic
can plurality on the Governorship was $4,000.
q figure which the Republican leaders In the
this year. In New York the battle over the
Governorship Is more ~listless on the Demo-
cratic side than in any previous contest since
1861.