The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-19
STATE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.
None Ofthe Doubtful States to Vote
Before the Presidential Election.
From the New York Cun

None Ofthe Doubtful States to Vote
Before the Presidential Election.
From the New York sun.
A larger number of states will partici-
pate In this years presidential election
than In any previous presidential elec-
tion In the United States. and a larger
number Of states. too, will vote on the
same day. Tuesday. November 3, than
ever heretofore. the list Of states hold
ing preliminary spring or autumn cleo
tion having been steadily reduced Of
late years. None of the doubtful states
now holds a preliminary election, and
one Of the last states to fall out Of the
early list is Oregon, which In June, 1883,
sounded what the Republicans called
'the opening gun" Of the Harrison and
Morton contest by Republican major
ity Of $500. In the preliminary election
June, 1892, In Oregon the result was in
decisive and unsatisfactory, the Repub-
lican candidate at the head of the state
ticket polling 81 200 votes. the Democrat
$4,000 and the Populist 12.000 Later on
the electoral votes of the state were
divided between General Harrison and
General Weaver.
The first Of all the states to hold an
election in 1896 will be Rhode Island.
which on Wednesday, April /, will vote
for state officers, and both Of the politi-
cal parties have held their respective
state conventions at Providence. and
both have put up the same candidates
as were in the field last year. the Re-
publicans nominating for governor
Charles Warren Lippitt, and the Demo-
Gratis renominating George Littlefield.
At the election Of last year. Mr.. Lippitt
polled $4,000 votes and Mr.. Littlefield
1900, and II is not seriously expected.
even by the most sanguine Democrat,
that the Republicans can be beaten in
Rhode Island this year. One peculiar
incident In the politics Of the smallest
state In the union Is the rapid growth
within its boundaries of the Socialist
Labor party. On April 21 there will be
a state election for governor in Louisi-
ana and strong effort is already be-
ing made to defeat the regular candi-
date Of the Democratic party by for.
midable combination of outside ele-
ments. the Populists, Republicans and
sugar planter protection Democrats.
On August 3 there will be a state elec-
tion In Alabama, and a repetition Of
the lively times Of 1892 and 1894 Is prom
ised. In both elections Kolb, former
Democrat, was the opposition candidate
to the regular party nominee, and the
claim was made that the results, as Of
flcially returned did not correctly rep.
resent the vote cast. In August, 1882,
Kolb polled 115,OOO votes Cor was cred
tied with that number) and his Demo-
cratic opponent 10000. In the state
election of 1894 in Alabama, Kolb had
$4,000 votes, and Oates. his Democratic
opponent, 10000. Afterward Kolb
caused himself to be sworn in as gov
ernor, and dual state administration
was for a short time threatened. This
year repetition Of the fight is probable
and the national committee Of the Re-
publicans will probably, as in 1892, be
ased to take hand in the contest. At
that time Chris Magee represented the
national committee.
Three states will vote in September:
Vermont on September /, choosing a
! governor for two years; Arkansas on
September Z, choosing a governor for
two years, and Maine on September IA,
choosing governor for two years. On
October s there will be a state election
In Florida, and on the day following,
October Z, state election in Georgia,
which promises to be hotly contested
between the two Democratic factions.