Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-10

OF 5000. and even his own stanchest fol-
lowers cannot tell exactly how II happened
or explain the results. The railroads and
corporations generally were against him:
many prominent republicans were open In
their opposition; he received no support
from the sound money democratic wing.
and II was figured that his prolonged strsd-
die of the financial issue had al.enated the
affections OF the popocrats. In this city IL Is
estimated that fully 800 who voted for Nc
Kinley cut Pingree; but his plurality was
800 greater than that OF Mckinley and he
led William Alden Smith for Congress by
$50. In Battle Creek. Port Huron and 9TH
er railroad ceaters he ran ahead instead of
behind. his ;icke:. In Detroit he had
plurality oil aO.Uo, while the rest of the
ticket had but 10000. Pingree's lead over
Mckinley can largely be attributed to the
labor Vote and especially OF organized la
bor. HIS career as governor will be watch
ed with great interest. He viii undoubted-
ly give many OF the established customs of
The state house a decided shaking up, ard
IL may he said that the shaking up VIII not
ne entirely amtss- He VIII not be the uni
vcrsal snlashor OF railroads and corpora
ions that he has been pictured. but ne will
endaSsNor to exercise a little wholesome
control over them and exact a greater trib-
G;e in the way If taxes. The legislature
eject will not be with him I'm his every
move. but while doing Eubernatorial busi-
ress he viii incidentally build UP a state
ma chine which viii insure him all that he
asks for Two years hence. The legislature
Of 1888 will elect successor TO Senator
Julius Caesar Burrows. and the election of
Pingree now will insure lively opposition
to Burrows re-elect ton. P!ngree himself
will go in for a second term as governor
but he Will dictate the senatorial election
and four years hence. when senator Nc
Millan's term expires, he may want the
senatorial seat himself. His career as gov
ernor is liable TO launch Pingree into ma
tional politics, and IL is easily within the
possibilities that he will be presidential
candidate In 1890.
strong Legislature.
The state legislature. converting in Janu-
ary will be three-fourths republican in
both houses and VIII be stronger in ability
and general intelligence than the state has
had in several years. The best OF the men,
bers of two years ago have been reelected
and the ne.y members are as a rule of a
higher grade than usual Among the re-
turned members is John Donovan of Raw
the only democrat in either branch of the
legislature TWO years ago. The Legislature
will not be in accord with the governor on
any extreme measures that he may advo-
cate. but it can he depended upon to sup
Fort him in any reasonable reforms that he
may present.
The sound money democrats who played
al. important part in the campaign and
cCntrib uted to Mckinley about all the ma
jority he received in this state will not go
out OF commission with this election. The
state central committee will meet here in a
lew days 10 discuss plans Tor the future
and to effect a permanent organization
The old democracy OF the state is tied
up with populsts and other things and has
so completely abandoned everything DEM
ocratic that II will not be a force In future
elections, especially IL will be impos-
shle to keep the populists and other ele-
ments permanently in line. and a new
democracy will be erected on the sound
money foundation. All democrats will be
invited into the fold: but the Indianapolis
PLATFORM viii be the articles OF faith, and
not the platform adopted at Chicago. II is
expected the reorganzs ton OF the democ-
racy Will be effected in time to take part
in the Judicial election next spring.