Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-23
Significance Attached to Contests in
Alabama and Maine.
SIGNS IN THEPOLITICAL SKY
The Tickets in the Field in the
Pine Tree State.
POPULISTS IN NALABAMA

georgia, Maine ana vermont, Will hold
elections before the general election in No
vember. and to two Of them. at least. great
will attach in view of the cleo
ton which is to follow in November. These
two states are Alabama and Maine Ordi-
narily 1t would be safe to count the former
as certainly democratic as the latter is re-
publican. but in these days Of disturbed
political lines the politicians refuse to count
on anything as a certainty.
Alab ANA will be looked to by the repub-
Leans with some hope because Of the al
legged breaking away from the democratic
party of number of democrats, who say
they will vote for Mckinley, and because
there is fusion Of the populists and re-
publicans. Maine will be looked to by the
nation may have some effect and because
the silver sentiment is said to be stronger
there than in any Of the New England
states. In Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and
Vermont the elections are not likely to vary
from Wnat they have been in years past.
The Alabama Election.
The date Of the election in Alabama is
August 3. week from next Monday. Gov
ernor. state officers, county officers and
members Of the legislature are to be voted
for. Tae legislature to be selected will elect
I II.
lists are putting more store by the election
than by any ever held in the state They
claim to be stronger than in any previous
year, and VOW they will capture the state
omces no matter what happens. The demo-
Gratis have nominated CAPTAIN johnson for
governor. and the populists have put out
Representative Goodwin, who contested
the seat of Mr.. Cobb, and was seated Mr.
Goodwin Is supposed to be a fusion candi-
Gate. and the populists claim that he will be
port ed hy the
vaughn, the chairman Of the republican
state committee, some time ago threatened
TO call state convention to nominate a
republican candidate for governor but this
mas not been done, and the presumption s
that the republicans will support Goodwin,
The understanding being that the populists
in return for this, will support republican
rominees for Congress in majority Of the
districts. The popuhsts will try hard to
capture the legislature as Reuben +. Kolb
has his neart set on being United States
Senator.
i he money issue will not cut much of a
hglre in the Alabama election, because
there is no gold man In the field Both
johnson and Goodwin are free silverites
The Importance to be attached to the cleo
ton. from a national standpoint, is the
strength that may or may rot be developed
by the poDulistS, and the hatreds that may
be engendered which will show up in the
November election. Many of the populist
leaders declare that If they don't get fair
treatment in the state election they will
throw the state to Mckinley In November.
The democrats. of course laugh at this
and say they could not throw the election
anywhere. On the other hand, the demo-
Gratis claim that every day prominent pop
Glists are announcing that they will vote for
johnson and Bryan. They point to Philan-
der Morgan as an evidence of this desertion
from the populst ranks. Mr.. Morgan is a
brother Of Senator Morgan, and was one of
the most prominent popuhstS in the state.
He has announced his return to the demo-
cratic ranks and advises other populists to
do the same.
ton they might not agree to a fusion of
electors for Bryan, especially If the St.
Louis convention puts out a ticket of its
own. That would endanger the state to
the democrats.
Senator Pugh is a candidate for re-elec-
ton. His only other opponent. who is sill
yer man, Is Edmund w. Pettus. Governor
Oates and Henry Clay Tompkins, both gold
democrats. are candidates. Representative
Bankhead las been talked of as a candi
Gate but has not announced himself. Sen
ator Pugh and Mr.. Pettus are now stump
ing the state.
The Maine Contest.
The contest in Maine Is regarded as Of ma
tional significance. The election there takes
place September IA, and is for governor.
state officers, Congressman members of the
legislature and county officers. The matter
Of United States Senator is not involved.
The republican candidate for governor is
ex-Congressman Llewellyn Powers, the pre-
deceSsor of Congressman Boutelle, and one
of the strongest men in the state. The
democratic nominee is l.. B. Winslow, but
the democratic situation is badly compli-
Gated. Mr.. Winslow was one of the dele
gateS-at-large from Maine to the Chicago
convention. and was opposed to the nomi-
nation of Sewall. He is a gold man, stand
Ing on a gold platform. Exactly how the
line between the gold and silver men and
republicans and democrats in the state can
be drawn in September sufficient to have an
influence on the November election is not
known. II the silver men of Maine can be
induced to support Winslow, that might
draw the line. but 1t Is said that many Of
them will not do so. Conferences of the
leaders have been held. and the letter of
acceptance of the democratic nomination is
now awaited from Winslow. If he puts
himself on the Chicago platform unre-
servedly that may induce the silver men to
support him with heartiness, and will line
up the parties in q way definite enough to
tell what changes there will be against or
in favor Of the parties in November.
There were four tickets in the field in
Maine in 1894, and the vote was as follows:
Republican, 69, 500: democratic, 3O.621; pop
ulist, 5,:s2l; prohibition. 2, 100 The populist
vote is expected to be thrown to Sewall and
Bryan. A good many years ago the green
back party was strong in one or two dis
tricts Of Maine. and the silver men hope to
stir up this old sentiment thus adding a
few votes to their ticket.
Nominations for Congress have been made
in all the Maine districts except the first.
that Of Speaker Reed. He will be renomi-
mated by the republicans. The democrats
have not settled on their candidate yet The
populists have nominated James F. Cham
pion.
The nominations in the other districts are
as follows:
Second-Nelson Dingley, republican,; At
wood Levnoaler. democrat
Thirds. c. Milliken. republican; Melville
IL way, democrat.
Fourth-Charles A. Boutelle, republican:
A. ]. Chase, democrat.
The Other States.
The election in Vermont is fixed for Sep
tember 1. 1t will be for governor and state
officers. members Of Congress, county Off
GERS and a legislature, which elects sue
cessor to Senator Morrill,. Senator Tillman
some time ago ventured the assertion that
Vermont would go for free silver, but he
has been the only democrat to make such
an assertion. The state is conceded to the
republicans for everything. In 1891 the re-
publicans cast 1868 votes: the democrats
IA. 142. and the populists 74O. Senator Nor.
rill. If he desires reelection, will succeed
himself.
In Georgia the date for the election is