The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-08
ELECTION THIS YEAR.
PRESIDENTIAL, STATE, LEGISLATIVE
AND CONGRESSIONAL.

PRESIDENTIAL, STATE, LEGISLATIVE
AND CONGRESSIONAL.
Twenty-Four United States Senators Wi
be Anscted-Abrupt Changes in the Gov
srnmental Policy Which May. Result.
Ia tn, dill Of vars ia p,litics tn ,
iils ,Iiticil1, w)1ls'iag hoE he c.n
s1,t, of tn, tr,lol9Bn, aa1li tha;
is a coast,1sc) >a1l>l, pays 70: tn .
swift: coniny o. tn, Pfssil,atial ysar
Wasa con,S b, fairly revels in pol.
itic,. n, aro1sss al enthusiast with.
in him ,slt th.t is imp >ssible at any
other tin, a11 pts all his energies
into tho t.1t.
Tae average citizen is af ,o.e l in a
similar mlnner. n, mly hlVo dis
dsined to talk p)liti:s ia th, of years
add sho we'd a marked otefereace for
conversation ab)1t Will strset, ths
comparative advantages OF life across
the North River. or in Harlem, thu
difficulty OF getting servants iu the
couutry, thu N ,rits of the different
classes of bicycles, or any other topic
OF equally, absorbing interest. Bat in
the Presidential year hs loses his ap
lomo aud excitedly discusses politics,
attends political conventions aud meet
ings, and cheers Justify for his candl-
date, never ceasiug until the election
is over.
A Presidential year coming only
once in four years is indeed an event
in politics, and 1896 will be no excep'
ton to the rule. After the exciting
contests before ths political conven-
tions over polici IS and candidates will
come the align nent Of the national
parties against each other in every
State in the Union, and long, in
tensely interesting campaign. In other
years States are not all greatly inter-
ested, but in the Presidential year they
all are.
The general election will be held
this year on November 8. On that
day every State in the Union will
choose as many presidential electors
asit has members in both houses of
Congress. These presidential electors
in turn are to choose the next Presi-
dent of the United States. who will
hold for term of four years. Their
choice may involve a change in the
politics of the entire national admin
istration, with the Cabinet, and the
hundreds of thousands of employees
of the Federal government in every
part of the nation.
It may also involve an abrupt
change in the economical policy of the
government and take the tariff from a
revenue basis to prohibitive and rob.
ber basis. It may also involve immense
unnecessary and fraudulent expendi-
lures of money for dishonest pensions.
Furthermore, it may involve change
In the financial conditions of the gov
ernment. All these things are very
important.
Every member of the present ma,
tional House of Representatives must
again 20 before his constituents this
fall. It Is possible that the overwhelm
ing majority of Republicans in tn.
House may be changed to a minoritye
There will be conventions and elec-
tons in every Congressional district.
Twenty four United States Senators
will be affected by the results in the
various States in the legislative elec,
tions this year. The class of Senators
whose terms expire March 4. 1897,
comprise twenty. nine members, but
five reflections or elections of success
ors to members have already been
consummated.
The elections for all these Legisla,
lures will be held on the date of the
Presidential election, November 8, ex
cept Arkansas and Vermont. The
Legislature to select q successor to
Senator James K. Jones Oem.) will
be elected September s, and the one
that selects the successor to Justin r.
Morrill,, Rep.) September 1. The
other Senators that will be affected
are:
James L. Pugh, Oem.,) Alabama
Henry NJ. Teller, Rep.,) Colorado
Orvil1e 81. Plat, Rep. } Connecticut
Wilkinson Call, Dem. } Florida Johr
B. Gordon, Oem., Georgia; John NJ
Palmer, Oem.) Illinois; Daniel w
Voorhees,, Dem y Indiana; William
A. PETER, Pop.,) Kansas; George G.
Vest, Oem., Missouri John P. Jones
(Pop.0 Nevada; Jacob 81. Gallinger
Rep.,) Maine; David B. Hill, Dem,
New York; Peter e. Pritchard, Rep.
North Carolina; II. G. Hansborough
Rep., y North Dakota; John 81. Mitch
ell, Rep. y Oregon; James Don Came
ron, Rep.,) Pennsylvania; James 81
Kyle, Pop.,) South Dakota; Arthu
Brown, (Rep.,) Utah; Watson @
Squire. (Rep.N y Washington, and Will
liam F. Villas, Oem.,) Wisconsin
George G. Perkins, Rep., } California
Fred T. Dubois, Rep. } Idaho, an,
J. L. M. Irby, Oem.,) South Caro-
lima.
The vacancy in Kentucky caused b.
the inability of the Legislature to elec
Senator to succeed Joseph 9.
Blackburn will not be affected by tn
election of this fall.
Appearances indicate that two of tn
most offensive of the Populists VIII
came into power on the tidal wave q
1890, Senators PETER and Kyle, wi
be forced into private life. In Alabs
ma Senator Pugh is making his figf
on free-silver lines. Ex-Speaker Girls
is following his example in Georgis
and Senator Vest has made the sam
Issue in Missouri. Senator Brown, i
Utah. will be compelled to face h
record in declining to act with his co
league, Senator Cannon, in votin