The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-08
ELECTION THIS YEAR,
PRESIDENTIAL, STATE, LEGISLATIVE
AND CONGRESSIONAL.
Twenty-Four United States Senators Will
DO Afrected-Abrupt Changes In the Gov
ornamental Policy Which May Result.

Twenty-Four United States Senators WI
be Anected-Abrupt Changes in the Coy
ernmental Policy Which May Result.
In tn, dill IF y,.ri ia politics tn :
ills ,litisi,a. w)lle'i1s NV ns cln
s1.<3 Of III tr)Dl3Sn, sllIi tna;
is coa,t41tc) )ni1Dl, prlyS 70. tn
swift. conins o. tn, Prssid9a5ial ysar
Wan i5c,n,sh n, flirly revels 10 pol
itic,. q, a:oui3s al eathIsiasn with
in hins,lt thu! is imp )ssible at any
other tins a11 pts all his energie;
into thu e. ga.
Tas av9rig3 ciSizsu is aft ,csel in a
similar mtaaer. H. mty have dis
dained to talk )liticS 10 tn, of years
and sho we'd m mlrk ID ntefereoce for
conversation aboIs Wall street, tbs
comparative advantages OF life across
the North River, or in Harlem, the
difficulty Of getting servants in the
country, the N eritS Of the different
classes Of bicycles, or any other topic
lot equally, absorbing interest. Bat in
,the Presidential year hs loses his ap-
@lomb and excitedly discusses politics.
attends political conventions aud meet.
ings, and cheers Justify for his caudl-
date, never ceasing until the election
is over.
, A Presidential year coming only
once in four years is indeed an event
in politics, aud 1896 will BE- no excep.
ton to the rule. After the exciting
contests before the political conven-
tons over polici IS and candidates will
come the align nsnt Of the national
parties against each othsr 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 e 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
revenue basis to a prohibitive and rob.
Der basis. 1t may also involve immense
unnecessary and fraudulent expendi-
lures of money for dishonest pensions.
Furthermore, it may involve a 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
akain 60 before his constituents this
zeH. e Is possible that the oEerwhelm
ingimaiority Of Republicans in tn.
House May be changed to 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,
tons this year. The class of Senators
whose terms expire March 4, 1897,
comprise twenty mine members, but
FIVE re elections 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 a successor to
Senator James K. Jones Dem.) will
be elected September 8, and the one
that selects the successor to Justin II.
Merrill, Rep.) September /. The
other Senators that will be affected
are:
James L. Pugh, Oem.,) Alabama;
Henry M. Teller, Rer.,) Colorado;
Oryille 81. Platt, (Rep.,) Connecticut,
Wilkinson Call, Dem. } Florida John
B. Gordon, Dem, } Georgia; John M.
Palmer, Oem.,) Illinois; Daniel W.
VOORHEES,, Oem y Indiana; William
a. PETER, Pop.,) Kansas; George G.
Vest, Dem. } Missouri; John P. Jones,
Pop.,) Nevada; Jacob II. Gallinger,
Rep.O Maine; David B. Hill, Oem.
New York; Peter e. Pritchard, Rep. }
North Carolina; 81. 9. Hansborough,
Rep.,) North Dakota John q. Mitch
ell, (Rep. y Oregon; James Don Came
ron, Rep.0 Pennsylvania; James h.
Kyle, Pop.,) South Dakota; Arthur
Brown, Rep.,) Utah; Watson G.
Squire, (Rep.,) Washing gton, and Will
liam F. Villas, Dem.,) Wisconsin; :;
George G: Perkins, Rep. } California; ;
Fred I. Dubois, Rep., y Idaho, and
J: L. NJ. Irby, Oem.,) South Caro-
lima.
The vacancy in Kentucky caused by
the inability of the Legislature to elect
9 Senator to succeed Joseph @. S.
Blackburn will not be affected by tho
election of this fall.
Appearances indicate that two of the
most offensive of the Populists who
came into power on the tidal wave of
$780,, Senators PETER and Kyle, will
be forced into private life. In Alaba-
ma Senator Pugh is making his fight
on free-silver lines. Ex-Speaker Crisp
is following his example in Georgia,
and Senator Vest has made the same
Issue in Missouri. Senator Brown, in
Utah. will be compelled to face his
record in declining to act with his col
league, Senator Cannon, in voting
against protection until free silver
should be given by the Republican
party.
In New York, Illinois, Indiana, anc