Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-11-02

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Ohio and Pennsylvania, In ad iition,
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey,
Nevada and Washington choose either
the entire or a part OF their legislatures
In all the states first named, save
Pennsylvania, Kentucky. Nebraska
and Colorado, the members Of the
respective legislatures are to be elected
in addition to the state officers. In
Massachusetts, Ohio, Virginia and
Iowa, governors will be elected. In
Maryland and Ohio, a special national
interest Is involved on account OF q
United States senator having to be
elected from each OF those states.
Kentucky will elect a clerk of the court
of appeals. Pennsylvania elects state
treasurer and auditor general. Ne
braska elects q judge Of the supreme
court and regents Of tho university.
Colorado elects a chief justice. New
York elects a chief justice Of the court
of appeals, a new assembly and the
first municipal officers of Greater New
York City. The greatest interest at
taches to Maryland, Ohio and New
York. In Ohio the democrats have
Endorsed the Chicago platform, and
the silver forces are %contending for the
establishment of their doctrine and the
election OF a senator. The republi'
cans are making q square tight
for the present gold standard,
for republican principles, and
for the election OF Mr.. Hanna to
the senate. The indications are that
the republicans will carry the state. 10
Maryland the important fight Is ozer
the senatorship. It is a question OF the
overthrow of German or the re-estab-
lishment of Gormauism. The situation
is 8, mixed that few wise people at
tempt prediction. German has the an
ii. German element In his own party to
contend with, and the republican fac
ions are more or less at outs on &C.
count of the successful resistance to
Mr.. Wellington's attempt to establish a
republican bossism.
In New York the situation Ia even
more mixed than in Maryland, but
there is a little more Indication as to
the results. The democrats are divided
into silver and gold factions, Tam
manyites and anti. T~ammanyites. The
republicans have to contend with a di-
vision of their forces on account OF the
independent nominations of the
Citizens union in New York city, and
with a small fragment of the anti Plat
republicans.
The interesting feature Of the Mas
~sachusetts election is found In the fact
that the democrats have come out
squarely for the Chicago platform.
The result is not in doubt, but the
interest is in knowing how large q vote
the silver democrats can get in Mas
sachusetts, with the election of q
republican a foregone conclusion. In
Iowa very important local considera-
lions enter into the fight. The4tosmo-
Gratis. in addition to making a fight Oh
the old Bryan lines, have attacked the
record of the present republican state
officers, accusing them Of extravaganza,
elc. In Nebraska the democrats, pop
ulists and silver republicans are united,
and it is generally expected that they
will win. In Kentucky the most inter
esting feature of the fight is the struggle
between Blackburn and his silver
followers and the Carlisle Lindsay gold
democrats. In Virginia there is no
regular republican ticket. The demo
Gratis will elect the governor and
probably the legislature, which will
re-elect Senator Daniel. In Colorado
there is agreat mix-up among the silver
forces, the silver democrats having
nominated a gold mar for chief justice.