The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-29
ELEOIIONs NEXT WEEK.
interesting Comet. "a New York Mary
t.ud. 1hi., Kentucky and iowa.


InterestInE Contssts in New York Mary
land, Ohio, KsRiuely and iowa.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 2s-An
interest in political circles here now cen
tres in the one-half dozen states in
which elections are TO take place next
week. New York. Maryland, Ohio,
kentucky, Iowa, and Nebraska are the
states in which the greatest interest is
felt.
The complications in New York city
are SO great and conditions so unusual
that nobody here is willing 10 make pre-
dIctions as 10 the result That great
interest Is felt in the election goes with
ont saying for the efiect OF the result.
whatever II may be, must be widely felt
throughout the state or New York, ana
may determine the party control OF the
state for long time.
Great interest Is felt In the result in
Maryland, both because OF the prpmin-
snce of the central figure In the fight,
senator German, and also the bearing
which the election of senator in that
.tate Will have upon the makeup Of
the United States senate. That the loss
of Mr.. German as member OF the sem
ate would be very serious one TO the
democracy Is well recognized by those
familiar with his work in that body,
beginning his career as page In the
senate, he has been a good share OF his
life upon the floor OF the senate cham
Der, and his experience and generalship
make him one OF the strongest men on
The Democratic side OF the senate, and
one whose loss would be severely felt
by that party. The legislature which Is
10 be elected In Maryland next week
will select his successor. II that legls-
Iature should be Republican, the blow
would be very serious one to the DEM
ocratlc party with reference to Its con-
troll OF national Affairs.
Even more important than the Mary
land election is the one which is TO take
place in Ohio. pit is more important be-
cause upon its result viii probably de-
pend the control OF the senate during
The first half OF President McKinley's
term. AS everybody knows, Senator
Hanna was appointed TO the senate TO
succeed Senator Sherman. and the leg
stature which Is about to be elected
will select his successor for the remain
der of the term for which Senator
Sherman was elected and for the six
years which are TO follow the expiration
of that term. Should the Democrats
carry the Ohio legislature they would
elect a senator for the remainder of the
term for which Senator Sherman was
elected, and also one for the full six
year termw hich begins March T. 1893
Should Democrat be placed In the
seat which Senator Hanna now occu-
pies, Republicans would lose control OF
the senate during the present Congress-;
hence, great interest Is being felt In
the Ohio election. both In Its general
bearing upon national politics. especial
~ as to whether the Republican party
will or will not continue in control OF
the senate.
The Kentucky, Nebraska and Iowa
elections, while less important in their
bearing upon national politics, are
watched with great interest because OF
the prominence which the silver cause
had in the early part of the campaign
in each of those states. While none OF
the officers to be elected in Kentucky
or Nebraska In the forthcoming election
are to participate In national affairs, or
election of senator, the issues of last
year are so closely related to the con-
tests in both those states that interest
in them is very great. This is even
more especially true of Iowa, where a
part OF the legislature which is to elect
a United States senator will be chosen
at the coming election.
While few national representatives
are to be chosen in the elections now
at hand; while national affairs do not
hinge directly upon the results OF those
elections. the greatest interest is felt
as to what those results may be because
OF their bearing upon the issues so
prominent in the last campaign. That
the silver cause has very rapidly gone
to the background since the election
last year cannot be doubted. II the Re-
publicans are spccessful in the close
states and the Democratic effort TO re-
vive the silver issue in the last mo-
ments of the campaign Is unsuccessful,
the feeling is that the silver cause Will
not be revived, and will probably cut
very little figure In the campaign for
members OF Congress a year hence.