The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-02

CITY OFFICIAL. PAPER.
SEATTLE, TUESDAY, nov. ?
STATE ELECTIONS.

The most interesting election goins
on today Is that In Ohio, although II Il
abe legislature and not the officers upon
which the dght cen.ers- Governors arc
20 be elected IN Massachusetts, Ohio
Iowa and Virginia. with a pretty full
list OF state officers. In New York the
only state officer to be elected Is the
chief justice OF the court OF appeals
and there Ii a square fight between w.
j. Wallace. Republican. and A. b.
Parker, who is nominated b. both OF
the Democratic factions. Colorado
elects chief justice. Kentucky clerk
Of the court of appeals. Nebraska a
Judge and two regents Of the state uni
yersity. while Pennsylvania elects only
an auditor and a treasurer.
Attention has been so frequently d.
rected to the condition OF affairs in
Ohio that the public IL quite familiar
with 1t. The campaign was closed with
d speech from President Mckinley.
who arrived home In order to vote.
Notwithstanding the interest, the regis
tration has fallen of remarkably, In
Cincinnati alone the difference being
about 5000. In Cleveland $4,000. and
even In Toledo over 1900 between that
OF last year and this year. AT the cleo
ton of November. 1895. Gov. Bushnell,
who seeks reelection. received plu-
rality Of 92.s2s.
II the number of tickets produces In
terest In an election. Iowa ought TO be
a hot place today. as there are six in
the field. The contest Is probably be-
tween l.. nj. Shaw, Republican candi-
date for governor. and r. E. White.
fnsionist. A year ago the state went
Republican by plurality OF s5.452.
while Drake. the present Republican
incumbent. was elected governor in
1896 by plurality of 50 ESQ. The labor
unions are fighting the fusionists. and
declare that II behooves every laboring
saan aud every friend of honest labor
In The state To oppose the advancement
of some OF their candidates.
The interest In Kentucky Is that. al-
though the only officer 10 be elected Is
clerk OF the court az appeals. there are
four tickets in the field. Republican.
Democratic. National Democratic and
Topallst. 50 that the Republicans have
d fair chance Of Winning.
Public Interest Ia The Massachusetts,
campaign has died out as Il became
evident thai Gov. Roger Wolcott, who
seeks reelection and who has proved a
most capable executive. Is sure to be
elected avss George Frederick vii
liams. the n.ysa Democratic candidate
Al the ,ast eleetioa Gov Wolcott re-
cesved majority Of more than half the
entire vote of the state.
IN Virginia the sueoesa e. the Demo
cratic ticket being foregone concln.
sion. the only question noR Is By how
many votes. The Democrats plurality
I'm the state on president tn 1895 vas
1asas. II will be remembered that ths
Republicans put 40 ticket Ia the field
until the last moment. aud then It va.
not by regular nomination
Unless there is some lucky chance
the election In Maryland viii result o.
Democratic success. There IA. heeg
some hone that the aopulas disaJeetior
in Germans ranks would have aBorsel
The Republicans an opportunity to cap.
,ure Il: hut The mistaken policy OF sen.
ator Wellington has ofIse' Ire adyan
tase. There il every probability that
the most notorious machine boss IN chs
United states viii be sc-eieSted 70 ths
senate for another full term
The result Ia Nebraska il in srea'
aonht and the positions are ~ a cear
meter not TO arouse political fervor,
In Colorado local conditions havi
entered into the campaign, and there
en- anti-Repuhliean combine whiea VII
probably be successful
The states in which legislatures Al
10 be elected are Iowa. Ohio. Nasssehu
sets Maryland and Virginia. ou' e'ec
ton OF United States senator VIII fol
,aw only IN Ohio and Maryland,