The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-06
ELEcrIoNs OF 1897.
rhe Outlook Is bright for Republican
Victory.

The Outlook II bright tor hepuDA1c@A
Victory.
Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts, and Vir-
ginia will choose governors this year,
and Nebraska, Kentucky, New York,
Pennsylvania and Maryland will elect
minor state officers. An election for
mayor and other city officers will take
place in the enlarged city of New York,
which will attract the attention OF the
whole country. An election which Will
command as much interest as any OF |
these is that for the legislature in
Ohio, which body will choose United
States senator, the republican candi-
date being Marcus A. Hanna. who,
pending the election, holds the senator
ship by appointment of the governor.
In calling this an "off year." therefore,
we must make the qualification that
for an "off year" 1897 will have good
deal Of interesting politics.
Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts, and Penn
sylvania will be sure, of course, to go
republican. The chances, too, are that
New York will be republican, while
Virginia will certainly go democratic.
Nebraska, Kentucky and Maryland are
the states which are in doubt. New
York city is also in very profound
doubt. In the senatorial election in
Ohio the prospects are decidedly IA
yorable to the republicans. Nebraska's
election has a special interest this year
on account of the presumed effect it
will have on Bryan's chances for the
nomination in 1000. Bryan himself rec
ognizes its Importance in this respect,
as is clearly shown by the frantic eff
fort which he made to secure fusion
between the different silver elements,
and in these efforts he was successful.
At least there is surface harmony be-
tween the various parts of the popo-
cratic coalition of that state. and this
fact gives the Bryanites much encour-
agement. Still, as Mr.. Bryan's lead in
Nebraska was only 10000 in 1896, when
the conditions were much more favor
able to his side than they are now. the
republicans have hopes of redeemine
the state.
In Kentucky and Maryland, especially
IN Kentucky, the republicans are aware
that nothing but the hardest and mos
persistent sort of work will give then
the victory. These were rock-ribbe'
democratic states until recently. Cleve
land carried Kentucky by 10000 II
1892, and Bradley's lead in it in 1S9
was only 5000, while McKinley's mar
gin in it in 1896 was but 2S1, and one
its 10 electoral votes went to Bryar
In 1896 many gold democrats voted tn
republican ticket in Kentucky, but thi
year the probabilities are that all
them will support their own ticket. l
Maryland the chances for the republic
ans are much better than they are
Kentucky. On smaller aggregat
vote the republicans had 10000 plura
ity in Maryland in 1895 and one Of 81
900 in 1896. There is no strong reaso
to suppose that the falling off in go
democratic votes from the republics
side this year will be great enough
sweep away this republican margi
There is good reason, indeed, for Il
republican confidence in Marylan
Nebraska and Kentucky, that is to sa
are the states in which there is mo
doubt as to the result. but in bo
those states the republicans have go'
grounds for hope.-St. Louis Glot
Democrat