El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-01
THE FALL ELECTIONS.
The Whole Country Intere sted in the
Outcome.

OutCOlue
WASHINGTON, u. c., Oct. %, 1897.
All interest in political circles here
now centres in the one-half dozen
states in which elections are to take
place next week. New York, Mary
land, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa and Ne
braSka 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
o, edictions as to the result. That
great interest is felt in the election
goes without saying, for the effect of
the result, whatever it may be, must be
widely felt throughout the state Of
New York, and may determine the
party control of that state for long
time.
Great interest is felt in the result in
Mary and, both because of the pro-
minence of the central figure in the
fight, Senator Gofmao, and also the
bearing which the elt ct;On of a senator
in that state will have upon the make
up of the United States senate. That
the loss of Mr.. Con man as a mem Der
of the senate would be very serious
one to the democracy is well recog-
uized by those familiar with his work
in that body. Beginning his career as
a page in the senate, he has been a
good share of his life upon The floor of
the senate cham Der, AID his experience
and generalsnip 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 to be elected
IN Mary and next week will select his
successor. If that legislature should
be republican, the bow would be a
very serious one to the democratic
party with reference to its control of
national affairs.
Even more important than the Mary
land election is the one which is to
take place in Ohio. It is more impOr-
tant because upon its result will prob
ably depend the control of the senate
during the first half OF President Nc
Kinley's term. As everyb body knows,
Senator Hanna was appointed to the
senate to succeed Senator Sherman,
and the legislature which is about to
De elected will select his successor for
the remainder of the term Tor which
Sen ator 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 senator for the re-
mainder of the term for which Senator
Sherman was elected, and also one for
the full six years term which begins
d
placed in the seat which Senator Han
IA now occupies, republicans would
lose control of the senate during the
remainder of the present congress:
hence, great interest is being felt in
the Ohio election, both in its general
bearing upon national politics, especi-
ally as to whether the republican par
~ will or will not continue in control
of the senate.
NIL
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 |
and Nebraska in the forthcoming cleo |
ton are to partic. pate in national af-
fairs, or selection of a senator, the is !
sues of last year are so closely related |
to the contests in both those states that |
in terest in them is very great. This
is even more especially true of Iowa,
where part of the legislature which
is to elect United States senator will |
be chosen at the coming election.
While few national representatives
are 10 be chosen in the elections now
at hand: while national affairs do not
hinge directly upon the results of these
SlectlO0S, Une greatest Interest Is felt |
rs to what those results may be cause
Of their bearing upon the issues so
in the last campaign. That
.he silver cause has very rapidly gone
10 the background since the election
asst year cannot be doubted. If the
'epu blicans are successful. in the close
tates and the demOcra .ic effort to re-
i've the silver issue in the last mo-
nents of the campaign is unsuccessful,
he feeling is that the silver cause will
lot be revived, and will probably cut
-ery little figure in the campaign for
mem bers OF congress a year hence.
No official expression is to be had
lere with reference 10 the result
cached EX-SENATOR WoIcott and his
o-labors in behalf of International
1t scaunot be said, how
ver, that the assumption of many
ewspapers and writer's of the country
b at their trip has proven unsuccessful
nd ended the prospects of int re atom
l bimetallism is well founded. Their
mission abroad was TO consult with
Their nations, and learn whether they
ould be willing to cooperate in steps
boxing to true bimetallism. The fact 1
hat England has not seen fit to pledge
ersef in advance of any such interna~
onal conference to any given line of (
olicy does not prove at all dis
OuragiDg to the friends of information .
bimetallism, nor does it con vince
1em that the British govern ment III ,
ends to stand aloof from or frown