The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-04
THE OUTLOOK This YEAR.
The Prospects I'm Most states Look
Well for Republicans

Well for HepubltcnHn.
Strictly speaking there are no "or
years" In American politics. Half way
between the presidential elections come
the congressional canyasses, which are
nearly as important as the contests for
president, and half way between these
Ohio, Iowa and other states elect gov
ernors. Massachusetts and Rhode Is
land elect governors every year. The
contest in both of these is sometimes
highly interesting. For dozen years
past or ever since the great republican
preponderance OF the war and recon-
struction days began TO lessen, cleo
tons in Iowa have attracted general at
tention, while for more than 40 years,
or ever since she broke from the dem
ocracy and joined the republican party,
Ohio's gubernatorial elections have
usually been of national interest. In
fact for 20 years before the republican
party's first appearance, when the
wings occasionally captured the state,
Ohio's canvasses commanded the atten-
ton of the country.
Exciting campaigns will take place
this year in Ohio, Iowa and Kentucky.
The legislature chosen this year in Ohio
will elect a United States senator for
the fraction OF Sherman's term yet TO
expire and fbr the full term beginning
in 1892 Hanna, by appointment of the
governor, is filing the Sherman vn-
cancy until the legislature elects some
body TO serve until 1899. II the legis-
lature TO be elected this year is repub-
lican Hanna will be chosen for the re-
mafnder of this term and for the full
term which will begin on March 4. 1899.
Should the democrats carry the legis-
lature Mclean will be chosen senator.
Bushnell who has been renominated
by the republicans for governor, will
make an interesting canvass. and the
democrats have no real hope of defeat
Ding him. They pretend, though, they
have n chance OF carrying the legis-
lature, and that part OF the canvass
will attract wider interest than the
election for governor. The prospects.
however, favor the republicans, both
for the legislature and the state ticket.
In Iowa, too, the indications point to
republican success. The gold demo-
Gratis and the populists have state tick
cts in the field, while the margin last
year for Mckinley, $4,000, was much
broader than II was in Ohio, where IL
was $4,000. Kentucky will choose n
clerk of the court OF appeals only, but
the fact that the gold democrats, led by
Carlisle, Lindsay, Buckner, Breclin-
ridge and Watterson, have put up
candidate and will make an active can
vass, will give that states campaign n
national interest. The fact that the
gold democratic revolt against the sill
verito and anarchistic heresies Of the
larger faction OF the democracy took
place In Kentucky before IL did in any
other locality, and that one OF it's sons
was the "sound money" democratic
:andidate for vice president last year,
will brighten the interest which the
country win feel in Kentuclxy's cam
paign in 1907. In Massachusetts,, of
COURSE the republican state ticket viii
get an overwhelming majority. New
York win elect only a court of appeals
judge ahis year, but the canvass will
arouse some interest The conditions
In New York are mixed" yet the
chances seem TO favor the republicans.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.