El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-02
States that Voted Today For
State Officers.
is ONLY A FORECAST.
The Eyes of the Country are Centered
On the Election in OhiO-A Repub
Iican Majority is Assured
There.


Elections are in progress today in M az
sachusetts, Colorado, Nebraska, N ey
York, Kentucky, Iowa, Virginia Oh: o az,
Pennsylva ia. In addition. Delaware
Maryland, New Jersey, Nevada ano
| Washington choose either the entire
or part Of their Legislatures In al
the states first n4me1, save Penn
sylvania, Kentucky, Nebraska aud Co.
dorado, the mem bers of the respective
legislatures are to be elected iu ad.
ditiOn to the state officers. In Mas
sachusetts, Ohio, Virginia and lows
governors will be elected. In Mary.
land and Ohio a spe cial at'Ona1 inter-
est is involved on account of a United
States senator having to be elected
will elect a clerk of the court of ap-
heals. Pennsylvania elects state
treasurer and auditor general. Ne
braska elects judge of the supreme
court and regents of the University. Co.
dorado elects a chief justice. New York
elects chief justice of uhe court of ap-
peals, a new assembly aud the first
municipal officers Of Greater New York
| City. The greatest interest attached
to Maryland, Ohio and New York. In
Ohio the democrats have indOrsed the
Chicago pla form, and the silver forces
are contending for the esta blishment
of their doctrine and the election of a
senator. The republicans are making
a square fight for the present gold
stan dard, for republican principles,
and for the election of Mr.. Hanna to
the senate. The indications are that
the republicans will carry the state.
| 10 NJ Aryland the important fight is over
the senatOrship. 1t is question of the
overthrow of German or the re-estab-
| lisbmens of Gormanisu. The situa-
| tion is so mixed that few wise people
| attempt prediction. German has the
the ant -Gorman element In his own
party to contend with, and the repub-
| licau factions are more or less at outs
on account of the successful resistance
to Mr.. Wellington S attempt to estab
lish a republican bOssism.
In New York the situation is even
more mixed than in Maryland, but
there is little more indication as to
the results. The democrats are divid-
ed into silver and gold factions, Tam
mauyites and anti-Tammanyites. The
republicans have to contend with a
division of their forces on account of
the independent nominations of the
Citizens Union in New York City, and
with small fragment of the anti
Piatt republicans.
The interesting feature of the Mas
sachusetts election is found in the fact
that the democrats have come out
The result is not in doubt, but the in
| terest IS IN knowing how large q vote
the silver democrats can,get in Mas
sachusets, with the election of re-
publican foregone conclusion. Iu
Iowa very important local considera-
tons enter into the fight The dem
Gratis, in addition to making a fight on
the old Bryan lines, have attacked the
record of the present republican state
officers, accusing them of extravaganza,
etc. In Nebraska the democrats, pop
ulists and silver republicans are unit
ed, and it is generally expected that
they will win. In Kentucky the most
interesting feature of the fight is the
struggle between Blackburn and his sill
yer followers and the Carlisle Lindsay
gold democrats. In Virginia there is
no regular republican ticket. The
democrats will elect the governor and
pro badly the legislature, which will
re-elect Senator Daniel. In Colorado
there is great mix up among the sill
yer forces, the silver democrats hav-
ing nominated gold man for chief
justice.
CLEVELAND, O., November ITO
day is typical November day, cold
and steady drizzling, chilling rain.
The vote of the city is very light, al
most record breaker in that direc-
newspapers and the committee openly
charged a secret effort on the part of
Mayor McKisson to knife Hanna, and
support the republican ticket. Hanna's
friends fought McKisson for mayor and
McKisson can doubtless turn $500
votes from Hanna.
CINCINNATI, November 2.-The
weather here is gloomy, chilly and
raining which bids fair 10 continue all
day. Notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather, however, up $50 q. m. a heavy
vote was polled, SO great is the interest
in the election. Betting is largely in
favor of the democratic or fusion
ticket.
CANTON, November 2.-Cantoniaus
were astIr early this morning. The
rain ceased but the day is gloomy.
Tue morning vote was heavy, Presi-
dent Mckinley voted in the forenoon.
PARIS, KY, November "A despe-
rate battle between drunken negroes
and white men occurred after m idnight
this morning in which Bill Jones,
James Str.biey and Aaron Busch (col-
ored) were seriously I'M jured. Over one
hundred shots were nred during the
melee. Four will probably die.
FRANKFORT, KY, Nov. 2.-Insthe riot
| between political factioDs little after
midnight, Frank E bert, Howard Clo-
re and including a number of unknown
negroes killed.
SYRACUSE, N, Y, November Nv.
J. Bellen, republican candidate for
Nom ber of the assembly from this dis
tr.ct, died suddenly at p m. today OF
apoplexy.
| RICHMOND, Va, Novem Der 2.-Col.
| Jas. G. franc, republican candidate
for state senator, was stricken with
apoplexy this morning and died in /.
few minutes. He had ordered his
buggy to go to the polls and was
waiting for it to come, but was stricken
down.
OMAHA, Neb, November "A
heavy vote is being polled In Nebras-
ka and the weather is fine, The silver