Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-11-10

/ make Uno DOUucal campaign UlaL Is
closing today one of the most remark
: able in the history of the country.
Added to these questions of general
, interest momentous local issues are in
volved in the campaigns in many
states, so that altogether the struggle
ait the polls tomorrow may be properly
regarded as the most interesting off
year election the country has ever
seen.
State elections have already been
held in Georgia, Oregon and Vermont
The states that elect governors tomor-
row are New York. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania. Alabama, California. Colo
RADIO. Connecticut. Idaho. Kansas.
Michigan. Minnesota. Nebraska. Ne
vada, New Hampshire. North Dakota.
South Dakota. South Carolina. Texas.
! Tennessee, Wyoming and Wisconsin.
In many of the states interest centers
in the legislative campaign. for the
F.; terms of thirty United States senators
expire next March. and that body
needs but few OBJECTIONS from either
side to make it decidedly Republican
or Democratic.
The state elections III many instances
are more than ordinarily exciting No
tably is this the case in New York as
the result in this state viii have n con-
siderable bearing upon the national
election of 1900 For the first time in
fifty years all elective state offices and
both houses of the 1egisla ture are TO
be chosen at the same election. There
will he elected a governor. lieutenant
governor, secretary of state. controller.
treasurer. encouragement. state en-
2inocr fifty state senators and $50 as
semblymen. And the next legislature
will choose 4 United States senate TO
succeed Edward Murphy. Jr The
democrats are Waeing the war on state
issues. while the republicans have en-
deavored to keep national politics to
tie fore. The leading tickets are
those headed by Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt. the republican candidate
and Judge Augustus Van Wyck. the
democratic choice. In addition TO
these the silver democrats and the
minor parties. such as the prohibition
lists and socialists, all have tickets in
the field
California elects a full state ticket
and an interesting three-cornered fight
is in progress, in which the sugar
trust. the railroads and numerous
other interests are involved. The re ,
publican candidate is Henry Tufft
with Congressman James D. Mcguire
II San Francisco. and the populfsts
with T. w II. Shanahan, of Shasta. i
The state legislature to be elected will $
choose n successor to Senator Stephen /
VI. White Seven congressman are al !
so to be elected. Y
In New Jersey the leading candidates /
FOR governor are Foster NJ. Voorhees,, /
who succeeded Attorney General b
iriggs in the office of state executive,
Ind Elvin w Crane. a democratic law O
yer of Newark Eight congressman n
Will he elected. and the fact that '
United States senator is to be chosen /
o succeed James Smith, Jr., invests $
he legislative contests with unusual +
interest. a
In Connecticut. George E. Liunsbury h
he republican gubernatorial candidate s
5 opposed by Daniel n. Morgan. the
democratic choice. Connecticut also i,
lects four congressman this year =
In Massachusetts the democrats have -
nominated William Bruce to oppose u
Governor Wolcott for reelection. :.
In Wisconsin the republican. Cover -
Tor Scofield. is opposed by Judge II. -
V. Sawyer. while the social democrats =
whose strength lies largely in Milwau- :
zee. have named a third ticket headed =
" 1OWdIu i uille. Oh hliWdukee. III
edition to the state officers Wiscon-
in will also choose ten congressman c
nd a legislature which will select the )
uccessor of United States Senator J. Il
!. Mitchell. IL
Colorado has its usual bitter fight on. s.
be republicans having a full state g
icket headed by Henry r. Wolcott. VI
rother of the senator. The anti-Teller c.
action of the party put up an oppos-
ng ticket. but later withdrew it and 81
ldorsed the most of the regular repub- h
can nominees. An idea of the way
= which the parties are split up may d.
@ gained from the statement that the n,
Gllots to he used in Denver tomorrow 81
ontain the emblems of twelve distinct n,
cllets Colorado chooses but Two con- k
ressmen this year. sr
Nebraska republicans have put up NJ. sr
T.. Hayward to oppose Governor TIOl- II
nmb. Six congressman will be voted fl
)r and also a legislature that will be M
allied upon TO choose a successor to ~
enator Allen, whose term expires next o,
Iarcb ~
Aside from these the guherDatorial ct
1ntests present no phase of special in m
rest. In Tennessee the opposing 90
lndidates are Benton McNIillin. demo-
AT. and James A. Fowler. republican.
! Pennsylvania. where the campaign
an exciting one fought ont on state G.
sues. Congressman William A. Stone
le republican nominee. is opposed by
Gorge A. Jerks. democrat; Sias c.
wallOw the nominee of the popuIist r.
liberty and honest gov \,
-nment parties, and J. MahIOn Barnes, ca
,cialist Iahorite. Washineton's cleo
on is confined to the choice of two he
,ngressmen. Ia Minnesota there are ii,
We state tickets in the field. William tn
:. Eustis is the republican choice for mr.
1vernor and John lind. the nominee So
the democrats and populists. Seven til
)ngressmen are also TO be chosen in he
Minnesota. In North and South Da- a.
Jta the fusiOniSts are somewhat de w
oralized but the party manag gers X
aim they will be able to pull the of
ate tickets through. The repubIi- ct,
ms appear equally confident of sue p,
IS. CI
The southern states for the most hi
lrt confine their election to congress- en-
en- and true to tradition are prepar- on
g to return solid democratic delega- a.
ons. Every indication points to the ad
ection of Joseph d. Savers. the dem 10.
ratio gubernatorial nominee in Texas ro
Id the same may be said of the can w
dacy of Frank w. Rollins. the off
loice of the New Hampshire republi ri
ms. r.
In the always boiling states of Hi III
lis. Indiana. Ohio Missouri and little co
Ella ware there are no gubernatorial ~,
ections, but the interest in the con- 90
st for minor state and judicial Off Sb