Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18
GOVERNORS OF STATES
Curious Changes and Contrasts in Existing
Political Conditions.

There are 10 states in the Union. and
heretofore those in the West ana
Northwest have usually had RepuDii-
can and those in the South and South
west have usually had Democratic gov
ernors, while the Pacific states and the
Middle states have oscilated, the two
parties winning alternately New Eng
land has generally been Republican,
though in recent years Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut, the
three Southern New England states,
have had several Democratic COVER
nors. At the present time these con-
ditions are totally changed.
Three states previously overwhelm-
ingly Democratic-kentuc West
Virginia and Maryland-have all of
them Republican governors. On the
Pacific party lines are much mixed,
California has a Democratic governor,
and so has Washington, though Wash
ington is strongly Republican. Oregon
HIS ii iE DlIN al sSJN il'A anu 49,
da has a Free Silyerite governor. In q
strip of territory stretching from the
Missouri to the Rocky Mountains and
including the three states of Nebraska,
Kansas and Colorado-a region settled
originally by New England men and
their families-there are no Republican
governors. There is a Democrat at the
head Of affairs in Colorado, and there
are Pcpuiist governors in Nebraska and
Kansas North Dakota has a Demo-
GRAFT Utah, lying midway between Col
orado and Oregon, has a Republican
governor. though i'll the Presidential
election of 1886, Bryan polled more than
50 per cent Of the entire vote of the
state.
New Jersey which almost uniformity
from the beginning of the Civil War had
a Democratic, has now hepuoncan COY
ernor. and North Carolina, which has al
most uniformly been Democratic. has a
Republican Governor. All the state OF
the Ohio valley, including Ohio. lndianna.
and Illinois have now Republican Coy
errors So have Wisconsin and Michigan.
and one Of the most surprising manlTe@-
tations of the caprice of party sentiment
and preference it this-that in Illinois
long a close state, the Republicans ma
iOritv at the last election for Governor
was 113GC0 votes whereas Minnesota.
which since its admission into the Union,
in 1875. has been solidiy Republican. gave
the present Republican Governor ma
iority of only $500 There is Il Democratic
Governor in Delaware. Idaho has a
Democratic Governor Montana Popu-
list Governor. and Wyoming a Republican
Governor vet these three states nave M
terests almost Identical. the character and
pursuits of their inhabitants are about
the same, and the issues which separate
the voters are alike Missouri Arkansas
and Texas have Democratic Governors.
and Virginia continues to adhere TO the
Democratic column by lead 50 large
that the Republicans did not deem II nee
essary to make q nomination at inc last
state election. Notwithstanding the tact
that North Carolina to the south Ken
lucky and West Virginia to the west ana
MARYLAND to the north Of Virginia nave
an OF them Republican Governors.
The states which choose Governors TINS
wear are New York. New Jersey, Massa-
chusetts. Alabama, Arkansas. California.
colorado. Connectcut Georgia. idaho.
Kansas. Maine. Michigan, Minnesota. Ne
braska. Nevada. New Hampshire. North
Dakota, Oregon. Pennsylvania, hhode Is
land. South Carolina, South Dakota, Ten
nrssee Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, and
WYOMING.