Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-11-08


in all except three Of the forty-five
states, Maine, Vermont and Oregon,
are casting their ballots today. Forty
two states elect congressman. In Ala
bama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina, Rhode Island
Virginia, West Virginia, only congress-
men have to be chosen. Twenty-three
states elect legislatures which will
name U. S. senator's. These are Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Florida, Delaware,
Indiana, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Min
nesota, Missouri. Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North
Dakota, Pennsylvania. Tennessee, Tex
rs, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, West
Virginia.
Those states which elect governors
and state officers are California, Colo
rado, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Mich
igan, Minnesota, Massachusetts,, Neb-
raska, New Jersey, New ork, Nevada,
New Hampshire, North Dakota, Penn
sylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Wyo.
ming.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Florida, Della
ware, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Utah
and Washington are voting for treas
rer, auditor or other minor state officials.
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WAsnIN GToN, Nov. S.--The follow
ing, according to Democratic authority,
will be the result In the several states
that will elect senators for the term be.
ginning March next:
Demecratic-Ca California, Delaware,
Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Montana,
New York, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
and Wyoming-14.
Silyer-Nevada-1.
Pepulist-N Nebraska-1.
Republican Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, Vermont
and Wisconsin-9.
Doubtful Michigan and North Da-
kota.
Mississippi, Maryland and Ohio have
already elected the senators who will
serve for the terms beginning next
March In the persons of fernando
Money, Lewis E. McComasland Marcus
Aurelius Hanna.
The Democrats claim that the next
house of representatives will number
168 Democrats, 1856 Republicans, 16 fu-
sion representatives and 81 doubtful.
Even in the unlikely event of these
thirty-seven turning out Republicans,
their party is still in minority of elev-
en-, as against the combined Democrats
aud fusion representatives.
The Democr It's will have to carry the
legislatures of every doubtful state in
w.der to make tie vote in the next
'ssnate of the United States. The Re-
lpubllcans will have to carry only one
doubtful state to maintain the majority
lin the upper house of congress-.
According to the best Republican
estimate, the Republicans will elect not
less than 1888 members which, with
those already elected in Oregon, Maine
;and Vermont. will make the total 1876
Republicans, leaving the opposition l6l
members in the house. The Republ-
cans count on big gains in the west, and
figure on losing not to exceed fifteen
seats altogether, leaving them margin
of twenty-seven majority with which
TO organize the house.
NEW YORK CONTEST.
New YORK, Nov. s.-There are Eve
stats tickets in nomination in New
Ysrk. as follows: Republican, Demo.
cratic, Citizens Union, Socilist Labor
and Prohibition. The Citizens Union
vote is an altogether unknown qusn-
tity, probably important only if that OF
the two old parties shall be close. The
Republican campaign has been an ag-
aggressive one and notable for the en-
scrgy with which Colonel Roosevelt con,
Quoted his canvass. Within one week
he traversed the state from east to west
land from west to east, delivering close
upon 100 addresses. Judge Van Wyck
pursued a very different course. Hi:
public addresses have not exceeded
ten, and these we're delivered at such
places as Buffalo. Rochester, Utica, Ell
mira. Albany and New York.
The Democratic candidates for stat.
Offices and congress persistently refused
to be led into discussion of the currency
or other national issues.
The potency Of New York city (ol
Greater New York; as factor Il
shown By tbs fact that it casts nearly
as many ballots as all the rest Of ths
state, but there are greater variations II
tue party tides In the city than up thu
state. For example. in 1896. Black
Republican. for governor, had plu
Fe1ty ef s00al over Demscrats Of botl
he free silver and the gold STANDARD
sings. While II 1897 tie Democratic ID