The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
rRANs-MIssIss1PPI INJECTIONS.
A Storm Centre Of Political Activity Beyond
the Mighty River.

A Storm Centre OF Political Activity Beyond
the Mighty River.
State elections will be most numerous. II not
most important. this year in the territory be-
yond the Mississippi River. in the States swept
by the wave of the Farmers Alliance in 1890 and
by the Populist craze In 1894. In the Southern
States there will be few elections. In the Ohio
Valley, through the belt of States which were
formerly considered the doubtful and decisive
ones. there will be no elections Of Importance.
Ohio elects minor State officers. Indiana votes
for minor State officers. Illinois elects a State
Treasurer. q place oflittle political importance;
Kentucky has no election this year. neither has
West Virginia. and iowa does not elect a Gov
ernor until 1850. In the Pacific States. Oregon
has already voted. electing Republican candl-
dates. Utah and Washington hold no elections
this year for State Understand will hold none
until 1900-and the trend Of politics recently
In the New England States has been such
that a Republican nomination Is In each equiv
alent to an election. Moreover. Rhode ISL
land has already voted. and Maine and YER
mont will vote in September. leaving only
three New England States to hold November
elections. and in all three Of them. Massa-
chusetts. Connecticut. and New Hampshire.
the result. it is admitted. is safely known in
a-dyance-success Of the Republican candidates.
In the territory beyond the mississippi. how;
the Populi Sn States as' there s9m viii be- a o9 num feire 81
lively canyasses this year. Nebraska chooses a
full list OF State officers from Governor down as
well az members OF Congress. Kansas does
officers. In these two States the Popallsts
have retained, some. at least. OF the fruits OF
former victories, having Governors In both
Democrats and silver Republicans under con-
ditions which promise at least lively contests
Il they do not give the assurance OF success, In
North and South Dakota there are State elec-
predicted as yet, with any. approach to ,ac-
euracy. though the prospects Of the Republi-
South Dakota. In the former State Q Republic
can Governor. mr. Briggs, died recently and tho
Lleutenant-G Governor 10 temporarily acting In
Secretary Of State, Auditor, and Treasurer are
70 be elected In North Dakota, In which there
has been no contest since 1886. In that year
but In the Presidential election preceding. that
Of . the election was so close. that each OF
North Dakota's electors was ot q different
Dental candidate. One. was for Harrison. one
torICleveland. and one for Weaver. In South
Dakota the Populists number relatively. more
1885 the fusion majority in the State was ia
eraorship. The present Governor OF South
eThcs Is "a q B 1 nHRiEaais' 1 Sns g aie trsas. Mis SGs
Che Misslsslppi y not It's eastern boundary
conditions that promise. eiively fight Is Minne-
sofa. The fusion candidate, john Lind. who
was the P9Puligt pominae for Governor n 1896
sotal was vote ds 81 s4SJo SSS bSSs ln65s sss S 81 S;alO Y &
there. as IN Colorado. In which adovernoF and
s SSHss S nissiS oIlssrf s sss % e e sle %sabe Aal 6 SPsss
htkty.Aixth House Of oonSreSs q wen aS State