Evening star., 1898-07-16
Many officials to Be Chosen Next
November.
SELECTION OF new LEGISLATURES
An important Contest in New
York.
SENATORSHIPS AT STAKE

This is month Of conventions to nomf-
nate state officers, and within the next
thirty days the party states in most of the
states will be made up. Minnesota, Penn
sylvania, Maine and Vermont have held
their nominating conventions for state Of
ficers. In Vermont the election will be
held September 6 and in Maine September
II. The congressional elections will be held
at the same time.
There is no uniformity to the number
of officials to be elected in the states. in
some the entire personnel of the govern
ment of the commonwealth will be sub
mitted to the test of the ballots, in others
only a few minor officials and portion OF
the legislature will be chosen, while few
states will elect the governor and the en-
tire legislature.
Owing 20 the fact that in so many Of
the states the subsequent choice of a
United States senator depends upon the
makeup of the legislature, national issues
will be injected to large extent into the
state campaigns. The result will be at
tempts at fusion between the elements sur
v:ving the wreck of the Bryan campaign
and the combinations then made. In many
sections, however, the former coalitions
have disintegrated to such extent in
even the short space of time which has
elapsed since the late presidential cam
paign that the party leaders are finding diff
ficulty in getting them together again.
In the western states the struggle for
control of the local government and for
the election OF representatives in Congress
VIII be vigorously waged. In most of the
eastern states the absence of the populist
vote. preventing fusion, will narrow the
contest to the sharp lines drawn by the
two larger parties. In all the states ex-
cept oregon the representatives in Con-
gress will be elected.
MISSOURI Will be the scene of lively cam
paign. One-haf of the state senate and
the entire lower branch Of the legislature.
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the supreme court, superintendent OF
public instruction and a railroad cornmis-
sioner.
Nebraska will be a storm center Of po-
state convention until the Sth of Noyem-
Der. The governor, the complete list of
state officers and the entire legislature will
be up for election. A seat in the United
states SeEate and. of course, the repre-
sentatves in Congress will be at ISSUE
minnesota elects the governor, legislature
and minor officials. The United States SEN
atorship is also at stake in this state
colorado VIII elect one-half the senate
the entire lower branch of the legislature
governor and ether state officers The
nominating conventions Will not be held
until September, the law of the state pro-
hibiting campaigns longer than sixty days.
vermont elects governor, legislature
and state officials.
Maine will choose governor, legislature
and minor officials.
Massachusetts will elect governor other
state officers and upper and lower houses
OF the legislature.
Indiana will choose one-half the state
senate and some minor state officials
In Illinois the election will not be i'm
portant. being confined to state treasurer
and some educational officials.
New York will elect governor state Off
cials and legislature. The campaign, on
account of local issues and the United
States senatorship at stake, promises to
be one of the most interesting for several
years.
New Jersey selects a legislature and gov
ernor, together with some other state OIL
cials.
Elections for various officials and
branches Of the legislature will also be
held in the following states: California,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa,
Kansas. Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio
(ninor officiaIs), South Carolina, South Da-
kota, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Georgia's election will be held in October
Those states In which senators will be
elected by the legislatures chosen Eext
November were noted in The Star few
days ago.