El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-07
Will Be One of the Most
MOmentous In Our
History.
A FIERCE CAMPAIGN
Now Closing, Which Has
Been Remarkable Be-
cause of National Is
sues Involved.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 1.-THE
question of territorial expansion and
the kindred issues owing their origin to
the recent war with Spain are the COM
ponent parts which combine to make
the political campaign that is closing
today one of the most remarkable in
the history of the country. Added to
these questions of general interest mo-
mentous local issues are involved In
the campaigns In many states, so that
all together the struggle at 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 to-
morrow are New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Alabama, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska. Me-
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
terms of thirty United States senators
expire next March, and that body
needs but few defec:ions from either
side 10 make it oecidedly republican or
democratic.
The state elections in many instan-
oes are more than ordinarily exciting.
Notably Is this the case in New York
rs the result in this state will have q
considerable bearing upon the nation
al election of 1900. For the first time
in fifty years all elective state offices
and both houses of the legislature are
to be chosen at the same electio
There will be elected q governor
lieutenant governor, secretary of
state, controller, treasurer,
attorney general state engineer,
fifty state senators and $50
assemblymen. And the next Legislature
will choose United States senator to
succeed Edward Murphy, Jr. The
democrats are wsging the war on state
issues, while the republicans have en-
deavored to keep national politics to
the 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 prohibitionists and
socialists, all have tickets in the field.
California elects full state ticket
and an interesting three-cornered fight
Is in progress, in which the sugar
trust, the railroads and numerous 9TH
er interests are involved. The repub-
licsn candidate is Henry Tufft Gage,
while the fusionists oppose him with
Congressman James d. Mcguire of San
Francisco, and the populists with T.
W. II. Shanahan of Shasta. The state
legislature to be elected will choose q
successor to Senator Stephen M.
White. Seven congressman are also
to be elected.
In New Jersey the leading candi-
dates for governor are Foster M. Voor
hees, who succeeded Attorney kGeu-
eral Griggs in the Office OF state execu-
tive, and Elvin w. Crane, a democratic
lawyer Oh NeWdTh- COuRr6S5-
men will be elected, and the fact that
a United States senator is to DE chosen
to succeed James Smith, Jr., invests
the legislative contests with unusual
interest.
In Connecticut George E. Lounsbury,
the republican guberDatorial caodi-
date, is opposed to Daniel n. Morgan,
the democratic choice. Connecticut
also elects four congressman this year.
In Massachusetts the democrats
have nominated William Bruce to OPP
pose Governor Wolcott for re-elec-
tion.
In Wisconsin the republican, Cover
nor Scofield, is opposed by Judge FL.
w. Sawyer, while the social demo-
Gratis, whose strength lies largely in
Milwaukee, have named third ticket
headed by Harvard Tuttle OF Milwau-
kee. In addition to the state officers