The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-04
Elections Next Week.
From the Philadelphia Ledger. Rep

from INC El4AAIe4Fll AscalAeFs nc
Elections will be held next Tuesday IN
twelve States, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Mississippi. Nebraska. New
Jersey. New York. Ohio, Pennsylvania,
South Dakota and Virginia. Particular IN.
icrssi attaches 10 the elections in Ohio, Ken
tacky, Nebraska and Maryland. because OF
the apparent eloseaess OF the contests aud the
effect that may be produced on the national
campaign OF 1900 The Democrats have not
carried Ohio SINCE 1859. but they seem to
have a chance Of success this wear. 0rdi-
Marty, the State IS safely Republican. II gave
Mckinley - .t97 plurality for President, aud
the Republican candidate for Secretary of
State bad 81. 1879 plurality 10 lS9S Judge
Nash, the Republican nominee for Governor,
,s personally popular, bat he appears 10 be
~ulghted b. his relations with Senator Hanna.
o.. the old opponents of the Mckinley Hanna
i@eioa. ScHa,0F Foraker is taking an active
part for the ticket. However, Governor
Rushnsll, Mr. karia, OF tho National Com
mittee. aud ex.MayoT McKissou, Of Cieye.
land ara hostile, or NJ most apaghetie. while
ia Cincinnati there Is au independent Repub-
hcAn movement directed against Boss Cox,
whu 5 nov allied wiih Senator Hama. The
Democratic uoiainee for Governor John Z.
Mclean. IS an experienced and rrsOurceigi
Organizer, and. wbile he has enemies in bis
sF~ft parry iN - haAA-ak AlAA ts MAlA &c AAhAG
successful than his uPponeu, in staying the
10 the campaign aud the factor that Is likely
80 determine the result Is the candidacy of
Mayor Joucs. Of Toledo, the Golden Rale'
or free lance Asplraut tor Governor. Has
strength Is predetermined. bu. It Is thought il
nav be a. great As 100, eco, OF tsice As mach As
Coxcy displayed when be made his run as an
independent. The support Of Jones, il Is ex
p.cicd, sill come from the labor element IN
the cities The old parties are secretly apprc-
B.asive, while each pabiely asserts that the
opposition sill suffer most from the inrOSds
o. the Jones folloHing. With Jones out OF
the way the chances would undoubtedly favor
the Republicans. Vita Jones in the fight,
the result, in the opiaiou OF the ''I.edger's'
well informed correspondent, -. VI. C., IS
reduced 10 guess work.
While the Democrats carried Kentucky in
lSg7 by l. ,So4 plurality, Mckinley had 2lS
plurality in ls96, and Bradley, Republican
EAs elected Governor in 1925 by s9l2 plu-
ralily Apart from some dlssensiOn on the
part Of the colored voters the Republicans ap-
pear 10 be loyal to w. :. Taylor, their candi.
date for Governor. William GCebel, the
Democratic nominee. IS being fought bitterly
by john Young Brown, Independent Demo
cral. who charges Goebel with having secured
ass hHA2faAAt0u ut krACAtil AuA Win play
ing fast and loose on the currency question.
The Republicans express confidence in elect
ing Taylor.
Ia Nebraska, where Judge Of the Supreme
Court and Regents oil the State University
are to be elected, the Republicans are OPP
posed by fusion ticket nominated by the
Democrats, Popalists and Silver Republicans.
Bryan carried the State by 1856 plurality,
bat in is9S the fusion candidate for Governor
had bu, 273l plurality, while the Republicans
won the Legislature. Nebraska being Bryan
own State he has returned to It, after briefly
touring Ohio and kentacky, and Is Keeling of
speeches at record. breaking speed. The Re
publicans express confidence ia the outcome,
bat the fusion elements are working wit b an
ardor born of desperation.
Is will be observed that two Of the crucial
States Ohio aud Nebraska, are the homes of
Mckinley aud Bryan, the rivals for the Presi-
deBcy in 1896, and, probably, in 1900.
Should Ohio be carried 1y Mclean, Mckiu.
ley's prestige would suffer and his chances for
denomination might be endangered. Should
Mclean become Governor of Ohio and the
Bryaniles lose Nebraska, Mclean would inn
mediately loom up AS a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President, with
an excellent chance of superseding Bryan,
whose persistent advocacy of free silver Is
most fatiguing to the Democracy of the East
ern States.
IL is. therefore. evident that the election
next Tuesday in at least two of the States may
60 far to determine who shall be the PreSl-
dental nominees in 1900