El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-07
Intense Interest in Washing
ton in the Elections
Progressing Today.
RESULTS IMPORTANT
They Will Indicate in a Ger.
tain Degree The State of
Public Opinion on The
New Questions.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 7.-De-
spite the fact that today's elections are
confined TO e relatively narrow field
the interest in the result is as great as
was ever known in an off-year. In a
measure the unusual interest manifest
ed may be attributed to the fact that
the result of today's balloting will be
to a certain degree indicative of public
opinion on the new questions of the
day.
Special interest centers upon Ohio,
President McKinley's home, where the
contest has been very bitter. The two
leading tickets are headed by Judge
George K. Nash, republican nominee
for governor, and John r. Mclean, the
democratic nominee. Extraordinary
efforts have been made by each party
and the leaders of each express conf
dence that they will win. An uncer-
tain element has been injected into the
Ohio campaign by the candidacy OF
Mayor Jones, of Toledo, as "golden
rule" Independent.
Kentucky has q three-cornered fight
for governor and unbiased politi-
clans of both parties admit that the
result is in doubt. The three leading
gubernatorial candidates are William
Goebel, democrat; John Young Brown,
the candidate of the boiling democrats,
and William S. Taylor, republican.
Maryland is another state in which
the election seems to be in doubt. The
state is electing governor, attorney
general, comptroller and legislature.
For state officers there are five tickets
in the field-democratic, republican,
rohibition, social democratic and
union reform. The republicans have
been greatly encouraged by the pro-
mise of success from the gold demo-
Gratis, and during the last week have
claimed success for their entire state
ticket. The indications are that the
legislature will be democratic.
The interest 10 the Virginia election
is confined entirely to the legislature,
or rather 10 the nomination of candi-
dates for the legislature, as q
democratic victory is certain. The
issue upon which the campaign has
been fought is purely "a personal one,
the party being divided into the
friends Of the present United States
Senator, Martin, and his opponents.
The prospects are that majority OF
the members of the new legislature
will undoubtedly vote for the re-elec-
ton of Senator Martin.
Pennsylvania is electing a state
treasurer, Justice of the supreme
court, and judge of the superior court
There are four tickets in the field and
the campaign, which has been fought
out wholly on state issues, has been
one Of the most bitter in the po-
litical history of the commonwealth.
Massachusetts chooses full set of
state officers. 1t is generally conceded
that the republican ticket, headed by
Murray Crane, the wealthy paper man
will win out and the pol
iticians are figuring chiefly on the |
size of the republican majority. The |
democratic gubernatorial nominee is
Robert Treat Paine. Jr.
Both parties are claiming Iowa, |
where a governor, lieutenant governor
and minor state officers are being
chosen. The republicans base their
claims of victory on the figures of 1896,
1897 and 1898. The republicans car
ried the state at the presidential cleo
ton n 1896 by Is. 900 plurality. The
state was carried by the republicans at
The last governorship contest two years
ago by 10000, and last years
the state went republican
by $1,000. Governor Leslie M.
Shaw is candidate for reelection on
the re pu blican ticket and his opponent
On the democratic ticket Is Fred E.
White of Dubuque.
Organism has been made the issue
oy the fusiouists in Nebraska, where
repub licans have been working earn
estly to carry the state. The fusion
sts base their hopes of success large