Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-07
THE ELECTIONS.
Number of States are Voting on
Various Questions To-day.

Waged-General Democratic Gains
are Expected and COnce ded- Ohio,
Nebraska, Kentucky and Maryland
the Points of Interest.
Elections are being held to-day in
number of states. The issues involved
are different in nearly every state and
in many Of them the two parties are
both split by internal di.sentions. In
no one Of the doubtful ones are the
parties lined up squarely against each
other. In Louisiana and Mississippi
there is no internal division but the
results are SO well known that no at
tention is being paid to them.
In Iowa there has been rather warm
campaign and both sides are claiming
the state but the chances favor the
election of the Republican nominee
for governor by a large majority.
In Massachusetts there has been
a cold campaign and the election of
the republican by very large majority
is conceded by the democrats.
In Nebraska there has been one of
the liveliest campaigns known to the
state although there are but a few
minor officers to be elected along with
a supreme judge. The campaign has
been fought on National issues and
the republicans are against the demo-
Gratis and the rest of the fusion ticket.
Bryan has made very close canvass
and speakers Of national reputation
have been imported by boGn sizes 10
take part in the fight. The result
will have great influence on the
fight next fall. The states is expected
to go democratic by comfortable
majority.
Kentucky promised to be the hot
test battle ground of the whole field
but the states has settled down won
derfully in the last few days and the
state is now conceded to the demo-
Gratis by the republicans. In the
state there are two democratic tickets
and two republican tickets in the field
all of them brought out by state is
sues. No matter how the election
may go it will not disturb the record
of Kentucky as democratic state nor
prevent it from going that way nexU
fall.
In Ohio there has been one of the
warmest campaigns ever held and
this state now has the center of the
stage It. elects full state ticket
and the campaign has been fought on
national lines but the presence of
third candidate on an independent
ticket has distracted the attention of
the voters and the test will not be
worth very much. The claims of all
three candidates are for. election of
themselves but it will take the count
of the ballots to determine the result.
1t may be landslide in any direction
or it may be very close. The result
was never in such doubt in that state.
Maryland is expected to go demo-
cratic for the first time for several
years. Senator Wellington offers to
bet five Thousand dollars that the
democrats carry the state. He is the
republican senator from that state
and the offer is very significant one.
There is a general falling down of re-
publican majorities all over the state
as shown by town elections and the
democrats are very active and united.
Taking it all in all while there are
few states in which the issues are
very clearly defined on national ques-
tions the democrats will have nothing
to lose by the results in the several
elections Of next year. At any rate
they will when dissected show which
way the political cat is going to jump
ext time.
This paper will give the results in
full in the issue of tomorrow. 1t will
contain the latest news up to two
o'clock in the afternoon of the day
following the election.