The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-05
ON A FULL STATE TICKET
JONES IS THE UNCERTAIN
QUANTITY IN OHIO.
THE DEMOCRATS CLAIM ALL IN MARYLAND
Iowa Believed to be RepubIican---New York
Republicans Claim they viii Have Ma
jority in t Assemby---Btter fight
in Nebraska.

louisville Ky, Nov. 1.-THE personals
ity of William Goebel, the regular DEM
ocratic nominee for Governor, has been
the principal theme of discussion in the
| campaign which will end next Tuesday
in the election OF full State Ii lei.
The Republicans in the fight for their
ticket, which is headed by ". S. Taylor,
present Attorney General, have directed
their energies mainly against the Demo-
cratic leader and the policies which have
| become associated with his name, notably
| the Goebel election law and the present
| statute affecting railroads. Mr.. Goebel
| is also antagonized by the faction Of his
own party which placed in nomination
! State ticket headed by Hon. john Young
! Brown. This element under the name
Of the Honest hlection League" has
waged bitter personal campaign against
| Goebel.
| On the other hand Mr. Goebel has had
/ the support of a well organized. State
machine the endorsement of the Demo-
cratic National Committee and the active
assistance of several OF the national lead.
ers of the party. notably William Iea-
| nings Bryan. Ex-Governor Stone Of Mis-
/ souri,, and Congressman Bailey IF Texas.
/ National issues have mot figured in the
campaigm except as they were introIus-
/ ed by this last class Of speakers who
urged in favor Of the regular nominee
ON the ground that THE fight in Kentucky
| this fall is a forerunncr OF the hattie of
| 1900 and its result might seriously aft
feet the latter.
State tickets have been put up by the
Populists, ProhnationiSts and Soeialistic
Labor party but the other tickets nave
attracted most of the interest of tine
campaign.
In addition to State officers, a legisla-
ture rs to be chosen which will elect a
successor to United States Senator Lind
say. Ex-senator J. G. s. blackburn, is
AN avowcd candidate for this place and
has stumped the State with Candidate
Goebel. The State has been canvassed
from eId to end during tine past two
months by paTtiSans Of the various cam
didates, the campaign aroustng bitter
ness OF feeling second emily to that of
1896, when, as is tire case this year, the
Republicans were united WHINE the DEM
ocrats were divided, though upon entire
ly different ines.@e
Tuesdays contest at the polls is ex-
pected to be exciting and exceedingly
close.
JONES MAKES 1T UNCERTAIN
Cincinnati, O., Nov. 4.-Tonight prac-
tically closes the debate in Ohio i'm the
campaign for the election eff State and
Connty officers Six tickets are before
the people, Democratic, Republican, MON
partisan, Prohibition, Union Reform and
Sooialistic Labor The hast three manned
have net made any slowing THAT inul-
Gates any more than the ordinary number
Of votes, hut the progress of the cam,
paign has shown that the othsr three par
ties win poll a more than usually full
vote The registration in AN the big
cities is abnormal. How the vote Will be
distributed between Mclean, CDem.),
Nash, Rep) and Jones (Non-partisan), is
not easy to predict at the end of the
campaign. The fight of the Democrats
HAS been against tine President Philip
pine policy, trusts and hanna.
SAYS REPUBLICANS WILL WIN.
Des Moines. Iowa, Nov. 1.-The poll
tical campaign in Iowa practically closed
this evening with rallies in the principal
cities. State Chairman Weaver, Repub-
lican, in statement tonight said there
was no doubt of great Republican
victory. Other Republican leaders eStl-
mate the majority rs high as 10000.
State Chairman Huffman, of the Demo-
cratic Committee, while making no esti-
mates said he was satisfied with the out
look, and thought White, candidate for
Governor, would be elected.
Best estimates are that the Repubh-
cans will elect 10 out of the $50 mem
bers in both branches of the Legisla
ture.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM MARYLAND.
Baltimore, Md, Nov 4.IThe cam
paign in Maryland closed tonight with
the leaders Of the parties claiming
everything, but with the betting decid-
eddy in favor of the Democratic candi-
dates. Odds of ? to / are being freely
offered ON Smiths election as Govern0p
with but few takers, though why this
should be is not apparent to an unpre-
JUDGED observer. The officers to be
elected on Tuesday are Governor, Comp
troller and Attorney General. a new
Legislature and half the Senate will
also be chosen, but no United States
Senator is to be elected at the coming
session.
The Republican candidate for Gov
ernor Is the present incumbent T1ovE