The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-06-30
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

The November election this year Ill
occur on the It'll of the month. There
will be elections in II States and Govern
ors will be chosen in six. namely, Mary
land, Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts, Ken
lucky and Mississippi. In two of these
six there will be no semblancc of a con-
test. Massachusetts will elect Republi
can Governor as usual, and Mississippi
will be still more decisively Democratic.
In Iowa the size of the Republican ma
iority is always an interesting indication
of the drift of public sentiment in the
Middle West. Twice in recent years the
State has given Il Democratic majority.
The other three Of the six States to elect
Governors are in doubt. These are Mary
land, Ohio ard Kentucky, with the
chances favoring the Republicans in Ohio
and the Democrats in Kentucky. All of
the six States mentioned have Republican
Governors except Mississippi Iowa elects
the Governor bicnnially, the present En-
ccutivc having received ma ority of 30
900 in 1897. Last year the State went Re-
publican by 5000 and Mckinley carried
it by 65 geo Mckinley carried Kentucky
by goo majority, with 5000 votes cast by
the Gold Democrats. Last year the Dem
ocrats had plurality of $1,000. TIE pres
ent Governor, Bradley, is the first Rcpub-
lican Governor ever elected in Kentucky.
1t is considered to be almost assured
that the Democrats will carry the election.
In Ohio the situation is interesting
from the fact that there is bitter discord
in the ranks of the Republican party,
which is absolutely dominated by Senator
Hanna. The Republican nominations
have been made and there is lively con
test for the Democratic nomination for
Governor. The Democratic party in Ohio
has usually been uDsound on the financial
question. They went wild about green
backs when that craze was upon us, car
rying along with the tide even so wise
statesman as Judge Thurman. The Gov
ernor in Ohio is elect d every two years
and in 80 years since the war the Demo
Gratis have elected four, namely, William
Allen in 1878, r. NJ. Bishop in 1877,
George Hoadley in 1888 and James f.
Campbell in 1899. In 1896 the Bryan
ticket polled about 40 per cent. of the
vote of the State and in the State outside
the big cities over 80 per cent.
Maryland elects full State ticket, and
each Of the counties elects nearly Il full
ticket of local officers. Baltimore city al
so elects a full local ticket except Mayor,
City Cooncil and Comptroller. Officers
to be elected are Judge Of the Court Of
Appeals, Clerk of the City Court, Judges
of the Orphans Court, States Attorney,
Sheriff, Surveyor, two Senators and Is
members of the House of Delegates. The
MARYLAND election will have no political
significance of a national character except
its general bearing upon the Presidential
election next year, and ID of the Senators
to be elected will take part in the election
of Federal Senator at the session of 1907
So doubtful is the e'cction in this State
that the result, it is generally assumed
will depend upon the character of the
nominations and the method of making
them. New York and New Jersey will
elect Legislatures In Virginia and Mis-
sissppi the Legislatures to be elected will
appoint each a Federal Senator. Nebraska
will elect Judge and Pennsylvania will
elect three judges anda State Treasurer.
1t is believed that Senator Quay's fortunes
are bound up in the election ill his State
The Sun.