The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-26
STATE ELECTIONS
HELD THIS YEAR
Twelve States to Elect General
Officers.
A HOT CONTEST IN OHIO
A Full List of the Nominees of the Two
Parties in Mississippi-El
tons in Other
States

Twelve states are to hold general elections
this year. Many of them are to elect full
list of state officers from governor down.
Others are simply to elect minor officers.
The most interesting election will be in
Kentucky and Ohio.
In Kentucky the main contest is over the
governorship. This is between William Goe-
BEL the regular democratic nominee, John
Young Brown, nominee of the democratic
boilers, and William S. Taylor, the regular
republican nominee. There are also popu-
listic and prohibition nominees IN the per-
sons of John G. Blair and o. T. Wallace,
respectively.
In Ohio there will be the hottest contest
in the union over the governorship. The
race is between G. X. Nash, the republican
nominee, and John r. Mclean the demo-
cratic nominee. The pronibitionists and the
union reform party also have out candl-
dates, but they amount to nothing. 1t is
said that the republicans have three or four
millions of dollars to spend to elect Nash.
Mark Hanna proposes to use all the funds
the republicans had left over from the last
national campaign. John r. Mclean and
the democratic campaign committee have
a few dollars themselves, and it is proba-
BILE the democrats will spend in the neigh
borhood of one million dollars to elect Nc
Lean.
In Maryland the contest for governor is
between John Walter Smith, the democratic
nominee, and Lloyd Lowndes the republic
can candidate.
In Massachusetts the democrats have
nominated Robert Treat Paine, Jr, and the
republicans, w. Murray Crane.
In Pennsylvania there is an election for
two justices of the supreme court and a
state treasurer.
In Virginia a full house of representatives
and half in the senate is to be elected This
body, as of old, will elect a successor to
United States Senator Martin. 1t is just
possible that Fitzhugh Lee will return from
Cuba and make a second contest for United
States senator against Senator Martin.
In New York members of the state as
sembly are to be elected together with one
congressman. 't- -.-t -.
In New Jersey a full legislature is to be
elected, and it is highly probable that this
legislature r.''' be democratic.
In Iowa there is a general state election
with Lindsey NJ Shaw as republican can
didate for governor, against Fred e. White
as the democratic candidate. There are
likewise candidates put out by the prohibit
tionists, middle-of- the-road populists and
the United Christian party.
Mississippi is likewise to elect a COVER
nor. A. H. LONGING Is the democratic can
didate; he Is opposed by X. ID. Pruett, VINO
has been nominated by the popusts. The
full Mississippi ticket is as follows:
acknowledgements A. H. Longino;
Acknowledgements, James T. Harrison;
secretary of state, ]. l.. Powers; treasurer,
R. ]. Showers; auditor, w. O. Cole; attor-
ney general Monroe mcclure; superinten-
dent of public instruction, H. L. Whit
field; revenue agent Writ Adams: land
commissioner, E. H. Hail. clerk of supreme
court, E. W. Brown; railroad commission
ers, A. @. May, J. D. McInnis, ]. G. Kincan-
non.
Popuist-Governor. r. K. Pruitt lieuten-
ant governor, j. w. Prude; secretary of
state, N. NJ Holingsworth; treasurer, John
A Bailey; auditor. T. ]. King; attorney
general ]. ]. Dennis; superintendent of
public instruction, J. H. Simpson,; revenue
agent. ]. w. Anderson; land commissioner
IT. J. Dining; clerk of supreme court e. e.
Anderson; railroad commissioners,W. L.
Ray, A. M. Monroe, G. M. Cain.