The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-08-05
STATE ELECTIONS NEXT FALL
The Campaigns of 1890 Will Not He
Lacking In Interest-SOme
Situations.

The political situation in the II
states which are to hold elections on
November is naturally attracting
more than local attention. Though an
''off year" politically, the campaigns
of 1899 will not be lacking in interest
and Importance, and their effect upon
the national campaign of 1900 is likely
to be decidedly advantageous to the
republican party, which is well in
trenched in eight of the eleven states.
New York leads off with the party
strengthened by wise legislation for
the assembly elections. The Roosevelt
Ford franchise tax act, the last of
series of republican taxation meas
ures, has increased the confidence of
the people of the state in the ability
OF the party to deal fairly with the
problem of adjusting the burdens of
government, and it is reasonably safe
to say that the voters will see that
there is no change in the political COM
plexion of the legislature of next year,
which is to act upon a revision of the
taxation laws of the state. Neverthe-
less. though there are neither state nor
national issues upon which the dis
cordant elements of the democratic
party can make fair fight, vigilance
will be the price of republican victory.
Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts and Mary
land will elect republican governors. In
Kentucky a scramble for the governor
ship has just begun, but republican en-
thusiasm has not yet been wrought up
to winning pitch. Mississippi will, of
course, choose democratic governor.
New Jersey will testify to the perma-
nence of its reclamation from demo-
cratic control by choosing republican
legislature, the party going into the
| contest on the merits of it's record in
| the last four years.
In Nebraska the followers of Bryan
| are endeavoring to make such an eff
fective demonstration in favor of the
| Chicago platform and free coinage as
| to force that discarded old lumber upon
the democratic party in 1900, but the
rank and file of the fusionist forces pre-
fer the idle cry against imperialism"
while the republicans will stand as
firmly by the administration at the
| ballot-boXes as the states volunteers
stood by the flag in the Philippines.
The opposition to Senator Quay will
not affect the fall campaign in Penn
sylvania, where the regular organiza-
ton will name and elect it's candi-
| dates.
The interesting feature of the cam
paigns in the democratic states of Vir-
ginia and Mississippi is the purpose
of the voters to express their prefer
ences for United States senator's at the
primaries. This is the first step in an
organized movement looking to the
election of United States senators by
the dircct votes of the people.
1t is noticeable that harmony and
enthusiasm prevail among the repub-
lican forces in New York, Ohio, Iowa,
Massachusetts, Maryland New Jersey,
Nebraska and Pennsylvania. In Ken
] lucky the ill effects of Gov. Bradley's
opposition to the administration have
begun to wear off since the governor
decided to keep out of the contest.
With victories in eight, if not nine, of
the eleven fall elections, the party will
be in excellent shape for the great bat
tie of 1900.-N. Y. Tribune.