Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-18
The Years Elections.

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xas r,crc or in the matter OF poll
| tics shan the present one. nNcn in
these fcv states where elections are
, 10 be held. this fail. there is very lit
tie interest manifested and the cam
naign is of the most listless character.
| IN the ycar following presidential
dun. but they seldom get to quite
such n subduCd state as at the pres
! CIT tire. And. yet in several states
there arc contests which may exert
20 little influence on national affairs.
Ii Ohio. Maryland. Iowa. New Jersey.
NirginiaJ tP4nnsylvania.I New York,
Kentucky ,,Massa chusetts and Neb-
raska elections ol more or less inn
portancr s9e to he held.
In Ohio a governor. legislature and
| most of the state officers are to be
chosen. The legislature will elect Il
successor to Senator Foraker. There
seems to be not the slightest doubt of
Republican victory There the
Democrats are overcome by letharsy.
Bryan has offered to infuse life into
the campaign, but the Democrats can
not see it that way. They are be-
ginning to realize that as an infuser he
is a dangerous man to employ. Mary
land is chiefly interested in the cleo
ton of the legislature since that body
will choose a successor to Senator
WELLINGTON. the rene gade of whom
the whole state, irles pective of party.
is heartily ashamed. If the Demo
Gratis are successful, German will so
TO the Senate and he is working des
rerately to accomplish this result. He
is a shrewd and powerful leader and
his activity makes the election in
doubt The Democrats are basing
their campaign on the fictitious dan
Eer of negro supremacy. The size of
this bluff is shown by the fact that
land are Of African descent. The Cor
man ballot law. passed last winter.
vas framed to aid the Democratic
cause. but ii seems to be Il boomerang
for the illite~ates whom it sought to
scare refuse to remain iluterates.
out in Iowa there will be the usual
sweeping Republican victory. There
the campaign is being waged on
strictly national issues, 4 condition
not existing in any other state. The
Democrats stand by the Kansas City
platform. or pretend to do SO. and in
sist that Bryan is "a peerless leader"
They would probably have taken a
different course had they seen any
possible chance Of victory. The Iowa
legislature will elect a successor to
the Senate Is now filled by Mr.. Dolli-
yer, appointed by me governor. The
New jersey campaign is compara-
lively animated one and seems to ~
in an atmosphere Of doubt. New
jersey is now safely Republican on
national issues, but the Dcmocr:tic
candidate for governor. James NJ
Seymore. is a man of remarkable r.
sources. ana the Republicans are be-
ginning to wake up to their danger
However. New Jersey gave Mckinley
5000 plurality, last fail and it is
probable that Franklin Murphy, the
Republican nominee, will win out by
good margin.
In Virginia there is unusual Re
publican activity as the party Is en-
couragcd by the Democratic dissen-
tions over the constitutional amend
ment question. But Republican
victory is hardly to be expected just
yet in the Old Dominion though it will
doubtless come along in time. Penn
sylvania elects only state treasurer
| and supreme court Judge, but the
fight against Senator Quay's leader
chip is active and forms the chief
| feature of the campaign. In Phila-
delphia there is unusual interest in
the municipal campaign. In New
York there are few judicial candi-
dates and an assembly to be elected.
but the interest in the attempt of
the combined forces of order and de-
oency to down Tammany in New York
.ity ovcrshadoWS everything else.
ii is the one contest of the year at
tracing wild" popular attention, and
the chances of Lows election seem
very bright though Tammany will
wage . desperate battle for existence.
| Kentucky elects a legislature which
Will choose Senator Deboe's successor
Massachusetts will elect a full state
ticket and legislature and the Re
Dublcans will make clean sween
without half trying. The Democracy
of Massachusetts is worse off. if poss
bic. than the Democracy of Maine.