The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-29
NEXT TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.

One week from to-day elections will be
held in Massachusetts. Rhode Island, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia.
Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska. In Massachu-
sets the conservative Democratic leaders.
standing upon the Kansas City platform,
are showing some life, but the Republicans
will carry the State usual by reduced
majority. The same is true of Rhode Island.
In New Jersey the Democrats are making
loud claims, but there can be little doubt
that the Republicans will elect their ticket,
even il the Democrats did ignore the Bryan
platform in their convention. In Pennsyl-
vania the situation is mixed. The Repub-
Icans have a State ticket. The Democrats
nominated ticket, but the state commit
tee has joined the anti-Quay Republicans in
putting a fusion ticket in the field made up
| in part of the Democratic ticket. This
action was brought about by deposing the
members of the Democratic state commit
tee in Philadelphia and filling the vacancies
with men belonging TO the Pattison faction.
| In Philadelphia bitter contest is going on
| over local officers, the opposition TO the
i
Postmaster General Wanamaker and the
Pattison wing of the Democratic party.
| The other wing has a ticket of its own.
| The chances. both in the State and in
/ Philadelphia, appear TO be in favor Of the
| regular Republicans. In Maryland the
chances appear to be in favor of the Dem
ocrats led by ex-senator German, because
| Il h ol,
seems designed to make it impossible for
illiterates TO vote, the object being to dis
| franchise the negroes. Mr.. German is
making a desperate effort to get back to
the Senate. While the Republicans are
making a vigorous campaign in Virginia,
the Democrats will undoubtedly carry the
| State.
General apathy has prevailed in Ohio
until within a few days, particularly with
the Democrats. OF late, however, they
have shown increased activity, which has
reused the Republicans. The unusually
large registration in Cincinnati for an off
year indicates a much larger vote than was
expected a few weeks ago. The real con-
test is over the senatorship, the next Legis-
lature selecting Senator Foraker's sue
cessor Mayor Tom Johnson is taking an
active part in the campaign, but Mr.. Nc
Lean, who made the campaign lively two
years ago, and who usually furnishes the
sinews of war, does not appear in the
| canvass The Democrats are trying to
bring state issues to the front, particularly
| Mr. Johnson's scheme to compel railroad
companies to pay more taxes. The Repub-
lcans emphasize national questions The
fact that the Democratic convention, by all
emphatic vote. repudiated Mr.. Bryan 5
policies, causes Democrats to await the
result in Ohio with more than usual in
terest, since the cutting down of the Re
publican majority to a narrow margin will
be regarded as an indication that the De-
mocracy is stronger without Mr.. Bryan.
1t is probable, however, that the Repub-
licans will carry the State by a reduced ma
jority and will have majority in the Leg
islature, unless the cities of Cincinnati and
Cleveland should fail the Republicans. III
Iowa it is only a question of the size of the
Republican majority. Mr.. Bryan is doing
his utmost to restore the fusion party in
Nebraska to the place 1T lost last Novem-
Der.
The contest which is attracting most at
tention throughout the country is the
municipal election in New York. The ele-
ments hostile to Tammany appear TO be
well united but Tammany has a powerful
organization. yields the power of black
mail and has the support Of the corpora
tions which have received valuable fran
chises from Tammany. The struggle is
determined on both sides. and the result
is in doubt.