Evening star., 1901-10-29
COMING ELECTIONS
Contests Which Will End Week
From Today.
SITUATION In MANY STATES
Municipal Fights in New York City
and Philadelphia
THE RIOUS TICK E 7 S

One week from today the people OF Ten
states of the Union will be called upon to
exercise their franchise for the election OF
state officers, In Ohio, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, Iowa. Rhode Island and Virginia
governors are to be elected. In Nebraska,
Pennsylvania and Mississippi minor state
officers will be voted for In New York city
there is a fierce contest for the mayorahy
and in Pennsylvania the democrats have
fused with those republicans who are in
terested in the overthrow of Senator Quay
and his adherents.
The contest in Ohio is doubly important,
as the legislature elected will have the
choosing of a successor to United States
Senator Foraker, who is candidate for re-
election. The campaign in that state has
been brief because of the pail cast over
the people of all parties by the death
of President Mckinley Advices received
in Washington within a day or two oy
members of the leading parties are to the
effect that there will be a general awaken
ing of interest in the closing week OF the
campaign.
The republican campaign was opened at
Delaware couple of weeks ago by Sena-
tor Foraker, Senator Hanna and other ois-
tinguished members of the party 1t is be-
lieved that nothing can stand in the way
of the success of the republican state
ticket, although there is lack of interest
in the election. There are not the factlonal
disturbances in the republican party that
have characterized some elections in the
last decade. In Cleveland there were 10000
voters approximately who failed to regis
ter this year. 1t is question as to Whlcn
party will suffer most from this apatheuc
feeling. Governor Nash's attitude against
the fight of Jeffries and Ruhlin In Cincan-
natl caused much dissatisfaction on the
part of a certain element, while 1t strength
ened him with the better people of the
state.
In Pennsylvania.
The interest in the fight in Pennsylvania
is centered in Philadelphia, where 1T is
apparently a three-cornered one in
which the republicans Cregular), democrats
and fusionists have separate complete tick
cts. The regular democrats refused the
oVertures of the fusionists and their nOmi-
nation of a straight ticket permits mutual
assistance by them and the republicans.
The anti-organization republicans ana anti
organization democrats have fused on
mixed ticket.
They have waged a relentless fight against
the regular republican ticket, and have
been plentifully supplied with funds, but
to those who stand aloof from direct affilia-
ton with either the impression seems to be
that the republicans will win out with their
entire city ticket, with democratic assist
ance, and that the democratic candidatelfO for
judge of common pleas, with republican as
sistance, will win out ahead of the fusion
candidate. There are three judges to be
elected, but only two to be voted for by
each elector.
New Jersey.
New Jersey republicans are confident that
Franklin Murphy, their candidate for gov
ernor, will be elected by plurality of
10000 or u 900. The democratic state COM
mittee figures out James NJ. Seymour's
election as governor by 5000.
Kentucky.
While the election in Kentucky is not for
state officers, however, 100 representatives
and II senators are to be voted for. Sew
enteen senators hold over, having been
elected for four years. The present legis-
lature is safely democratic, and the pros
poets are that the democratic majority
may be somewhat increased, owing to
disaffection of the republicans in Louis
VILE where a popular candidate upon
the democratic ticket for mayor may also
carry through the numerous legislative can
didates.
Out in the state, where the republicans
have better organization, hard tight Is
being made upon the legislative candidates,
first because the legislature is to choose a
successor to Senator William j. Deboe,
and, second, because the legislature will
probably redistrict the state with reference
to the congressional districts, and increase
the democratic strength in the national
house.
Iowa.
Iowa will elect A. B. Cummins, republi-
can, governor by a plurality estimated at
10 900 over T. ]. Phillips, the democratic
candidate. No estimates have yet been
given out by either state committee but it
is the Judgment of the most conservative
workers that the usual falling off in the
total vote will not exceed IA per cent. This
means a plurality of more than 75, 600 re-
publican votes. The democrats are putting
all their energies into getting out their
vote and not to making speeches. Candi-
date Phillips is making what he calls a
"still hunt" which consists chiefly in meet
ing leaders and shaking hands with friends
The republicans will have more than a
thousand speakers In the field during the
week.
Massachusetts and Nebraska.
Very little interest is taken in the cam
paign in Massachusetts, according to the
latest advices. The reelection Of Gov
Crane republican. is conceded by all. The
democratic canvass has been weak and
spiritless. A similar condition of affairs
polite is reported from Nebraska. 1t is
said to be less exciting than any contest
within the last six years. For the first
time within that period the republicans
seem TO have everything their own way 1t
does not follow, however, that the state is
safely in the republican ranks for all time
In fact, the spirit of the fusion forces will
assert itself again next year, but the force
that for so long made Bryan a power In
Nebraska is broken for this year 1t is an
off year in Nebraska politics. and then, too,
the fusionists have not yet recovered from
the frightful drubbing they received last
year.
This year only a supreme court Judge
and two state university regents are to be
elected 1t is only of Importance because
the republicans are anxious to show that
they can hold the advantage they gained
last year. The supreme courts political
status cannot be changed, for at present 1t
consists Of two fusionists and one republi-
can, and the election this fall is to fill the
vacancy of Judge Norval, republican r'he
indications are that the republicans will
carry the state. but not by the heavy vote
of last year. The state is expected to give
republican majority of from about 5000
to 5000.
Rhode Island.
In Rhode Island the chairman of the re-
publican state committee claims that Gov
ernor Gregory will be reelected by about
10000 plurality. Secretary Quinn Of the
democratic committee, manager of the DEM
ocratic campaign, comedies a plurality Of
5,0OO but expects to make great gains in