The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-30
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.

| Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Maryland
| Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia
Mississippi and New Jersey. There
viii be also a municipal election in
New York city.
The New York city election has
! probably attracted more general at
tention than any one of the state
elections, for the reason that the great
metropolis and it's affairs are always
watched with interest by the people of
the whole country. The campaign has
been particularly spirited and large
vote will be polled. The candidates for
Mayor, Seth Low (Rep.) and Edward
NJ. Shepard (Dem.) are able, clean,
honest men. Either would, no doubt,
make a good Mayor, considered from
the personal point of view. But every
good Democrat should wish for the
success at the polls of Mr.. Shepard.
Brought down to its final analysis the
issue is whether the Democratic party
shall continue in control of the citys
government or whether the city shall
he turned over to a Republican ring
at the head of which stands Boss"
Plat. Senator Plat is now in control
of the state government. Should he
succeed in capturing the city also his
political machine would be in a posi-
ton to garner rich pickings at the ex-
pense of the people. What it means
for a Republican machine to get in con-
troll of both state and city govern
ments is seen in Pennsylvania and
Philadelphia, where the corruption
smells to heaven.
In Ohio a full state ticket will be
elected. There are five tickets in the
field: Republican, Democratic, Prohi-
bition, Union Reform and Socialist.
The contest, of course, is between the
first and second named. The Repub-
licans have nominated George K. Nash
and the Democrats James Kilbourne
for Governor. Col. Kilbourne has
pitched his campaign upon high
ground, adhering to the good, old Dem
ocratic doctrine of home rule, tariff
for revenue only, opposition to harmful
trusts and combinations, etc. The
campaign has been and is being enliv-
ened, too, by the activity of Mayor
Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland, who is
handling trusts and corporations with
out gloves. Still it cannot be said that
there is much promise of Democratic
success in Ohio. Some wise man has
said that three things are necessary to
the successful prosecution of war. The
fret ie he l.
and the third is money. And so it is in
Ohio politics. The Republicans have
the money; the Democrats haven't
And in a measure the same is true
with respect to the other Northern
states.
Nebraska will elect only a justice of
the Supreme Court and Regents of the
State University. Interest is felt in
the contest by outsiders almost wholly
because of the fact that Mr.. Bryan is
taking an active part in the canvass.
The opposing tickets are Republican
and Fusion, and Mr.. Bryan has been
using his best efforts in behalf of the
latter. Should the Republicans win it
would be considered by some persons
as showing that he had lost his influ-
ence even in his own state.
Maryland's election will be her first
under the new elective franchise law
law that has an educational qualif1-
cation that is expected to disfranchise
very large proportion of the ignorant,
venal vote. The political future of Elk
Senator German, too, is involved in the
election. Should the Democrats tri-
umph. as it is confidently expected
they will. it would mean the return of
Mr.. German to the Senate; in which
event his state and the Democratic
party would be gamers.
The fight in Pennsylvania is between
Corruption and Honesty, or between
the Republican machine and the De-
mocracy backed by reformers of other
parties. The Union party. a new or
ganization that is acting with the
Democrats, makes it's first appearance
in this campaign. 1t is composed of
former Republicans who have become
Disguised with that party's rottenness
and other voters who for reasons of
their own do not care to join the DEM
ocratic organization but wish to re-
main free lances.
In Virginia the Republicans have a
ticket in the field, headed by ]. Hamp-
ton Hoge. against the Democratic tick
ct headed by Andrew J. Montague.
There isn't any question how Virginia
will vote. The same is to be said OF
Mississippi. where a special election
will be held for Secretary of State and
Treasurer.