The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-01
The Fall Elections.

This is an "off year" in politics
but the November elections in sew.
|eral states involve questions OF more
Than local interest. There are few
special elections to fill vacancies in
1.-THE national house Of representa-
|tises. These are: One in Penn
|sylvania, caused by the death OF
Marriott Brosius; one in South
Carolina, caused by the death Of j.
William Stokes; one in Texas,
caused by the death of Robert f..
Burke; one in New York, caused
10y the death of Albert d. Shaw,
and one in Michigan, caused by the
death of Rosseau o. Crump.
In Ohio there is a gubernatorial
election, and the contest has been
esE ecially spirited. The Republi-
can nominee for governor is George
|B. Nash, the present incumbent,
and the Democratic nominee is
James Kilbourne. A lieutenant
governor. attorney general, treas
urer. supreme court justice, clerk
Of the supreme court and member
Of the board of public works are al
so to be elected. Special interest,
however, centers in the election Of
members of the state legislature,
which will choose the successor to
Joseph B. Foraker, whose term as
United States senator will expire on
March 4, 1908. Senator Foraker is
a candidate for reelection.
There is state election in Iowa,
the Republican candidate for COVER
nor being A. w. Cummins and the
Democratic candidate Thomas j.
Phillips. In Iowa also there is in
volved the election of United
States senator to fill the vacancy Of
John H. Grear, who had been elect
ed for the term beginning March 4.
He died before quail ying, and his
seat is occupied by appointment by
Jonathan P. Dolliver. Mr.. Dolliver
lis a candidate for election to the
seat he now holds by appointment.
| There is q state contest in Mary
land this year also Of national in
Iterest. The state officers 10 b.
chosen, a comptroller and treasurer,
are Of consequence only local. But
the legislature to be elected will
choose a successor in the United
States senate Of George L. yelling
ton, who was elected as Republi-
can, but later withdrew from that
party. The fight centers around
the ambition of Arthur p. German
Ito return to the United States SEN
ate.
/ In Illinois the next Legislature
will choose a United States senator
to succeed William 4. Mason,
whose term Of Office expires March
A, 1903. Senator Mason is under
stood to be candidate for re-elec-
ton, but in the Republican legisla-
lture caucus will be opposed by
Charles G. Dawes, who resigned the
position Of comptroller of the cur
lrency to make the senatorial cam
paign.
In New Jersey there il a state
ELECTION, the candidates for COVER
nor being franklin Murphy (Rep. }
and James NJ. Seymour (Dem }
Both are prominent and well to do
business men Of the city Of Newark.
There are no issues Of national char
acter involved other than the main
tenance Of party lines.
In Massachusetts, the Republi-
cans seek the reelection Of Cover
nor William Murray Crane over
Josiah Quincy, the Democratic
nominee.
In Virginia, where a governor,
lieutenant governor and attorney
general are to be chosen, the DEM
ocratic ticket is headed by Andrew
u. Montague. The Republican can
|didate for governor is j. Hampton
Hoge.
In Kentucky only local offices
are to be filled, but a legislature is
ito be elected that will choose . sue
|cessor in the United States senate
Ito William ]. Deboe, whose term
will expire March A, 1908.
In PENNSYLVANIA a state treasurer
and Judge OF the supreme court are
Ito be elected. The Democrats are
supporting independent fusion NOM
inees for these offices, which is a|
phase Of the Quay and anti Quay
contest which seems to be ever pres
ent in Keystone politics.
In New York state only county
officers and members Of the assem-
bly, are to be elected. As the legis.
Iature Is not this year called uponl
to choose q United States senatorl
the elections attract little attentionl