Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-11
This Years Elections.

| summer sensations and political skir-
mishes that inaugurate a presidential
campaign will be In order. This sum-
| mer we are spared all that, through the
country as a whole and in this section
in particular, yet in some states there
are elections, this fall, which are re-
garded as of much consequence and
which are arousing q considerable de-
gree Of local interest. 1t is an off year,
to be sure, and the fall election tur-
moil will not be very general. but I'm
| several states the election of governors,
state officials and legislatures is re-
garded as having some bearing on the
| 1904 presidential election and SO they
Will be watched with much interest.
Perhaps the most important election
of this year is not a state election. but
| a municipal one. That election will be
held in the city Of New York. which in
population, wealth and national i'm
portance surpasses the majority Of the
states. II Tammany Hall is able to
capture New York's city government
this autumn 1t will strengthen the
Democracy for the presidential cam
paign and give the Democrats conf
dence Of being able to capture New
York state. Control of the city gov
eminent of New York will mean to q
great degree control Of the election re-
turns from that city and give oppor-
tunlty Of piling up a majority for the
Democratic national ticket which 1t
will be difficult for the upstate Re-
publicans to overcome, no matter how
aggressively active they may be. But
aside from its Importance from the ma
| tional political viewpoint, the election
| in New York city is Of great moment.
because the issue is to be whether e.
capable. non political city government.
which has been noticeably free from
corruption, is to be Endorsed by the peO-
pie of that great municipality, or
whether the city is to be turned over
TO: the grafters and corruptionists who
bled 1t before 1t awakened to its shame.
Therefore, the municipal election in
New York city this autumn will be OF
immense interest nationally. The de-
feat Of the Low administration would
be q national pity. If the good ele-
ments I'm the city will only stand to-
gether all will be we'll, but If they get
tdivided Tammany will surely sneak
back into power and the metropolis
will have another wide open" era.
with vice rampant and rottenness In
every city department.
Perhaps the most important state
election, this year. Is In Maryland.
That state elects this autumn not only
a governor, but q Legislature, whose
duty 1t will be to select United States
Senator. The present governor OF
MARYLAND Is a Democrat and the legis-
Iature IL Democratic, but the Senator
McComas, whose term of office expires
in March, 1905, and whose successor Is
to be chosen by the legislature elected
this next November, Is a Republican.
But the ELECTION not only concerns the
possible change Of Republican for a
Democrat in the Senate. 1t vitality af-
fleets the Democratic Senator from
Maryland, who Ia now one of the most
! prominent, presidential! possibilities.
: Arthur Pue German. If the Demo-
Gratis, under his leadership, succeed in
carrying Maryland, It will add to Cor
mans political prestige and make him
powerful with those Democrats who
oppose Organism, but believe ccndi-
date should be selected who has voted
with the Bryan Democrats, though he
has not approved Of their doctrines. IT
is probable that should Maryland &c
Democratic German would be more
prominent as a presidential possibility
than any so-called conservative Demo
crat who has been named.
The Ohio campaign will be of great
interest, not only because Ohio cam
paigns always have an element Of par
ticular interest, but because many be-
lieve the election may furnish the Re-
publicans a vice-presidential candidate
in the person Of Myron T. Herrlck, the
Republican gubernatorial candidate
and show once for all that Tom l..
johnson, the Democratic Socialist OF
Cleveland, is not to be considered as
a national quantity, notwithstanding
his heavy hold on the city of Cleve-
land The campaign has tho other
! element of interest that Senator M. A.
Hanna Is up for reelection. While
there is a distinct element of doubt as
to the result of the municipal election
I'm New York city, this autumn, and
while Maryland can properly be classed
as uncertain, there Is no doubt that
Herrick will be elected governor OF
Ohio and Hanna will be assured of re-