The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-02
MONDAY, NOV. 2, 1903.
COMING CONTESTS.

InlS DeInS an OIL year, the eleCIIOliS
to be held, except in states where there
was something especially interesting or
doubtful, have received little attention.
The results of tomorow's ballot will
affect but slightly If at all, the
coming national contest and the opin-
ion of the people concerning it. All Of
these elections are strictly local, and in
very few of them is there any doubt Of
the result.
OF the states that are not doubtful,
Mississippi, Iowa and Pennsylvania
take the lead That the first will be
Democratic and the other two Repub-
Hean goes without saying. 1t is mere
ly a question of majorities. In Ken
lucky and Maryland the contest is a
little more interesting. In each gov
ernor is to be elected, and in each there
are serious internal difficulties that
may easily lead to surprises at the
polls.
There has been a strong detection
from Gov. Beckham in Kentucky. The
Democratic party of the state has not
yet recovered from the feuds that
racked it to pieces seven years ago,
and many Democrats are openly work.
ing for the Republican candidate. It is
not regarded as probable that he will
doubtful. In Maryland, on the other
hand, the Republicans are at each
others threats. The old factionaHsm
there, resulting from the betrayal of
Gov Lowndes and the performances of
Wellington, has resisted even the en-
treaties and interference of President
Roosevelt, and it is almost certain that
Maryland will be found in the Demo-
cratic fold.
In Colorado and Nebraska only in
ferior officers are to be elected, and
the issues are mostly local. Rhode
Island is one of the points of interest.
Gov. Garvin, who secured an election
last year when every other candidate
on his ticket was defeated, is in the
field again. He has spoken some
strong and stirring words against the
awful system of political corruption
prevailing in his state, and New Eng
land is certainly not so far decadent
as yet as not to respond. The probabili-
ties are that he will succeed himself.
In Ohio and Massac husetts the inter-
est is more in the nature of the con-
test than in results. Everybody ex-
poets the Republicans to be successful
in both. Ohio is, however, more hotly
contested than it has been for a long
time. There is complete harmony
there between the different wings of
the party, and Johnson and Clark have
been making a canvass of the state
that is sure to cut into the Republican
majority heavily. Massachusetts,, also,
has returned to its allegiance to old
line Democracy, and with CASTOR as its
candidate for governor and Richard OIL
ney Jr. for lieutenant governor it is be-
lieved that the party there will regain
its old-tinre strength.
The center Of all interest, however.
is the fight in New York city. Only a
judge Of the court of appeals is to be
elected in the state, but the Tammany
and the Republican organizations are
making things red hot in Greater New
York. It is an even thing be-
tween Low and Mcclellan. and no
bet on the result is safe. The fusion
lists sacrificed the support OF all indie
pendents and believers in non partisan
government for cities when they forced
two men off their ticket because the