The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-09
AUTUMN POLITICS
Several Important Elections to
be Held This Year.
A Star Feature This Fall May be
the Campaign in New
York State.
THE OHIO STATE CAMPAIGN


free from election turmoil, although
some states that do not choose gov
ernors and legislatures will elect
minor state officers. Pennsylvania for
instance. Nevertheless the present
autumn will be important politically
because Of elections in several states
that will have an interesting bearing
on the presidential campaign OF next
year. 1t is in the off years that the
party not in control nationally has an
opportunity to receive encouragement
by active campaigning when the domi-
nant party's over-confidence gives it
the opportunity.
Perhaps the most important election
of this year is not a state election, but
q municipal one. That election will
be held in the city Of New York,
which in population, wealth and ma
tional Importance surpassess the ma
jority of the states. If Tammany
Hall is able to capture New York's
city government this autumn it Will
strengthen Democracy for the presi-
Dental campaign and give the Demo
Gratis confidence of being able to cap
ture New York state. Control OF the
city government Of New York will
mean to q great degree control of the
election returns from that city, and
give the opportunity of piling up
majority for the Democratic national
ticket which it will be difficult for the
upstate Republicans to overcome, no
matter how aggfessively active they
may be.
Therefore the municipal election in
New York City this autumn will be OF
ip mense interest nationally.
1t is probable that should Maryland
90 Democratic German would be more
prominent as Q presidential possibility
than any so-called conservative DEM
ocrat who has been named, Judge Par
ker of New York not excepted.
The Ohio campaign will be of great
interest, not only because Ohio cam
paigns always have an element Of par.
ticular interest, but because the cleo
ton may furnish the Republicans q
vice presidential candidate in the per-
SON of Myron 7. Herrick,, the Repub-
lican gubernatorial candidate. The
campaign has the other element of in
terest that Senator NJ. A. Hanna is up
for reelection. While there is dis
tinct element of doubt as to the result
of the municipal election in New York
City this autumn, and while Maryland
can properly be clsssed as uncertain,
there is hardly doubt that Herrick
will be elected governor OF Ohio and
Hanna will be assured of reelection
by the choice of Republican legisla-
ture.
Kentucky will have a most interest
ing gubernatorial struggle this year
and one that, while Of the greatest i'm
portance to that commonwealth, may
assume great national interest.
Next to the New York municipal
fight the election in Mary land is prob
ably next in importance. Maryland
elects this autumn not only gov
ernor, but a legislature whose duty it
will be to select United States sena-
tor. The present governor Of Mary.
land is q Democrat and the legislature
is Democratic, but the senator, Nc
Coma, whose term Of office expires in
March, 1908, ana whose successor is
to be chosen by the legislature elected
this next November, is Republican.
But the election not only concerns the
possible chance of a Republican for a
Democrat in the senate. Ii vitality
affects the Democratic senator from
Maryland. who is now one of the most
prominent presidential possibilities,
Arthur Pue German. II 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.
Virginia will elect legislature in
the autumn which will re-elect Sena-
tor Daniel, who has served his state
with ability and dignity for several
terms. He is d Democrat who is re-
spected without exception by every
member of the senate.
In Rhode Island the gubernatorial
election will be decidedly interesting
because r. 1la'rviH' the present gov