The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
THE CAMPAIGN.

iricty of issues and personalities to con-
fuse the result and confound the politi.
ICal prophets.
| In Massachusetts a Governor. Lieu
t"nant-Governor and State officers will
IL elected. The campaign there has
!cen complicated by the introduction of
Of that claim they are going to take
| t,ns of thousands of votes from the
regular Republican ticket.
| In Rhode Island Governor and State
| rfiicers arc to be elected, and the situa-
ton is mixed on account of a demand
for a revision of the Constitution which
has become SO strong that the Repub-
| icans have acceded to it and promised
q certain amount Of revision.
| In Pennsylvania there is a State
Treasurer. Justice of the Supreme
| Court and three Justices of the Superior
| Court to be elected. In the State the
Republicans will probably have a con-
siderably reduced majority. The fierce
fight for reform in Philadelphia attracts
much attention, and the outlook is
against the success of the regular Re
publican organization.
In Maryland the head of the ticket is
a Comptroller. The ficrcest fight.
| though, is over the Poe amendment to
the Constitution. This is copied from
| those which have been adopted in the
other Southern States to dsfranchise
the negroes and more ignorant whites.
1t goes farther than they do, however,
and will, If successful, put the whole
matter of registration and voting in the
hands Of a small clique, at present
headed by Senator Arthur p. German.
| The Democrats antagonistic to German
are therefore fighting this amendment
| with as much energy as the Republi-
cans. 1t is hoped that the amendment
will be defeated
In Virginia there are to be q Gov
crnor and State officers elected. The
| negro vote has been practically elimi-
| rated, and the Republicans have hopes
| of electing their candidates, but the
| Democrats deny that there is any chance
Of this. The Democratic candidate for
| Governor is Claude \. Swanson and the
| Republican candidate Judge Lunsford
L. Lewis. Both of these are men of
| high character and standing, and the
canvass has been unusually exciting.
| In Ohio there is to be Governor and
State officers elected, and the campaign
has been one of bitter energy. The Re-
publicans renominated Gov. Herrick,
who has been sharply assailcd by the
| Anti-Saloon League. which has made
an alliance with the Democrats. The
| campaign has beer as exciting III char
aoter as d Presidential election. and it
| is probable, judging by the registration,
| that a vote will be polled equal to that
| Of Presidential years.
Senator Charles Dick, the Chairman
| OF the State Republican Committee. pre-
diets the reelection of Gov. Herrick by
a majority as large, if not larger, than
| he had two years ago, when he defeat
ed Tom l.. Johnson by $4,000. The
| poll of the Republican Committee indi-
Gates a plurality for Herrick of nearly
| 200, 900, and is said to disclose a bad
| slump from Pattison in the Democratic
| Counties. while also showing astounding
| assertions from Herrick i'm the Republi-
| can strongholds. The Chairman of the
CoIIilcTS lIeSe
| claims with one that Pattison will be
elected by a plurality of something less
| than $4,000.
| In Nebraska the head of the Repub-
lican ticket is Charles 3. Letton, norni-
nee for Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court. The campaign seems to
| be progressing more quietly there than
elsewhere, with the probability Of the
| Republicans sweeping the State.
In Indiana there has been a hot CAM
raign for Mayor in indianapolis, with
John w. Hoffman, the Democratic
nominee for Mayor. and Charles A.
Bookwater the Republican nominee.
Both sides are confident of success.
In Kentucky interest has centered in
the municipal campaign, with Paul G.
Barth the Democratic candidate for
Mayor, and John T. O'Neal, a Fusion
candidate.
4 In California the interest centerS on
the municipal struggle in San Francisco
between the Fusion candidate for
Mayor and the Union Labor candidate
At Salt Lake City there is also a
sharp triangular contest among the Re-
publican, Democratic and American
candidates for Mayor.
In Chicago the fight has been between
the Republican and Democratic candi-
dates for President of the Trustees OF
the Sanitary District.
In all these cities the Prohibitionists
and Socialists have manifested unusual
activity and have candidates In nomina.
ton
The Municipal contests in Philadel-
phia and New York have overshadowed
those in other cities. In New York the
campaign has been probably the mos
exciting ever known, with party line.
worse broken and the results more un.
certain. Tammany, which entered the
campaign with every prospect of al
! easy and successful run, has beer
: alarmed to the utmost and compelled
, to put forth the most prodigious efforts
, Where Mayor Mcclellan, candidate
5 for reelection, planned seven speeches
he has so far delivered SIS, and wishes
r that he had time to deliver as man!
D more. They will be needed. His oppo