The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-11
NEW ENaIANp ELECTIONS.

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NEW ENGLAND ELECTIONS.
There are two State elections in New
England that will have some national
interest, Massachusetts, and Rhode Is
land being the only two States that
now elect governor and Legislature
annually. Rhode Island has come to be
very close State politically. The Re-
publicans redeemed it last November,
but elected their governor only by II
handful of votes. The efforts over the
election of a governor this fall will GER
tainly be of a most strenuous charac-
ter. Massachusetts, normally Repub-
lican, has Democratic governor, w. l..
Douglas, something of national figure
for the handy way he secured n Demo-
cratic majority of $4,000 at a Repub-
lican landslide election. If he can
climb the hill for another term, he may
loom into importance in Democratic
politics outside of Massachusetts.
Southerners begin their campaigns
very early; these two New England
States do not start till very late. Mas
sachusetts generally defers her nominal
ing conventions till early in October,
and probably little will be heard about
Massachusetts, politics till along late in
September. 1t is not certain that local
issues will be discussed exclusively,
either in Rhode Island or Massachu-
sets. as will be the case in Maryland
and Virginia. Tariff revision is burn
ing theme up there and will crop out
to some extent in the Examinations from
the stump.
Although Ohio went Republican last
November by the enormous plurality of
255,421 votes, the State is approaching
very interesting gubernatorial cam
paign this year. No one cares yet to
say whether the demoralized Democ.
racy can pull itself together before next
November. Whatever opportunity il
has comes from the dissension in Re-
publican ranks and the apparent deter
mination to renominate Gov. Myron Il.
Herrick. He has incurred the open
hostility of influential Republican ele-
ments, and were it not for the big Re.
publican majorities Ohio has been Civ
ing there might be reasonable chance
of defeating him. But Ohio campaigns
are always hard fought, and the one
this year will be no exception. The
fact that Senator Foraker. who heads
one of the Republican factions in Ohio,
is an dNOWeu cdnuluaIe Tor Ine ITeSl-
Dental nomination, will directly or in
directly make the Buckeye struggle of
more than passing national interest.
The regular Ohio organization, which
recognized the late Senator Hanna as
its head. is not cordial toward Senator
Foraker and intends, apparently, to re-
nominate Gov. Herrick against Sena-
tor Foraker's wishes.
The Legislature to be elected in Ohio
this year will not have the choosing of
United States Senator, but just to the
south, in Kentrckv. a Legislature will
be elected that will name a successor
to Senator J. s. G. Blackburn. The
fight there will be a Democratic fight.
Senator Blackburn is already buckling
on his armor and will make grand tour
of the state, speaking in every county.
He seeks reelection and is opposed by
Gov. j. G. w. Beckham. There is al
most complete parallel between the
Democratic senatorial contests in Vir-
ginia and Kentucky this year. In each
case Democratic senator, seeking re-