Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-05
REVIEW OF !.
SITUATION.
Politicians Tuned TO Concert
Pitch for Coming Fray New
York and Boston OtCenterS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-With elec'
ton. day but a few hours away the po-
lltical situation has crystallized to an
extent that permits Il survey OF the
Held, limited, however, to the points
wher the battle has waged the nero
est between the two dominant parties
for control of tile Sixtieth congress ana
for state supremacy. The managers
OF both the Republican and Democrat
&c campaigns agree that the Democrats
are to make, gains over their present
representation in congress. Both are
also agreed to the states where the
gains are to come from, and both are
directing the energies of the closing
hours of the campaign to the battle
fields.
The elections tomorrow will be ma
tional in scope. Besides the selection
of a national house of representatives,
nearly every state In the Union VIII
choose its governor or other state OFF,
Gals. In all votes will be cast in for
ty-two states and three territories. In
olitCc liz lCSlcluNuAN" W
be chosen will elect United States SEN
ators.
In New York, where the state cam
paign has eclipsed all else, the vote Tor
congressman will be disturbed by To-
cal candidates to such an extent that
the returns. tomorrow night will FUR
nish perhaps the most interesting read
ing for those at the headquarters OF
both congressional committees.
Pennsylvania furnishes another in
teresting situation with the governor
ship fight between Lewis Emery, Dem
ocrat and Lincoln party candidate ana
former Mayor Stuart Of Philadelphia,
Republican nominee.
In Massachusetts, the ~governorship
fight eclipses nearly all else. Curtis
Guild, Jr., Republican, is opposed by
John B. Moran, nominated by the
Democrats, Prohibitionists and hide
pendence league.
In Missouri the Democrats nave
great hopes of regalning the five dis
trIcts lost to them in the tidal wave
of two years ago. Much has been lone
in this state to arouse the party vote
by Bryan and Folk.
In Idaho the Republicans have raised
the issue OF "law and order in sup
port of the states prosecutions of Off
GERS of the Miners Federation for COM
plicity in the murder OF Ex-Governor
Steunenberg, While Senator Dubois.
who Is leading the Democratic fight,
declares Mormonism the issue.
In Utah the Mormon church is said
to be supporting the Republican nomi-
e for congress. w. d. Haywood, n
Of the Miners Federation officials, nov
a prisoner in Idaho, Is the Socialist
party candidate for governor or Colo
RADIO. 3Nt hT'' 7
President Roosevelt wifi go to Oys-
ter Bay to vote tomorrow morning and
Immediately afterward will return to
Washington to board the naval yacht
Mayfiower, which is to take him to n
point off Wolf Trap light. where he
will embark on the ib~attleship Lou
isiana for his trip to Porto Rico and
Panama. W. ~ w
The president Will be accompanied
by Mrs. Roosevelt, Surgeon General p.
NJ. Rixey. NJ. G. Latta, assistant sec
and Lieutenant Frank L.
son of Rear Admiral Evans,
the presidents personal aid. The pres
Ident expects to reach Colon on Nov.
ID. An elaborate programme has been
prepared for their entertainment in the
canal zone, after which a brief visit
will be made to San Juan, Porto Rico,
Nov. %, the return of the party to
Washington being scheduled for Nov.
81.