The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-03
Next Tuesdays Elections.

Next TuesdaySs Elections
/ Forty-tW states and three territorie
will hold elections on Tuesday next
the 9th instant, the list including al
the states except Maine, Oregon ane
Vermont, which have already chosen
their state officers and members of tht
sixtieth congress. Twenty-three states
are to elect governors and other loea
officers. and in twenty of these states
legislatures are TO be chosen. Ter
states are to elect minor state officers
/ or justices OF the supreme court; two
/ are to choose congressman and legis
latures, while in seven only congress
men are to be elected. The new state 81
| Oklahoma, comprising the Indian and
Oklahoma territories, is to vote on a
constitution, and Arizona and New
| Mexico on joint statehood.
| The terms of thirty United States
senators will expire March 3, 1907, fif-
teen being Democrats and like mum
| Der Republicans. Tt is regarded as
reasonably sure that nineteen Repub.
licans and eleven Democrats will take
the places Of these thirty outgoing
senators in the sixtieth congress, in
which case the Republicans will have
a clear tWo-thirds majority in the
national senate.
The present house of Representatives
is composed of $50 Repu blicans and
1876 Democrats, a Republican major
ity of Ia. It is to be expected. OF
course, that this great preponderance
will be considerably reduced, but it
can be safely assumed that the Repub-
licans will continue to control the pop
ular branch of congress by large
majority. Il is announced in the Dem
ocratic press that the congressional
committee of their party .'fgures out
a Democratic majority in the next
house, but this time-Worn claim,
which always hobs up smilingly on
the eve of an election, has ceased to
deceive intelligent and we'll informed
voters.
The most interesting and exciting
state contest is that in New York,
where VIM. II. Hearst, the millionaire
yellow journalist and Socialist, is
running for governor as the candidat
OF the Independence League and the
Democratic machine, against Charles
E. Hughes, the Repu blican nominee,
who made a worldwide reputation for
the legal ability and force OF character
he displayed in directing the recent
inquiry into the affairs OF the great
life insurance companies OF the coun-
try, which resulted in effecting radi-
cal and wholesome change ia the man
agement of those corpor ations. Hearst
is making desperate effort to capture
the governorship as stepping stone
to the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation, but many Democrats have re-
belled against his candidacy and are
joining the Republicans il support OF
Hughes. The betting in Wall street,
which rarely fails to indicate the true
trend Of public sentiment ia New York
when odds are offered, has been
largely in favor of Hughes all along,
the odds never falling below two to
one and generally ruling at three to
one.
In Louisiana members of congress,
members Of the new state board of
equalization, a railroad commissioner
in the third district and an even dozen
OF proposed constitutional amend
ments are to be voted for. IF we were
possessed of the sublime sang froid OF
a Democratic campaign committee we
might easily figure out the election
Of q majority OF the Republican can
did ates for congress in this state, but
being merely modest and truthful
The Chief rests content
with saying that such result ought to
ensue and that the best interests Of
Louisiana would be vastly promoted
thereby.