Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-01
FRIDAY EVENING. NOV. l, 1867.

THERE will be elections 10 thirteen
s.ates on next Tuesday. In Ms'sschu-
seus. Rhode Island, Maryland, Mis-
sissippi, and Kentucky a governor ana
other Stale officers are to be chosen; IN
New Jersey, a governor only; in Viz
oinia members of both branches OF the
Legislature; in New York, two associate
justices ofthe Court of Appeals; 10 Penn
sylvauia, q State treasurer, and ID
Nebraska. a railroad commissioner and
two regents of the State university In
Oaio. Utah and California municipfl
officers ere 10 he selected, while IN New
York equity a number of judges and
sheriff are to be voted on. In Met
sschuse,ls there are ten tickets, i've
beiog divided among democrats, who
are engaged in faction fight with the
State delegation to the democratic ma
tiopal convention next year III prospec-
tive. The ballot law commission de-
eided ,ha, Henry NJ. Whitney was the
nominee for governor. 10 Nebraska
the democrats aud populistS fused on the
officials to be voted for throughout the
STATE. 10 Maryland there will be e
s,rsiph, coptest between the democrats
aud he republicans, only the two parties
having made nominations for State OH
GERS. la addition TO these, q house oil
DELEGATES and one-hslf ofthe State senate
ere 10 he elected. The next legislature
will choose a United States Senator to
ill the TIE unexpired term OF the late
Arthur p. German ard another to
succeed the frst for the next full term.
The local elections, particularly in New
York county, Cleveland, Cincinnati,
salt Lake City and San Francisco, are
of special interest this year. In New
York county the republicans and the To-
dependence Lssgue (Hears forces have
fused on The county ticket, which is
made up of a number of court justices
aud sheriff. This gives unusual inter
eat to the contest, although the Tepuoli-
cans named the head of the ticket, NJ.
Linn Bruce, for justice of the Supreme
Court; the most important Office, that OF
sheriff, went to the Independence League,
whose nomiree, Macmillan F. Ihmsep,
hiss been William Il. HesrsPs campaign
manager in several campaigns. OF the ten
Judges nominated, the republicans named
five and the independence League FIVE.
II Cleveland Congressman Theodore e
Barton is cootesting the msyoralty with
"Tom" L. Johnson, who is understood
10 be the representative of w. j. Bryan,
in Ohio, and to indorse Bryan's view
on the subject Of public utilities. There
are four tickets 10 Salt Lake City, the
American or aoti- Mormon party having
made nominations for local Offices, as
have the republicans and democrats
and socialists. 10 San Francisco the
dem )crats and the good government
fore have combined aud nominated the
present acting mayor, who is opposed by
p republican, as well as a union labor
candidate, a1d the tbree-cornered fight
is decidedly lively.
There have been many "off yesrs" 10
politics, but it is hard to recall any other
year 10 which interest in party contests
has been so circumscribed and 80 per-
fulc,ory. Hardly anywhere Is there an
old-fssioned struggle in progress on
br'sCly national lines, the few states
which elect full state tickets having
choser, with all signs Of deliberation, to
sub ordinate national to local issues. 1t
en- be fairly said lhst hardly in single
commonwealth has a clear antsgonism
dsv l0ped this year between republican
pllc,es 10 the national sense aud what
passes for up.tO- date democracy. This,
hoveger, should not prevent every demo-
crst from casting his vote For the regular
ticEet On Tuesday next.
The legislative election in Virginia
Guds he most remarkable campaign in
the history Of the State. Iu not dozen
districts has there been anything that
has approached campaign. Ia several
districts IN the south and southwest there
are no candidates 10 opposition TO the
republicans, while in great many more,
in other parts of the State, the republi-
caus have failed to recognize that an
election is to take place. There are so
lew counties in which there is q struggle
for The legislative honors that it can be
ksid thai there hss been no campaign.
The fights on are local, and these are so
oue-s'del there is has no interest. From
what can be seen st this time it is easy
to see that the old men in each branch
of the legislature will have control,
though the percentage of old men re-
turning is not very much more than q
maj)nty iu the House. The fact that
among the Others" are to be several
republicans gives the old men a lead,
however. II the Senate, eighteen old