The Irish standard., 1907-11-09
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.

! fdTty leaQerS VIII md little IN last
Tuesdays election upon which to base
predictions for the general election next
year. With one exception the elec-
tions last Tuesday were purely local.
Strange as it may seem, the city elec-
tion in Cleveland was the only one in
which the national administration and
its friends were directly involved. The
result there was not helpful to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his candidate for
president. The interference of the
President and the Secretary of War
in the municipal fight in Cleveland was
wholly uncalled for and for that rea-
son the responsibility for the failure
must rest the more heavily upon them
The people Of Cleveland either did no,
agree with Secretary Taft and the as
sumption that it was dangerous to
leave the city of Cleveland in the
possession Of political adversary,
or if they did agree with him that 1t
was dangerous for the Republican par
ty, they evidently thought it was bet
ter for the people Of Cleveland. Cleve-
lands election is another one of those
little rebukes that the President has
so often received because Of his dis
position to meddle in things wholly
without the sphere and scope of his Of
flee.
In the state elections the greatest
surprises were furnished in Kentucky
and New Jersey. Kentucky has re-
versetl Democratic majority OF over
$4,000 by electing the entire Republican
ticket by a majority in the neighbor-
hood of 10000. This result was wholly
unexpected. In the light of the cleo
ton returns, it appears to have been
brought about by disagreement ex-
isting between the Democratic candi.
date for governor and the Democratic
candidate for mayor in the city of
Louisville on the liquor question. The
Democratic candidate for governor
came out strongly in favor of extend
ing the local option law and prohibition
to the cities of the state, while the
Democratic party in Louisville opposed
it. The result of this disagreement on
policies was that Louisville was lost
by a large majority to the Democratic
party. The state legislature remains
Democratic and thus insures the cleo
tion Of Democratic United States
senator. One of the results of the Ken
lucky election will be the release OF
Caleb Powers, who has been several
times tried on the charge of numbering
Governor Goebel and who is now in
Jail awaiting another trial.
The surprise in New Jersey was be-
cause of the switch of that state in the
opposite direction. While the latest re-
turns show that the Republican candi-
date is elected by d very small ma
jority. it really amounts to defeat to,
the Republicans in that state. Presi-
AOiI 4hSoSCSClI SdII4Su Iu0 SldIc Oy
over $4,000, and the last Republican
governor was elected by $1,000. The re-
suit in New Jersey is just as surprising
as the result in Kentucky. 1t was
confidently expected that the Republi-
cans would carry New Jersey by 10000
or 10000. 1t is probable that the pres
ent financial difficulties had an effect
in New Jersey. Thousands Of voters
who live in New Jersey have their
business in New York City. Whatever
affects New York, affects New Jersey.
Whatever way New York votes in a
presidential election, New Jersey is al
most sure to follow. New Jersey was
until 1894 quite reliable Democratic
state. The silver question in 1895
made New Jersey reliable Republican
state by a large majority. The elec-
tion last Tuesday shows that it has