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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1S95.
BATTLE OF BALLOTS.
leading Generals on Both Sides En-
gaged in Making Some
Predictions.
SOME CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
Campbell's Fight in Ohio—Grosvenor Says
Foraker Will Go to the Senate.
Situation in Utah.
New York, Oct. 26 —The citations in the
various states November 3 are of great im-
portance, being practically barometers by
which the public pulse is to be judged for
the presidential election of 18i*6. State elec-
tions will be held in Maryland, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska,
Mississippi and 'Massachusetts
In Maryland a governor will be chosen to
succeed Frank Brown (democrat) lor a
term of four years, an attorney general to
serve four years, a comptroller to serve
two years, all the numbers of the lower
house of the general assembly and four-
teen senators. A state's attorney and sher-
iff will be elected in eaah county, and in
the Sixth judicial district, comi*)3ed of
Montgomery and Frederick counties, a
judge will be elected. The general assem-
bly chosen in November will elect succes-
sors to Senator Gibson and iJiute Treasurer
Spencer C, Jones.
In Virginia ail the members of the house
of delegates and twenty (or one-half) of the
ssiatv . ".ate will be tlecttd. The senators
chosen this year will participate in tho
election of a tunvi-ssor 'lo Senator Daniel.
Pennsylvania will choose u state treasurer
for a term of three years and seven Judges
of the supreme court for terms of ten
years. New ,)< rsey will elect a governor
for a term of tUiree >vare, seven state sena-
tors for the same turn and an entire as-
sembly of sixty members.
New York's .-late t.iek«. r will contain a
secretary of state, romptrollcr, treasurer,
attorney general and a sta.e engineer for
iterms of three years eaeh, a judge of the
couit of appeals lor a term of fourteen
years, twelve judges of the supreme court
for terms of fourteen years, an entire leg-
islature of fifty senators to serve three
years and lo<» assemblymen to serve one
year each. The senators ehoscn in Novem-
ber will participate in electing a successor
tto 'Senator Hill.
There will be a governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor, treasurer and attorney general to
serve two y< ars, an auditor to serve tour
years, a judge of the supreme court to
serve Ave years anil a legislature that will
elect a successor to Senator Briee chosen in
Ohio.
A full state Moket to serve four years
will be voted for in Kentucky, as well us
a legislature that will e! ft a sueefs-or to
Senator Blackburn. The Kansas people will
vote for ia chief justice of the supreme
court to serve one year. Tim Voters of
Iowa will select a full state ticket tq s^rve
two years an I a 'legisKlture that will elect
Senator Allis-on's successor. A justice of
the supreme court, to serve six years, and
two regents of the state university will be
chosen in Nebraska. A full state ticket, to
serve four years; all the officers in the va-
rious counties, and a legislature that will
elect a successor to Senator George will be
chosen in Mississippi.
A full state ticket to serve one year will
be voted for in Massachusetts. I'tah will
vote for a full ticket from governor down.
This will be the last territorial election.
The candidates for governor in the vari-
ous states are as follows:
Ohio: Republican, General Asa A. Bush-
nell; democratic, ex-Governor James E.
Caunr'bell.
Utah: Republican, Hetoer M. Wells;
democratic, John T. Call-no.
Kentucky: Republic nr., \V. O. Bradley;
democratic, P. W. Hardin.
New Jersey: Hepubli an, John W. Griggs;
democratic, Alexander T. 'MeGill.
Mississippi: Anti-democratic (populist),
Frank Burkit-t: democratic, A. J. MeLaur-
in.
Massachusetts: i;-publican, F. T. Green-
had ge; democratic, George F. Williams.
GOMPERS A POWER.
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t1w>u?and majority. I tove no doubt that
the majority will be ten thousand, and
most likely more.
Republican Candidate Ixrwndes takes t$il$
view:
Our majority wlH not be below &)00, ar. l
I should not be surprised If it reached 20,-
00". If harmony counts for anything our
united party ought to gain a tremendous
victory. LLOYD L()WN1>DS (Republican).
HOW OHIO WILL GO.
Republican Congressman Grosvelw says J
There is no reason to doubt that the re-
cuMieans wlM gain a substantial victory !n
Ohio at Vhe coming election. No orre will
expect a majority such as McKinley had in
]$*3. or as TOylor had last fall. Conditions
are widely different, but it i3 iny opinion
that t'ha republican majority will not fall
short of a large increase over the normal
majority in Ohio, whie'h I estimate surely
at 25.000. There can be ro intelligent esti-
mate, however, of majorities or pluralities
at this time. We are content to rest as-
sured of a great victory. In the matter of
the legislature, both branches widl t>e re-
publican, and on « joint ballot a saife re-
publican majority, whi. h insures the elec-
tion of Governor Foraker as United Stated
senator.
With his usual brevity, Candidate Camp-
bell thus gives the prospects:
The campaign has been encouraging toj
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Iowa: Reputol'lcan, General F. M. Drake;
democratic, Judge W. I. Babb.
Maryland: Repu-hlican, L'loyd Lowndes;
democratic, Joihn K. Hurst.
In. «»'hio the genial and popular ex-Gov-
ernor Jamfs IS. Campbell has been put up
by the democrats to cut down the great
republican majority. He doesn't expect to
win, but he wants merely to solidify the
demociuey and rally the s. attered hosts.
He has been doing his usually extensive
e.umpalfn wt rk. speaking everywhere with-
out apparent fatigue. 1-lis canvass A as been
uidixl bv the war in t'he republican ranks
over the fa t that BushneW's victory would
mean the triumph of the Foraker wing as
against McKinley. The Campbc-'llites are
counting on thousands of republicans stay-
ing at home.
In Maryland there is a stiff fight against
Hurst on the ground that he is a Gorman
machine man. So serious has been the al-
leged tkmoeratio dissatisfaction that Sen-
ator Goraian has found it necessary to
take off his coat arid pitch into the can-
va-s nersoivally. The defeat of Hurst
would be a bad blow to Senator Gorman's
political future. The republicans claim to
be singularly harmonious and have big
hopes of carrying the state.
In Kentucky the republicans are more
sanguine of carrying the state than ever
before.# Hardin, though a free-silver man,
was nominated on a sound-money, straddle
platform. This has enraged many silver
democrats, who have publicly threatened
to scratch. At the same time the gold men
object to Hardin as a silver advocate.
This leaves "Wat" Hardin between the
devil and the deep sea. The canvass has
been full of personalities. One feature of
it has been the return to political life of
Colonel W. C. P. Breckinridge, whose trial
in Washington on the Madeline Pollard
charges of seduction was thought to have
retired 1dm permanently. Senator Black-
burn has also made an open .light for a
senatorial renomination.
The democrats in .Massachusetts have
made their fight against the A. P. A. At
the state convention they came out flat-
footed against that order. Their vote is
expected to show whether the A. P. A. is
as big a faction in Bay state politics as it
has been supposed. The republicans have
stood on Governor Greenhalge's record,
and cxpect that his popularity will give
him a big majority.
Mississippi democrats this year are irre-
vocably committed to free silver. Not one
of their candidates has said a word against
it. in their platform they denounce the
issuance of interest bearing bonds in times
of peace, practically a condemnation of the
Cleveland administration. The anti-demo-
crats have rallied around the populist can-
didate, Burkitt, who is making a cam-
paign entirely on state issues, the demo-
crats' advocacy of free silver stealing much
of his thunder.
Utah presents one of the most pictur-
esque lights in the union. It is thn last
territorial political battle, and the women
are "in it." Bach party is trying to con-
trol the legislature, which will elect two
United States senators. Each party claims
to have given the territory statehood. The
ladies have been conducting many meet-
ings on Salvation army 'lines, dressed in
white, with political gospel hymns. Many
local issues confuse any attempt at pre-
dicting the final result, as does the new
female vote. However, the democracy is
harmonious and claims the state is natur-
ally democratic. If the people on Novem-
ber B adopt the new constitution, the pres-
ident will issue a proclamation malting it a
state. It seems to be a foregone conclusion
that the constitution will be adopted. The
women vote for state officers and members
of the legislature.
In Iowa the fierce fight in the democratic
state convention, in which the silverites
were defeated by the gold men, left a wake
of dissatisfaction that the republicans are
making the most of to gather in the usual
republican majority in this naturally re-
publican state. The campaign is not espe-
elaly interesting and attracts but little na-
tional attention.
Quite different la the battle in New Jer-
sey. There the republicans hope to carry
the state and make this doubtful state a
republican stronghold In 18116. For twenty-
five years democrats have filled the gov-
ernor's c*hadr at Trenton. This year the re-
publicans are slgutarly harmonious, in
last year's contgrevs'lonal elections the G.
O. P. carried the slute by 50,1)00 plurality.
The popularity of Chancellor Mof)ill is ex-
pected by the democrats to save the state
The latter are running on a sort of "wide
open" platform. They say they will enact
no anti-pacing and antl-bax.ing legislation,
and generally promise the good old times
to dead-game sports. The water supply
question! is a feature of the campaign.
In New York the fight -is a hot one and
largely turns on the excise question. The
democrats generally favor local option for
the big cities and denounce Rooseveltism.
Tammany expects to get back to power in
New York on the excise Issue.
WHAT THE POLITICIANS PREDICT.
Here are some of the opinions received
during t'he last days of the campaign from
the leading politicians of the different
states on the outlook for thtir respective
parties:
THE MARY'LA'ND OUTLOOK.
Candidate Hurst thinks this:
The democratic party has its divisions
•here, but the day of election wilt find It in
Hne, and the best informed claim that we
•will carry the state with ten to fifteen
JERSEY'S FIELD OF BATTLE.
Candidate Griggs of the republican host
has this opinion:
confident of winning. The battle
will be hard fought, but the republican
party will carry the day.
Our party was ne.ver more firmly united,
never in a better position to make a win-
ning fight. Our opponents have furnished
us our issues in their mismanagement of
the affairs of government for many years.
What the courts and legislative Investiga-
tions have revealed has been good ammuni-
tion for us. JOHN W. GRIGGS.
Chancellor MeGill takes this horoscope.
The revolt against sumptuary legislation
in the east will be a great boon to us oil
election day. I believe the people believe
in more and not less personal liberty. The
democratic party will carry the state by
its usual majority. ALEX. T. M'GILL.
IOWA'S PROSPECTS.
Candidate Drake says:
I concur In the opinion generally ex-
pressed that the republican ticket will ba
elected as a whole.
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THE STATIC OF MISSISSIPPI.
United States Senator George thus pre-
dicts for Mississippi:
The result of the election In Mississippi
will be the election of a democratic free
silver legislature, governor and state offi-
cers by a large majority. The populist
ticket, the only opposing, will not receive
a very large vote.
Senator Walthall says this:
I consider it certain that the democrats
will carry the state by a large majority,
and probable that in the legislature, which
meets In January, there will not be ii single
vote cast for any candidate for United
States senator who favors the single gold
standard.
NEW YORK AND ITS PROSPECTS.
Senator Hill gives this view of the situa-
tion :
T know no reason why loyal democrats
all Over the state should not heartily sup-
port the ticket. It represents all shades of
the party. It will get a large majority.
DAVID B. HILL.
Ex-Senator Warner Miller has this idea:
I believe that the republicans of the state
Will give the ticket a big majority. The
excise question puts on our side the friends
of order. WARNER MILLER.
Great Labor Leader Will Probably Be
Re-Elected to His Old
Place.
HAD WONDERFUL SUCCESS.
What He Says About the Coming Labor
Convention and His Observations in
the Labor Field Abroad.
For The News—Copyrtg-ht.
So .far as the wishes of a million organ-
ized wage-earners have anything to do with
the matter, Samuel Gompers will resume
fois official leadership of the vast American
Federation of Latbor this winter. The gen-
eral convention of that body meets in New
York on December 12 next. It will com-
prise a little over 300 delegates. A poll of
them shows that forty more than a ma-
jority favor the return of Qompers to
power. He was defeated by McBrlde a
year ago largely through what is termed a
"fluke," and yet, 'back of all rh'.-\ .n a vivid
series of intrigues and counter-intrigues.
Gompers ii3 the only American iu'bor leader
to survive a setback. iHis restoration to
power will mean a final departure from the
old chaotic c »nditions. For Gomp'erv is real-
ly a wonderful man. His rise has been no
gradual and his amazing influence has been
exerts so uimpaipably that few have under-
terance. Indeed, he seems to foe very cau-
'tious in all things. He was born in Eng-
land half a century ago and is of Jewish
extraction. He first entered the laibor
movement through the cigar makers' un-
ions and rose rapidly. He is a calm, safe,
steady man. He dislikes what he calls
"fads." He never takes up soclalllstic
schemes, and the socialists and anarchists
hotly oppose him. Indeed, it was owing to
a combination of socialists that he was de-
feated for re-election.
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THE AMERICAN NEED.
stood how momentous, industrially, the
man's career is and must be. For Samuel
Gompers is at the threshold of What cse< ms
destined to be a wonderful career. I •
whole country has heard of the man, but
few know him. There .s no pyrotechnic
feature in his record. -He has never turn*. I
the na-t'ion upside down by ordering .-vme
huge etrike or other. 'He never makes in-
flammatory utterances. But he fjun 1 a !a-
'bor union weak and insignificant and built
it up to a membership of over a million,
with thousands of dollar- at his disposal
and -branches in every part of the land. In
•the midst of his activities h«- was removed.
Then America made him a delegate to the
greatest international labor congress that
has ever assembled, and in that congress
he was easily first, in England, he at-
tracted marked attention. He went ev- y-
where, and .11 such laJx-.r centers as i'.r-
Triingham, Manchester. Glasgow, crowds
flocked to hear him. And to-day the org <n-
ization whie'h refused him a re-election o»nly
one year ago is preparing to restore him to
power
Samuel Gomperd is a small, da rk man.
He is decidedly below medium'height. He
•has thick, curly hair, slightly graying. He
wears a mustache and is very .soldierly .11
aipptiarance. He is neither stout nor thin— j
rather the former if anything. He is quiet j
ifcJid silent, rarely flashing into brilliant ut- j
THE ENGLISH CONDITION.
"I don't think any man can compare
American and European conditions," he
said, when he was asked about the out-
look for labor in the two continents, "with-
out being impressed with the superiority
of the worklngtman's lot in this country.
There is really no comparison between the
two. In Europe, espeeioilly in London, the
workrooms lie in the most awful slums. I
myself have seen things in the London
slums calculated to horrify the most cal-
lous observer. The degradation is so fear-
ful that we wonder there is 110 social rev-
olution immediately. I am 110 longer sur-
prised that socialism is so strong in Eu-
rope. Over here the toilers are in a very
bid way. I am not saying their lot is a
happy one among ourselves. Far from
that. But of the two, the American evil is
infinitely the lea*t."
"But is it not inevitable that this suf-
fering should exist?"
"Inevitable under our present system,
yes. Inevitable under equitable social con-
ditions, 110. 1 don't care how much wealth
there is and how few share it. there will
be suffering if its distribution be inequita-
ble. The qutstion of the distribution of
wealth is in my opinion the key to the sit-
uation. There it is wilere so many sincere
friends of mankind, 1 think, miss the point.
We hear much about plenty for every one
in ti..> future and how that result can be
brought about. But there is plenty for
every one now if every one could get his
f'liare. But if the socialists occasionally
overlook a point, so do their opponents.
For in.-tance, the anti-socialists write long
articles to demonstrate what they are
•p'eased to term the fallacies of socialism.
Very good. Now what does ithe socialist
do? Simply pcin-Ut out the f^et upon which
his argument is I e.-ed—th# fa\ t being the
great privation and misery of the working
classes. There is no getting over that fact
and that fact counts in favor of the social-
ist every time. You may contest the the-
ory of socialisai all you pkase, but you
can not contest the fa -t of human misery
which gives the movement all its strength.
But t ik • away that misery and you take
away the strength of socialism."
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TEXAS STATE FAIR AND DALLAS EXPOSITION
TENTH GRAND
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ANNUAL OPENING. I
October 19,
CLOSING NOV. 3.
The Exposition of Art, Science, Education, Industry, Agricul-
ture, Horticulture and Live Stock Unsurpassed.
POULTRY AND PET STOCK EXHIBITS GREATEST IN HISTORY.
^SPECIAL DAYS AT THE STATE FAIR^-
OOTOBER 21—State Press Day.
OCTOBER 22—Prohibition Day.
OCTOBER 23 — Shriners' Day and
Woman's Relief Corps Day.
OCTOBER 24—Daughters of Confed-
eracy Day.
OCTOBER 25-Republlcan Day.
OCTOBER 26-Educational Day and
Drummers' Day.
ST5,000 I
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OCTOBER 28-Farmers' Day.
OCTOBER 29-Colored People's Day.
OCTOBER 30—Sound Money Day.
OCTOBER 31—Populist Day and Na-
tional Passenger and Ticket Agents'
Association Day.
NOVEMBER 1—Free Silver Day.
NOVEMBER 2—Woman's State Coun-
cil Day and Chrysanthemum Day.
REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILROADS.
Opening day, Saturday, Oct. 19, will be Military Day. Governor C. A. Culberson will
deliver the address. The citizens of Texas and adjoining States are cordially in-
vited to attend the Greatest f air and Exposition Ever Held in the fcouth.
if. "X1. THEZEVAKTT, Freak
O. A. COUR, Socy.
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[ Midway Avenue and One
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Magnificent Racing Pro-
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Sousa's Grand Concert Band,
Royal Hawaiian Band and
Glee Club,
Four Concerts Daily at Mu-
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Sacred Concerts Sunday,
PAINE'S GREAT PRODUCTION,
Last Days of Pompeii,
3 Ae given in London, Now Xork and Chicago.
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workingman is tired of mere rhetoric and
•theory. He is weary of connecting him-
self wi'th movements that mean Ion# agita-
tion and a remote amelioration of his con-
dition. It is an old complaint that most
social reforms will not come to puss until
fmcf^
WHAT GOMPERS NEVER DID.
The next question put to Mr. Gompers |
had reference to the immediate future of I
labor. *
"It is my belief," said he, "that the i
INDUSTRIAL AP0THE9I8.
we are all dead. We want to do something
here and now. That something, to appeal
very strongly, should take the form of an
increase of wages. That is my philosophy
for the present. Increase the working-
man's purchasing power."
"How about the money question? Do the
workers favor silver or gold?"
"I do not see that (hat question means
anything. Understand me, 1 am not hedg-
ing. But I have no autho»i<> to speak for
the workingman on tha: ;oint. As I 'told
you before, the workingman wants more
purchasing power. ll«i wants wages that
will buy him a lot of the things he needs.
Whether those wages be gold or silver or
paper i.s another question, and a question
for each man to settle as he thinks best.
But, there must be something wrong with
a social system that i;- unable to settle its
own money matters. And when anything
is wrong with the social system the work-
ingman gets the worst of it."
Mr. Gompers could not be indiuced to say
anything about the presidential campaign
next year. Nor would he say much about
strikes. He was very warm on the sub-
ject of Debs, however, and declared that
that leader was a very much .wronged
man.
The convention of the American federa-
tion of labor will be in session about a
week. Evevy prominent labor leader in the
country will take part in it. It is not im-
probable that Kier Hardie will sit as an
honorary delegate.
ISLE DP FONlSiECA.
Where purple, foamy waves expand
Around these fair volcanic isles,
Tail! gr init<4 peaku adorn the land
And one eternal summer smiles.
A lawless rover of t'he fwas,
In sailing o'er Fonseca blue,
Once well declared such iules as these
A home for gods; he waved adieu
T> perils of the Spanish main,
O'er these fair i-cenes to cea3e'les« reign
As vassal gay of sovereign sun—
Here passed his daya in am'rous ease,
And waited go-Id by valor won.
iFor glowing native girls are true,
Where nine Fonseca's waves expand.
The fruits are clad in golden hue,
The fragrant atmosphere ia bland—
O. occidental cyclides!
The balmy vales and sea» of 'blue,
The mind'—t'he soul—t'he fancy, please.
-hH. C. Parkhurst.
FREE TO BALDHEAD3.
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how to grow hair upon a bald head, stop falling
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Medical Dispousary, 1.7 E. 3d St., Cincinnati. U.
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J^FTER August 15 our new Brand of Beer,
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