Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1899 — The Political Pot [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Political Pot

Single taxers are preparing for a more •nergetic campaign next year. Joseph W. Bailey seeks to succeed Senator Chilton as Senator from Texas. Maryland newspapers of both parties praise both candidates for Governor. There has never been such an oratorical campaign in Kentucky as is now on. Lieut. Gov. Woodruff of New York is suggested as a vice-presidential possibility. Mayor Jones of Toledo is lecturing on “Why Am I a Candidate for Governor of Ohio?” Clark/Howell is to be a member of the Georgia Senate and hopes to win the presidency of that body. W. E. Chandler's election as Senator from New Hampshire is opposed, but the opposition is badly split West Virginia elects a Governor next year. The present Republican Governor is not a candidate for re-election. But languid interest is being taken in the New York World’s attempt to have Admiral Dewey nominated for the presidency. Nearly every newspaper thinks he would not accept a nomination. At the recent New York primaries only 42,000 Democrats and 18.000 Republicans, a total of 60,000, participated out of aa electorate of over 800,000. Eighty per, cent of the voters4ook no part in the primaries. Earnest and indefatigable work will be required, apparently, to prevent a considerable decrease ia this year's vote as compared with 1890. 1897 and 1898.