Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1907 — CURRENT COMMENT [ARTICLE]

CURRENT COMMENT

Although only six States elect Governors this_fall,; for an off year the November elections will have unusual interest because of their bearing on national politics and the presidential campaign of 1908. Mississippi and Kentucky may be conceded to the Democrats. But in Maryland, which the Democrats carried for -Warfield in 1903 by 12,685, the following year the presidential vote was so close that one Roosevelt elector was chosen. The Rhode Island Democrats last year elected Higgins Governor by 1,318, but they lost the State to Roosevelt in 1904 by 16,766. Of the two Representatives in Congress elected last year Granger is a Democrat and CaproD a Republican. In 1904 the Republicans carried New Jersey for Roosevelt by 80,598 and for Stokes for Governor by 51,644. Guild was elected Governor of Massachusetts last year by 30.233; but the tariff-revision issue, if the Democrat* are capable of taking advantage of it, may be a determining factor in the pending election. General significance will also attach to the election in New York of two judges of the Court of Appeals, the Assembly and possibly of the State Senate. Among the State officials elected last year Gov. Hughes was the only Republican. Nebraska, Mr. Bryan’s State, will elect only minor State officials. In 1906 Sheldon, Republican, defeated Shsll.-nberger, Democrat, for Governor by 12.973. The Roosevelt administration and the Taft presidential candidacy are directly involved in the Cleveland mayoralty contest because of the open indorsement of Representative Burton by President Ituosevelt and Secretary TaNt. Because of the uncertainty of the result and the importance of the issue none of th* State elections will command a more general interest than the Cleveland contest, remarks th* New York World.