The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-10
HAS NO SURE THING.
The Car OF the House Feeling somewhat
6hnky.

The Car Of the House Feeling somewhat
6hsky.
BmDzzoaD. Me-, Ang. &-The impression
prevails with politicians Of this city and its
vicinity that Tom Reed is pretty badly
scared, and that he would bs very glad Just
at this time to put up double what his cleo
ton has cost him any previous year IL by
doing that hs could be sure Of reelection.
In less than Ave weeks the election takes
place, and there il the man whose political
life 10 threatened with sudden ending
chained up in Warrington, and h may mot
get away until the senate Of The United
States has passed tho tariff bill and the bay
onet bill or acknowledgment has bean made
by tho republican majority Of the senate
that the democratic cbstructionists'' are
too many for them. No wonder that
MI. Reed should become worry impatient
with the republican contingent Of the
senate and speak Of it a. too allow for even
eternity to wait on it. It does not require
much Of a stretch Of imagination TO think
Of this impatient man Reed a. filled with
an Irresistible desire TO march into tho son
ate and direct ito course, a. he has already
directed the course Of tho other branch Of
the national legislature. No doubt hs feels
. profound contempt for the daccid fellows
Who are not able to run things' over in
ported that he i coming to feel that he has
= persona! grievance against them for
keeping him from the place whittier his
inclinAtions, based upon . Judgment Of
what hispolitical interests demand. would
Tom Reed knows that this will be q try
ing year for him, and he does not count his
calling and election sure. It 10 thought
here that he is far from pleased at the out
look, and it is believed that. while he has
several times felt little shaky at certain
stages OF certain campaigns which he has
been through. he has never before had such
concern for his political future as he has
now.
The first Maine district, az has already
been repeatedly stated, belongs to the dem
oorats, and if it has been represented in
congress for great many years by repub-
!icans it has been because the republicans
have bought the privilege Of representing it
Reed was elected 10 congress- TOR ths first
time IN 1879. He received 16, 235 votes, and
John n. Goodwin, his democratic oppo-
nent, received 1913. A simple opera
tion in subtraction shows that Reeds
majority was 1882 Two years later
2, 1873 moro votes were cast for other
candidates than were cast for Reed. but he
10 and greenbaok candidates. He had 49,
483 votes. the democrat 1888. and tho
greenbacker 6,8l8.
Two years later. in 1880, Reeds majority
over the democratic candidate was but III,
his vote being 1920 and the democratic
16,803. In 1882 Mr.. Reed was tho candi-
date for congressman at-large, and went
through very nicsly. having the entire
strength of the republican party behind
him. He would have been pleased If the
state had continued to send congressman
at-lar9e. and was very much Rrieved when
the old system was restored In 1854 and he
was compelled to draw his wallet again. In
1884 his majority was but ZOE, although his
plurality OVER the democratic candidate was
BIG. In 1856 his majority was as small as
FOG, his vote being 1b,625, the democratic
II, 299, the prohibitionist's 7S5,
and other candidates receiving in the ag-
gregats 335 votes.
Reed had an easy time in 1883. He had
IN unlimited amount of Doodle, weak
to run Against, and a sort of tidal
wave to ride on. He secured his election
BY . majority greater than he had ever be-
lore had, his vote being 18, 2S8, to 1886 for
The democratic candidate, sos for the pro-
libitipn candidate, and IL votes scattering.
ThlE year the democrats propose to e ,ht
Tom Reed harder than he was ever fought |
,efore, and They hope to defeat him. 1t is |
lot improbable t6at there has been 80 great |
! change in tho sentipents Of non-selling |
1oters, and unfavoxaBe to Mr.. Heed, that
wen the Kittery navy yAkd and unlimited |
,oodle Joined together viii fail to be indu-
initial enough to return tho car to the |
ifty-second congress.