The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-30
POLITICS IN IDAHO.
The Miners Are Solidly With
the Republican Party.
MoRMons WILL NOT VOTE.


The Elsotion Takes Phase wednesday,
The E.ssre Republics Ticket
WIZ Be Chosen.
BOISE CIrY. Sept. 29.-[Special. lin
many respects the campaign now drawing
rapidly to close has been 4 remarkable
one. The excellent material put forth by
each party for the suffrages of the people
was the very best the state afforded. Each
party seemed to vie with the other in Sc
lecting unexceptional material. The CAM
paign has been . remarkably clean one.
There hassbeen NO slinging Of mud; no Bit
ter personal feelings have been engendered: ).
no stabbing in the dark. ALI has been
done in an open, frank and friendly man.
ner. It has been largely
CAMPAIGN or PRINCIPLES.
The issue il whether or not the people
indorse the action of the Republican party
in giving statehood to Idaho, in the over
throw of Mormonism. the protection Of our
lead industry which has given an unpar-
alleled impetus to the mines all over Idaho
which unfav0rable Democratic legislation
had closed, and . practical silver legisla-
ton which has advanced silver from SO
cents to $119. Here is the whole question
in nutshell. In conversation with one Of
the leading miners of this section, he said:
II am Democrat but / will vote the Re-
publican ticket this time. am
not such fool as to vote
against my own interests. " This is the
way the miners feel al over Idaho. And
the farmers are just as much interested in
the success of the Republican ticket as the
miners because the mines create home
market for farm products at good figures.
Farmers understand this and will be found
in line with the miners, all working for their
common interest and voting the Republic
can ticket. Capt De Lamar, of Owyhee
county, one of the largest mine owners in
Southern Idaho, employing hundreds of
men, though . foreigner by birth, and
naturally inclined to free trade. is 3
staunch protectionist, and is candidate
for the state Senate from his county. In
all that district the miners will vote solidly
with the Republicans.
Hon. J. N. ireland, wealthy and dis
tinguished citizen Of Malad City, lifelong
Democrat, one who fought under the rebel
flag. and has stood with the Democrats
ever since he came to Idaho, has come
over to the Republican ranks. He says .
Western man who has any regard for his
own interests can not be Democrat, And
thus it goes all over the state, so that
THE OUTLOOK
For sweeping Republican victory on next
Wednesday is remarkably good. It NAV
be put down as certain that the masses OF
the Mormons will not vote. Here and
there few Mormon voters may be smug-
gled in, but they will cut no figure. Bish-
ops and other minor church authorities
have received instructions from Salt Lake
not TO make any attempt to vote, and Nor
mons will obey the etiicts of the church in
this as in everything else. The Mormon
vote thus eliminated from Idaho, the state
is solidly Republican. Rumors spread
about the state to the effect that Gov
Shoup il elected would not qualify, have
lessened the majority which he would
otherwise have received Ii it is true. as is
claimed in some quarters, that Gov. Shoup
intends, If elected, to resign for . seat In
the Senate, it is mysterious how Republi-
cans would gain anything by voting for the
Democratic nominee. And il. as has been
charged by Democrats, some senatorial Is.
pirants are trying
TO DEFEAT sHoUP FOR GOVERNOR.
In order to kill him OFF as q rival for the
Senate, it would show bad Judgment on
their part. as everybody knows that George
L. Shoup Is the most popular man in Idaho
and if any such trickery were INDUCED in
the people would rise en- masse all over the
state and demand that Shoup 70 TO the
Senate. which would sweep him in with .
rush and bury his adversaries beyond the
hope of political resurrection. But NO
such thing is talked OF. Republicans are
all in line and are working for the success
of the party. It is absurd to ask of Gov.
ernor Shoup what he will or will not do. It
is an insult to exact any pledge from him.
He will do what is right and measure fully
up to the high expectation of his party.
Returns already in show that
IDAHO Is REPUBLICAN,
By from 1900 to 1900. Shoup's majority
will reach from 1900 to 8 600 in the state.
Wiley will fall slightly below this estimate.
Sweet will be elected by at least LOO If
he comes into South Idaho with 1000
majority, as his friends claim, he will have
u majority of 800 in the state. Tho entire
Republican ticket will be elected. Tie
fight making in Boise City on Frank
Coffin, candidate for state treasurer, by a
few of his personal and business enemies
will cause only ripple in the advancing
wave of Republican success.
Conservative estimates give the Repuoli.
cans thirty in the legislature, to nineteen
Democrats, with five doubtful, the latter
most likely to fall to the Republicans.
This is more men than prominent Demo.
Gratis claim. Word received from Altnraa
Elmore, Bear Lake and Bingham, yester-
day show visible Frightening of Republic
can prospects there. Owyhee and Boise il
is thought will send Republican delegations
to the legislature. My own opinion Is that
the Democrats will not have more than
thirteen members of the legislature.
though they may get nineteen; not more.
All Republicans need to do is to bury
personal difficulties, ignore independent
candidates, work hard. and . Republican
victory is certain.