Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-20

The Pittsburg Post has the following
review and forecast of the political situa-
ton:
From al accounts the republican party
is going in this direction in the western
states, and in some of them it is doubtful
if it will be able to pull Itself together to
make much OF show in the presidential
contest. The complete elimination of
the bloody shirt and sectional issues from
western politics, with tariff reform and
free coinage, the absorbing questions,
leaves the republican party in psrticl-
lsrlY bad way in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Minnesota.
The Iowa epubicans carried the state
in 1880 by nearly $4,000 plurality. In
1854 this was cut down to 10000. and in
1883 they had 1000 but in 1889 and
1890 the democrats had p!uralties of
5000 and 3 500. This is party wrecking
with q vengeance. There will be 3 tn
angular contest for governor this fall.
The peoples party on Wednesday at 8
large and earnest convention nominated
full state ticket; on the gath of June
the democrats will renominate Gov. Boies
and July the republicans will hold their
state convention. A dispatch from Des
Moines 70 the New York Times saws:
The peoples party il causing the republicans
much uneasiness, a. they cannot forsee the extent
TO which their ranks will be depleted Dy it, The
republican party in Iowa il In state Of disor-aui-
Zation. lts membership il drifting away from il
The younger element j. turning toward the demo-
cratic party, while those who remember the war
and are not certain il is over yet are drifting 10
the new organization. Gen. Weaver says the re-
publican party VII be third in the race in Iowa
this year.
Kansas in 1883 gave the republicans
$4,000 ma ority. This state has become
the head center Of the the peoples move
ment. In the memorable battle last year
nearly 3OO,O votes were polled, divided
as follows: republicans, 10000; peo-
pies, 100000; democrats, 10000, and
prohibitionists, 1900. That contest, al
though waged in an off year. was one Of
the most memorable in the history of any
state in the union. While the republicans
saved their state ticket By pluralities
ranging from 4, 500 to 5000, it was by the
hardest of work, and they lost United
States senator. The democratic party
has lost heavily in Kansas by the third
party movement, but as It is a minority
party in any event, the diversion makes
little difference in national results. A
correspondent writing from Topeka saws:
In the calculations for next year Of course the
democracy is not in 1t. Several months ago the
peoples party managers would have been willing
10 enter into deal with the democrats on q com
bued electoral ticket and thus take Kansas out Of
the republican column, but since the Cincinnati
meeting the alliance men are sanguine of carry
ing Kansas without the aid Of the democrats that
this trade will probably not be considered.
Nebraska in 1888 gave the republicans
nearly 10000 majority, but last year
the democratic candidate for governor
led the republican 1900, the democratic
and alliance candidates polled nearly two
thirds of the vote Of the state, and next
year will probably unite on joint cleo.
toral ticket.
In South Dakota and Minnesota there
will probably be union electoral tickets
of the same character, judging from the
present indications.
These five states, heretofore absolute
republican certainties in PRESIDENT con-
tests, next year take their place in the
very doubtful column, They cast Al
electoral votes. or eight more than the
Empire state of New York and IL more
than Pennsylvania.