The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-03
IowA's LIVELY FIGHT.
So Many Interests in the Field That
the Result CANT be Predicted


the Result CANT be Predicted.
DEs MONIES, IA, Nov. 2.-Ths most ex-
citing off year campaign in the history of
Iowa politics closed tonight. For three
months war has been unremittingy waged
in every precinct and school district of the
state, and all parties are exer,iug every ef-
fort to bring out their full vote tomorrow.
A full state ticket is to be elected
in Iowa this year. Tbs Republican
Democratic, Peoples and Prohibition par.
ties have candidates in the field. The three
salient issues in Iowa politics this year Rave
been the temperance question, the tariff
question aud the silver question. The
democrats in their state platform "in the
interest OF true temperance" demanded
q liquor license law providing for an
annual county tax Of $500 aud such adj
ditional tax as any town should prescribe:
denounced the Mckinley bill its motives,
defenders and theory in unmistakabe terms
as spoliation Of the many for the few; de-
manded free coinage, and that contract
provisions against silver payments be for
bidden.
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICANS.
AIN the interest Of true temperance the
Republican party upheld its prohibitory
law, and said: THE saloon was made an
outlaw in this state. We charge that the
outlaw has bad the patronage, counsel and
protection Of the Democratic party. We
recognize that the issue is between true
temperance and free indisorim-
nate traffic; we renew our pledge
to the people and submit the
issue to them" The republicans then COM
mended the tariff legislation Of the last
congress, and simply approved the present
coinage act as wise experiment, out OF
which may come wise adjustment OF
financial questions, liberal toward western
interests"
Upon these questions the battle has been
fought in Iowa, the saloon question proba-
bly, being the paramount issue.
THE RESULT HARD TO PREDICT.
The result OF to-morrow's election is diff
cult to predict, because of the intermingling
of state and national issues and the many
discordant elements that enter into the cam
paign. The republicans are divided on the
prohibition question and the democrats are
divided on the silver question, so that on the
tariff question aions have the party
lines been at all tenaoiously
drawn. The democrats have naturally
striven to make the tariff question the para
mount issue. while the repu blican g, hopiug
| to absorb the greater part of the prohibi-
ton vote, have Kept the liquor question well
in the foreground. Both parties have
COlucbkSu WIN bIlo elAFcl Qub3LlCn ana
taoitly strtven to postpone this issue until
after tho national conventions next year
saall have spoken.
BIG VOTE CERTAIN.
On one conclusion ara all the parties
united to-night-that there will be full
vote tomorrow. The addition OF new
voters, the long campaign, aad interest
aroused in the issues give assurance that
the POLLS will show as large q vote this year
as was cast ct the presidential election
about 4ll,000 In 1880, when Gov.
Bois had 6,573 plurality. the total
vote cast Hwas 3G0.6o3 It was subse
| quenty claimed and is now generally ad-
mitted that at that election a great many
republicans voted for Gov. Boies, as all OF
the remainder of the republican state ticket
was elected by LOO 10 l,S0O
plurality. Last year the total
vote was 390, ,353, Of which the
republican candida for secretary of state
had 1911 COS, plurslity Of 3.366, and tie
whole republican state ticket was elected.
| Thus the republicans have once carried the
state for minor offlcer since Gov Boies was
elected by the democrats.
REDIsTRICTING POWER AT STAKE.
The fact that the next legislature will re-
! district the state adds greatly TO the local
aud general interest in this election, and
beth partie are making strenuous attempts
to capture the assembly, as we'll as
to elect the state officers. The demo
Gratis unquestionably have the assist
ence Of the liquor and saloon
interests in their struggle for the
| legislature and the governor, while the
republicans are quite a. confident that they
will get the support 81 thousands Of pro.
hibitionlsts who will cast their lot with
the republicans in fear Of democratic
| oDd raupai IF tho rrnI,ikS
tory law. The republicans also
claim that great majority
Of independent republicans" have gone
back to the party fold because they fear
| the result in the state will be accepted as
| Iowa's declaration on national issues which
divide the parties, and because they fear a
| democratic governor and democratic legis-
lature might gerrymander the state. neutral
izing lowas power in the electoral college
and the republican nominating convention.
This claim is doubtless corr ect, as is equally
SO the democratic claim that thousands OF
German republicans and the liquor interests
generally will support the democratic
ticket.
METHoDIsTs TAKE A HAND.
On the other hand the Methodist confer
ence Denounced and attacked the governor
| for his abuse of the pardoning powder in
releasing from prison a large number OF
NlOlh0OTs ol tue 1quoT law duu DIS aileged
| opposition in general to the prohibitory
law. just wnat effeos that the ad.
vent OF the chrECh into the politi.
cal arena will have is difficult to
determine. Gov. Boies has not hesltated to
denounce and DEFY vigorously the interfer-
encs Of the clergy. Another very uncer-
tain factor is the vote for Westfall, the
candidate Of the Peoples party. He claims
that he will poll at least 10000 votes
| The republicans and democrats do
not concede him over Is, 900. These will
probably come IN about equal numbers
| from both Of the leading parties In the
legislature the Peoples party may elect
several members, but it is not thought pos
sible that they will even hold the balance OF
power. Tie prohibitionists are not ex-
pected to poll over 9, 900 votes.
Chairman Mack of the republican state
central committee tonight estimates that
Wheeler will have a plur atty of q. least
~, 900.
Chairman Fuller of the democratic com
mittse placed the probable democratic piu.
rality at 1000 to 1900, based on reports
considered conservative Gov. Boies, it is
estimated, will run 1900 to 5000 ah cad Of
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