The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-16
HAD BAD NEWS IN PLENTY
Political Events That Have Discon.
certed and Made MIR. Carter
Very Unhappy
Preliminary Elections a Most Sore
disappointment to the Repub-
lican Leaders.

No JOY for Them in the Situation - HI Arri-
son and Biaine Letters Divergo-Dcm-
Soratlo Enth usiasm.
EEw YORK, Sept. 15--In an analysis of
tho political events that have taken place
in this city and elsewhere during the last
week neither Chairman Carter Of the re-
publican national committee nor Chairman
Hackett Of the republican state oommittes's
executive committee can nnd anything 10
be joyful over. In fact, they see in these
events much to occasion fear and appre-
hension, much to destroy the dslusivs
dresms of week ago.
1t has been bad week for the republic.
ans. In the great political tug-of-war now
in progress they have lost several inches Of
tho rope. and there seems TO bs no prospect
that they can regain it, no matter how hard
they pull and strain their muscles. It 10
not pleasant for them to contemplate this.
Bad news they have had In plenty.
Some days ago they were jubilant. Plat.
they said. had been plaosted, which was
another way of expressing the fact that
Platt bad come down off his high horse and
climbed In at the rear end of the ice wagon.
Moreover. they S'jollied" themselves into
the truly delightful belief that nothing in
the direction of energetic activity was 90.
ing on in the state democratic camp. Fur
ther than that. Mr.. Carter and the other
republican managers had confidently sx-
rscted to deliver = stunning blow to the
democratic cause by carrying Vermont by
an increased republican majority and by
the reception of news from Arkansas that
there would be marked falling off in the
democraoy's strength there. These two
elections. if they went in the way that was
figured on by the republican managers,
| were to be hsralded and hurrshed all over
the country az sure signs that the drift and
trend of all things political was in the di-
rection of republican success.
II was with these thoughts and with these
bright hopes in reference to state and nation
that Chairman Carter and Chairman Hack
EFT entered upon last week. They were a.
confident of q successful week of campaign
ing as a certain muscular Bostonian was OF
winning little contest down south, and
their knockout was quite a. complete and
exasperatinR. That terrific richt-handeR
which Chairman Carter WAS going to de-
liver on the democratic iugular BY way Of
| Vermont elections wasn't delivered At all.
There is no jov for republicans over the
Vermont situation. It is all sorrow. He
publican Vermont has = habit of giving
very nearly 27,ooo plu alisy in the euberna-
torial election just preceding the presiden-
tial contest. While the mHgnates OF the
Union League club and the republican
Headquarters resorted to the old trick OF
saying that il wasn't likely that the full
vote lin Vermont would get out in this
otn 20 al An-A A1,-c.
| toward scouting an increased majority in
Vermont and put their best speakers up
there to stir up the people. Mckinley went
| there and talked tariff; other leaders went
there and tried to arouse the people.
The result is interesting. Instead of hav-
IDENTIFY expected, their plurality has dropped
down to little over 1900. loss of about
10000 from four years ago. The result in
Arkansas, where the peoples party was de-
pended on to make such inroads into the
usual democratic plurality. is also exasper-
Rting to the republican national manage
ment. The democratic majority in the
state will exceed 10000. Not mach of q
falling oil about that! Another source OF
sorrow to tho gentlemen who were 40 happy
only few days ago is the manner in which
President Harrison's letter of acceptance
was received and the fiat fashion in which
it fell upon the people.
This was bad enough in its way, but the
letter appears to have received an addi-
tional wet blanket from the letter Of OK
Secretary Blaine to Joe Manley. Mr.. Har-
rison sent his letter out on Sept. 5. Mr..
Blaine sent his letter out on Sept. s. Mr..
Harrison sought to push several issues
to the front in the fight. including the
force bill in disguised form and the fed
eral control of elections. Mr.. Blaine
pushed only three issues to the front, max
ing no mention of legislation of the force
bill character at all. These things do not
! aud to the merriuient of their parsy's man
ayers. MIR. Harrison pushes the elections
question in "a issue; Mr.. Blaine practically
pushes it out-he will have none of it. The
democratic orators will not be slow to take
advantage of this little discrepancy between
the two presidential candidates At the Min
neapolis convention.
1t does not show u harmony Of opinion.
To some minds it indicates that the Blaine
men and the Harrison men are altogether
astray az to what ia the proper course to
pursue in this fight. At shis stage OF tine
campaign such differences of opinions are
known 10 be extremely dangerous.
The above shows some of the things that
have happened in She republican camp and
have annoyed Mr.. Carter.
But there are things that have happened
in the democratic camp that have annoyed
Chairman Hackett. rs we'll as Mr.. Carter,
| quito as much. and they all 40 to form
combination of events that has made ths
week very Ahhapps 11AItAsQu u
party chieftains. The democratic state
committee showed marked activity early in
the week. Leut.-Gov. SheehRn and Et-
ward Murphy, Jr., saw the leaders in every
county aud every district and got the &C.
tive work Of the CANVASS sta ted in good
shape Mr.. Hackett heard from this action
from all over the state, aud he began to
| realize shat things were working in very
different direction from that from that
which he had anticipated and confidently
expected.
1t was found that the republican sugges-
tion that there was a lack of energy and
danGerous lethatgy in the democratic state
camp was somewhat askew.
Following upon this much to the surprise
of Mr. HAckett, MIR. Brookheld. aud the
other republicans in charge of MIR. Platt's
headquarters i'll the Fifth avenue hotel.
came the arrival ia the city of President
Cleveland. there was no effort to disguise
what MIR. Cleveland came here fos. He
came here to talk over the situation with
the managers of the national campaign and
with the managers OF the campaign here in
the state of New York. lle did both Of
thsse things, aud went back to his summer
homo at BuZzasd's bay thoroughly satisfied
that tho canvass III atate ana haflon was
making spieHil progress.
The dinner At which Edward Murphy, Jr.,
chairman of the democratic state contnit-
tee; Lieut.. Gov. William I. Sheshan. chair
man OF the state eommttes's campaign
eommittee: Richard Croker. the leader Of