The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-30
The Resul, in Utah.

The Utah election returns show that
RAwLINs received IL, POI votes out of . total
of "a ST; CANNON polled H. 800 and ALLEN
$3.50. Neither of these candidates for the
Office of Delegate in Congress polled the
average vote OF his party. There were
causes at work which turned votes from
one party TO another, aud the figures as to
candidates for other Offices show the effects
if they do not explain the causes.
The vote for Commissioners to locate
university lands is different in each case
from the vote for Delegate. The Demo
cratic vote ranges from 1865 to ID 65l: the
Republican vote from II, SOP to 1875; The
Liberal vote from 1888 to 1862. Thus, the
Democratic candidate for Delegate fell
behind $50 from the highest Democratic
vote for Commissioner and 367 from the
lowest. The Liberal candidate also fell
behind in the same way from 80 to is votes,
while the Republican candidate ran ahead
from 7ss to S74 votes.
There has been considerable pickering
| over the alleged trading of Republican
county votes for Liberal Delegate votes.
The evidence is pretty clear that some of
this was done in both Salt Lake and Weber
counties, no matter how much it has been
denied. Admissions have been made by
Republicans ia both counties that it was
DONE and the figures Indicate that their
confessions were accurate. For instance:
] The Weber county returns show that the
Republican candidate for Delegate received
| 1880 votes 10 Weber county, and the can
didates CT that party for selectmen re-
ceived from 1861 to 1904 The Liberal
candidate for Delegate received but 931
votes, while the Liberal candidates for
selectmen received from 1873 to /, 4O4
votes. This snggests that number of
Liberal votes were cast for the Republican
candidate for Delegate, and a similar num-
Der Of Repub lican votes were cast for Lib
eral candidates for other county offices.
The Democratic candidate ran abreast OF
his ticket in that county.
The trick of placing the name of the
Republican candidate for Delegate on the
Libaral ticket, the latter unchanged except
in that particular, heading and ALL seems
to have succeeded to sone extent; though
it did not effect the purpose designed. 1t
is beyond doubt that some jealous so-called
Republicans were willing to turn over
both Salt Lake and Weber counties to the
Liberals if they could only accomplish the
election of their candidate for Delegate.
The figures of the election should be pre-
served for future reference. They will
make good food for reflection. They sug-
gest many possibilities. RAwLINs' plural
ity Of 2,S1l is gratifying, but It does not
indicate the full Democratic strength in
the territory. Influences were brought to
bear of an unusual character TO prevent
his election. Under other circumstances
they will not be used, or. if they are, they
J will not have the same effect
| The Democratic party has nothing to
fear from fair contest when there shall
be but two parties in the field in this terri
tory. When the registration lists shall
have been purged. and the elections are
conducted honestly and legally in every
particular, the party of the people will poll
good majority. and the prospects OF Utah