The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-15

parties in New Jersey are at present dis
organized. Continuing. he says:
THE sores Of the preliminary canvass
ara not yet healed. They soon will be. in
both parties. There is. an under current Of
hostility to Sewell in the state How po-
tent this will be. / cannot say. Our Hud-
son county is disorganized and split into
factions. I think. however, they will Goa
Lessee in spite of the common enemy and
postpone their contest until after the presi-
dental election. My own district is thor
oughly organized under q very brsiny
leader and VIII give handsome majority
for the ticket Our prospects are bright
for New Jersey. but if the Honse should
pass free coinage bill and the president
should veto it I cannot answer for the re-
suit in New Jersey. Should he sign the
bin after its passage that would not affect
the relative strength of the party.
While every Democrat in and out Of
Connecticut realizes that the contest there
next fall viii be bitter one, Representa-
tive Sperry, Of the Hartford district
FEELS MUCH ENCOURAGED
at the outlook. Cleveland carried Connec-
tcut before by very small margin but
Mr. Sperry contends that the state viii
again 60 Democratic upon the assumption
that.Mr. Cleveland is certainly as strong
in Connecticut today as he was four years
ago.
He says that Cleveland's greatest ele-
ment Of strength will be the secret ballot
The Republicans always have had more
money and always viii have more in this
state than the Democrats. Owing to the
Australian system of voting now in force
Mr.. Sperry contends that the spending Of
money viii be of little use. The Repubi
cans can buy votes but they cannot know
If the goods are delivered, as they cannot
follow the voter into the ballot box. For
the same reason it win be impossible for
the big mill owners to control the votes of
their employees. This will make. so Mr..
Sperry thinks, difference of several
thousand votes.
Still another reason for MIR. Sperry's
belief in Democratic SUCCESS is the general
dissatisfaction among the wage earners of
the state. There has been, he says, a very
general reduction in wages in Connecticut
since the presidential election Of four years
ago, and IN consequence there is decided
feeling of disappointment among those who
voted for Harrison and the Mckinley tariff
law. They were led TO believe that this in
crease in the tariff was for their benefit,
and that it would have
DIRECT BEARING UPON THEIR WAGES.
They were told that their wages would
be increased, but instead there has been q
very general reduction. A good many of
the mills are running or short time, and
altogether there is good reason for the dis
satisfaction of the laboring classes.
The one element Of doubt TO Mr.. Sperry's
mind is the third party. He candidly says
that good deal depends upon the ticket
nominated by the convention at Omaha.
II the ticket develops strength it will poll
several thousand votes in Connecticut A
majority Of these, MIR. Sperry thinks, will
be drawn from the Democrats. This may
be Offset however, by the Prohibition
vote, usually in the neighborhood of five
thousand in the Nutmeg state, and large
part which comes from the Republicans.
Mr.. Sperry has taken all these matters
into consideration in reaching his con-
clusion that Connecticut will cast her cleo.
toral votes for Cleveland and Stevenson,
Representative Bynum. the aggressive
and independent Democrat from Indiana,
vigorously combats the belief that the
Roosier state will go Republican in No
vember. 81 feel confident" he said to me
today, "that Indiana VIII do her share
toward the election Of Cleveland and
Stevenson" He accounts for his faith
upon the ground that President Harrison
is not nearly SO strong now ss he was IN
1855. Then he carried Indiana by plu-
rality Of only 2 800 with united party be-
hind him, while today the Republicans OF
Indiana are
TORN BY INTERNAL DIssENsIoN.
There is serious opposition to Harrison
from many Republicans Of prominence in
the state and this opposition is Of a per
sonal nature and therefore not OF the for
getting and forgiving kind. A good deal
of this opposition comes from the Office.
seeking element.
The Australian system is of decided
advantage, Mr. Bynum thinks to the
Democrats. 1t will prevent the disgrace
full use of money, and viii force both sides
to make their fight on the issues of the
day. He thinks too, that the growth OF
sentiment in favor of tariff reform has
been very great On the whole, Mr..
Bynum thinks that the Democrats will
carry Indiana by not less than ten thou
sand majority.
The fifth state now placed by common
consent in the doubtful column will be
fercely contested for. The Wisconsin
Democrats are confident Of success. Repre-
sentative Babbitt, an ardent Hill man him
self, says that there is no doubt that Cleve-
land viii carry Wisconsin. ado not know
that Cleveland is much stronger than ne
was four years ago." he said, "but dc
know that the Democratic. ticket is.
Stevenson's name on the ticket will give il
great strength in Wisconsin. The local
Issues are in our favor The Democrats
repealed the obnoxious Bennett law and
that viii secure for them in the coming
election very large proportion of the
German vote. The only element Of IN
certainty to my mind will be the third
party. 1t is not improbable that they will
poll considerable vote in Wisconsin.
Nevertheless / am confident that Wisconsin
viii go Democratic in the autumn.
BUCKEYES DAY OUT.