The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-31

Stevenson, Ballentine and Burke
Lead the Race
FOR THE GOVERNORS SEAT
A Fair Statement of the Condition of the
Field-Democrasic Pros
poets Good.

BOISE CRY, suly 2S--TSpecial CORE
spondence Of TIE HERALD. THE political
situation in Idaho is an interesting topic of
discussion, hut an unsatisfactory one for
conclusions. The battle is vet to be won
there is little scope for prophesy now. We
shall doubtless have 22,050 voters at the
polls in this state at the November cleo
ton; should these vote relatively as they
did two years ago there would be about
ten thousand two hundred and fifty for
Cleveland and about eleven thousand seven
hundred and fifty for Harrison, giving the
Republicans the presidential electors with
msiorlty Of 1900.
But the counties Of Ada, Lstsh and
Bingham may this year give 1900 votes for
Weaver and as many more may be picked
up in other parts of the state; and it is
impossible to reasonably guess which
party will furnish the larger proportion Of
this 1000 men. There will be possibly $50
for the Prohibition ticket, drawn little
more from the Republicans than from the
Democrats. The Mormons who voted
at all voted almost solidly for the
Republicans two years ago under the
threat of continued harrassing in the
courts; they are free now, but believe that
trouble will arise If they go back on that
party. The Mormon leaders are said to
desire that their followers shall divide their
votes as equally as possible between the
old parties.
Another element is the mining vote in
the north. That vote is naturally Demo-
cratic, but the influences brought were too
Z q rrOY ~ hQr fxrrn
voted the Republican ticket. But the
troubles n Shoshone county have resulted
in the expulsion Of five hundred miners
who could vote, and they will be replaced
| by men who will not have time to gain a
residence emitting them to the suffrage.
The Republican party Is not in as good
condition as two years ago. The state adj
ministratiOn has been 3 fearful disgrace,
and yet the worst of these officials have so
pulled the wires that their denomination is
almost certain. Mr.. Harrison as a presi-
Dental candidate is far less acceptable to
the Republicans than Mr.. Cleveland Is to
the Democrats; and while there will be
money enough to run the Repubb-
can campaign in far shape,
in the absence of senate
rial contest they will have no such plethoric
treasury as they did in the last election.
The Democrats had very thin campaign
fund then, and they are but little better of
now.
Summing up al these details, it appears
that there are gains conceded to the Demo
Gratis which MAKE it possible that they may
win this election IL campaign details are
successfully managed. There is needed,
first reinforcement of the Democratic
newspaper press; second, an intelligent,
earnest and unselfsh state committee;
third, a state ticket which viii command
the resDect If all the rnODle
The tenderest of all questions to discuss
is the question Of party newspapers. 20
the ordinary mind il would seem plain that
the newspaper business ought to be @
free for-alln field, the same as shoemak-
ing, carpentering or ,storekeeping: but the
| first thought CT the owner Of q party organ
is that be has mortgage upon his party,
and lie openly threatens at the first
appearance of competition that he
viii break up his party and per-
sonally libel It's responsible leaders IS soon
az rival appears upon the scene. That
the one solitary so-called Democratic
newspaper in Southwestern Idaho is not
& worthy Representative of the ambitious,
progressive fighting Democracy who live
here is undisputed; and to put capital or
means in any form into the hsnLs of its
publisher is like pouring water into q
seive. II is openly stated and not denied
that Republicans furnish the money which
capitalzes this pretended Democratic or
gan; yet SO effective are its threats that
not one OF the honorable Den O.
csatic publishers who have come
to Boise to enter the newspaper field has
dared to risk his means in such an enter
prise. Democrats here stu hopefully
look for relief, and believe they will yet
secure an able editorial leadership.
As to our new state commiite, If the
Democrts of Ada county have the honor of
naming the head of the Idaho Democrtic
organization, they will b We little difficulty
in uniting upon the right man. ! send you
the picture of one who is etyled t. 'ince
of young Idaho Democrats.